Day 2 results and day 3 pairings, Makuuchi and Juryo

[Doitsuyama 1,173]

Hakuho won today agaimst Aran, but this time three of the six ozeki lost, leaving Baruto, Kisenosato and Kotoshogiku undefeated along with sekiwake Goeido who beat Kotooshu with a strong sukuinage. The new guy Chiyotairyu suffered a loss, facing a new level with Tochinoshin.

In juryo Jokoryu got his first win in this division while Masakaze is still winless, and he also had five losses in juryo visits, at least one in each of the last four basho. At the top it's not looking good for Asahisho's makuuchi promotion campaign at 0-2, but Kotoyuki does well at 2-0 after his unique hikiotoshi win over Ikioi.

Day 2

Juryo

J14e    Hokutokuni (2-0)        hikiotoshi      Ms1w    Takanoiwa (1-1)
J13w    Homarefuji (2-0)        hatakikomi      J12e    Masakaze (0-2)
J11e    Tokushinho (2-0)        oshidashi       J14w    Kitaharima (1-1)
J13e    Tokushoryu (1-1)        yorikiri        J10e    Satoyama (0-2)
J12w    Jokoryu (1-1)           hatakikomi      J10w    Masuraumi (0-2)
J11w    Kokkai (2-0)            oshidashi       J8e     Bushuyama (1-1)
J7e     Sotairyu (1-1)          oshidashi       J9w     Kimurayama (1-1)
J7w     Oiwato (1-1)            oshidashi       J9e     Nionoumi (0-2)
J6e     Takamisakari (1-1)      hikiotoshi      J8w     Chiyootori (1-1)
J6w     Tosayutaka (2-0)        ashitori        J4e     Takanoyama (1-1)
J3e     Hochiyama (1-1)         oshidashi       J5w     Sagatsukasa (1-1)
J3w     Yoshiazuma (1-1)        shitatenage     J5e     Kyokushuho (0-2)
J4w     Kotoyuki (2-0)          hikiotoshi      J2e     Ikioi (1-1)
J2w     Tamaasuka (2-0)         hatakikomi      J1e     Asahisho (0-2)

Makuuchi

J1w     Masunoyama (1-1)        oshitaoshi      M15w    Tamawashi (1-1)
M16e    Takarafuji (2-0)        yoritaoshi      M13w    Kimikaze (0-2)
M12w    Daido (1-1)             oshidashi       M15e    Fujiazuma (0-2)
M14e    Asasekiryu (2-0)        uwatenage       M11e    Shotenro (0-2)
M11w    Sadanofuji (1-1)        oshidashi       M13e    Tenkaiho (1-1)
M12e    Kaisei (2-0)            yorikiri        M9w     Yoshikaze (0-2)
M8e     Tochinoshin (2-0)       hatakikomi      M10w    Chiyotairyu (1-1)
M10e    Wakanosato (2-0)        yorikiri        M8w     Kitataiki (0-2)
M6w     Aoiyama (2-0)           oshidashi       M9e     Tokitenku (1-1)
M7w     Kyokutenho (1-1)        sukuinage       M5w     Miyabiyama (0-2)
M4e     Tochiozan (2-0)         oshitaoshi      M7e     Shohozan (0-2)

M6e     Wakakoyu (2-0)          hikiotoshi      M4w     Tochinowaka (0-2)
M5e     Okinoumi (2-0)          hatakikomi      M3w     Takekaze (0-2)
S1e     Toyonoshima (1-1)       katasukashi     M3e     Toyohibiki (0-2)
M2w     Gagamaru (1-1)          oshidashi       O1e     Harumafuji (1-1)
M2e     Myogiryu (1-1)          oshidashi       O3w     Kakuryu (1-1)
S1w     Goeido (2-0)            sukuinage       O3e     Kotooshu (1-1)
O2w     Kotoshogiku (2-0)       yorikiri        K1e     Homasho (0-2)
O2e     Kisenosato (2-0)        tsukiotoshi     K1w     Aminishiki (1-1)
O1w     Baruto (2-0)            yorikiri        M1w     Takayasu (0-2)
Y1e     Hakuho (1-1)            tsuridashi      M1e     Aran (0-2)

Day 3

Juryo

Ms2e    Shironoryu (0-1)                        J13w    Homarefuji (2-0)
J14e    Hokutokuni (2-0)                        J12w    Jokoryu (1-1)
J12e    Masakaze (0-2)                          J14w    Kitaharima (1-1)
J13e    Tokushoryu (1-1)                        J10w    Masuraumi (0-2)
J10e    Satoyama (0-2)                          J11w    Kokkai (2-0)
J9e     Nionoumi (0-2)                          J11e    Tokushinho (2-0)
J9w     Kimurayama (1-1)                        J8w     Chiyootori (1-1)
J7e     Sotairyu (1-1)                          J7w     Oiwato (1-1)
J8e     Bushuyama (1-1)                         J6w     Tosayutaka (2-0)
J5e     Kyokushuho (0-2)                        J6e     Takamisakari (1-1)
J5w     Sagatsukasa (1-1)                       J4w     Kotoyuki (2-0)
J3e     Hochiyama (1-1)                         J4e     Takanoyama (1-1)
J3w     Yoshiazuma (1-1)                        J2w     Tamaasuka (2-0)
J1e     Asahisho (0-2)                          J1w     Masunoyama (1-1)

Makuuchi

M15e    Fujiazuma (0-2)                         J2e     Ikioi (1-1)
M14e    Asasekiryu (2-0)                        M16e    Takarafuji (2-0)
M13e    Tenkaiho (1-1)                          M15w    Tamawashi (1-1)
M12e    Kaisei (2-0)                            M13w    Kimikaze (0-2)
M12w    Daido (1-1)                             M11w    Sadanofuji (1-1)
M10e    Wakanosato (2-0)                        M11e    Shotenro (0-2)
M10w    Chiyotairyu (1-1)                       M9w     Yoshikaze (0-2)
M8e     Tochinoshin (2-0)                       M9e     Tokitenku (1-1)
M7e     Shohozan (0-2)                          M8w     Kitataiki (0-2)
M7w     Kyokutenho (1-1)                        M6w     Aoiyama (2-0)
M5e     Okinoumi (2-0)                          M6e     Wakakoyu (2-0)

M5w     Miyabiyama (0-2)                        M4w     Tochinowaka (0-2)
M4e     Tochiozan (2-0)                         M3w     Takekaze (0-2)
S1e     Toyonoshima (1-1)                       K1w     Aminishiki (1-1)
M2e     Myogiryu (1-1)                          O1w     Baruto (2-0)
O1e     Harumafuji (1-1)                        M1e     Aran (0-2)
S1w     Goeido (2-0)                            O3w     Kakuryu (1-1)
O3e     Kotooshu (1-1)                          M3e     Toyohibiki (0-2)
M2w     Gagamaru (1-1)                          O2w     Kotoshogiku (2-0)
O2e     Kisenosato (2-0)                        K1e     Homasho (0-2)
Y1e     Hakuho (1-1)                            M1w     Takayasu (0-2)

[Pandaazuma 1,310]

Good to see Kotoyuki fighting well. His bout preparation rituals are legendary - love that roar he gives just before the final crouch-down (Europe's follow-up single??) His bout against Ikioi yesterday was one of the best of the whole day.

Is it blasphemy to say I don't like Jokoryu's sumo? Weak tachiai and doesn't dominate bouts. He's still learning, of course, but he doesn't look all that great to me yet. An inordinate number of his wins seem to be great escapes, which is a great skill in itself, of course. He must have something to have got the record, but...