Day 15 results, yusho and sansho

[Doitsuyama 1,173]

This basho never stopped churning out new surprises, in fact day 15 was a highlight reel of surprises, with the opponent of a co-leader going kyujo, an ozeki denying another ozeki an important win (Baruto beating Kisenosato), two maegashira rikishi having a makuuchi yusho playoff and the oldest rikishi in makuuchi winning his first yusho. Kyokutenho started with 2-3 and won ten straight plus the yusho playoff, this way being under the radar all the way and getting sanyaku opponents only for the last two days.

Quite a few streaks were broken and records set, like the longest period with only ozeki and yokozuna yusho (62 basho) coming to an end, the longest streak of consecutive yusho/jun-yusho (27 basho, Hakuho - this is even beating any time based streaks in the two basho a year era thanks to an absence from Tachiyama) also stopping. The longest streak without a Japanese-shusshin rikishi winning the yusho is still alive though. Kyokutenho is the oldest rikishi ever to be in a yusho playoff and the second oldest to win a yusho behind Tachiyama. He is the oldest rikishi to win the first yusho (beating 35 years 11 months from Nishinoumi in Hatsu 1916; Takatoriki now is tenth in this list). He is the first maegashira ever to win a playoff bout (albeit it was bound to happen as Tochiozan also is a maegashira).

He is reminding me Tamanoumi Daitaro who won his first yusho late in his career after considering retirement before the basho, but staying (in his case because this basho was the first ever basho in Kyushu, near his home prefecture of Oita). Ok, he was "only" 34 years old and won with a more spectacular 15-0, but still. Tamanoumi continued for three more years, let's see how long Kyokutenho stays.

Kyokutenho should be promoted to sanyaku along with his playoff opponent Tochiozan. In related news Aminishiki fell to make-koshi to miss a sansho and fall from komusubi. Toyonoshima won to minimize his fall to 7-8 and a likely komusubi slot next basho. Yusho winner Kyokutenho got the kanto-sho (his sixth kanto-sho and also sixth overall sansho). The other 12-3 rikishi Tochiozan also got the kanto-sho (his fourth sansho) with Goeido getting the shukun-sho which was missing in his sansho collection (sixth sansho for him too). Myogiryu got his second sansho in only four makuuchi basho, again the gino-sho and he's a lock for this prize as long as he is kachi-koshi. He narrowly missed out on a sansho in his first basho as well, debuting with a 10-5, but back then there were just too many more deserving kanto-sho candidates.

Both Asasekiryu and Tenkaiho lost and should go down to juryo with Chiyonokuni, Fujiazuma and Kimikaze. Maybe Asasekiryu gets lucky as only Hochiyama managed to get another win today qualifying for an upwards promotion while Kyokushuho and Ikioi lost. It's a toss-up between Asasekiryu and Ikioi for a fifth exchange or not. 29 years old Tamaasuka won his bout against Kimurayama to avoid a three way yusho playoff with Takanoyama and won his second juryo yusho.

Day 15

Juryo

J14e    Hokutokuni (10-5)       tsukiotoshi     J14w    Kitaharima (9-6)
Ms3w    Kei (4-3)               yorikiri        J13w    Homarefuji (7-8)
J13e    Tokushoryu (8-7)        yoritaoshi      J12e    Masakaze (7-8)
J8w     Chiyootori (6-9)        oshidashi       J8e     Bushuyama (3-12)
J12w    Jokoryu (8-7)           shitatehineri   J7w     Oiwato (6-9)
J11w    Kokkai (8-6-1)          tsukiotoshi     J7e     Sotairyu (8-7)
J6e     Takamisakari (7-8)      oshidashi       J10e    Satoyama (4-11)
J4w     Kotoyuki (5-7-3)        oshitaoshi      J9e     Nionoumi (7-8)
J4e     Takanoyama (11-4)       tottari         J5e     Kyokushuho (9-6)
J6w     Tosayutaka (6-9)        yorikiri        J3w     Yoshiazuma (6-9)
J3e     Hochiyama (9-6)         kotenage        J11e    Tokushinho (7-8)
J2w     Tamaasuka (12-3)        oshidashi       J9w     Kimurayama (10-5)
J10w    Masuraumi (6-9)         oshidashi       J2e     Ikioi (8-7)
J5w     Sagatsukasa (8-7)       tsukiotoshi     J1w     Masunoyama (9-6)

Makuuchi

J1e     Asahisho (5-10)         hikiotoshi      M15e    Fujiazuma (3-12)
M11e    Shotenro (9-6)          hatakikomi      M12w    Daido (7-8)
M12e    Kaisei (9-6)            oshidashi       M10e    Wakanosato (5-10)
M16e    Takarafuji (9-6)        oshidashi       M9w     Yoshikaze (8-7)
M9e     Tokitenku (7-8)         tsukiotoshi     M15w    Tamawashi (8-7)
M7e     Shohozan (9-6)          tsukidashi      M14e    Asasekiryu (6-9)
M6e     Wakakoyu (10-5)         hatakikomi      M13e    Tenkaiho (5-10)
M11w    Sadanofuji (7-8)        oshidashi       M4w     Tochinowaka (2-13)
M2w     Gagamaru (5-10)         oshidashi       M5w     Miyabiyama (4-11)
M2e     Myogiryu (9-6)          oshidashi       M8e     Tochinoshin (9-6)

M1w     Takayasu (5-10)         yorikiri        M8w     Kitataiki (5-10)
M3w     Takekaze (7-8)          oshidashi       M1e     Aran (5-10)
M6w     Aoiyama (11-4)          oshidashi       K1w     Aminishiki (7-8)
K1e     Homasho (4-11)          yorikiri        M3e     Toyohibiki (5-10)
M7w     Kyokutenho (12-3)       yorikiri        S1w     Goeido (8-7)
S1e     Toyonoshima (7-8)       yorikiri        M5e     Okinoumi (10-5)
M4e     Tochiozan (12-3)        fusen           O3e     Kotooshu (8-7)
O2w     Kotoshogiku (10-5)      oshidashi       O3w     Kakuryu (8-7)
O1w     Baruto (9-6)            uwatenage       O2e     Kisenosato (11-4)
O1e     Harumafuji (8-7)        okuridashi      Y1e     Hakuho (10-5)

Makuuchi Yusho Playoff

M7w     Kyokutenho              hatakikomi      M4e     Tochiozan

List of Yusho

Makuuchi:  Kyokutenho (1st)
Juryo:     Tamaasuka (2nd)
Makushita: Terashita
Sandanme:  Ota
Jonidan:   Oazuma
Jonokuchi: Osunaarashi

List of Sansho

Gino-sho:   Myogiryu (2nd)
Shukun-sho: Goeido (1st)
Kanto-sho:  Tochiozan (2nd), Kyokutenho (6th)