Day 14 results and day 15 pairings, Makuuchi and Juryo

[Doitsuyama 1,156]

Hakuho and Harumafuji came through for another day to give us a yusho decider between two 14-0 rikishi, the seventh such bout in Ozumo history and the first since 1983. This will be the first zensho yusho since Hakuho had four in a row in 2010. The loser will be the 15th 14-1 jun-yusho behind a 15-0 yusho winner, which happened two times since 1983 with Baaruto in Haru 2010 during Hakuho's streak and Wakanohana in Nagoya 1994 during Musashimaru first (and sole zensho) yusho.

Goeido will not be able to defend his sekiwake rank as he's gone kyujo but he should still be komusubi next basho. Myogiryu lost with a hearty yoritaoshi to Homasho and needs to beat Takekaze tomorrow to become the first collegiate shin-sekiwake since Tamanoshima in Hatsu 2004 (before him Hayateumi, Kotomitsuki and Tochinonada had three such sekiwake debuts in three consecutive basho from Kyushu 2000 to Haru 2001). That's been a long time without a new college sekiwake, especially with no less then 27 college rikishi with sekitori experience on the current banzuke alone (plus many more since 2004 who are already retired again). Ok, one of those 27 was even ozeki, but still...

Aoiyama and Shohozan won against the underperforming two sanyaku rikishi and at 7-7 are getting close to a sanyaku debut, needing a win against lower ranked opponents tomorrow. Of course, Gagamaru and Aran still are in the mix as well.

The two juryo leaders Chiyonokuni and Jokoryu fought today with the Kokonoe-beya youngster winning in a good bout and looking set for his first sekitori yusho. Of course he must beat Fujiazuma to avoid a playoff, but I wouldn't bet against him completing a nice turnaround after being kyujo on senshuraku in each of his three makuuchi basho (completely missing the last basho).

Day 14

Juryo

J14e Takanoiwa (7-7) uwatenage Ms5w Shironoryu (3-4)

Ms4w Higonojo (4-3) hikiotoshi J13w Masuraumi (5-9)

J10w Tokushoryu (10-4) sukuinage J13e Masakaze (6-8)

J9e Oiwato (8-6) oshidashi J11w Chiyootori (9-5)

J11e Chiyonokuni (11-3) kakenage J9w Jokoryu (10-4)

J7e Kokkai (4-10) oshidashi J12w Oniarashi (5-9)

J7w Kotoyuki (7-7) oshidashi J6w Takamisakari (5-9)

J5e Yoshiazuma (7-7) yorikiri J14w Homarefuji (5-9)

J4w Asahisho (10-4) sukuinage J5w Fujiazuma (9-5)

J10e Nionoumi (9-5) oshidashi J3e Kimurayama (8-6)

J12e Tokushinho (7-7) oshitaoshi J3w Sagatsukasa (6-8)

J8e Kitaharima (7-7) yorikiri J1e Asasekiryu (8-6)

Makuuchi

J4e Sotairyu (7-7) makiotoshi M15e Hochiyama (1-13)

J2e Tenkaiho (8-6) abisetaoshi M12w Takanoyama (5-9)

M11w Kitataiki (8-6) oshidashi M10w Takarafuji (6-8)

M9e Miyabiyama (8-6) hatakikomi M10e Tamaasuka (2-12)

M14e Tochinowaka (5-9) hatakikomi M8e Yoshikaze (7-7)

M7e Gagamaru (10-4) uwatenage M15w Chiyotairyu (7-7)

M9w Tokitenku (9-5) uwatenage M7w Toyohibiki (8-6)

M14w Wakanosato (8-6) yorikiri M6w Shotenro (7-7)

M13w Masunoyama (10-4) oshidashi M5e Aran (9-5)

M5w Takayasu (6-8) tsukiotoshi M16e Ikioi (6-8)

M8w Kaisei (10-4) yoritaoshi M4e Tochinoshin (8-6)

M13e Daido (10-4) yorikiri M4w Takekaze (7-7)

M11e Tamawashi (4-10) hatakikomi M3e Wakakoyu (3-11)

M1e Kyokutenho (1-13) katasukashi M12e Sadanofuji (4-10)

M1w Aminishiki (5-9) uwatedashinage M2w Okinoumi (3-11)

M6e Homasho (8-6) yoritaoshi K1e Myogiryu (7-7)

M2e Aoiyama (7-7) oshidashi K1w Toyonoshima (4-10)

M3w Shohozan (7-7) yorikiri S1w Tochiozan (3-11)

O3w Kakuryu (8-6) fusen S1e Goeido (7-7)

O2w Harumafuji (14-0) oshidashi O3e Kotooshu (8-6)

O1w Kotoshogiku (10-4) yorikiri O2e Baruto (8-6)

Y1e Hakuho (14-0) hatakikomi O1e Kisenosato (10-4)

Day 15

Juryo

Ms10e Kairyu (2-5) J14w Homarefuji (5-9)

J10e Nionoumi (9-5) J13w Masuraumi (5-9)

J14e Takanoiwa (7-7) J9w Jokoryu (10-4)

J13e Masakaze (6-8) J7w Kotoyuki (7-7)

J7e Kokkai (4-10) J9e Oiwato (8-6)

J11e Chiyonokuni (11-3) J5w Fujiazuma (9-5)

J5e Yoshiazuma (7-7) J8e Kitaharima (7-7)

J4e Sotairyu (7-7) J11w Chiyootori (9-5)

J12w Oniarashi (5-9) J3w Sagatsukasa (6-8)

J3e Kimurayama (8-6) J10w Tokushoryu (10-4)

J2e Tenkaiho (8-6) J12e Tokushinho (7-7)

J1e Asasekiryu (8-6) J6w Takamisakari (5-9)

Makuuchi

M16e Ikioi (6-8) J4w Asahisho (10-4)

M9e Miyabiyama (8-6) M15w Chiyotairyu (7-7)

M12w Takanoyama (5-9) M8w Kaisei (10-4)

M8e Yoshikaze (7-7) M11w Kitataiki (8-6)

M7e Gagamaru (10-4) M7w Toyohibiki (8-6)

M13w Masunoyama (10-4) M6w Shotenro (7-7)

M6e Homasho (8-6) M14w Wakanosato (8-6)

M4e Tochinoshin (8-6) M13e Daido (10-4)

M10w Takarafuji (6-8) M3w Shohozan (7-7)

M3e Wakakoyu (3-11) M12e Sadanofuji (4-10)

M14e Tochinowaka (5-9) M2w Okinoumi (3-11)

M2e Aoiyama (7-7) M9w Tokitenku (9-5)

M11e Tamawashi (4-10) M1w Aminishiki (5-9)

M1e Kyokutenho (1-13) M15e Hochiyama (1-13)

M10e Tamaasuka (2-12) K1w Toyonoshima (4-10)

K1e Myogiryu (7-7) M4w Takekaze (7-7)

M5w Takayasu (6-8) S1w Tochiozan (3-11)

O2e Baruto (8-6) M5e Aran (9-5)

O3w Kakuryu (8-6) O1w Kotoshogiku (10-4)

O1e Kisenosato (10-4) O3e Kotooshu (8-6)

Y1e Hakuho (14-0) O2w Harumafuji (14-0)

[Asashosakari 16,974]

Hakuho and Harumafuji came through for another day to give us a yusho decider between two 14-0 rikishi, the seventh such bout in Ozumo history

What am I missing? (Do you mean zensho vs. zensho on senshuraku, not 14-0 vs. 14-0?)

[The_Arrow87 7]

Day 15

Ms10e Kairyu (2-5) J14w Homarefuji (5-9)

Kairyu already has fought 7 bouts, but why does he get another bout? And why with a make-koshi at Ms10e against a Juryo rikishi? (Eh?)

[Doitsuyama 1,156]

Hakuho and Harumafuji came through for another day to give us a yusho decider between two 14-0 rikishi, the seventh such bout in Ozumo history

What am I missing? (Do you mean zensho vs. zensho on senshuraku, not 14-0 vs. 14-0?)

I see I remembered my query from yesterday wrongly... And even more embarrassingly I just see that I queried bouts in makuuchi, not securing the rikishi is from makuuchi and the first bout is a 14-0 juryo visiting makuuchi.

So it's the sixth (not seventh) time with two 14-0 makuuchi rikishi on senshuraku but indeed only the fifth time they are actually meeting. The special basho with two 14-0 rikishi not even meeting was in Hatsu 1964.

[Doitsuyama 1,156]

Day 15

Ms10e Kairyu (2-5) J14w Homarefuji (5-9)

Kairyu already has fought 7 bouts, but why does he get another bout? And why with a make-koshi at Ms10e against a Juryo rikishi? (Eh?)

Well... make a suggestion for a torikumi NOT involving an eighth bout for a high makushita rikishi. It's not possible because the day 13 to 15 lower division bouts are fixed before day 13 and Goeido went kyujo today. So an extra visitor from makushita is needed and Kairyu is the lucky guy to possibly get a third win (which would count half for banzuke purposes, but a loss wouldn't be counted against him).

[Asashosakari 16,974]

Indeed Kairyu's arguably the highest-ranked rikishi they could have picked - every makekoshi makushita above him is either 3-4 (which they won't use), or still needs to fight his 7th bout.

I think they should've just given it to Kotoyutaka though...a win by him wouldn't affect the promotion queue.

Edited July 21, 2012 by Asashosakari

[Asashosakari 16,974]

So it's the sixth (not seventh) time with two 14-0 makuuchi rikishi on senshuraku but indeed only the fifth time they are actually meeting.

And since we haven't said it yet - the first time ever that it's not between two yokozuna.