Day 15 results, yusho and sansho

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Harumafuji won against Hakuho in another dynamic performance to secure his third career makuuchi yusho, the first zensho yusho after two 14-1 yusho. Hakuho is left with his 14th jun-yusho, the first time since more than four years with two consecutive basho without a yusho for the yokozuna despite an excellent 14-1 score.

Myogiryu finished kachi-koshi with a win over Takekaze, earning his third consecutive gino-sho (when kachi-koshi) and another promotion to sekiwake, the first collegiate sekiwake in more than eight years. The other open sekiwake spot doesn't have a clear candidate to claim it. It might go to Aoiyama (bypassing a komusubi debut) or Tochinoshin (would be a lucky sekiwake debut too, especially since he fought no ozeki). Or Goeido just shifts from east to west sekiwake. That's rare, but might be the best solution, with Aoiyama and Tochinoshin forming a European komusubi duo.

Kaisei won a big bout against Takanoyama which decided a kanto-sho for him (his second), after Masunoyama got the kanto-sho for eleven wins in his first full makuuchi basho. Takanoyama should go down to juryo with the tenth loss, accompanying Tochinowaka, Tamawashi, Hochiyama and Tamaasuka who all lost for good measure. Ikioi and Sadanofuji were set to go down as well, but with wins today both may just stay, more likely for Sadanofuji though.

Actually, Takanoyama may be more likely to stay than Ikioi as well and probably will so as there are only five possible promotions from juryo with Asasekiryu, Tenkaiho, Kimurayama, Asahisho and Fujiazuma, all good cases actually. Asahisho still must be rueing the loss today as he missed a possible juryo yusho playoff as in a comedy of losses leader Chiyonokuni lost, but none of three pursuers could catch him for the kettei-sen.

Takanoiwa saved the kachi-koshi on the last day, narrowly avoding demotion with the win over Jokoryu. Masakaze had to take a ninth loss though and is likely to go down after only two juryo basho. Tosayutaka, Homarefuji and Masuraumi are sure to go down as well while Oniarashi got himself a sliver of hope with the sixth win today, sitting on a fence similar to kyujo Hokutokuni and Kyokushuho. All those borderline candidates might stay in juryo as there are only four clear promotions from makushita, matching the four clear demotions.

Now to my biggest surprises and letdowns of Nagoya 2012. The surprises are pretty clearly Harumafuji, Kaisei and Masunoyama who all got a prize. Also surprisingly well (for me) did Daido, Tokushoryu and Aoiyama. The biggest letdown actually wasn't Kyokutenho, whose 2-13 was worse than expected but I didn't expect him to that well. Even worse were Hochiyama and Tamaasuka, totally tanking the makuuchi opportunity. Other disappointments were Kyokushuho, Tochinowaka and Kokkai, but all three are injured (or at least look like that in Tochinowaka's case). Takamisakari wasn't any better than Kokkai, but he clearly is getting old and won't last much longer. Staying active for more than 1000 sekitori bouts is a career accomplishment in itself which only 70 rikishi managed to do - Takamisakari is 61st here with 1030 bouts and Kaio is leading here with 1598 bouts, actually closely ahead of Terao at 1595 bouts in juryo or makuuchi.

Day 15

Juryo

Ms10e Kairyu (3-5) oshidashi J14w Homarefuji (5-10)

J13w Masuraumi (6-9) tsukiotoshi J10e Nionoumi (9-6)

J14e Takanoiwa (8-7) oshidashi J9w Jokoryu (10-5)

J7w Kotoyuki (8-7) sukuinage J13e Masakaze (6-9)

J9e Oiwato (9-6) oshidashi J7e Kokkai (4-11)

J5w Fujiazuma (10-5) hikiotoshi J11e Chiyonokuni (11-4)

J5e Yoshiazuma (8-7) oshidashi J8e Kitaharima (7-8)

J11w Chiyootori (10-5) oshidashi J4e Sotairyu (7-8)

J12w Oniarashi (6-9) hatakikomi J3w Sagatsukasa (6-9)

J3e Kimurayama (9-6) tsukiotoshi J10w Tokushoryu (10-5)

J2e Tenkaiho (9-6) uwatenage J12e Tokushinho (7-8)

J1e Asasekiryu (9-6) yorikiri J6w Takamisakari (5-10)

Makuuchi

M16e Ikioi (7-8) oshidashi J4w Asahisho (10-5)

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

M8w Kaisei (11-4) oshidashi M12w Takanoyama (5-10)

M11w Kitataiki (9-6) yorikiri M8e Yoshikaze (7-8)

M7w Toyohibiki (9-6) yorikiri M7e Gagamaru (10-5)

M13w Masunoyama (11-4) hikiotoshi M6w Shotenro (7-8)

M6e Homasho (9-6) uwatedashinage M14w Wakanosato (8-7)

M4e Tochinoshin (9-6) yorikiri M13e Daido (10-5)

M3w Shohozan (8-7) kotenage M10w Takarafuji (6-9)

M12e Sadanofuji (5-10) yorikiri M3e Wakakoyu (3-12)

M2w Okinoumi (4-11) yorikiri M14e Tochinowaka (5-10)

M2e Aoiyama (8-7) oshidashi M9w Tokitenku (9-6)

M1w Aminishiki (6-9) uwatedashinage M11e Tamawashi (4-11)

M1e Kyokutenho (2-13) yorikiri M15e Hochiyama (1-14)

K1w Toyonoshima (5-10) yorikiri M10e Tamaasuka (2-13)

K1e Myogiryu (8-7) oshidashi M4w Takekaze (7-8)

S1w Tochiozan (4-11) yorikiri M5w Takayasu (6-9)

O2e Baruto (9-6) oshidashi M5e Aran (9-6)

O3w Kakuryu (9-6) shitatenage O1w Kotoshogiku (10-5)

O3e Kotooshu (9-6) yorikiri O1e Kisenosato (10-5)

O2w Harumafuji (15-0) yorikiri Y1e Hakuho (14-1)

List of Yusho:

Makuuchi: Harumafuji (3rd)

Juryo: Chiyonokuni (1st)

Makushita: Yamaguchi

Sandanme: Watanabe

Jonidan: Tochidaiho

Jonokuchi: Iwasaki

List of Sansho:

Gino-sho: Myogiryu (3rd)

Shukun-sho: not awarded

Kanto-sho: Kaisei (2nd), Masunoyama (1st)

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Staying active for more than 1000 sekitori bouts is a career accomplishment in itself which only 70 rikishi managed to do - Takamisakari is 61st here with 1030 bouts and Kaio is leading here with 1598 bouts, actually closely ahead of Terao at 1595 bouts in juryo or makuuchi.

Here is the query, and among active rikishi Kyokutenho has the most bouts, just overtaking Tosanoumi for fifth place overall. Also more than 1000 have Wakanosato, Miyabiyama and Aminishiki. Nobody else is close with Asasekiryu next at 882.

[Asashosakari 16,974]

Here is the query, and among active rikishi Kyokutenho has the most bouts

And perhaps more important than the 1440 M/J total today, senshuraku was his 1200th makuuchi and 1600th career appearance.

BTW, your query includes bouts fought as makushita against juryo opposition, and playoffs. ;-)

Edited July 22, 2012 by Asashosakari

[yorikiried by fate 1,802]

Two nice snapshots from the current Makuuchi Wins table:

[Doitsuyama 1,156]

Here is the query, and among active rikishi Kyokutenho has the most bouts

And perhaps more important than the 1440 M/J total today, senshuraku was his 1200th makuuchi and 1600th career appearance.

BTW, your query includes bouts fought as makushita against juryo opposition, and playoffs. ;-)

Indeed, your data is more important. And the query was intended that way, actually.