New recruits for Hatsu 2013

[Fukurou 535]

Sorted standings:

Qualified:

#01 Mz4 Omori 3-1

#02 Mz14 Ishiura 3-0

#03 Mz6 Onosho 3-1

#04 Mz11 Majima 3-1

#05 Mz10 Kotoseigo 3-1

#06 Mz5 Shimada 3-2

#07 Mz9 Sanjo 3-2

#08 Mz13 Hamagami 3-2

#09 Mz15 Baraki 3-2

#10 Mz16 Umetsu 3-3

#11 Mz12 Kimishima 3-3

#12 Mz1 Tamaseiryo 3-3-2

Remaining order:

#13 Mz8 Nishihata 2-6

#14 Mz2 Ogata 1-4

#15 Mz17 Morimune 0-5

#16 Mz7 Hiroshima 0-2-2

I thought you only had to take part in a maezumo match to move on to Jonokuchi, so what are the 3-win rikishi qualifying for?

Morimune (aka "baseball boy") was really unimpressive - seemed rather reluctant and unsure in his matches.

Edited February 3, 2013 by Fukurou

[Doitsuyama 1,056]

I thought you only had to take part in a maezumo match to move on to Jonokuchi, so what are the 3-win rikishi qualifying for?

They are qualified to be finished with mae-zumo. All rikishi are in until they get the required number of wins (or mae-zumo is over), and the order of qualifying determines their place in the shin-deshi presentation.

[Asashosakari 14,648]

Oops, I see I have a typo in there, Hiroshima's record should be 0-2-3 of course.

[Fukurou 535]

Thank you :-)

[Akinomaki 28,295]

Baraki with Shikihide-oyakata (190cm), dressed for the shinjo-shusse-hirou ceremony

[akaikeinfo 7]

Baraki's the kid who stood on his tippy-toes to "qualify" in terms of the height requirement, right?

[Akinomaki 28,295]

Yes, the one being 160cm and passing nonetheless.

[Fukurou 535]

Updating the Hatsu maezumo class during their first Jonokuchi basho.

After day 3:

1-0 record

Omori, Ishiura, Kotoseigo, Shimada, Baraki, Umetsu, Ogata, and Morimune.

Morimune (the former Koshien pitcher ("baseball boy") who failed testing to join the air force) was winless during maezumo. Baraki is the fellow who had "height issues". Ishiura was going to be in a movie with Hugh Jackman, but decided to do sumo instead.

Banzuke returnee Tamaseiryu, who also did maezumo in January, is 1-0 too.

1-1 record

Onosho, Kaiho and Kimishima

Kaiho was known as Sanjo during maezumo

0-2 record

Majima, Hamagami, and Nishihata

Hiroshima is kyujo, presumably from the leg injury he suffered during maezumo.

[Fukurou 535]

Updating the Hatsu maezumo class during their first Jonokuchi basho.

After day 8 - all rikishi have had 4 matches:

4-0

Ishiura, Kotoseigo

3-1

Onosho, Baraki, Umetsu (and Tamaseiryo too)

2-2

Omori, Majima, Kaiho (ex-Sanjo), Kimishima, Morimune

1-3

Shimada, Hamagami, Nishihata, Ogata

kyujo

Hiroshima

[Fukurou 535]

Updating the Hatsu maezumo class during their first Jonokuchi basho, after all rikishi have had 5 matches:

5-0

Ishiura

4-1

Onosho, Kotoseigo, Baraki

3-2

Omori, Majima, Kaiho (ex-Sanjo), Umetsu (and Tamaseiryo too)

2-3

Shimada, Hamagami, Kimishima, Nishihata, Morimune

1-4

Ogata

kyujo

Hiroshima

[Fukurou 535]

Updating the Hatsu maezumo class during their first Jonokuchi basho, after all rikishi have had 6 matches:

6-0

Ishiura

5-1

Onosho, Kotoseigo, Baraki

4-2

Omori, Kaiho (ex-Sanjo)

3-3

Majima, Shimada, Hamagami, Umetsu, Kimishima, Morimune (and Tamaseiryo too)

2-4

Nishihata, Ogata

kyujo

Hiroshima

[Fukurou 535]

Updating the Hatsu maezumo class during their first Jonokuchi basho. And at the end of the basho:

7-0

Ishiura (Yusho)

So much for his acting career?

6-1
Onosho, Kotoseigo, Baraki

Height must not be an issue for Baraki after all (at least not at this level)

5-2
Omori, Kaiho (ex-Sanjo)

4-3

Majima, Shimada, Kimishima

3-4

Hamagami, Umetsu, Ogata, Morimune (and Tamaseiryo too)

2-5

Nishihata

Kyujo

Hiroshima

Back to maezumo for Hiroshima?

[aderechelsea 106]

5-2 Kaiho (ex-Sanjo)

you knew i would "adopt" a rikishi with a name like that ..... right?

well ..... i did.

[Fay 1,675]

5-2 Kaiho (ex-Sanjo)

you knew i would "adopt" a rikishi with a name like that ..... right?

well ..... i did.

and here you have a pic of him

[aderechelsea 106]

a future sanyaku (for just one basho) in front of you.

not of the same fighting style with the previous Kaiho i would guess. Maybe the next Dejima ... ??

btw ... thank you Fay

[yorikiried by fate 1,585]

He looks like he ate Akiseyama for breakfast.

[Naganoyama 4,123]

He's got to be one of the few rikishi currently on the banzuke who doesn't 'look like Kaiho'. Weight-wise he is about 90% of the weight of Tenkaiho, so I suppose that he could be referred to as 9Kaiho.;-)

[aderechelsea 106]

don't talk about my "son" like that ... :-P

he will lose 40 kilos (!!!!!) in the next couple of months and then regain them in the right places in the following years. He is a future sanyaku i tell you !!!

he could be the Ozeki that Yokozuna Kyokushuho will need i order to improve his own sumo.

(i will stop dreaming now and will just hope for a Makuuchi career) (In jonokuchi...)

(Dohyo-iri...)

Edited March 27, 2013 by aderechelsea