Day 12 results and day 13 pairings, Makuuchi and Juryo

[Doitsuyama 1,192]

A major change in the yusho race happened today with Kotooshu playing spoiler as the ozeki beat Hakuho with a strong forward move. Harumafuji quickly won against Kotoshogiku, a problematic opponent for him, and has a two win lead now with three days to go. The yusho is not decided yet though as so far he has not fought any of the three pursuers at 10-2, but he gets one tomorrow with Kisenosato. The third pursuer, 22-year-old Takayasu, was flying under the radar as he got the role of stopping well-doing low ranked rikishi in the last days, but now it is about time for him to face a wall tomorrow with Baruto who still is in the running for immediate repromotion to ozeki.

Takanoiwa is having his best juryo basho so far, reaching double digit wins for the first time with a win over my pre-basho yusho tip Chiyootori. Jokoryu ousted another pursuer with Sotairyu to stay one win behind, with Homarefuji beating Tokushinho for the same.

Day 12JuryoJ14w    Nionoumi (8-4)          uwatenage       J10w    Akiseyama (6-6)J9e     Kyokushuho (8-4)        yoritaoshi      J14e    Kagamio (6-6)J9w     Tanzo (7-5)             yorikiri        J12w    Kotoyutaka (2-10)J13e    Takanoiwa (10-2)        okuridashi      J8e     Chiyootori (8-4)J8w     Homarefuji (9-3)        oshidashi       J11e    Tokushinho (6-6)J7e     Tokushoryu (7-5)        tsukidashi      J12e    Takamisakari (3-9)J11w    Hochiyama (4-8)         yorikiri        J6w     Asasekiryu (3-6-3)J3e     Wakakoyu (5-7)          hikiotoshi      J5e     Takanoyama (5-7)J10e    Azumaryu (6-6)          okuridashi      J3w     Satoyama (4-8)J2e     Chiyonokuni (8-4)       tsukidashi      J7w     Yoshiazuma (5-7)J2w     Sagatsukasa (7-5)       tsukiotoshi     J5w     Oiwato (7-5)J1e     Jokoryu (9-3)           yorikiri        J4e     Sotairyu (8-4)J6e     Tenkaiho (7-5)          yorikiri        J1w     Daikiho (5-7)MakuuchiJ4w     Kimurayama (3-9)        tsukidashi      M16e    Miyabiyama (1-11)M13e    Daido (4-8)             yoritaoshi      M16w    Tamaasuka (3-9)M13w    Asahisho (4-8)          oshidashi       M11e    Wakanosato (4-8)M15w    Kotoyuki (5-7)          tsukiotoshi     M11w    Fujiazuma (6-6)M12w    Tamawashi (6-6)         oshidashi       M10e    Kitataiki (6-6)M12e    Sadanofuji (6-6)        sukuinage       M10w    Okinoumi (6-6)M9e     Tokitenku (8-4)         katasukashi     M14w    Takarafuji (8-4)M8w     Chiyotairyu (7-5)       oshidashi       M14e    Shotenro (7-5)M7e     Takayasu (10-2)         hikiotoshi      M15e    Tochinowaka (8-4)M5w     Ikioi (6-6)             yorikiri        M9w     Takekaze (4-8)M4e     Gagamaru (4-8)          oshidashi       M7w     Masunoyama (3-9)M4w     Aran (6-6)              hatakikomi      M8e     Yoshikaze (5-7)M3w     Kaisei (5-7)            oshidashi       M6w     Aoiyama (6-6)M1w     Myogiryu (7-5)          uwatenage       M6e     Tochinoshin (8-4)K1e     Tochiozan (6-6)         yorikiri        M2w     Kyokutenho (3-9)M3e     Toyohibiki (3-9)        yorikiri        K1w     Shohozan (2-10)M1e     Aminishiki (6-6)        tsukidashi      S1e     Goeido (6-6)S1w     Baruto (7-5)            yorikiri        M2e     Toyonoshima (4-8)O1e     Kisenosato (10-2)       yorikiri        O1w     Kakuryu (8-4)O2e     Kotooshu (7-5)          yorikiri        Y1e     Hakuho (10-2)Y1w     Harumafuji (12-0)       hatakikomi      O2w     Kotoshogiku (6-6)Day 13JuryoJ14e    Kagamio (6-6)                           Ms5w    Arawashi (4-2)Ms2e    Sensho (4-2)                            J11w    Hochiyama (4-8)J7e     Tokushoryu (7-5)                        J7w     Yoshiazuma (5-7)J12w    Kotoyutaka (2-10)                       J6w     Asasekiryu (3-6-3)J6e     Tenkaiho (7-5)                          J9e     Kyokushuho (8-4)J14w    Nionoumi (8-4)                          J5w     Oiwato (7-5)J5e     Takanoyama (5-7)                        J11e    Tokushinho (6-6)J12e    Takamisakari (3-9)                      J4w     Kimurayama (3-9)J10w    Akiseyama (6-6)                         J3w     Satoyama (4-8)J3e     Wakakoyu (5-7)                          J10e    Azumaryu (6-6)J8w     Homarefuji (9-3)                        J2w     Sagatsukasa (7-5)J2e     Chiyonokuni (8-4)                       J13e    Takanoiwa (10-2)J9w     Tanzo (7-5)                             J1w     Daikiho (5-7)J1e     Jokoryu (9-3)                           J8e     Chiyootori (8-4)MakuuchiM16e    Miyabiyama (1-11)                       M16w    Tamaasuka (3-9)M14e    Shotenro (7-5)                          M15w    Kotoyuki (5-7)M13e    Daido (4-8)                             J4e     Sotairyu (8-4)M13w    Asahisho (4-8)                          M11w    Fujiazuma (6-6)M14w    Takarafuji (8-4)                        M10w    Okinoumi (6-6)M10e    Kitataiki (6-6)                         M15e    Tochinowaka (8-4)M12w    Tamawashi (6-6)                         M8w     Chiyotairyu (7-5)M12e    Sadanofuji (6-6)                        M7w     Masunoyama (3-9)M9e     Tokitenku (8-4)                         M5w     Ikioi (6-6)M4e     Gagamaru (4-8)                          M8e     Yoshikaze (5-7)M3e     Toyohibiki (3-9)                        M11e    Wakanosato (4-8)M9w     Takekaze (4-8)                          M2w     Kyokutenho (3-9)M6w     Aoiyama (6-6)                           M1w     Myogiryu (7-5)M1e     Aminishiki (6-6)                        M3w     Kaisei (5-7)M2e     Toyonoshima (4-8)                       K1w     Shohozan (2-10)M7e     Takayasu (10-2)                         S1w     Baruto (7-5)S1e     Goeido (6-6)                            M4w     Aran (6-6)K1e     Tochiozan (6-6)                         O2w     Kotoshogiku (6-6)O2e     Kotooshu (7-5)                          M6e     Tochinoshin (8-4)O1e     Kisenosato (10-2)                       Y1w     Harumafuji (12-0)Y1e     Hakuho (10-2)                           O1w     Kakuryu (8-4)