Day 2 results and day 3 pairings, Makuuchi and Juryo

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Harumafuji other win streak also is over after 32 consecutive wins, losing his first bout in Tokyo since day 14 last May. He is also giving away a kinboshi as Myogiryu scored his second career kinboshi after beating Hakuho two basho ago.Hakuho looked strong against Aminishiki and must be considered the yusho favorite in his pursuit to equal Asashoryu's career yusho number at 25. The four ozeki all won again, but Kakuryu was somewhat lucky to stay in the bout long enough against Tochiozan who was the stronger rikishi. Baruto and Aoiyama also are 2-0, impressing with raw power so far. The four shin-makuuchi are going in different directions with Azumaryu and Chiyootori at 2-0, but Daikiho and Homarefuji without a win.

Seven juryo rikishi are leading at 2-0 with Czech Takanoyama having another nice win in a long bout against shin-juryo Kizenryu. Homasho's sumo seems suited perfectly for low juryo as he is clearly stronger than his opponents while also being excellent defensively, taking away a lot of room for surprising losses, so I am expecting him to win the juryo yusho.

Day 2JuryoJ13w    Kagamio (2-0)           yorikiri        J14e    Chiyoo (0-2)J14w    Homasho (2-0)           oshidashi       J12e    Kitaharima (1-1)J12w    Chiyoarashi (1-1)       yorikiri        J13e    Akiseyama (0-2)J10e    Tokushinho (1-1)        tsukidashi      J11w    Kimurayama (0-2)J10w    Takanoyama (2-0)        yorikiri        J11e    Kizenryu (1-1)J9e     Wakakoyu (2-0)          oshidashi       J8e     Tochinowaka (1-1)J9w     Oniarashi (1-1)         chongake        J8w     Tanzo (0-2)J6e     Tokushoryu (2-0)        yorikiri        J7w     Tochihiryu (1-1)J6w     Tenkaiho (1-1)          yorikiri        J7e     Sagatsukasa (0-2)J5w     Nionoumi (2-0)          oshidashi       J4e     Asasekiryu (1-1)J5e     Satoyama (1-1)          yorikiri        J4w     Sotairyu (0-2)J2w     Tamaasuka (2-0)         hatakikomi      J3w     Kotoyuki (1-1)J3e     Oiwato (1-1)            oshidashi       J1e     Tamawashi (1-1)J2e     Takanoiwa (1-1)         oshidashi       J1w     Asahisho (0-2)MakuuchiM15e    Chiyonokuni (2-0)       oshidashi       M16w    Daikiho (0-2)M16e    Azumaryu (2-0)          hikiotoshi      M15w    Homarefuji (0-2)M14w    Chiyootori (2-0)        hatakikomi      M13e    Daido (0-2)M13w    Masunoyama (2-0)        tsukiotoshi     M14e    Kaisei (0-2)M11e    Shotenro (2-0)          oshidashi       M12w    Kyokushuho (1-1)M11w    Gagamaru (1-1)          oshidashi       M12e    Wakanosato (0-2)M10w    Toyohibiki (1-1)        yorikiri        M9e     Kyokutenho (1-1)M9w     Ikioi (1-1)             hatakikomi      M10e    Chiyotairyu (1-1)M7e     Fujiazuma (2-0)         oshidashi       M8w     Sadanofuji (0-2)M8e     Tokitenku (2-0)         yorikiri        M7w     Jokoryu (0-2)M6w     Takekaze (2-0)          hikiotoshi      M5e     Shohozan (1-1)M5w     Takayasu (1-1)          yorikiri        M6e     Yoshikaze (0-2)M4w     Toyonoshima (1-1)       yorikiri        M3e     Takarafuji (0-2)M4e     Aoiyama (2-0)           oshidashi       M3w     Aran (0-2)S1w     Baruto (2-0)            uwatenage       M2w     Tochinoshin (0-2)O1e     Kisenosato (2-0)        yorikiri        M2e     Kitataiki (0-2)O2w     Kotooshu (2-0)          yorikiri        S1e     Goeido (1-1)O2e     Kotoshogiku (2-0)       yorikiri        K1w     Okinoumi (0-2)O1w     Kakuryu (2-0)           tsukiotoshi     K1e     Tochiozan (0-2)Y1e     Hakuho (2-0)            hatakikomi      M1w     Aminishiki (0-2)M1e     Myogiryu (1-1)          oshidashi       Y1w     Harumafuji (1-1)Day 3JuryoJ14w    Homasho (2-0)                           J12w    Chiyoarashi (1-1)J12e    Kitaharima (1-1)                        J13e    Akiseyama (0-2)J13w    Kagamio (2-0)                           J11w    Kimurayama (0-2)J11e    Kizenryu (1-1)                          J14e    Chiyoo (0-2)J10w    Takanoyama (2-0)                        J9w     Oniarashi (1-1)J9e     Wakakoyu (2-0)                          J10e    Tokushinho (1-1)J8w     Tanzo (0-2)                             J7w     Tochihiryu (1-1)J7e     Sagatsukasa (0-2)                       J8e     Tochinowaka (1-1)J6w     Tenkaiho (1-1)                          J5w     Nionoumi (2-0)J5e     Satoyama (1-1)                          J6e     Tokushoryu (2-0)J4w     Sotairyu (0-2)                          J3w     Kotoyuki (1-1)J3e     Oiwato (1-1)                            J4e     Asasekiryu (1-1)J2w     Tamaasuka (2-0)                         J1w     Asahisho (0-2)J1e     Tamawashi (1-1)                         J2e     Takanoiwa (1-1)MakuuchiM14e    Kaisei (0-2)                            M15w    Homarefuji (0-2)M16w    Daikiho (0-2)                           M13w    Masunoyama (2-0)M13e    Daido (0-2)                             M16e    Azumaryu (2-0)M15e    Chiyonokuni (2-0)                       M12w    Kyokushuho (1-1)M12e    Wakanosato (0-2)                        M14w    Chiyootori (2-0)M11w    Gagamaru (1-1)                          M10w    Toyohibiki (1-1)M10e    Chiyotairyu (1-1)                       M11e    Shotenro (2-0)M9w     Ikioi (1-1)                             M8w     Sadanofuji (0-2)M8e     Tokitenku (2-0)                         M9e     Kyokutenho (1-1)M7e     Fujiazuma (2-0)                         M6w     Takekaze (2-0)M6e     Yoshikaze (0-2)                         M7w     Jokoryu (0-2)M5w     Takayasu (1-1)                          M4w     Toyonoshima (1-1)M4e     Aoiyama (2-0)                           M5e     Shohozan (1-1)M3w     Aran (0-2)                              M2w     Tochinoshin (0-2)S1e     Goeido (1-1)                            K1e     Tochiozan (0-2)S1w     Baruto (2-0)                            O1w     Kakuryu (2-0)O1e     Kisenosato (2-0)                        K1w     Okinoumi (0-2)M3e     Takarafuji (0-2)                        O2w     Kotooshu (2-0)O2e     Kotoshogiku (2-0)                       M1w     Aminishiki (0-2)M2e     Kitataiki (0-2)                         Y1w     Harumafuji (1-1)Y1e     Hakuho (2-0)                            M1e     Myogiryu (1-1)

[krindel 671]

I agree with you about a healthy Homasho being head and shoulders above most Juryo competition, so it remains to be seen if his injured shoulder has healed enough to bear the stress of the full 15 days...

[aderechelsea 107]

Homasho is indeed the favourite for the Juryo yusho but be warned that he is losing tomorrow. ;-)

by the way ... Kaisei is still not out of his slump ... once again 2 easy losses for him without any power being portrayed in the process.

edit: well .... he actually did lose today so i sense a massacre in Chain Gang Game.

Edited May 14, 2013 by aderechelsea