Sumo Games World Championship Finals 2013

[Randomitsuki 2,525]

Hi there,

it's that time of the year again, and I am again crazy enough to compile daily updates about the home stretch of the World Championships 2013.

Day 1:

In the Kyushu Masters, chishafuwaku might have had the best single day in the history of sumo gaming. After day 1, his virtual Masters score was an incredible 133.39 points, easily more than Randomitsuki's final record of 108.71 points from last basho. chishafuwaku was up front in Tippspiel, Fantasy Sumo, Paper Oyakata, Ozumo Bingo, Quad, Toto, and TTT, not to mention second places in Norizo Cup and Odd.

Takanorappa (30.53) and Fujisan (27.63) were in very very distant second and third place.

Shukun-sho leader: Takanorappa (1st in UDH)

Gino-sho leader: Fujisan

Kanto-sho leader: Jakusotsu (8 games)

In the World Championships, Andoreasu was still going neck and neck with Pandaazuma. Oskanohana in third place gained some ground and cannot be counted off. Kotononami improved to sixth place while chishafuwaku came from nowhere into 7th place!

Click to enlarge the chart.

Edited November 11, 2013 by Randomitsuki

[Kotononami 74]

Thank you so much for your investment Rando-zeki, this is highly appreciated (I am not worthy...)

[Randomitsuki 2,525]

Day 2:

Kyushu Masters:

What a difference a day makes. Unfortunately, chishafuwaku followed up on his stellar shonichi with a very lackluster day 2. Kotononami took the opportunity and moved into first place of the Masters standings. He leads in ISP, Toto, and Odd Sumo for a good virtual score of 52.44 points. Aome had a great day 2, and she moves up into second place (39.44) while chishafuwaku (36.58) falls back to third.

Shukun-sho leader: Aome (leading in Paper Oyakata and Ozumo Bingo)

Gino-sho leader: chishafuwaku (leads in Norizo Cup, and has good positions in a number of daily games)

Kanto-sho leader: chishafuwaku (8 games)

World Championships:

Andoreasu sprang to life while Pandaazuma fell back to 0.00 Masters points, suddenly creating quite a margin between first and second place. Oskanohana must have had a dismal day as he lost his complete Masters score from day 1.

Kotononami is soaring, and has overtaken Norizo and Randomitsuki for fourth place.

chishafuwaku fell back from 7th overall to 51st overall, but at the very least he had his 15 minutes of fame in this basho.

Meanwhile, reigning World Champion Taka made a splash and moved into 10th place, edging out Mariohana.

Edited November 11, 2013 by Randomitsuki

[Ganzohnesushi 419]

Wunderbar! I really appreciate your efforts. I must admit I was already getting anxious for this great service...

Ganzohnesushi

[chishafuwaku 448]

It was so fantastic that there are no words to describe it.

And it could have reached a better score because in sumo game was the only one who reached 10 (but I'm only makushita) and in bench achieve 14 (6th MCP) (also makushita).

I am a relatively new player (fifth basho) and with so little experience it will be difficult keep me in top positions. But I will try my best.

chishafuwaku

P.S. Sure, your tremendous work is extremely appreciated by all who participate in these games.

[Pandaazuma 1,270]

Thanks for your hard work, Rando. I'm not going to enjoy reading it this basho, the way things are going, though!

[Randomitsuki 2,525]

Day 3:

Kyushu Masters:

The Green Mawashi is up for taking, I'd say. No player really stands out at the moment, and nine players are in the range from 25 to 45 Masters points. Right now, Aome has taken the lead (43.13), edging out Chisaiyama (40.59) and yesterday's leader Kotononami (37.06).

Shukun-sho leader: Kotononami (first in ISP and Odd Sumo)

Gino-sho leader: Taka

Kanto-sho leader: Kaiomitsuki (6 games)

World Championships:

Andoreasu's lead has shrunk a little while Pandaazuma almost scraps together a single Masters point for being in a huge field of Toto players at 2-1.

Kotononami cooled down a bit, so he was overtaken by Norizo again and now features in fifth.

Tosahayate beats Randomitsuki for sixth place by less than 0.2 points.

Ganzohnesushi in eighth and Konosato in ninth have gained considerable ground.

[Randomitsuki 2,525]

Day 4:

I am on a conference, and I really shouldn't be doing this...

Kyushu Masters:

The Happy Green Mawashi Roundabout is in full swing! The top dog du jour is Kotononami again, now leading the proceedings with 42.33 very virtual Masters points. He continues to lead in Odd Sumo and ISP and is on a jun-yusho course in Sumo Game. Asashosakari (34.00) comes in second while Kaiomitsuki (31.46) comes in third.

Shukun-sho leader: Chisaiyama for pseudo jun-yusho in Toto and UDH.

Gino-sho leader: Kaiomitsuki (co-leader in Bench, but also good performances in pre-basho games like 3rd place in GTB)

Kanto-sho leader: Kaiomitsuki (6 games)

World Championships:

Quite a calm day 4 with relatively little movements. The few exceptions were Ganzohnesushis's downfall that brought him from 8th to 9th place. Taka also lost quite a bit and fell out of the top 10 again. Finally, we have a very new entry among the top 10, and that's Asashosakari who steadily has built up his Masters score over the course of the basho.

[Asashosakari 16,846]

Possible World Championship top 10 placement for me? Get outta here.

[Randomitsuki 2,525]

Day 5:

Kyushu Masters:

Kotononami continues to lead, improving to 48.05 points. Doitsuyama has also come awake, and finds himself in second place (38.33). Asashosakari drops to third (33.50).

Shukun-sho leader: Doitsuyama (runner-up in Odd and Quad)

Gino-sho leader: Chisaiyama (leads in Toto, tied for second in UDH)

Kanto-sho leader: Kitakachiyama (8 games)

World Championships:

Not very much to see here. Pandaazuma is back to zero, but Andoreasu could not capitalize on this, and lost even some more, points-wise. Oskanohana might benefit from the mishaps of the leading duet, but also only has a very so-so basho.

Kotononami grabs fourth place from the warm, living hands of Norizo, but only by 0.65 points.

Asashosakari moves out of the top 10 again, paving the way for the 2011 Champion Doitsuyama.

Edited November 14, 2013 by Randomitsuki

[Randomitsuki 2,525]

Here is my prediction about the title race. Of course, it is tricky to say anything definitive after day 5, but one can try.

Neither Andoreasu nor Pandaazuma are poised for a stellar basho. That being said, they were neck and neck at the beginning of the basho, so every little bit may count.

Let's get started with those games where both are almost certain not to score any points.

Pointless (sic!) efforts were on display in GTB and Chaingaing. They both are in the bottom 10% of Tippspiel, so we can write that off as well.

In Juryo Game, they are also both firmly placed in the bottom half, so don't expect anything there.

Fantasy Sumo and Paper Oyakata have so many players that it is nearly impossible to get points there anyway. While they are both in good shape in these games, I don't think it is likely that one or both of them will have a breakout.

In ISP they are both at 2-3. It's unlikely that they will achieve anything there, but of course not impossible.

Same goes for Quad where both are standing at 2-3.

In UDH Andoreasu is at 9-6, whereas Pandaazuma is at 5-10. Of course, things may happen, but it's safer to assume that both will not make any points there.

With nine (out of 19) games out of the way, let's turn to those games where Andoreasu has an advantage.

Odd Sumo: we all know that everything can happen in this game, so Andoreasu is still in the race. Pandaazuma hasn't scored a win in five attempts, and his score has become dangerously low. It won't be long before he might have to face the odd decision: either going full risk (which is mostly bound to fail), or starting to get some footing before trying something risky (which can take a lot of time).

Oracle: according to my super-secret standings, Andoreasu trails the top 10 by only a single point. Given his incredible pre-basho abilities, I wouldn't be suprised if this game could become the WC decider in his favor. In contrast, Pandaazuma trails the top 10 by 11 points which could be way too much already.

Ozumo Bingo: Andoreasu is already in the top 10 while the Panda features in mid-field. Definitely a chance for Andoreasu to strike that decisive blow.

TTT: This game could also put the nail in Pandaazuma's coffin. While he is out with 1-4, Andoreasu is in the leading group at 4-1. Definitively a factor.

Now let's get to the games where Pandaazuma has more chances:

Bench and Sumo Game: Andoreasu is definitely out (doesn't play Bench, sits at 0-5 in SG). Then again, Pandaazuma is also only at a sub-par 2-3 in both games. I believe that he must win three out of the next four to have a chance for a few Masters points. If he doesn't get three of the next four, he likely won't score.

Norizo Cup: Andoreasu doesn't play NC, while Pandaazuma sits among the top 20. There is an outside chance for him to gain some ground through this game.

RotoSumo: Andoreasu is in the bottom half while the Panda is 7th in Makuuchi. Similar to Norizo Cup, this might amount to some Masters points, particularly as the basho may become more calculable (at the moment the top 10 are dominated by Makushita players which could be an indicator that lots of weird things have happened so far).

Hoshitori: One of the do-or-die opportunities for Pandaazuma. He is very close to the top 10, and looking at his squad I am tempted to say that he will rather move up a notch than move down. Andoreasu at 4-11 should be a non-factor in this game.

The final game is Toto where both are at 3-2. Being excellent daily gamers I wouldn't be surprised if one (or both) of them could improve much more. Now that could be exciting!

The bottom line:

Andoreasu might have the upper hand with pretty excellent chances in Oracle, OBG, and TTT.

Pandaazuma would need minor miracles in the head-to-head games, but his fate might ultimately depend on Hoshitori Game.

And I wouldn't be surprised if the better Toto result among these two could be the decider.

Edited November 14, 2013 by Randomitsuki

[Randomitsuki 2,525]

Day 6:

Kyushu Masters:

Kotononami had to give up his lead in the Masters race, falling back to third place (37.53). Doitsuyama remains in second place, improving to 41.82 points. The lead, however, goes over to a leading lady, and that's Aome (46.37 points). She leads in Paper Oyakta and has the runner-up position in Ozumo Bingo. Great positions in Hoshitori and Fantasy Sumo, as well as some smaller scores in Tippspiel and ISP round out an impressive performance.

Shukun-sho leader: Kotononami (first place in ISP and Odd Sumo).

Gino-sho leader: Jejima (good in Ozumo Bingo and in daily TTT, among other things).

Kanto-sho leader: ScreechingOwl (7 games)

World Championships:

It's really weird to see all those flat lines on the chart below. It seems that the top dogs of 2013 unanimously took an off-basho. However, Pandaazuma spiced things up a little bit by getting that desired Odd gamble. It brought him to 9th place in that game, and more importantly, it gave him a cushion to try for lots of risky gambles. However, Andoreasu moved into the top 10 of the real Oracle standings, and we'll have to see how this will pan out.

Randomitsuki moves back into 5th place, less by his own doing, but rather by the sudden decline of both Kotononami and Tosahayate.

A similar thing happened to Ganzohnesushi who regains 8th place by slipping less than Konosato.

Edit: And here is the chart!

Edited November 15, 2013 by Randomitsuki

[Pandaazuma 1,270]

Yeah...a very poor basho from me...not sure what's gone wrong. Still got a couple of aces up my sleeve but I'm definitely the underdog at the moment.

Thanks again for this commentary, Rando...you're a legend!

[charliki 14]

Go Kotononami (Dribbling...) (Dribbling...) (Dribbling...) (Zabuton flying...) (Zabuton flying...) (Zabuton flying...) (Applauding...) (Applauding...) (Applauding...)

[Kotononami 74]

Thanks my friend. I wish you all the best too! ;-)

[Randomitsuki 2,525]

Day 7:

This is based on the day 7 standings of all games except UDH.

Kyushu Masters

The cheers by charliki worked like a charm as Kotononami regained the top spot in the race for the Green Mawashi. He moved to 49.42 points by not only staying up front in ISP and Odd Sumo, but also adding a first place in Sumo Game!

Doitsuyama (47.43 points) remains the leapfrogged one, as he stays firmly in the midst between the alternating jumps of Kotononami and Aome. Speaking of Aome, she went from first to third, but is not too far behind (42.00 points).

Shukun-sho leader: Andonishiki (first in Quad and runner-up in UDH).

Gino-sho leader: Kitakachiyama

Kanto-sho leader: Doitsuyama (8 games)

World Championships:

Andoreasu and Pandaazuma slowly picked up the pace. They both went to 5-2 in Toto which I already mentioned as a highly crucial game in the WC decider. Andoreasu went up from shared 9th to shared 7th in Oracle, and added a point in Ozumo Bingo. Pandaazuma, however, went up from 9th to 8th in Odd Sumo, and just went into the points window in Sumo Game through consecutive wins.

Randomitsuki and Kotononami are neck-and-neck in the battle for 5th place.

The battle for 8th place is also highly contested, with Ganzohnesushi edging out Doitsuyama and Konosato.

Lots of other players feature in the century club: Kitakachiyama (117.72), Hironoumi (112.88), Gonzaburow (111.93), Jakusotsu (108.18), ScreechingOwl (107.63), Flohru (105.41), Asashosakari (104.58), Taka (103.72), and Kaiomitsuki (100.51).

[Randomitsuki 2,525]

Day 8:

All results are in early.

Kyushu Masters:

And the funny, positional hopping continues to some degree. Kotononami fell back from first to third place again, now sitting at 43.58 points. Also following the familiar pattern, Doitsuyama (44.78) remains steadfast in second place, whatever turmoil might be around him. The new frontrunner for the Green Mawashi, however, is not Aome any longer, but her spouse, Kitakachiyama. Among his various feats are runner-up positions in Bench Sumo, Paper Oyakata, and UDH, resulting in a 46.33 points virtual Masters score.

Shukun-sho leader: Kotononami (first place in ISP, Odd, and Sumo Game)

Gino-sho leader: Kaiowaka (leads in TTT, but also is a runner-up in Fantasy Sumo)

Kanto-sho leader: Doitsuyama (8 games)

World Championships:

Quite a good day for most of the top dogs. Andoreasu lost in Toto, but could counterbalance this with an improved score in UDH (from 10th to 6th). Pandaazuma, on the other hand, lost two positions in Odd Sumo, but increased his Sumo Game score from almost nothing to a little bit. Most importantly, he won in Toto whereas Andoreasu lost (and he was quite lucky in it, being the last player above the median line).

Norizo had the biggest improvement among the top dogs, but is still quite far away from Oskanohana in 3rd place.

Randomitsuki regained 5th place with a slight improvement plus a slight downer for Kotononami.

There is a fierce battle for eighth place, and you probably need a 20/20 sight in order to discern differences among the meandering patterns. Here is the numerical solution: Kitakachiyama debuts among the top 10, moving up into 8th place (133.14). Konosato moves up to 9th (129.70) whereas Mariohana improves to 10th place (127.12). That being said, Ganzohnesushi (11th) and Doitsuyama (12th) are ousted from the "picture ranks".

Click on the image to enlarge:

[Randomitsuki 2,525]

Day 9:

Yeah, I know, all this is highly provisional as some games will need some additional manual re-scoring. But hey, the whole thing described in this thread is dealing with the provisional, so who cares? So these standings are based on some correct day 9 standings, some incorrect day 9 standings, and the correct UDH standings from day 8.

Kyushu Masters:

Now oops. Looks as if I am rewarded for being crazy enough to start scoring incorrect results after midnight. Randomitsuki has suddenly taking the lead in the Masters race (46.36 points). The Randomizer leads in Quad and in the non-biased Oracle standings, and adds some points in Toto, ISP, and Sumo Game. Kitakachiyama drops to second place, but is very close behind at 45.33 points. Third place for now goes to Kotononami (43.71 points).

Shukun-sho leader: Kotononami (still up front in three games)

Gino-sho leader: Kitakachiyama (second place in daily Bench and non-daily Paper Oyakata)

Kanto-sho leader: Kitakachiyama (7 games)

World Championships:

Nothing is set in stone, and a rescoring might shuffle things a bit, but still there is quite a pattern here with Andoreasu outdistancing Pandaazuma. Andoreasu had a slight increase in Oracle (now solo 7th), Toto (6-3), and TTT (8-1) though the latter two scores might go down a bit. Pandaazuma lost in Toto and falls back to 6-3, while at the same time slipping out of the top 10 in Odd Sumo and Sumo Game.

Randomitsuki's sudden (and short-lived) surge brought him into 4th place for a day. Ganzohnesushi moves back into the top 10 (currently 8th). 9th place goes to Kitakachiyama, leading with less than half a point over Konosato in 10th.

Edited November 18, 2013 by Randomitsuki

[Randomitsuki 2,525]

Day 10:

Back to normal. Hopefully. This is based on the day 10 standings of all games.

Kyushu Masters:

Two players have created quite a leading margin over the rest of the field. Kitakachiyama has regained the lead. He went into 1st place in Bench Sumo, gained 5 additional points in Hoshitori, gained three points in Norizo Cup and entered the Quad Top 10. This was enough to counterbalance minimal losses in Odd Sumo and UDH. However, at 54.58 points he still didn't mange to shake off Randomitsuki (52.55) who entered the Bench Top 10 and improved his scores in Toto and Sumo Game. Doitsuyama (41.45) is in third place.

Shukun-sho leader: Randomitsuki (leads in Oracle and Quad)

Gino-sho leader: Randomitsuki (for exactly the same reasons)

Kanto-sho leader: Randomitsuki (6 games)

World Championships:

This is the first day in this basho where everybody in the top 10 kept his position. Nonetheless, there are some news:

Barring a complete meltdown by Andoreasu, it looks as if he will be our next World Champion. Though he lost his 5 points in UDH for now, he moved up from 7th to 4th in Oracle, doubled his Masters score in Toto, and went into the solo lead of TTT. As if this was not enough, he is lurking just outside of the top 10 in Fantasy Sumo, Ozumo Bingo, and UDH. Even more importantly, he is ranked better than Pandaazuma in almost every game. Andoreasu shouldn't open the champagne yet, but he might consider ordering it already.

Oskanohana has slowly improved over the last few days, so there is a chance that he might even take second place away from Pandaazuma. Randomitsuki isn't too far behind, but I don't see much potential for improvement here.

Kotononami and Tosahayate fight for sixth place while and ever-improving Ganzohneushi battles it out for eighth place with an ever-improving Kitakachiyama. Konosato in 10th managed to shake off Mariohana and Doitsuyama for now.

[Randomitsuki 2,525]

Day 11:

Kyushu Masters:

Kitakachiyama now sports quite a solid lead going into the last four days. He improved his virtual score to 57.96 points. This can partly be attributed to Masunoyama's kyujo. My non-biased Oracle standings are not based on the number of wins that a rikishi has achieved so far (that is Golynohana's approach), but on the number of wins achieved so far *plus* an expectation that a rikishi will win 50% of his remaining bouts. Masunoyama has six wins so far, and if he remained active for the basho, the expected value would be eight wins. However, after his kyujo his win count will stay at 6 which is exactly the number of wins that Kitakachiyama expected for Masunoyama: that gives him the bulls-eye of 10 points, and suddenly he is 5th in virtual Oracle standings. But I digress...

Second place goes to Ganzohnesushi (48.97) who had a heck of a day. Randomitsuki falls back to third (46.85).

Shukun-sho leader: Randomitsuki (still leading in Oracle and Quad)

Gino-sho leader: Ganzohnesushi (among other things, he is first in daily Sumo Game, but also runner-up in pre-basho Hoshitori Game).

Kanto-sho leader: Ganzohnesushi (8 games)

World Championships:

For the first time in this basho, the lines between Andoreasu and Pandaazuma visibly converged. Andoreasu lost more than half of his Oracle points (from 8.00 to 3.50), and he also lost in Toto, reducing his score in that game from 5.20 to 1.11. However, he stays afloat in TTT. Pandaazuma lost his single point in Odd, but gained some ground through wins in Sumo Game and Toto. Of course, looking at the overall distance, this is likely to be too little too late.

Headliner of the day is Ganzohnesushi who made a remarkable late-basho jump from 8th to 6th place, overtaking Tosahayate (7th) and Kotononami (8th) in the process. Speaking of Kotononami: he had a pretty roller-coasterish basho so far, and had as different virtual ranks as 4th and 8th during the tournament.

Kitakachiyama and Konosato round out the top 10.

Edited November 20, 2013 by Randomitsuki

[Randomitsuki 2,525]

Day 12:

Day 12 UDH standings might be posted later that day, but since I am out tonight, this is all you get from me today - nearly complete Day 12 standings.

Kyushu Masters:

It's not yet wrapped up, but it surely looks like that. Kitakachiyama had a commanding lead going into day 12, and followed up with a marvelous performance today. He lost his Odd gamble, and gave away half a point in Norizo Cup, but apart from that it was an all-out win. He now has the solo lead in Bench Makuuchi, went from 8 points to 12 points in Paper Oyakata, moved from 6 points to 9 points in Oracle, won in Quad, and entered into the top 10 of Ozumo Bingo. Adding all this up, we arrive at 69.00 points. Wow.

Randomitsuki moves back to second place (51.33) after Ganzohnesushi had a forgettable day. Doitsuyama is very close behind at 50.42 points.

Shukun-sho leader: Randomitsuki (still leading in Oracle and Quad)

Gino-sho leader: Ganzohnesushi (leads in Hoshitori, but has several good scores in daily games such as Sumo Game)

Kanto-sho leader: Doitsuyama (7 games)

World Championships:

The basho isn't over until the fat lady has sung, and a German proverb literally says that horses have vomited in front of a drugstore (implying that weird things could always happen), but look at the chart below! While Pandaazuma tries to find his footing, Andoreasu suddenly exploded in a number of games. He stays in solo lead of TTT. His Oracle score went from 3.50 to 9.00 (tied for 2nd place). He won in Toto, and almost tripled his score (from 1.11 to 3.22). But this is just the icing on the cake. The real McCoy is provided by a clear deviation from his Odd habits of small gambles. He went for something really risky, won a 40 points bet and finds himself in 6th place of this game. On an even more whopping scale, he went from zilch to 8.00 points in Ozumo Bingo. Now who could stop him???

Pandaazuma lost in Sumo Game which was his main source of income this basho. However, he won in Toto which is his new main source of income, albeit quite a small one. On a positive note, he entered the top 10 of Oracle, but only barely so (tied for 10th place).

Otherwise, not much has happened in the top 5.

Ganzohneushi dipped his curve on day 12, but stays ahead of genki Kitakachiyama in 6th place.

Speaking of the polished Polian, he overtook Tosahayate and Kotononami (the latter added 9th place to his portfolio of WC Kyushu standings).

And tenth place goes to... well, can't you see that? Click to enlarge the chart and tell me who is up front!

You can't? No wonder, as Konosato leads across the huge gap (or might I say gulf) of 0.04 points over Doitsuyama.

[Asashosakari 16,846]

Andoreasu suddenly exploded in a number of games.

That's not going to do the server any good. ;-)

[Randomitsuki 2,525]

Day 13:

Here are the standings based on a complete update of all games. Standings can contain traces of finality.

Kyushu Masters:

Kitakachiyama has lost more than 10 points today, and involuntarily breathed some life into the race for the Green Mawashi. He is still listed in nine different games, but in most of these there was a downward trend on day 13: from solo lead to co-lead in Bench, from 9.00 to 6.33 in Oracle, one point lost in Ozumo Bingo, a costly loss in Quad, and down from 10 points (after day 11) to 5 points in UDH.

Doitsuyama moves to second place (51.16) while Ganzohnesushi returns to 3rd place (46.92).

Shukun-sho leader: Randomitsuki (still leading in Oracle and Quad)

Gino-sho leader: Ganzohnesushi, good in pre-basho games (e.g., Hoshitori co-lead) and daily ones (e.g., tied for second in Sumo Game)

Kanto-sho leader: Ganzohnesushi (8 games)

World Championships:

Whoa, what's that? While Andoreasu more or less kept his level, Pandaazuma made his biggest jump of the basho so far! The Panda lost his nearly non-existent points in Oracle, but gained some nearly non-existent points in UDH. He doubled his Sumo Game score (now 4 points), and he won in Toto (as did Andoreasu, so both are neck-and-neck at 9-4). The biggest bang, however, was Pandaazuma's six-man Odd gamble that paid off in spades. This catapulted him all the way up to 2nd place in OddSumo!

Andoreasu still has a comfortable lead of about 23 points, but it was cut by about 16 points today.

Ganzohnesushi mounts some pressure on Norizo for 5th place.

Tosahayate regains 7th place from Kitakachiyama.

And Konosato in 10th place had an 18-fold increased leading margin over Doitsuyama (from 0.04 to 0.72 points).

Edited November 22, 2013 by Randomitsuki

[Randomitsuki 2,525]

Day 14

I don't know whether Ozumo Bingo will post day 14 results in the next few hours, but it doesn't matter anyway as I will be out tonight, and we'll have to make do without OBG.

Kyushu Masters:

Nailbiter alert! Nailbiter alert! Two days ago, Kitakachiyama looked like the surefire winner. But today someone came out of left field and challenged the Polish powerhouse. But first things first: Kitakachiyama improved in some games. He went into solo lead of Bench, gained a point in Norizo Cup, gained another one in UDH and close to one point in Quad. However, this was offset by losing two points in Paper Oyakata, and about one point in Oracle. What really led to an overall loss for him today is that he went from co-leader in Hoshitori to 6th place, losing 8.5 virtual Masters points in the process. That'a good for 51.76 points altogether

Now who is that mystery player coming out of left field and now trails Kitakachiyama by less than half a point (current total of 51.33)? It is someone who went into the top 10 of Tippspiel and Juryo Game today. Someone who tripled his TTT score, being one of the few winners today. Someone who could afford to lose his top spot in Paper Oyakata. Someone who suddenly not only leads in OBG, but also in Fantasy Sumo. Yep, it's Jejima!

As things turned from weird to crazy, I'll give you a list of all players who are still within striking distance of the leading duet.

Third is Ganzohnesushi (41.72).

Fourth is ScreechingOwl (40.50).

Fifth is Randomitsuki (37.24) who is in a miserable mood after wasting 6 virtual Masters points in Sumo Game by inadvertently clicking on Tokitenku's name instead of Kitataiki's...

Sixth is Andoreasu (37.11).

Seventh is Doitsuyama (37.03).

Eighth is Torafujii (37.00).

Shukun-sho leader: Jejima (leads in Fantasy Sumo and Ozumo Bingo)

Gino-sho leader: Andoreasu (good in daily stuff like TTT and pre-basho stuff like Oracle)

Kanto-sho leader: Ganzohnesushi (8 games).

World Championships:

Those of you who read chronologically might have noticed that Andoreasu's name appeared twice in the Kyushu Masters report already. What better method to pave the way for the World Championship title? Today, it was a mixed bag for him. He lost the fraction of a point in Fantasy Sumo. He lost in Toto, falling from 4.67 to 1.11 points. And he lost his lead in TTT, falling back into second place. However, he jumped from 10 points to 15 and the lead in Oracle. However, leading in Oracle (even with the non-biased standings) can be a tricky thing. It is at the whim of tomorrow's rikishi how he (and everybody else) is going to finish in that game.

Today was a great opportunity for Pandaazuma to cut into Andoreasu's leading margin. Alas, he ran into a great squad in Sumo Game and went from 4.00 to 1.11 points in that game. Moreover, he finished second below the median in Toto, thus he was unable to capitalize on Andoreasu's loss in said game. The only silver lining today was an improvement from 0.75 to 3.00 points in UDH.

In a nutshell, Andoreasu has a comfortable 22 points lead, but I will not declare him World Champion hastily. There is Oracle, there is Toto, there is TTT, and whatnot still to go.

Further down the standings there are some really close battles. Tosahayate has overtaken Ganzohnesushi for 6th place again, but by less than one point. There is also a fierce fight for 8th place. Konosato has the upper hand in front of Kotononami and Kitakachiyama.

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Well done, sumo gamers! Thank you, Randomitsuki! (Applauding...)​