Ozekis and Yokozunas for Jan 2015

[Jejima 981]

So, how will the top of the banzuke look in about a year from now?

Please leave your actual prediction for the top two ranks for the January 2014 in the comments below - then we can see who is closest at the end of the year, to award a yusho for this poll :-)

Previous polls:

2013 - <http://www.sumoforum.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=28979>

2012 - not polled
2011
2010
2009
2008

[Jejima 981]

My prediction for January 2013....

Hakuho Y1 Kisenosato

Harumafuji Y2

Kakuryu O1 Goeido

Kotoshogiku O2 Kotooshu

[Asojima 2,839]

No new yokozuna. Goeido will join Kisenosato and Kakuryu as an Ozeki. Kotooshu will retire, and Kotoshogiku will spend most of 2014 on the verge of getting repromoted to Ozeki.

Edited January 4, 2014 by Asojima

[Tsubame 319]

Hakuho, Kisenosato and Harumafuji as yokozunas, and and the remaining two ozeki (Kakuryu, Kotoshogiku) with Goeido as new promoted.

[Oshirokita 155]

Hakuho, Harumafuji & Kisenosato as yokozuna.

Kakuryu & Goeido as ozeki.

[Kintamayama 40,765]

2 Yokozuna, 3 Ozekis, Kisenosato, Kakuryuu and Goueidou will be Ozeki- top 2 ranks Hakuhou YE and Harumafuji YW.

[kuroimori 1,634]

3 Yoks (Haku, Haru, Kise)

3 Ozeki (Kaku, Giku, Goei)

Y&O ranks will be half mongolian / half japanese

Osh won't make it back to Ozeki and call it a career

[krindel 671]

Kisenosato to join the Yokozuna crowd, making it three strong.

Kakuryu will be Ozeki, and Kotoshogiku will save his rank to hang in there, so two Ozeki.

Kotooshu will retire and I have no confidence in Goeido making it to Ozeki.

[chishafuwaku 448]

Kisenosato Y1 Hahuho

Harumafuji Y2

Kakuryu O Chiyotairyu

Myogiryu S Kotooshu

chishafuwaku

[Kaioshoryu 61]

Two yokozuna - Hakuho and Harumafuji

4 ozeki - Kisenosato, Kakuryu, Kotoshogiku, Kotooshu

[Vikanohara 171]

3Y : Hakuho, Harumafuji & Kisenosato

4O : Kakuryu, Kotoshogiku, Goeido & Myogiryu

I would have put Endo in the poll as well. He will be Sekiwake by Hatsu 2015.

[Jejima 981]

There will be three Yokozunas on the January 2015 banzuke.

This was correctly guessed by Jejima, Azumashida, Oshirokita, kuroimori, Senkoho, Terao, I am the Yokozuna,chishafuwaku, krindel, Morty, Vikanohara, Mmikasazuma.

There will be three Ozekis on the next banzuke.

Correct guesses by Asojima, Azumashida, p2501, Kintamayama, kuroimori, Senkoho, Terao,

Mordyefuji, Morty, Leonishiki, Mmikasazuma

Most of us incorrectly guessed that Kakuryu would still be Ozeki.

Not one of us correctly predicted all three of the Ozekis to be on the Jan 2015 basho!

The closest were Asojima, Kintamayama, Mordyefuji, Kaioshoryu, Leonishiki, Jejima, Azumashida, p2501, kuroimori, Terao, Vikanohara, Mmikasazuma with two - which is nearly everyone.

Looking at the comments, I think Tsubame and kuroimori both came closest to guessing the actual make-up, with Kakuryu and Kisenosato switched.

Tsubame does not seem to have voted on the poll, so I award the yusho to kuroimori. (Yusho winner...)