Trivia bits

[Reonito 1,757]

This is Hidenoumi's 50th Juryo basho, which ties him for 6th all-time. He needs 6 more basho in the second division for sole position of first place.

[Jakusotsu 6,361]

Nishikigi is now the first rikishi since Aonosato in Aki 1964 who has both won and lost by amiuchi in the same basho.

[Yubinhaad 11,948]

On 12/03/2025 at 23:29, Asashosakari said:

Rookies who had to wait until Day 4 for their ranked debut, since 1989:

1996.05 Jk70e Kaitanaka*
1996.11 Jk54e Tochiakagi*
2002.07 Jk49e Tamashinzan
2003.03 Jk34w Hizume
2003.07 Jk40w Maeamami
2004.11 Jk40w Maekawa
2006.03 Jk35w Urata
2007.03 Jk36e Akatsuki
2008.05 Jk43w Kanaya
2010.01 Jk28w Kohiyama
2010.09 Jk32w Tamayuki**
2011.07 Jk23w Kumamoto
2011.11 Jk18w Ashitakayama
2016.05 Jk31w Sawanofuji
2022.11 Jk16w Kokiryu
2025.03 Jk18w Asakawasumi**

 

Usagifuji can be added to that group after waiting until Day 4 to fight his first honwari bout this basho.

Btw, without that list I doubt I would ever have come across Urata's wacky schedule - separate blocks of three and four bouts and never fought again.

They and a few others from that group can also claim another unusual feat, that of fighting on four consecutive days. Since 1989 also:
 

Basho		Rikishi		Days	Results

1994.05		Tamahoriki	6-9	2-2
1994.09		Morita		8-11	4-0
1996.07		Motozono *	4-7	3-1
1997.03		Hama *		8-11	4-0
1997.09		Akafuji		6-9	2-2
1997.11		Fukushima *	4-7	0-4
1999.03		Kijima *	6-9	0-4
2000.07		Wakatamaki *	4-7	3-1
2003.07		Maeamami	4-7	1-3
2004.01		Morikawa *	6-9	0-4
2006.03		Urata		10-13	0-4
2006.05		Terasawa	8-11	1-3
2006.07		Hata		6-9	3-1
2007.03		Akatsuki	4-7	1-3
2007.11		Azumanami	8-11	2-2
2008.05		Kanaya		4-7	0-4
2009.07		Mizuta		6-9	0-4
2010.07		Shinohara *	4-7	4-0
2011.07		Kumamoto	8-11	2-2
2014.07		Nakayama	8-11	2-2
2020.07		Kaihiryu	8-11	3-1
2021.11		Koga		8-11	1-3
2022.09		Higohikari *	6-9	0-4
2025.05		Usagifuji	4-7	2-2

* = not honbasho debut.

 

[Asashosakari 20,196]

Losing to Oshoma today, Midorifuji became the 34th 33rd rikishi in the 15-bout era (since 1949) to have started both 8-0 and 0-8 in top division tournaments. Reference: Query, everybody in there whose listed result is neither x-0 nor 0-x (except Ouchiyama and Futeno whose MK wasn't a real 0-8 but rather 0-1-7 and 0-4-4 after joining a basho in progress). 

The other active rikishi with that feat are Takayasu and Daieisho.

Late edit: Arguably Chiyotaikai should also be excluded, his sole 0-8 was with a fusenpai at the end.

Edited May 18 by Asashosakari

[Bunbukuchagama 958]

13 hours ago, Asashosakari said:

Losing to Oshoma today, Midorifuji became the 34th 33rd rikishi in the 15-bout era (since 1949) to have started both 8-0 and 0-8 in top division tournaments.

Can he do 10-0 and 0-10? 

[Kintamayama 47,100]

A question has been bothering me for many years now, but I'm too incompetent and lazy to even start checking. Are there any rikishi who do much better from a certain side of the dohyo? I know the sanyaku, unless facing each other, fight from the side of their banzuke ranking, i.e. Kotozakura will fight from the west. But the hiramaku guys- I'm wondering if there is any importance to which side they fight from for any of them. Example: Kisenomita wins many more times (12-2) when he fights from the west and is (1-13) from the east. 

[Kaitetsu 347]

This is the first basho since January 1975 to have more than one bout won by amiuchi in either Makuuchi or Juryo.

[Tigerboy1966 1,621]

On 14/05/2025 at 22:58, Reonito said:

This is Hidenoumi's 50th Juryo basho, which ties him for 6th all-time. He needs 6 more basho in the second division for sole position of first plac

Now watch him spoil it by getting promoted. Juryo wouldn't be juryo without Hidenoumi.

[Yubinhaad 11,948]

Quoting this over from the basho thread as it's quite interesting trivia.
 

9 hours ago, Jakusotsu said:

Probably stupid question: is Mitakeumi currently the rikishi with the most strokes in his kanji?

If you meant sekitori, then I believe Mudoho has the most strokes with 44. Mitakeumi and Fujiseuin both have 38.

Across the whole banzuke, Kirinryu has a whopping 59 strokes in his shikona. These are the shikona I know of that have 50 or more, there may be others I've missed though.

Kirinryu, 麒麟龍 - 59
Kotoganshu, 琴巖鷲 - 58
Baraki, 爆羅騎 - 56
Satsumanada, 薩摩灘 - 54
Yanasedake, 簗瀬嶽 - 53
Harimanada, 播磨灘 - 53
Satsumahibiki, 薩摩響 - 52
Tsurugifuji, 都留樹富士 - 52
Furanshisu, 冨蘭志壽 - 51
Wakakirin, 若麒麟 - 51
Satsumafuji, 薩摩藤 - 50

Yanasedake was a mid-19th century rikishi. Satsumahibiki was later known as Shosei, who retired earlier this year.

And for what it's worth, the most strokes I've seen in a shikona of two kanji is 42, but again there may be others I've missed.

Nadahibiki, 灘響
Kakuo, 鶴櫻

Edited May 19 by Yubinhaad

[Jakusotsu 6,361]

Thanks a ton!

Tsurugifuji, 都留樹富士
...is the most perplexing for me because Juryo's Tsurugisho 剣 翔 only has one kanji while this one needs three.

[Bunbukuchagama 958]

20 hours ago, Bunbukuchagama said:

Can he do 10-0 and 0-10? 

9-0 and 0-9 is already achieved...

[Asashosakari 20,196]

Putting Nishikigi (5-0 -> 5-4) on watch... So far, Masatsukasa in Aki 2009 is the only rikishi to start a tournament 5-0 in makuuchi or juryo, but end up getting demoted out of the division when all was said and done.

(Via this query plus manual checking of all guys ranked low in there.)

Edited May 19 by Asashosakari

[Reonito 1,757]

1 hour ago, Asashosakari said:

Putting Nishikigi (5-0 -> 5-4) on watch... So far, Masatsukasa in Aki 2009 is the only rikishi to start a tournament 5-0 in makuuchi or juryo, but end up getting demoted out of the division when all was said and done.

Ouch!

[Yamanashi 4,052]

22 hours ago, Tigerboy1966 said:

Now watch him spoil it by getting promoted. Juryo wouldn't be juryo without Hidenoumi.

He needs something to hang his hat on besides: "Did you know he's Tobizaru's brother?" ... "Ehh, I don't see it."

[Koorifuu 1,100]

On 19/05/2025 at 00:22, Bunbukuchagama said:

Can he do 10-0 and 0-10? 

Kind of poetic that this was averted via blatant henka on Chiyoshoma of all people.

[Faustonowaka 158]

Assuming Onosato gets the rope, he will be the third to start as Yokozuna-Ozeki at the top rank (the others were Akinoumi and Chiyonofuji).

[Koorifuu 1,100]

So... who knows who the latest person to get back-to-back juryo yusho was? 

Boy, things change fast.

[Faustonowaka 158]

1 hour ago, Koorifuu said:

So... who knows who the latest person to get back-to-back juryo yusho was? 

Boy, things change fast.

Shimanoumi, the Juryo-Yokozuna whom can never be demoted

Edited May 22 by Faustonowaka

[Asashosakari 20,196]

Each time a sekitori enters a basho late I wish I had a way to compare their subsequent performance to others who did the same thing, but it's non-trivial to find those others, so here's a reference list for the 15-bout era since 1949:

1949.05 Day  7   J8w  Tamahikari      1-8-6
1950.01 Day  7   S1w  Mitsuneyama     3-6-6
1950.01 Day 13   M13w Kuninobori      1-2-12
1951.01 Day  6   M19w Nachinoyama     4-6-5
1951.09 Day  4   M7e  Kotogahama      6-6-3
1952.01 Day  7   M3e  Hirosegawa      0-5-10    fusen Day 1, out again Day 10
1952.09 Day 12   J11w Onoura          1-4-10    fusen Day 1
1953.05 Day  7   J13e Toyonobori      6-3-6
1956.09 Day  5   J3e  Hakuryuyama     6-5-4
1957.01 Day  5   J17e Hidenishiki     7-5-3     fusen Day 1
1957.11 Day  8   M4e  Ouchiyama       2-6-7
1958.01 Day  6   J13e Hidenishiki     6-4-5
1958.07 Day  9   J21w Ichinoya        2-6-7     fusen Day 1
1958.11 Day  9   J4w  Dairyu          1-6-8
1959.05 Day  3   J4w  Tsunenishiki    6-7-2
1959.07 Day 11   M12w Atagoyama       4-1-10
1959.11 Day  8   J8e  Tokinishiki     3-5-7

1960.05 Day  4   M5w  Wakamaeda       5-7-3
1961.07 Day  4   M7e  Dewanishiki     9-4-2     fusen Day 1
1961.11 Day  6   J10e Sawakaze        6-4-5
1962.03 Day  3   M11w Wakanoumi       7-6-2
1962.05 Day  5   J3w  Kochi           4-7-4
1962.11 Day  6   M14e Wakanokuni      3-7-5
1966.07 Day  7   J5w  Tochiazuma      3-6-6
1966.07 Day 10   J4w  Wakayoshiba     1-5-9
1966.11 Day  6   J16w Dairyu          1-9-5
1967.01 Day  6   J11w Tsunenishiki    4-6-5

1970.03 Day  8   J3e  Hanahikari      0-5-10    out again Day 12
1971.09 Day  6   M11e Masuiyama       1-4-10    out again Day 10
1971.09 Day  8   J3w  Fujinokawa      4-4-7
1972.01 Day  3   J8e  Iwatora         6-7-2
1975.03 Day 10   K1w  Asahikuni       4-2-9
1979.05 Day  3   J2w  Chiyonofuji     9-4-2

1985.05 Day  9   M2e  Mitoizumi       2-5-8
1988.03 Day  5   M4w  Fujinoshin      5-6-4
1989.03 Day  8   M1e  Wakasegawa      1-7-7

1990.09 Day  5   M4e  Ryogoku         3-8-4
1992.05 Day  9   M6w  Kirinishiki     5-2-8
1997.03 Day  3   M10w Konishiki       6-7-2

2003.09 Day  4   J3w  Kasugao         4-9-2     fusen Day 1
2006.01 Day  8   J3e  Toki            4-5-6     fusen Day 1
2006.05 Day  3   J14e Masatsukasa     8-5-2
2006.05 Day  6   M16e Tokitsuumi      2-9-4     fusen Day 1
2009.07 Day  8   J8e  Sakaizawa       5-4-6     fusen Day 1

2011.09 Day  3   J6e  Aoiyama        10-3-2
2013.01 Day  5   J6w  Asasekiryu      5-7-3     fusen Day 1
2014.09 Day  7   J7w  Masunoyama      1-4-10    out again Day 11
2017.03 Day  6   M8e  Kaisei          3-7-5
2017.09 Day  6   M12w Sadanoumi       2-8-5
2017.09 Day  8   M2w  Aoiyama         3-5-7
2018.11 Day  3   K1w  Kaisei          3-9-3

2020.09 Day  8   M13w Ishiura         4-4-7
2021.05 Day  9   M3e  Aoiyama         4-3-8
2021.07 Day  3   S1e  Takayasu        7-6-2
2021.11 Day  5   M13w Tochinoshin     6-6-3     fusen Day 1
2023.05 Day 11   M2e  Takayasu        3-3-9     fusen Day 1
2023.07 Day  4   O1w  Kirishima       6-7-2     fusen Day 1
2023.11 Day  8   M1e  Asanoyama       4-4-7
2024.05 Day  4   J5w  Kitanowaka      8-5-2     fusen Day 1
2024.05 Day  4   J7w  Shimazuumi      5-8-2     fusen Day 1
2024.07 Day  6   M15e Chiyoshoma      5-5-5
2024.07 Day  8   J2e  Takerufuji      2-1-12    out again Day 10
2025.01 Day  5   M8e  Roga            0-3-12    out again Day 7
2025.05 Day  6   M14e Kotoshoho       6-1-5  (ongoing)

Kotoshoho is one win away from becoming the first rikishi to get 7+ wins after missing more than 4 days at the start of a tournament, and could become the first to get kachikoshi after missing more than 3 days.

Edit: He finished the basho 6-4-5, missing both milestones.

Edited June 5 by Asashosakari

[Asashosakari 20,196]

Hatooka won the sandanme title today, and with that he has become the first rikishi ever (under modern circumstances*) to win two makushita-and-under yusho from the exact same rank.

Two past rikishi came close by doing it from the East and West, both in makushita: Chibanoyama and Iwatora.

* Modern circumstances because three rikishi did it in 1929/30 when each ranking was used for two tournaments, which makes it a more trivial achievement: Tonoshiroyama in jonokuchi, Ichinonami in jonidan, Mikumayama in sandanme.

[Asashosakari 20,196]

Natsu 2025 is only the seventh basho of the 7-bout era (and first in over 20 years) without a single kachikoshi in the Ms1 and Ms2 ranks.

[Asashosakari 20,196]

For the six tournaments from Nagoya 2018 to Natsu 2019 all makushita yusho were won by rikishi ranked in the top 5 ranks. No other streak in the 7-bout era lasted longer than three basho. (Haru-Nagoya 2002, Aki 1993-Hatsu 1994, Hatsu-Natsu 1961.)

[Tochinoumi 4]

When was the last time only sanyaku rikishi participated in the koreyori sanyaku bouts?

[Faustonowaka 158]

1 hour ago, Tochinoumi said:

When was the last time only sanyaku rikishi participated in the koreyori sanyaku bouts?

Kyushu 2024

[Reonito 1,757]

Natsu 2025 is only the 11th time in the six-basho era that everyone ranked M1-M5 finished with a losing record, and the first since Hatsu 1995 (and maybe the 4th ever?) that didn't involve any kyujo.

Edited May 25 by Reonito