Fujisan 418 Posted March 26, 2016 (edited) Day 14 Two rikishi from two different countries same surname meet on the dohyo.... Not hard to find but interesting? Edited March 26, 2016 by Fujisan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sokkenaiyama 64 Posted March 26, 2016 (edited) If one is Russian and the other Bulgarian, then no, not that hard to find. It's like an American and a Briton, both named Jones, meet. Interesting. Just like Steve Davis. Shouldn't this be moved off topic? Edited March 26, 2016 by Sokkenaiyama 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Atenzan 1,072 Posted March 27, 2016 If one is Russian and the other Bulgarian, then no, not that hard to find. It's like an American and a Briton, both named Jones, meet. Interesting. Just like Steve Davis. Shouldn't this be moved off topic? Snooker loopy? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkinnySumo 32 Posted March 27, 2016 How about: Chances of Kisenosato winning a yusho? Probably zilch... :( But 13-2 is not too shabby... Hopefully he is a late bloomer...Chiyonofuji-style. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kasutera 258 Posted March 27, 2016 If one is Russian and the other Bulgarian, then no, not that hard to find. It's like an American and a Briton, both named Jones, meet. Interesting. Just like Steve Davis. Shouldn't this be moved off topic? For those who aren't yet fully aware of what everyone in this thread is referencing, like I was when I started ready, both Amuuru and Aoiyama have the surname "Ivanov," which, when you think about it, is basically the Slavic equivalent of "Johnson." However, I think OP is right to find this fascinating for it to happen in SUMO which is still not the most internationalized of sports, at least not on the professional level. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dapeng 230 Posted March 29, 2016 How about: Chances of Kisenosato winning a yusho? Probably zilch... :( But 13-2 is not too shabby... Hopefully he is a late bloomer...Chiyonofuji-style. NSK may promote him at 13 wins, with or without yusho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hamcornheinz 839 Posted March 29, 2016 How about: Chances of Kisenosato winning a yusho? Probably zilch... :( But 13-2 is not too shabby... Hopefully he is a late bloomer...Chiyonofuji-style. NSK may promote him at 13 wins, with or without yusho. After that fiasco after the last time they promoted someone without a yusho? Never. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dapeng 230 Posted March 29, 2016 How about: Chances of Kisenosato winning a yusho? Probably zilch... :( But 13-2 is not too shabby... Hopefully he is a late bloomer...Chiyonofuji-style. NSK may promote him at 13 wins, with or without yusho. After that fiasco after the last time they promoted someone without a yusho? Never. Kise's 26 ozeki basho average more than 10 wins per basho. Previous ozekis with average 10 wins (23 ozekis) were all promoted. 13 quality wins including a win over Hakuho may be OK for many people, even not yusho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hamcornheinz 839 Posted March 29, 2016 How about: Chances of Kisenosato winning a yusho? Probably zilch... :( But 13-2 is not too shabby... Hopefully he is a late bloomer...Chiyonofuji-style. NSK may promote him at 13 wins, with or without yusho. After that fiasco after the last time they promoted someone without a yusho? Never. Kise's 26 ozeki basho average more than 10 wins per basho. Previous ozekis with average 10 wins (23 ozekis) were all promoted. 13 quality wins including a win over Hakuho may be OK for many people, even not yusho. Sure, but what was Kaio's record before he started cruising? I bet it was much higher than Kise's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katooshu 1,583 Posted March 29, 2016 (edited) Depends how you factor in Kaio's kyujo. Because of his injuries I'm not sure if he managed a 10 or more win average beyond his first year as an ozeki. Edited March 29, 2016 by Katooshu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benevolance 2,015 Posted March 29, 2016 But if you simply take out all of Kaio's sub-par performances, he was a much better rikishi on average. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kuroyama 715 Posted March 29, 2016 (edited) If one is Russian and the other Bulgarian, then no, not that hard to find. It's like an American and a Briton, both named Jones, meet. Interesting. Just like Steve Davis. Shouldn't this be moved off topic? For those who aren't yet fully aware of what everyone in this thread is referencing, like I was when I started ready, both Amuuru and Aoiyama have the surname "Ivanov," which, when you think about it, is basically the Slavic equivalent of "Johnson." However, I think OP is right to find this fascinating for it to happen in SUMO which is still not the most internationalized of sports, at least not on the professional level. "Danny Johnson" and "Nick Johnson" wouldn't come across as anywhere near as exotic. Edited March 29, 2016 by Kuroyama 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kasutera 258 Posted March 31, 2016 In any other sport, I'd agree with you. In sumo? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
