Hakuho in 2017

[Jejima 1,303]

It's the 13th edition of the Hakuho annual poll!

Please add a comment with your prediction below - and also say how many zensho yushos you think he'll win.

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[Kintamayama 44,278]

0 Zensho

Slowly downhill and more kyujos.

[Ryoshishokunin 260]

1 zensho, 1 non-zensho. 1 kyojo.  I hope. 

[Benihana 1,901]

1 14-1, 2 13-2

[MumboJumbo 34]

He'll hoist the cup twice. Once in January/March and again in July. First will be 14-1 and the second will be a zensho. 

I'm pretty optimistic for him. 1x15-0 Y, 1x14-1 Y, 1x13-2, 2x12-3, 1x11-4. 77 wins? Different than what I voted for, but oh well.

Edited December 4, 2016 by MumboJumbo

[rhyen 1,803]

0 zensho

[Rocks 1,805]

2 Yusho probably. Zero zensho. At least 1 kyujo. No long winning streaks.

[WAKATAKE 2,624]

3 yusho, no zensho. 20 match winning streak, 62 wins. He`ll find a way.

[chishafuwaku 469]

2

72

15

chishafuwaku

[inhashi 2,363]

1 yusho, no zensho
1 or 2 kyujo
56 out of 90 wins total
10 longest winning streak
Intai by middle or end of the year.  Going back to a 2014 thread, he has mentioned that he may continue for two to three more years.

[RabidJohn 1,650]

2 yusho, no zensho

65/90

12 streak

It might be san kyu (39) and goodnight, but my western head still thinks he'll go for his 40th yusho before intai.

[Tenshinhan 1,595]

3 Yusho (1 Zensho)
78 wins
winning streak: 25

[Jejima 1,303]

Winding down....  Just one yusho (non-zensho), 70 wins, with the longest streak of 16 (from the end of the March basho, through to the start of the May basho).

[Oshirokita 173]

2 yusho, no zensho, no kyujo, 74 wins, 14 streak only though 

Still persisting and will get most wins for the year again after missing in 2016

[SumpaX 23]

I think he will come back strong this year, not only because he healed up but he also still got some records he does't hold yet, which helps with the motivation (1048 wins in order to break Kaio's record.)

winning 3 yusho, 1 zensho and 79 overall wins with a 32 win streak

 

[Nantonoyama 239]

2 yushos, but some injuries so total wins = 50. Streak = 13

[Finngall 32]

2 yusho, no zensho, 73 wins, longest streak of 11

[Jejima 1,303]

Poll now locked (thanks Jakusotsu).

It seems that Hakuho is predicted to win two yushos this year.

The predictions for the total number of wins, and the longest undefeated streak for Hakuho seem to be a lot lower than in previous years.  Do we all sense that he is on the decline?

[SumpaX 23]

9 hours ago, Jejima said:

The predictions for the total number of wins, and the longest undefeated streak for Hakuho seem to be a lot lower than in previous years.  Do we all sense that he is on the decline?

Not yet... sure his second half of 2016 wasnt great but I feel he was recovering, not trying to inflict more damage. I dont see him go with 31 or even 32 years of age, not hakuho.

[Jejima 1,303]

So....

This was Hakuho's year:-

Jan: Y2E (11-4)
Mar: Y1E (2-3-10)
May: Y2W (15-0 Y)
Jul: Y1E (14-1 Y)
Sep: Y1E (0-0-15)
Nov: Y1W (14-1 Y)

So, three yushos (including one zensho yusho), two bashos with injury and another with 11 wins.  Up-and-downy!  But mostly uppy! (Now on 40 yushos!  Will he ever be matched?)

The three yushos were predicted by sesom,  Benihana, Tenshinhan and SumpaX.

The injury plagued year meant that Hakuho only managed a total of 56 wins for the year.  inhashi got this spot on!    (I am the Yokozuna and Kintamayama both came very close).

Hakuho's longest winning streak was from day 1 in May, until he lost on day 11 in July to Mitakeumi.  That was a streak of 25 days undefeated!  Tenshinhan got this 100% correct!    sesom, Benihana and Kuroyama were near misses.

The comments below question of how many zensho yushos (ONE!) that Hakuho would win, was correctly predicted by the following:- Ryoshishokunin, Benihana, MumboJumbo, Tenshinhan and SumpaX.

Tenshinhan easily wins the yusho!   SumpaX collects a distant Jun-Yusho.  

 

 

[WAKATAKE 2,624]

On 12/11/2016 at 01:19, WAKATAKE said:

3 yusho, no zensho. 20 match winning streak, 62 wins. He`ll find a way.

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