9th Nikkan rikishi popularity poll

[Akinomaki 34,304]

The voting has just opened for the 9th Nikkan ozumo general elections https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/election/ for the most popular makuuchi rikishi. Cast your votes till June 6th. https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/election/2020/vote/

You have 3 votes each day, for 10 days plus 3 hours (less than 1 hour left) = max. 33 votes. 10 voters can win a signed paper by the rikishi they vote for, you have to give a mail address if you want to enter that lottery (if you don't, you usually can cheat with private windows and vote as much as you like). You have to give gender (male, female, other) and age group, the reason for the vote is optional.

In the past Kisenosato was a sure winner, now it is open to all, last year Myogiryu won.

This time Nikkan presented this whole of makuuchi in banzuke order as a video

Edit: contrary to their promise, you only are allowed to vote one time, not every day - you are obliged to cheat

Edited May 30, 2020 by Akinomaki

[Yamanashi 2,824]

I'm amazed that I could pick out the names of 38 of the above by sight.

[Akinomaki 34,304]

On 27/05/2020 at 16:08, Akinomaki said:

The voting has just opened for the 9th Nikkan ozumo general elections

In the past Kisenosato was a sure winner, now it is open to all, last year Myogiryu won.

You have 3 votes each day, for 10 days plus 3 hours = max. 33 votes

(you can cheat with private windows and vote as much as you like)

Edit: contrary to their promise, you only are allowed to vote one time, not every day - you are obliged to cheat

Results - 50635 votes in total, less than the last 4 times, last year had 71671 - postcard votes were no longer available. I guess on mobile devices you really had 1 set of votes each day, but could not cheat that easily.  https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/election/

1. Takakeisho 3659 votes (last year 2. with 4190 votes)

2. Asanoyama 3562 (from 10)

3. Tokushoryu 3390 (4)

4. Kakuryu 2993 (7)

5. Enho 2112 (5)

6. Endo 1897 (8)

7. Abi 1888 (6)

8. Shodai 1883 (24)

in banzuke form (past results listed)

9. Terunofuji 1873

10. Takanosho 1846

11. Daieisho 1756

12. Ryuden 1687

13. Chiyomaru 1504

14. Hakuho 1450

15. Kagayaki 1380

16. Mitakeumi 1175

17. Kiribyama

18. Tochinoshin

19. Tamawashi

20.  Kotoshoho

21. Myogiryu (down from 1.)

22. Onosho

23. Shimanoumi

24. Shohozan

25. Hokutofuji

26. Takayasu

27. Kotoshogiku 732

28. Kotonowaka 722

Edited June 9, 2020 by Akinomaki

[Jakusotsu 4,841]

I suspected an error but Tokushoryu really was 4th place last year.