September (Aki) Basho- offical thread (yay..)

[robnplunder 975]

Shozeki, yushodai, .., what else?  Daishodai?  

[Dwale 419]

Would have preferred playoffs (wouldn't we all have?), but no question Shodai deserved to take the cup this time around. Congratulations to him. Congratulations to Tobizaru, too, a guy who looks like he might just have a bright future.

[Rainoyama 1,157]

Well deserved Yusho for Shodai who has been incredible this basho, so so so happy to see him win finally and he may get promoted to ozeki on top of that !  Congratulations to Tobizaru as well, he fought with all his heart every single day.

[robnplunder 975]

8 minutes ago, Seiyashi said:

The bulk of the Takakeisho-Asanoyama bout looked worthy of being ozeki-class, but that final pushout of Asanoyama looked ugly. Takakeisho putting on some of his best sumo since his promotion, but Asanoyama not looking in very good shape this tournament.

I think he did well after starting the basho with 3 losses.  I.e, he didn't fold.  Let's see what he does in the next basho.

 

 

[Eikokurai 3,437]

4 minutes ago, robnplunder said:

Daishodai

Sounds too much like a death threat.

[robnplunder 975]

2 minutes ago, Dwale said:

Would have preferred playoffs (wouldn't we all have?), but no question Shodai deserved to take the cup this time around. Congratulations to him. Congratulations to Tobizaru, too, a guy who looks like he might just have a bright future.

I think Tobizaru will have a good Makuuchi career with occasional sanyuku spot.  I think his size (lack of) will hold him back from going further than that.   

[Kaninoyama 1,711]

Despite not having either Yokozuna present, that was a satisfying end to an exciting basho. 

[hakutorizakura 609]

My internet acted up during the broadcast, but it's working ok now. I'll just watch the yusho ceremony with happy tears.

[Kaninoyama 1,711]

1 minute ago, Eikokurai said:

Sounds too much like a death threat.

Yudai (pronounced like "you die") is a common name in Japan. 

[Eikokurai 3,437]

Just now, Kaninoyama said:

Yudai (pronounced like "you die") is a common name in Japan. 

There’s a rugby coach who goes by the name Dai Young.

[Seiyashi 4,072]

3 minutes ago, Eikokurai said:

There’s a rugby coach who goes by the name Dai Young.

And how old is he? I hope he hasn't, well, died young 

4 minutes ago, Kaninoyama said:

5 minutes ago, Eikokurai said:

Sounds too much like a death threat.

Yudai (pronounced like "you die") is a common name in Japan. 

Can I point out that in English, to "shine" can look like cursing someone to die if you parse it in romaji?

Edited September 27, 2020 by Seiyashi

[Kashunowaka 300]

Odd choice of music when the cup is presented: Händels' music from the oratorio Judas Maccabeus, more known with the text "Tochter Zion, freue dich" (Daughter Zion, rejoice). I guess they just wanted a nice tune which everyone knows. Do they always play that?

[Akinomaki 40,038]

Hakkaku again handed over the prime minister's cup. If Suga were from Kumamoto and not Akita, he might have done it himself.

[Seiyashi 4,072]

1 minute ago, Akinomaki said:

Hakkaku again handed over the prime minister's cup. If Suga were from Kumamoto and not Akita, he might have done it himself.

If Suga is waiting for Akita-born rikishi to win the PM Cup, he's got a long time to wait. There's 8 rikishi from Akita on the entire banzuke and none of them look close to getting into makuuchi, let alone winning the cup.

[robnplunder 975]

2 minutes ago, Kashunowaka said:

Odd choice of music when the cup is presented: Händels' music from the oratorio Judas Maccabeus, more known with the text "Tochter Zion, freue dich" (Daughter Zion, rejoice). I guess they just wanted a nice tune which everyone knows. Do they always play that?

Halleluyah.  They should have played the theme from Rocky.  Everyone knows that one. 

[Kashunowaka 300]

Just now, robnplunder said:

Halleluyah.  They should have played the theme from Rocky.  Everyone knows that one. 

Found the thread: 

 

[Adil 232]

Even more than Shoudai, my hat is off to Moti zeki. Well, it was already off because of your knowledge and experience, but this time, I am throwing it out the window altogether.

You kept calling him the next/future ozeki from the beginning (Shoudai, not the hat), even though at that time, another rising star looked to be more exciting (Mitakeumi). For a while, it looked like Shoudai might not reach the top with some so-so results, but here we are. Three cheers for Moti!

[Djihi 33]

Even without the Yokozuna this basho was really good. Takakeishou was in good form, Takayasu with 10 wins and looking to be almost back to his sumo. The amazing debut of Tobizaru and even Asanoyama with his shaky start showed is worth the Ozeki name. 

Also congrats to Shoudai, the best rikishi  in the tournament won IMO. 

[Amamaniac 2,078]

3 hours ago, sahaven111 said:

There goes Oki's life down the drain...

Or do you mean "elevator"?

[Jakusotsu 5,873]

52 minutes ago, robnplunder said:

Shozeki, yushodai, .., what else?  Daishodai?  

Unlikely.

[Akinomaki 40,038]

As the sole runner-up with an excellent 12-3 result as ozeki, Takakeisho laid the foundation for a yokozuna run. It will be interesting to hear the comments of Isegahama and the YDC.

Asanoyama is back to 0, a win and he had been (co-)runner-up again.

Edited September 27, 2020 by Akinomaki

[Eikokurai 3,437]

1 minute ago, Akinomaki said:

As the sole runner-up with an excellent 12-3 result as ozeki, Takakeisho laid the foundation for a yokozuna run. It will be interesting to hear the comments of Isegahama and the YDC.

Not sure about foundations for a run in the traditional sense, but for long-term case building, yes. Kisenosato’s 12 jun-yusho eventually combined for a ‘yusho equivalent’. Takakeisho could take a similar path to the rope. He doesn’t strike me as someone likely to do the two consecutive yusho thing, though of course these things are impossible to predict. It’s just a gut feeling.

[Seiyashi 4,072]

1 minute ago, Eikokurai said:

Not sure about foundations for a run in the traditional sense, but for long-term case building, yes. Kisenosato’s 12 jun-yusho eventually combined for a ‘yusho equivalent’. Takakeisho could take a similar path to the rope. He doesn’t strike me as someone likely to do the two consecutive yusho thing, though of course these things are impossible to predict. It’s just a gut feeling.

At the risk of jinxing him, the parallels with Kisenosato may be more apposite than we think and fear, considering Takakeisho has got a chest injury in a similar position as Kisenosato's. The only hope is that Chiganoura is a lot more enlightened about injuries than Tagonoura seems to be.

[pricklypomegranate 730]

Congratulations to Shodai! Despite missing his chance this January, I felt there was something different to his sumo and finally his time has come. He was the best rikishi of the tournament and his yusho was very very well-deserved. Seeing his family just exploded was incredibly touching and I just love seeing people genuinely support rikishi. 

A motion for Shodai's Ozeki-hood has been submitted and I sincerely hope it goes through. I would promote him. 

This has been an exciting basho folks, and we'll see if Shodai can keep it up. 

I had a fantastic time. 

[hakutorizakura 609]

Mitakeumi never had an "almost" moment (and he has zero junyusho count!). Shodai had at least two -- his dad said that if he missed this one as well, he might not get a chance again for a long time. Thankfully it worked this time.