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March basho 2021

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1 hour ago, Amamaniac said:

Whatever happened to the chap (recent Forum member) who offered to update the sekitori weights in the db?  It would definitely be a plus to have that info available...

I have the last height/weight or the rikishi from makuchita and above in a spreadsheet (readings from Abema), updated each basho if need be ... but don't know if it can be uploaded to the DB easily (rikishi ID and stuff).

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7 minutes ago, Oortael said:

I have the last height/weight or the rikishi from makuchita and above in a spreadsheet (readings from Abema), updated each basho if need be ... but don't know if it can be uploaded to the DB easily (rikishi ID and stuff).

Perhaps place it in a topic somewhere here, if it cannot be done in the db? It would be wonderful if we could get an update, even if it is only once a year that's way better than we have now.

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20 hours ago, Oortael said:

I have the last height/weight or the rikishi from makuchita and above in a spreadsheet (readings from Abema), updated each basho if need be ... but don't know if it can be uploaded to the DB easily (rikishi ID and stuff).

I'll let the mods decide what they want to do, but I am happy to hear there is someone OC like me about height/weight stats!  

I tried consulting the NSK website for the current (i.e., most recent) stats of Makushita wrestlers in this tournament, but apparently they don't bother with non-salaried rikishi.  

The good news is that Naganoyama has a thread with the data from all divisions...

 

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https://jbssumo.blogspot.com/2021/03/grand-sumo-results-with-relevant-links.html

Day 9 complete, blog contains results, links to match articles, photos, and links to all 181 matches so far (Day 9 not yet posted from NHK but will be soon. Have added a Kachi-koshi/Make-Koshi section. Kimarite statistics (Day and  cumulative), time of match statistics (Day and cumulative), Top Rank performance and "pennant race", Maegashira v san'yaku statistics (Day and cumulative), Juryo substute statistics.

Enjoy

https://jbssumo.blogspot.com/2021/03/grand-sumo-results-with-relevant-links.html

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For those who haven't viewed the Rikishi Status thread, Endo is reported as having gone kyujo from today. 

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7 hours ago, Oortael said:

I have the last height/weight or the rikishi from makuchita and above in a spreadsheet (readings from Abema), updated each basho if need be ... but don't know if it can be uploaded to the DB easily (rikishi ID and stuff).

I could produce a spreadsheet correlating rikishi ID against height and weight data captured on the last banzuke date from the NSK.

This would then be uploadable to the database for anyone with access.

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Inosuke today could hardly get the names out for the kaobure of day 11. He took a rest on some days, but that was not enough - maybe he takes the rest of the basho off.

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Did Murray Johnson just make a gaming joke before Kaisei's bout? ("Call of duty")

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Ooh, a fairly rare komatasukui by Tobizaru. First in Makuuchi since May 2018.

Akiseyama ... well well. I know Tochinoshin isn’t the most formidable opponent these days, but that was a fine fightback.

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20 hours ago, Eikokurai said:

Both could easily be on 6-4 tomorrow after facing Daieisho and Takarafuji (1-8).

And they are. Wakatakakage easily finishes off Takarafuji (What’s up with him this basho?) while Hokutofuji succumbs to a resurgent Daieisho. 

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14 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

Onaruto was back on duty today, and he filled in for Kataonami shimpan for the last 3 bouts of the 2nd half makuuchi shift, after Kataonami felt ill. He was time keeping oyakata under the red tassel and before the Terunofuji-Myogiryu bout changed seat with Tanigawa, who sat under the white tassel, after the bout Onaruto came in.

Isegahama told that he was checked in the infirmary and is OK. http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202103220000955.html

Not that OK apparently, Iwatomo on Abema told that Kataonami is kyujo

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What did I just witness?! Shimanoumi worked through about five lives there and pulled off an incredible upset win.

Takayasu suddenly presented with a golden opportunity to move two wins ahead in the very next bout.

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Shimanoumi showing the blueprint there. Great lateral movement at the edge.

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Well, who had Takayasu down for a two-win lead after today? Terunofuji’s defeat of 2-7 Shimanoumi was probably taken for granted by most of us and Takakeisho has dominated Takayasu. A tie for the lead seemed a fair bet.

Great slapfest there, btw. Good patience by Takayasu, holding his ground and waiting to fight his own sumo.

Takakeisho is intent on taking his kadoban clearance to the wire.

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That was AMAZING. TAKAYASUUUUUUUUUU!!!!

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21 minutes ago, Eikokurai said:

Takayasu suddenly presented with a golden opportunity to move two wins ahead in the very next bout.

And he seizes it with a very casual uwatenage after Takakeisho tries a desperate kekaeshi after finally being caught on the belt. Both of them were slapping each other like mad; that's easily the most slapping I've seen since Kirinji - Fujizakura. 

Realistically, I don't think anyone is catching him at this point, unless he completely and utterly blows it. Tobizaru and Chiyonokuni are too far down and too far off to be brought up, and he's already dispatched Terunofuji and Asanoyama; that takes care of everyone in the 7-3 bracket.

11 minutes ago, Eikokurai said:

Takakeisho is intent on taking his kadoban clearance to the wire.

To be fair to Takakeisho, it's not as if he gave up a gimme against the best rikishi on the banzuke at the moment. The one taking things to the wire is Shodai, if he can even avoid crashing into the wire, but then he's not the one who's actually kadoban at the moment.

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10 minutes ago, Seiyashi said:

Tobizaru and Chiyonokuni are too far down and too far off to be brought up, and he's already dispatched Terunofuji and Asanoyama; that takes care of everyone in the 7-3 bracket.

Key point right there. Most of the chasers won't get the privilege of facing him themselves. They're relying on him slipping up. He still has a couple of strong opponents in Shodai (tomorrow) and Takanosho, and presumably the M2s Hokutofuji and Wakatakakage will meet him, but he has no reason to fear any of them in his present form.

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Not only is his sumo firing on all cylinders, but based on his post-match interviews, Takayasu's head seems to be in the right place as well--not getting ahead of himself and refusing to think beyond the next day's match. 

If he doesn't yusho this basho, he never will. 

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11 minutes ago, Eikokurai said:

 He still has a couple of strong opponents in Shodai (tomorrow) and Takanosho, and presumably the M2s Hokutofuji and Wakatakakage will meet him, but he has no reason to fear any of them in his present form.

While Shodai did win today, I don't think he will prove to be strong opposition for Takayasu tomorrow. Takayasu and Shodai seem to be on opposite ends of the confidence spectrum at the moment. Takayasu is operating on a different level this tournament and the only reason why still a lot of people doubt him is because he hasn't won a tournament yet. He gives me the same vibe that I got from Daieisho last tournament (also another win for him, yay!).

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...And I had my boss on the phone from Daiesho´s until almost exactly the end of the last bout...>:-(

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2 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

Inosuke today could hardly get the names out for the kaobure of day 11. He took a rest on some days, but that was not enough - maybe he takes the rest of the basho off.

Yes, he didn't perform the kaobure yesterday.  I just assumed that the torikumi decisions came too late.  But that sort of delay happens more commonly on day 14 when final-day matchups need careful consideration.  

Are you saying that the tategyoji can simply decide to take a rest (i.e., shirk his duty)?  In other tournaments, I have seen Sanyaku gyoji perform the kaobure.  If Inosuke wanted a rest, why then why wouldn't one of the other elite gyoji take over?

In today's kaobure, Inosuke also struggled trying to close his folding fan.  The fan is arguably tight and difficult to close, but today he failed after repeated attempts, and in the end he just gave up...  

I think we can all agree that he will never be Kimura Shonosuke material! 

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14 minutes ago, Kaninoyama said:

Not only is his sumo firing on all cylinders, but based on his post-match interviews, Takayasu's head seems to be in the right place as well--not getting ahead of himself and refusing to think beyond the next day's match. 

If he doesn't yusho this basho, he never will. 

Thanks to Shimanoumi's valiant effort against Terunofuji, Takayasu now has a two-win cushion going into the final five days.  I like his odds, not to mention his sumo and mindset as you point out.

Like most people, I am hoping for a Terunofuji re-promotion to Ozeki.  But if Takayasu registers double-digit wins (not to mention snagging the yusho), it could ostensibly put him on an Ozeki run (his January 9-6 record notwithstanding), with a shot at Ozeki re-promotion in May.  It'll be all about the numbers, of course.

Even though Hak 'n Kak look to be on their last legs (pun intended), we seem to be seeing two other relative veterans reasserting their influence in the face of a sad, sad young faux-zeki situation.

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During Terunofuji's bout I had the feeling that he is inpatient, seemed like he gave up some form and security for a quick win.

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3 minutes ago, Apayasu said:

During Terunofuji's bout I had the feeling that he is inpatient, seemed like he gave up some form and security for a quick win.

This is exactly the comment that Mainoumi made yesterday--that he seemed noticeably less patient this basho, and it has been reflected in his result thus far. 

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2 minutes ago, Apayasu said:

During Terunofuji's bout I had the feeling that he is inpatient, seemed like he gave up some form and security for a quick win.

That is definitely one way of looking at the bout, and I tend to agree.  Terunofuji definitely prefers to wrap things up quickly.

But one could also say that Shimanoumi showed amazing patience and perseverance, not to mention excellent lateral movement which is Terunofuji's kryptonite!  

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