Yamanashi 2,412 Posted Saturday at 01:20 You can hear the boys whooping it up in the background. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reonito 306 Posted Saturday at 02:35 18 hours ago, Seiyashi said: Well, the wait for Naruto's first sekitori is almost surely over; their SNS is about to start exploding with omedetōs anytime about now? Context: Ōshōma just went 7-0 from Ms8e; promotion all but assured. I think we can say it's assured. There's at least one unquestionably open spot, and nobody would have a stronger claim. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 2,412 Posted Saturday at 03:55 Next question: who's his first tsukebito? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 2,412 Posted Saturday at 14:21 First tsukebito? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katooshu 1,851 Posted Sunday at 05:30 (edited) Oshoryu 6-1 at Ms27, should get him back to his usual range after taking a dip in the rankings. Hopefully he's better prepared this time. His amateur career was good enough that if he doesn't make sekitori it will be a big disappointment. Edited Sunday at 05:57 by Katooshu 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 2,412 Posted Sunday at 19:26 Natsu record for Narutobeya rikishi, and expected positions for next basho; "CH" = Carrer high rank: Name 2022 5 rec. 2022 7(?) CH Oshoma Ms8e 7-0 J9 Ms4 Oshoryu Ms27e 6-1 Ms10 Ms7 Hoshuzan Ms57w 5-2 Ms40 Ms41 Mishima Sd15e 6-1 Ms38 Ms56 Sakurai Sd21e 0-0-7 Sd81 Ms57 Mukaida Sd32w 3-4 Sd48 Sd2 Oshoumi Sd36e 0-0-7 Sd96 Ms7 Murayama Sd40w 3-4 Sd54 Sd40 Marusho Sd49e 2-5 Sd72 Ms31 Honma Sd52w 3-4 Sd65 Sd52 Kawamura Sd63e 3-4 Sd77 Sd55 Oshozan Sd83e 2-5 Jd12 Sd56 Anzai Sd88w 4-3 Sd70 Ms36 Hokuozan Jd37w 0-0-7 Jd110 Ms35 Yamane Jd89e 0-0-7 Jk16 Jd8 Kanazawa Jk8e 4-3 Jd70 Jk8 Oyamada Mz 0-0 Jk? Comment: Unlike in some recent basho, the top rankers did the best for Natsu; the top four all received >4 wins, none of the rest. Even Anzai's 4-3 at Sd88 feels like a losing record, when he should be shooting through Sandanme on the way back to mid-Makushita. Kanazawa did a respectable 4-3 in his first outing against a crop of high-test newcomers. When will the four kyujo rikishi return? Hokuozan (ex-Hagiwara) is off his crutches and moving around in the heya according to recent photos. He's 24 (college grad) and maybe doesn't have time for another multi-basho drop if he's hoping to make sekitori. And, have Forum members picked up any word about Oshoumi, who was knocking on the door of Juryo six months ago? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 2,412 Posted yesterday at 07:11 Narutobeya's Instagram pages contain photos of the celebration for Oshoma after winning the Makushita yusho, along with video of him accepting the certificate and the NSK interview. https://www.instagram.com/narutobeya/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
