Nagoya 2022

[Katooshu 3,079]

Will be a playoff in jonokuchi between 6-1s Takahashi and Kazuto .....at least if neither stable withdraws.

[Inside Sport Japan 760]

From March 2004 to July 2022 Tamawashi fought in 1,448 consecutive bouts. 18 years and four months in one of the world's most violent and gruelling sports without missing a single day. Thanks to Covid that streak has now ended 

 

[Seiyashi 4,068]

5 minutes ago, Inside Sport Japan said:

From March 2004 to July 2022 Tamawashi fought in 1,448 consecutive bouts. 18 years and four months in one of the world's most violent and gruelling sports without missing a single day. Thanks to Covid that streak has now ended 

 

Somehow it feels like his streak should be allowed to continue. It's not as if he withdrew because of injury or his own volition. There might be an asterisk over it, true, but this kind of record is more of a testament to a rikishi's fighting spirit rather than strength of his opposition.

Edited July 22, 2022 by Seiyashi

[Katooshu 3,079]

I mean, mid-tournament he'll miss a match and take a loss. The circumstances suck, but it's still an absence and that's what is being tallied. I'm sure other rikishi at some pointed have also wanted to compete but ran into resistance from an oyakata or some other factor in their lives.

Edited July 22, 2022 by Katooshu

[Oskanohana 181]

"Funnily" enough, except Mitakeumi, none of the affected sekitori will get a sizable benefit of getting his rank frozen (if that's what ultimately happens) and no one seemed to be featuring in a division exchange.

Maaaaaaaaybe Kotonowaka with a strong finish could have gotten a sansho and/or a promotion to sanyaku. And "luckily" Nishikigi lost to Takakeisho to drop out of the yusho race (though I don't believe he would have featured in it actually when all's said and done)

Edited July 22, 2022 by Oskanohana
Clarification

[Reonito 1,295]

At ~85 and counting, this basho has more than tripled the previous record for fusen losses. We're "only" at 7 in Makuuchi but that'll be 9 tomorrow, second to the all-time record of 10 from January 1950.

[Inside Sport Japan 760]

Breaking! 

Endo has tested positive Covid-19 

All of Oitekaze Stable is out of the Nagoya Basho

[specialweek 2 136]

3 minutes ago, Inside Sport Japan said:

Breaking! 

Endo has tested positive Covid-19 

All of Oitekaze Stable is out of the Nagoya Basho

5 more makuuchi men. Isegahama must be sweating and NSK.

[Inside Sport Japan 760]

 

[Seiyashi 4,068]

This is getting beyond ridiculous.

[Rocks 1,802]

41 minutes ago, Inside Sport Japan said:

Breaking! 

Endo has tested positive Covid-19 

All of Oitekaze Stable is out of the Nagoya Basho

That's now 25% of sekitori missing at least part of this basho. Award a winner if you must but there is no way these records should be used to make a banzuke. 

[rhyen 1,799]

48 minutes ago, specialweek 2 said:

5 more makuuchi men. Isegahama must be sweating and NSK.

To make it more ridiculous, Takarafuji was slated to fight Endo today.

he must feel lucky to have dodge that bullet.

[Wamahada 49]

Whom will be given the Yusho if Terunofuji and Ichinojo both are 12-2 after day 14 and both cannot compete on the final day (provided all other rikishi are out of the yusho race) due to Covid?

[Athenayama 924]

3 minutes ago, rhyen said:

To make it more ridiculous, Takarafuji was slated to fight Endo today.

he must feel lucky to have dodge that bullet.

Endo-Takarafuji H2H 11-10, Endo 3-9 this basho, Takarafuji 6-6. I believe Takarafuji had all his chances to win it fair and square anyway.....

[Eikokurai 3,433]

Damn. This is now at the point where I join in with calling it ridiculous. It wasn’t so bad with just half a dozen guys out — we get that from normal kyujo often enough — but it’s reached a point where the banzuke looks like an assassin working through a hit list. What happens next? Only three days to go so I suppose they will continue, but it throws up so many questions. Do rikishi who finish get treated differently in next basho’s banzuke? Does Wakatakakage’s basho get written off and not counted as part of a four-basho Ozeki run since he won’t get the chance to make 10 wins?

Edit: Ignore me. WTK is still in. Mixed him up with KNW.

Edited July 22, 2022 by Eikokurai

[Seiyashi 4,068]

On 20/07/2022 at 17:34, Jakusotsu said:

On 20/07/2022 at 14:34, Akinomaki said:

Two fusensho in a row is a quite unusual sight, I don't remember having seen that.

As far as I can tell, today was the first time it happened twice.

The last singular instance was here.
(...and 22 times before by my count)

With today's Oitekaze withdrawal, five bouts in a row will be decided by fusen in makuuchi alone, starting from Nishikifuji v Tobizaru through to Nishikigi v Ichinojō, with Tamawashi, Endō, and Daiamami responsible for the other bouts.

2 hours ago, Reonito said:

At ~85 and counting, this basho has more than tripled the previous record for fusen losses. We're "only" at 7 in Makuuchi but that'll be 9 tomorrow, second to the all-time record of 10 from January 1950.

Add Daieishō and Tsurugishō's withdrawals and we have 7 fusen in makuuchi today alone, (if I understood you correctly) doubling the number of fusen in one fell swoop and "securing" "first place".

With Daishōhō also compelled to withdraw, that's 8 sekitori withdrawals in one day. 11 matches in 2 hours; loads of time to do housework between bouts!

Paradoxically I think they should just see the basho through, but it's frankly aggravating how the NSK let things get to this stage. I mean for starters the chap caught on camera sitting next to Yoshii has his mask below his nose, for crying out loud.

Edited July 22, 2022 by Seiyashi

[Katooshu 3,079]

Yoshii yusho 

Incidentally, something I've noticed about Kinbozan from his amateur days is that when he starts falling forward he puts a hand down very fast. Needs to get more confident in taking the fall.

Edited July 22, 2022 by Katooshu

[Adz_517 20]

I’ve been very impressed with Yoshii’s sumo this basho- he fights intelligently for someone who isn’t even 19 yet. He should be right up in the promotion fight for a proper salary next time.

[Seiyashi 4,068]

2 minutes ago, Katooshu said:

Yoshii yusho 

Incidentally, something I've noticed about Kinbozan from his amateur days is that when he starts falling forward he puts a hand down very fast. Needs to get more confident in taking the fall.

To his credit, he seems to be working out of it. His hand was indeed out first when they started falling, but he actually withdrew it to try and tank the fall, and then changed his mind again.

[Seiyashi 4,068]

Yago left with a bloodied eye to stare at the prospect of demotion with. 4-9 from J12e means he'll almost certainly fall to makushita with one more loss, and even winning out doesn't secure him if there are enough promotion candidates. To make matters worse he just lost what might well be an exchange bout with Takakentō at Ms1e with a 4-3.

Edited July 22, 2022 by Seiyashi

[Rocks 1,802]

Wow, 4 Juryo guys brought up to makucchi bouts for Day 14.

[rhyen 1,799]

48 minutes ago, Athenayama said:

Endo-Takarafuji H2H 11-10, Endo 3-9 this basho, Takarafuji 6-6. I believe Takarafuji had all his chances to win it fair and square anyway.....

Endo has COVID, why would you want to fight an infected rikishi

[Seiyashi 4,068]

1 hour ago, rhyen said:

1 hour ago, Athenayama said:

Endo-Takarafuji H2H 11-10, Endo 3-9 this basho, Takarafuji 6-6. I believe Takarafuji had all his chances to win it fair and square anyway.....

Endo has COVID, why would you want to fight an infected rikishi

I think the conversation was in the context of if Endō didn't have COVID, whether Takarafuji would be getting his 7th win or not in a fight vs getting the fusen.

EDIT: I think both @Athenayama and I misunderstood you - rereading your post, I now think you meant dodging the bullet of COVID infection vs getting closer to KK.

Edited July 22, 2022 by Seiyashi

[Akinomaki 39,508]

So we are at four heya out a day, but Isegehama is still in, so it looks like they'll go on. The papers celebrate Asanoyama 's yusho with as much space as for reporting the kyujo.

[Seiyashi 4,068]

Hokuseihō with a supporter on his right leg. How long has that been there?