Long Kachikoshi Streaks - Kyushu 2022

[Asashosakari 16,696]

And late again, so we'll have the Monday deadline this time as well, just in case.

The lineup for Kyushu 2022:

 1. Ryuo            9
 2. Wakatakakage    7  [score?]
 3. Chiyosakae      7
 4. Ryuden          6
 5. Kinbozan        6*
 6. Chiyotora       6
 7. Inoue           6
 8. Hoshoryu        5  [score?]
 9. Hokuseiho       5
10. Asashinjo       5
11. Takakeisho      4  [score?]
12. Kiribayama      4  [score?]
13. Kotonowaka      4
14. Roga            4

TB: [pick?]

(* marks rikishi with no makekoshi since debut)

The scoring and thus your game assignment:

• For sanyaku: Please predict an exact record for each rikishi. The target record will be calculated after the deadline and will be chosen so that it bisects the predictions as evenly as possible. The predictions will then be converted into + and - votes as usual; one point for each correct prediction.
• For lower-ranked rikishi: Please predict for each rikishi if he will finish KK or MK; one point for each correct prediction.

(For clarification: If you're expecting an outright makekoshi for one of the sanyaku high-rankers, just predict MK, exact records are only needed on the kachikoshi side of things.)

First tie-breaker: From among those 14 guys up there and the further 13 rikishi who are currently just shy of a 5-KK streak (6 'veterans' + Covid-extended Nishikikuni + 4 maezumo newcomers + tsukedashi Kanzaki and Hatsuyama...whew), please guess how many KK you expect in total. Your tie-breaker guess may be anything from 0 to 27. Only exactly correct guesses qualify at this tie-breaker stage. Note: Sanyaku count as correct for the tie-breaker if they achieve KK, they do not need to meet their target records.

Next 13 tie-breakers if needed: Correctly predicted rikishi, one-by-one in ballot order, i.e. starting at Ryuo.

Extra tie-breakers, should two or more players have entered identical ballots: Proximity of their tie-breaker guesses to the correct number, followed by proximity of their sanyaku rikishi guesses to the correct records (one-by-one in ballot order).

Final tie-breaker: earliest entry.

Note: Rikishi who show up on the before-shonichi kyujo list will be excluded from scoring (even if they end up joining the basho later), so it is not necessary to re-submit your entry if you picked such a rikishi as a KK; he will not count for points anyhow. You may, however, notify me if you'd like to reduce your tie-breaker guess by one point to compensate for the "missing" rikishi. Your position on the entry list (for final tie-breaker purposes) will be deemed unchanged in this special situation. Any other changes to a ballot will be considered a new entry, with correspondingly lower priority for the final tie-breaker.

Deadline: Shonichi noon Monday 9am JST.

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Simplified entry template:

 1. Ryuo KKMK
 2. Wakatakakage W-L
 3. Chiyosakae KKMK
 4. Ryuden KKMK
 5. Kinbozan KKMK
 6. Chiyotora KKMK
 7. Inoue KKMK
 8. Hoshoryu W-L
 9. Hokuseiho KKMK
10. Asashinjo KKMK
11. Takakeisho W-L
12. Kiribayama W-L
13. Kotonowaka KKMK
14. Roga KKMK

TB xx

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Good luck!

Edited November 12, 2022 by Asashosakari

[Yarimotsu 177]

 1. Ryuo MK
 2. Wakatakakage 9-6
 3. Chiyosakae KK
 4. Ryuden KK
 5. Kinbozan KK
 6. Chiyotora KK
 7. Inoue KK
 8. Hoshoryu 10-5
 9. Hokuseiho KK
10. Asashinjo KK
11. Takakeisho 12-3
12. Kiribayama 7-8
13. Kotonowaka KK
14. Roga MK

TB 19

[Jejima 938]

 1. Ryuo KK
 2. Wakatakakage 8-7
 3. Chiyosakae KK
 4. Ryuden KK
 5. Kinbozan KK
 6. Chiyotora KK
 7. Inoue KK
 8. Hoshoryu 8-7
 9. Hokuseiho KK
10. Asashinjo KK
11. Takakeisho 8-7
12. Kiribayama 8-7
13. Kotonowaka KK
14. Roga KK

TB 16

[ryafuji 741]

1. Ryuo MK
 2. Wakatakakage 11-4
 3. Chiyosakae MK
 4. Ryuden KK
 5. Kinbozan KK
 6. Chiyotora KK
 7. Inoue MK
 8. Hoshoryu 10-5
 9. Hokuseiho KK
10. Asashinjo MK
11. Takakeisho 12-3
12. Kiribayama MK
13. Kotonowaka KK
14. Roga KK

TB: 15

[Sakura 1,224]

7 hours ago, Asashosakari said:

 1. Ryuo KK
 2. Wakatakakage 9-6
 3. Chiyosakae KK
 4. Ryuden KK
 5. Kinbozan KK
 6. Chiyotora MK
 7. Inoue MK
 8. Hoshoryu 8-7
 9. Hokuseiho KK
10. Asashinjo MK
11. Takakeisho 10-5
12. Kiribayama 8-7
13. Kotonowaka KK
14. Roga KK

TB 18

 

 

[Athenayama 426]

 1. Ryuo MK
 2. Wakatakakage 9-6
 3. Chiyosakae MK
 4. Ryuden MK
 5. Kinbozan KK
 6. Chiyotora MK
 7. Inoue KK
 8. Hoshoryu 7-8
 9. Hokuseiho KK
10. Asashinjo MK
11. Takakeisho 11-4
12. Kiribayama 7-8
13. Kotonowaka MK
14. Roga KK

TB 12

[Profomisakari 610]

 1. Ryuo                    9                 KK
 2. Wakatakakage   7 [score?] 11
 3. Chiyosakae        7                 MK
 4. Ryuden               6                 KK
 5. Kinbozan            6*               KK
 6. Chiyotora           6                 KK
 7. Inoue                  6                 KK
 8. Hoshoryu           5  [score?]   9
 9. Hokuseiho         5                 KK
10. Asashinjo         5                 MK
11. Takakeisho      4  [score?] 12
12. Kiribayama      4  [score?] 10
13. Kotonowaka    4                 KK
14. Roga                 4                 MK

TB 15

 

[Hakuryuho 268]

 1. Ryuo KK
 2. Wakatakakage 11-4
 3. Chiyosakae KK
 4. Ryuden KK
 5. Kinbozan KK
 6. Chiyotora KK
 7. Inoue KK
 8. Hoshoryu 9-6
 9. Hokuseiho KK
10. Asashinjo MK
11. Takakeisho 9-6
12. Kiribayama 9-6
13. Kotonowaka KK
14. Roga MK

TB 18

[chishafuwaku 447]

 1. Ryuo                                    KK
 2. Wakatakakage                            10-5
 3. Chiyosakae                        KK
 4. Ryuden                MK
 5. Kinbozan                            KK
 6. Chiyotora                            KK
 7. Inoue                                   KK
 8. Hoshoryu                                       8-7
 9. Hokuseiho                          KK
10. Asashinjo                          KK
11. Takakeisho                                   10-5
12. Kiribayama                                    8-7
13. Kotonowaka                      KK
14. Roga                                   KK

TB 18

[WAKATAKE 2,338]

1. Ryuo KK
 2. Wakatakakage 10-5
 3. Chiyosakae KK
 4. Ryuden KK
 5. Kinbozan KK
 6. Chiyotora MK
 7. Inoue MK
 8. Hoshoryu 9-6
 9. Hokuseiho KK
10. Asashinjo MK
11. Takakeisho 11-4
12. Kiribayama 10-5
13. Kotonowaka KK
14. Roga MK

TB 16

[Asashosakari 16,696]

- Ryuo
10 Wakatakakage
- Chiyosakae
- Ryuden
+ Kinbozan
- Chiyotora
+ Inoue
8 Hoshoryu
+ Hokuseiho
- Asashinjo
12 Takakeisho
9 Kiribayama
+ Kotonowaka
+ Roga

TB 15