Akinomaki 39,585 Posted September 19, 2023 Now Tamawashi should win and the leaderboards stay in ballance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 681 Posted September 19, 2023 Wow, proper basic yotsu from Hokuseiho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yokozuna Hattorizakura 149 Posted September 19, 2023 what's the big deal with the Kotonowaka v Hoshoryu call? Hoshoryu won the yusho off a wrong call, it's only fair. 18 hours ago, Koorifuu said: It's a massive injustice that someone as capable as Asashiyu is probably going to finish up with an all-time sekitori record of 1-14. Could be worse. He could be like poor Suguro, fellow sdTD who has never even had a match in makushita due to constant injuries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 681 Posted September 19, 2023 Henka from Kinbozan? He has arrived officially, I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tigerboy1966 1,376 Posted September 19, 2023 We have our first relegation. So long Daishoho, one kk from nine attempts in the top division. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 681 Posted September 19, 2023 Takayasu has fallen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhyen 1,801 Posted September 19, 2023 Poor Takayasu, he needed assistance to get down from the dohyo, concussion? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 681 Posted September 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, Tigerboy1966 said: We have our first relegation. So long Daishoho, one kk from nine attempts in the top division. Chiyoshoma to follow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaninoyama 1,663 Posted September 19, 2023 Just now, rhyen said: Poor Takayasu, he needed assistance to get down from the dohyo, concussion? Hip/back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 681 Posted September 19, 2023 Just now, rhyen said: Poor Takayasu, he needed assistance to get down from the dohyo, concussion? No, rather lower back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,585 Posted September 19, 2023 (edited) Looks like Takayasu hurt his back, limping out like with a hernia. (I got mine from a similar drop on the hip) Edited September 19, 2023 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tigerboy1966 1,376 Posted September 19, 2023 It looked like something "went" during the match: Takayasu crashed down from a simple push which should not have happened unless he had hurt something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhyen 1,801 Posted September 19, 2023 11 minutes ago, Bunbukuchagama said: Chiyoshoma to follow. He could still win out and stay up with a 7-8. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 681 Posted September 19, 2023 1 minute ago, rhyen said: He could still win out and stay up with a 7-8. Would you put money on it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 681 Posted September 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, Tigerboy1966 said: It looked like something "went" during the match: Takayasu crashed down from a simple push which should not have happened unless he had hurt something. That little hop he attempted... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 681 Posted September 19, 2023 Big Dan is on the ropes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hankegami 412 Posted September 19, 2023 Day 10, and Mitakeumi is still with us. Great bout against Gonoyama, who may be a newbie but really not that much. Considering that since his second Ozeki basho up until Nagoya he kept fading in week 2 (actually already with Day 6), it seems that Mitakeumi got at least part of his old strength back. Sure, he's out of yusho contention unless he keeps winning out and the yusho line falls down to 11-4, but it's good to see him showing some vitality at the end. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 681 Posted September 19, 2023 Henka King is back... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhyen 1,801 Posted September 19, 2023 Tobizaru playing the most advance game of “touch Hokutofuji’s mage”. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 681 Posted September 19, 2023 Look, Hoshoryu is alive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 681 Posted September 19, 2023 Dead body Ura. Let's see what they say... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 681 Posted September 19, 2023 Torinaoshi! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhyen 1,801 Posted September 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, Bunbukuchagama said: Torinaoshi! Ham-ka 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,585 Posted September 19, 2023 Ozeki-zumo from Nishikigi 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hankegami 412 Posted September 19, 2023 Things are coming out weirder and weirder. Atamifuji on sole lead, and Takayasu possibly injured. Unless Papa Bear manages to escape the male nurses sent by his local retirement home and bounces back somehow, Teru's mini-me has a de facto 2 wins lead over the rest of the pack. Considering how underwhelming the san'yaku has been in this tournament, perhaps Atamin has already enough of a gap to bring the yusho home. Or perhaps not. There are still 5 days of tournament, and he will have to face the joy starting tomorrow. His first opponent from the joy will be Tobizaru, who represents a good first test although I would have liked him to be paired with Hokutofuji (7-3) instead. Well, they will meet each other in the next days for sure. My problem is instead that there are only 5 days left, and using a slot for Tobizaru is somehow of a waste. As the arasoi is now, Atamifuji should also face Onosho (7-3), then go up against the Sekiwake bunch (6-4 club), Kirishima (6-4) and of course Takakeisho (7-3). That's six people in total, seven with Hokutofuji. He cannot possibly face them all. On the other hand, I admit that I have more confidence in Tobizaru and Nishikigi to bring Atamifuji down, rather than the murky-ish upper san'yaku of this Aki. I wonder if the plan his for Atamifuji to get through the san'yaku first, and finally giving him his closest Maegashira joy rival (Hokutofuji, Onosho, or whoever else) on senshuraku. That could work, in a way or another. Anyway, now the game is pretty much "wait for Atamifuji to drop 2-3 bouts and pass over him", which at this point concerns the 7-3 bunch led by Takakeisho. I am not sure whether the Hamster himself is in a good enough shape to catch up, but he's in a good company. Hokutofuji is certainly good enough to pull it off, while I'm not sure whether the like of Onosho, Endo, and Tsurugisho can enter into serious contention despite their present record. As a backup plan, the 6-4 guys still have an outside hope for a 11-4 playoff, but Atamifuji must start losing hard first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
