Akinomaki 41,710 Posted March 8, 2024 1717 kensho planned for the basho, last year it were 1606 before the basho. Top 2 in individual kensho are (semi-)locals, top Takakeisho, no. 2 Ura and then Asanoyama, Kotonowaka is 4th with 78. https://www.sanspo.com/article/20240308-QWEXHAQSKRKDFBO73IS6KJN2WI/ New kensho banners: On 18/10/2023 at 13:01, Akinomaki said: THE SUMO HALL HIRAKUZA OSAKA will open next summer, a hall only for sumo shows going on in English, while eating. Business area Osaka: thus a much larger scale: two 1h evening shows a day, seats for 180 like at a basho: S seats for 16 000 Yen, A for 12500/kids from 3-12y 9000 Yen, B 9500/7000 Yen, a Japanese style bento and one drink attached - other food at extra price. https://www.hirakuza.net/sumohall/ Run by Hanshin contents link, a subsidiary of Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. - they produced quite some PR material Sales have started, the new sumo hall will open May 30th https://hirakuza.net/sumohall/ no list of the ex-rikishi performers yet http://tomac-kuramae.co.jp/prize/5191/ The Chomeiji Amahanoyu onsen facility in Omihachiman, Shiga https://amahanoyu.com/ Looks like the city places the kensho http://tomac-kuramae.co.jp/prize/5235/ Tax counsellor corporation Hohaba https://www.hohaba.com/ http://tomac-kuramae.co.jp/prize/5194/ Egg and chicken produce - Limited company Freds https://www.freds.jp/ http://tomac-kuramae.co.jp/prize/5312/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,710 Posted March 10, 2024 Takakeisho as top in individual kensho had more on his 4th last bout of the day than any other ozeki, and the last ozeki bout was only 3rd, because Ura is kensho no.2 this basho - a top rank for him so far. The new sumo hall on day 2 is on the last bout as the last kensho banner of the day, I had expected them there the whole basho, but they go for Ura all the way, today they were on his Hoshoryu bout, but not not as the last - Moderna was last there, though scheduled as before Hirakuza sumo hall. Tomorrow Moderna is on Kotonowaka as the last scheduled - LDH is no longer sponsor. Tomorrow Takerufuji has the chance for a record size first bouts pack vs. Endo, who has 2 from Nagatanien, 2 from a book store and 2 more, plus the standard one from Mochikichi for the first bout, which he got today. Nagatanien for the lower staff has 2 each, Endo, Atamifuji and Asanoyama, and 3 for the yokozuna. Tama Home on day 1 had 5 on the last 2 bouts, 3 on the 3rd last, the 2 lower ozeki only got 1 from them - tomorrow only on the last 2 bouts and only one. Job firm Hot Staff had 3 on Tobizaru, tomorrow 2, they also have 2 on Ura, 1 on Hokutofuji (today 2). Takayasu has 3 fix from Tachihi. Yusho tea provider Itoen is on the last bout, dohyo salt maker Hakata no shio is on Mitakeumi now: will he become the new salt shaker in makuuchi? Hoshoryu has none from Takasu here in Osaka, 2 fix from heya sponsor Manhattan bread, but they don't put kensho on Meisei anymore. Onosato has 2 fix now. The new Amaha no yu from Omihachiman was on Takayasu today with 2, but they switch, tomorrow one on Tobizaru-Midorifuji. Local entertainment company Yoshimoto kogyo - who provide also a yusho prize - also switch, as does the local NSK tozaikai. Day 1 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2403_01.pdf ２９: Nishikigi ２０: Takakeisho １６: Ura １２: Abi ９: Takayasu ９: Kotonowaka ６: Mitakeumi ６: Roga ５: Kinbozan ４: Onosato 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,710 Posted March 11, 2024 Takerufuji and Atamifuji made it into the rankings, kensho no.3 Asanoyama pulled even with no.2 Ura with a win against no.4. Tomorrow Moderna on Onosato-Hiradoumi. Nagatanien is not very generous: the 2 for Asanoyama are canceled for the bout with Terunofuji instead of added to his 3. Day 2 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2403_02.pdf ２９: Nishikigi ２５: Abi ２３: Terunofuji ２０: Takakeisho １６: Ura １６: Asanoyama １２: Takayasu ９: Kotonowaka ９: Onosato ８: Takerufuji ８: Atamifuji Day 1 packs: Nishikigi, Kotonowaka o o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,710 Posted March 12, 2024 (edited) Takerufuji with only 1 again didn't stay in the rankings. Tomorrow Mochikichi adds another to his standard first bout 1. Abi with a smaller pack now was nearly caught by Ura, who has big packs every day and already won 2 of them. Tomorrow Moderna on Hoshoryu (vs.Oho), the only extra kensho in addition to his fix 2. And a very rare case: Kensho no.1 vs. no.2 tomorrow has a bigger pack than the last bout, against only Meisei. NSK Tozaikai so far as the only one on the bout: day 1 Onosho-Tamawashi, 2 Wakamotoharu-Meisei, 3 Wakamotoharu-Takanosho, 4 Tamawashi-Kinbozan Day 3 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2403_03.pdf ４６: Terunofuji ３３: Takakeisho ２９: Nishikigi ２８: Abi ２７: Ura １７: Takayasu １６: Kotonowaka １６: Asanoyama １３: Onosato １１: Hoshoryu １１: Mitakeumi Day 2 big pack: Terunofuji o Edited March 12, 2024 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,710 Posted March 13, 2024 With the 2 favorite's biggest pack of the day, Takakeisho jumps to the top. Meisei with his yokozuna pack only just makes it to the top 10. His sekiwake win on day 1 was not enough to get him there, that had only one kensho, the one fix for Daieisho. The other sekiwake Wakamotoharu also has only 1 fix, komusubi Abi 2 - and the other one still 0 - Nishikigi. Tomorrow Terunofuji with even less popular Oho gets another small pack - if he still gets any. Takakeisho against popular Atamifuji again gets more and no.2 vs. no.4 Ura-Kotonowaka with also the Moderna kensho is about the same size as the last bout. Day 4 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2403_04.pdf ５２: Takakeisho ４６: Terunofuji ３２: Abi ２９: Nishikigi ２７: Ura ２６: Asanoyama ２４: Kotonowaka １８: Onosato １７: Takayasu １７: Meisei Day 3 packs: Ura, Onosato o o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,710 Posted March 14, 2024 (edited) The meager pack and Oho generally without kensho (only 1 from Daieisho) means he's not in the rankings and we'd have to count the list - should be 15. Atamifuji had 8 on day 2 vs. Kirishima and 7(!) on day 4 vs. Tobizaru - nothing much to gain from a win against Kirishima - so today 14. Atamifuji since day 4 has been upgraded to 3 from Nagatanien, like Terunofuji gets. The joint biggest pack was actually Ura's, not Takakeisho's - 15. Hoshoryu is back in the rankings, the win yesterday was not enough for that - Osaka is a bad place for kensho, especially for the Mongolian ozeki. Day 5 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2403_05.pdf ５２: Takakeisho ４６: Terunofuji ４２: Ura ３６: Abi ２９: Nishikigi ２９: Atamifuji ２６: Asanoyama ２４: Kotonowaka ２３: Hoshoryu ２３: Takayasu Most likely canceled: 3 for Tsurugisho and 2 for Kinbozan. Day 4 Shimazuumi had 1. Tomorrow Terunofuji on his last bout has again the most kensho, Takerufuji for the first time is not in the first bout - and thus has no kensho on it, today he had 2. Moderna on Onosato-Meisei. Day 4 packs Abi, Takerufuji (2) o o Edited March 14, 2024 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,710 Posted March 15, 2024 (edited) Takanosho of course had not enough to be in the rankings, even with a bigger pack than recently. With Tobizaru tomorrow a real big pack again for the last bout - likely plenty of redistribution - and who will become the Nagatanien replacement then? Moderna on Abi-Hoshoryu. Atamifuji vs. Oho only the 3 from Nagatanien - no other sponsor for him yet and Oho of course has none. Takerufuji again later on and in danger of no kensho, but the brown jacket tozaikai guys put their kensho on his bout, today on Sadanoumi-Kitanowaka, day 5 on Ichiyamamoto-Kotoshoho. Day 6 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2403_06.pdf ６３: Takakeisho ４６: Terunofuji ４２: Ura ３８: Atamifuji ３６: Abi ３３: Kotonowaka ２９: Nishikigi ２６: Asanoyama ２４: Onosato ２３: Hoshoryu ２３: Mitakeumi ２３: Takayasu Day 5: biggest pack ever for Oho, same size pack for Ura o o o Edited March 15, 2024 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dingo 1,473 Posted March 15, 2024 (edited) Will be really interesting to see who will be the kensho champion at the end of the basho. If as Akinomaki said Osaka is not a good kensho earning place for the Mongolian ozeki, then logically it should be either Takakeisho or Kotonowaka. However, if both of them lose too many bouts, do we get a surprise winner? Ura? Atamifuji? Abi? Or the dark horse Oonosato? It's almost as exciting as the real yusho race Edited March 15, 2024 by dingo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,710 Posted March 16, 2024 20 hours ago, Akinomaki said: With Tobizaru tomorrow a real big pack again for the last bout - likely plenty of redistribution In such a case the redistribution gets reported: of the 27 for the last bout, 12 go to the new last bout Takakeisho-Nishikigi, 3 to Kotonowaka-Meisei and 2 to Asanoyama-Daieisho, the remaining 10 are canceled o - none to a bout of the Mongolian ozeki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,710 Posted March 16, 2024 Takakeisho is the first to profit from the withdrawal of the yokozuna and most likely he'll be the one to finish top. Kirishima will probably withdraw as well, would be ironic if Tobizaru gets robbed again tomorrow, with him Kirishima has the biggest pack so far. The ozeki will now get the big packs in turn, also the Mongolian ones, but for them smaller. Onosato already dropped out of the rankings, even a win would not have been enough, just as Takayasu with a decent pack is below now. Day 7 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2403_07.pdf ９１: Takakeisho ４６: Terunofuji ４２: Kotonowaka ４２: Ura ３８: Atamifuji ３７: Asanoyama ３６: Abi ３０: Hoshoryu ３０: Mitakeumi ２９: Nishikigi Tomorrow like last basho Kotonowaka joins the Nagatanien staff, not the 3 of Terunofuji, only with 2, he also has the Moderna kensho. Takerufuji again has the tozaikai kensho. Day 6 packs: for Tobizaru o Onosato o none for Takerufuji o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dingo 1,473 Posted March 17, 2024 Besides Takakeisho at the top who is pulling ahead, it's actually very close between the top 10. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,710 Posted March 17, 2024 (edited) Those below ozeki have close to no chance to finish in the top 2, they have not enough big packs in reach later on - though now they still have. The 2 Japanese ozeki are fix to finish top, unless one drops out. Terunofuji might drop out of the rankings in the end. Day 8 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2403_08.pdf １０３: Takakeisho ６９: Kotonowaka ４７: Abi ４７: Asanoyama ４６: Terunofuji ４２: Ura ３８: Atamifuji ３４: Hoshoryu ３４: Mitakeumi ３１: Tobizaru Tomorrow very evenly distributed between the ozeki, a 30% smaller one for Hoshoryu and a just tiny bit bigger one for Kirishima. The much bigger top one is on no.2. vs. no.3 - Ura-Asanoyama. Moderna on Onosato-Wakamotoharu, NSK tozaikai on Churanoumi-Sadanoumi. Takerufuji-Abi has 4, 2 extra sponsors put kensho on it. Edited March 17, 2024 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,710 Posted March 18, 2024 (edited) Ura with 17 as the biggest, Kirishima may need another last bout win to get into the rankings at all, he had 7+3 from Meisei and Oho, tomorrow only 4 on his bout. Hoshoryu in the last bout has much less than Takakeisho in the bout before - Nagatanien switches from Kotonowaka to Takakeisho for day 10, which is odd, they usually switch substitutes only when they lose. Takerufuji-Onosato also gets 2 from Nagatanien, likely meant for the new boy, 6 in all on that bout. Atamafuji after today has again only the 3 from Nagatanien on his bout. Moderna on the last bout, vs. Wakamotoharu. Tozaikai on Roga-Shodai. Day 9 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2403_09.pdf １１５: Takakeisho ７９: Kotonowaka ５９: Ura ４７: Abi ４７: Asanoyama ４６: Terunofuji ３８: Atamifuji ３４: Takayasu ３４: Hoshoryu ３４: Mitakeumi Day 8 packs Kotonowaka, Onosato, Takerufuji o o o Edited March 18, 2024 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,710 Posted March 19, 2024 Again someone gets the biggest pack who is way below in kensho yet, Daieisho doubled his account, but is still a bit behind, similar to Onosato - probably they'll all catch Terunofuji, but still need luck to be in the rankings in the end. A win for Onosato tomorrow has him fix there though. Kotonowaka with unpopular Oho only got a small pack today, but 50% more than what Hiradoumi got for beating hapless Kirishima. Day 10 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2403_10.pdf １１５: Takakeisho ８５: Kotonowaka ７０: Ura ５７: Asanoyama ４９: Hoshoryu ４７: Abi ４６: Terunofuji ４１: Mitakeumi ４１: Atamifuji ３８: Takayasu Tomorrow Nagatanien sticks with Takakeisho(vs. Onosato) - and with Takerufuji(-Kotonowaka): Moderna on that bout as well, Hoshoryu and Kirishima combined have about the same number of kensho as that bout, which has about half of the last bout. Tozaikai on Takanosho-Nishikigi - really nobody else would show interest for that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,710 Posted March 20, 2024 That jump to no.5 may not be all - Onosato can get to 3 tomorrow. Terunofuji is as good as out of the list, but Takerufuji likely won't be able to replace him. Nagatanien tomorrow is back from day 10 loser Takakeisho to winner Kotonowaka, Moderna also again on Kotonowaka - and again the biggest last bout pack in reach for Onosato - if they go on like this, he'll finish top. Takerufuji has the smallest ozeki pack vs. Hoshoryu. Tozaikai on Nishikifuji-Tamawashi. Day 11 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2403_11.pdf １１５: Takakeisho ８５: Kotonowaka ７０: Ura ６５: Asanoyama ６２: Onosato ５５: Hoshoryu ５３: Atamifuji ５０: Abi ４６: Terunofuji ４５: Takayasu the bout of day 10 pack for Takerufuji o 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,710 Posted March 21, 2024 The race between the top 2 is still wide open, but the winner of their bout tomorrow will go into a decisive lead. Onosato is out of contention for the top 3, Hoshoryu not. Day 12 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2403_12.pdf １１５: Takakeisho １０６: Kotonowaka ８１: Ura ７４: Asanoyama ６２: Onosato ６０: Hoshoryu ５７: Atamifuji ５６: Abi ４６: Terunofuji ４５: Takayasu day 13 announcements were very late, and those with kensho are even more late the day 11 big packs: Onosato o o o Takerufuji o 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,710 Posted March 21, 2024 37 minutes ago, Akinomaki said: day 13 announcements were very late, and those with kensho are even more late Tomorrow most kensho are on the 3rd last bout of the Japanese ozeki, kensho no.1 vs. no.4. Hoshoryu with a yusho relevant bout has nearly as much as the last bout with only irrelevant Kirishima, Moderna is on this Hoshoryu-Gonoyama bout, and 2 from Nagatanien! Asanoyama stays on 2, but Atamifuji goes to 4 by them, though both have the same result - the new CM seems to be quite popular. Takerufuji like Atamifuji now only has the Nagatanien kensho on his bout, only 2 though. Tozaikai on Oho-Kitanowaka. https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2403_13.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dingo 1,473 Posted March 21, 2024 The Japanese ozeki have performed more or less as expected, so makes sense they are also ahead in the kensho standings. Interesting to see Hoshoryu lagging so much behind them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,710 Posted March 22, 2024 Again the kensho list for tomorrow will be late, but Hoshoryu can get to no. 3 tomorrow and Takakeisho will be hard to catch now for Kotonowaka. Day 13 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2403_13.pdf １３８: Takakeisho １０６: Kotonowaka ８５: Asanoyama ８１: Ura ７３: Hoshoryu ６７: Onosato ６１: Atamifuji ５６: Abi ５２: Takayasu ４６: Terunofuji Day 12 packs: Hoshoryu, Asanoyama, Ura o o o 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octofuji 423 Posted March 22, 2024 Interesting to see Takerufuji missing from the top 10. Maybe advertisers don't have much flexibility to respond to events during the basho? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,710 Posted March 22, 2024 Nagatanien puts 5 on the Takerufuji-Asanoyama bout and the Atamifuji bout (vs. Wakamotoharu) and 4 on the Hoshoryu-Kotonowaka final bout and the Onosato-Abi bout. Endo stays at 2. Takerufuji has 12 in all, Onosato 11, Atamifuji 7. Moderna is on the last bout, Tozaikai on Kotoshoho-Churanoumi. https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2403_14.pdf Tama Home on most days has only 1 each on the last 2 bouts, on Saturdays 5 on the last bout, 3 on the one before and one each on the previous 3 bouts, on the Sundays and extra on day 11 with Onosato and Takerufuji, 5 each on the last 2 bouts and 1 each on the 3 before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,710 Posted March 22, 2024 17 minutes ago, Octofuji said: Interesting to see Takerufuji missing from the top 10. Maybe advertisers don't have much flexibility to respond to events during the basho? Nagatanien has that flexibility, but the kensho contingent has to be applied for in advance, most sponsors have only 1 each day (the minimum), Nagatanien easily can use 20 on one day, on another only 8 or less. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,710 Posted March 23, 2024 That was a quick change - nobody can catch Kotonowaka now, Takakeisho is fix for no.2. Depending on how many kensho are on Onosato-Hoshoryu, Onosato can still catch Asanoyama, the winner of that bout will at least catch Ura, who is fix for no.5. The lower end might get over 50 and if Kirishima wins, the top below 150. Day 14 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2403_14.pdf １４６: Kotonowaka １３８: Takakeisho １０３: Asanoyama ８１: Ura ７９: Onosato ７３: Hoshoryu ６１: Atamifuji ５６: Abi ５５: Takayasu ４８: Tobizaru Day 13 packs - Takakeisho, Takerufuji o o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,710 Posted March 23, 2024 About 21 kensho were on the day 14 Takakeisho bout, other news were overwhelming and no report about distribution appeared. Onosato tomorrow has 5 from Nagatanien on his bout, like Atamifuji, Asanoyama is upgraded to 3. The biggest pack so far for a Kirishima bout, about 38, a win would bring him into the rankings. Moderna is on Onosato-Hoshoryu, which has about 19 kensho: Asanoyama is safe, Tozaikai is on Takanosho-Meisei. https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2403_15.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,710 Posted March 24, 2024 On 08/03/2024 at 12:22, Akinomaki said: 1717 kensho planned for the basho, last year it were 1606 before the basho. Top 2 in individual kensho are (semi-)locals, top Takakeisho, no. 2 Ura and then Asanoyama, Kotonowaka is 4th with 78. In the end the basho has 1629 kensho (no canceled bout today), 225 more than last year. http://www.sanspo.com/article/20240324-ZMZSSSQ2CBI2PKMJPIWOMPHWEU/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
