Bunbukuchagama 688 Posted May 12 4 Ozeki losses. Only 1 sanyaku win will happen today. Unbelievable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leoben 121 Posted May 12 And none of the losses were particularly competitive or interesting either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,776 Posted May 12 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Akinomaki said: I wonder what the odds are to get a full Y/O sweep today - Atamifuji is the only weak spot there Not even Atamifuji was weak there - won't we need a (ridiculous) yusho prediction thread? NHK shukun interviews on parade Edited May 12 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 688 Posted May 12 Wow. Top 7 ranked rikishi lost - has it ever happened before? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 5,814 Posted May 12 13 minutes ago, Akinomaki said: won't we need a (ridiculous) yusho prediction thread? Takarafuji 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsubame 356 Posted May 12 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jakusotsu said: Takarafuji I mean he is M17, so it is not sooo unlikely. Okay, lets cheer for Takarafuji! Edited May 12 by Tsubame Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,776 Posted May 12 Atamifuji is definitely out - Waka picked him as yusho prediction 9 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faustonowaka 112 Posted May 12 All but one sanyaku losing on the same day must be some kind of record Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kishinoyama 582 Posted May 12 Terunofuji losing is no surprise to me but what a disaster today at the top of the banzuke. The only good thing is the sanyaku will start winning.... when they start facing each other.... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
junsan 170 Posted May 12 Days like this are just depressing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benihana 1,901 Posted May 12 17 minutes ago, junsan said: Days like this are just depressing. Oh, it must have been a good day for fans of snuff movies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yarimotsu 522 Posted May 12 Onosato seemed to think he was still in university after that victory, barely bothering to contain a celebration. Would be nice if he started acting like the ozeki / yokozuna he surely must be on course to become sooner rather than later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amamaniac 2,078 Posted May 12 (edited) So when was the last time the top seven (eight, if we include Asanoyama who is sitting out) wrestlers on the banzuke lost their Day 1 bouts? Dare I say, never? Those who know how to use the database are welcome to prove me wrong. Just to say, these are strange times in the history of oozumo! Edited May 13 by Amamaniac Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakura 1,472 Posted May 12 3 hours ago, Faustonowaka said: All but one sanyaku losing on the same day must be some kind of record As far I can tell, for Day 1 anyway. I haven't checked any other day. There have been more combined losses (8) on a few occasions, but the Sanyaku was larger so more got wins. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,776 Posted May 12 In the past Oguruma was regular, recently Tamanoi and now Kakuryu is on Sunday Sports - he did a Waka-style bout demonstration of the Atamifuji bout Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakura 1,472 Posted May 12 37 minutes ago, Amamaniac said: So when was the last time the top seven (eight, if we include Asanoyama who is sitting out) wrestlers on the banzuke lost their Day 1 bouts? Dare I say, never? Those who know how to use the database are welcome to prove me wrong. Just to say, there are strange times in the history of oozumo! For 7, never if the top 7 appearing are all Y and O. And never before today if the top 7 active rikishi are all Y-S. The other result includes a Y beating a K. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,776 Posted May 12 (edited) It is already a first since the start of Showa that all y/o on the banzuke are at the basho and lose on day 1 o - today it were all y/o/s Last time 5 or more y/o are at the basho and lose was day 6 Aki 2006, 1y/5o o Edited May 12 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yubinhaad 11,546 Posted May 12 (edited) 11 hours ago, rhyen said: Don’t know if that is a 1st. Agora vs Fujimusashi. Fujimusashi did an amiuchi at the edge, sending Agora off the dohyo and injuring Agora’s right wrist/arm. Gyoji points to Agora. Nihonoseki raises an objection, meeting is delayed while Urakaze & ringside staff attend to Agora. Agora manages to get up and holds his right arm while going back to the corner. Meeting decided in favour of a torinaoshi. Unfortunately, Agora cannot continue, so the torinaoshi becomes a zensho for Fujimusashi. Not the first time, although sort of appropriate that this time the lucky winner was Fujimusashi - last time the unlucky loser was his now-retired stablemate Bushi. Edited May 12 by Yubinhaad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akoushousan 7 Posted May 12 5 hours ago, Faustonowaka said: All but one sanyaku losing on the same day must be some kind of record An enormous loss of face for Hakkaku and the banzuke-producers. I had the feeling watching Hoshoryu's expression that when he saw what was brewing he went along and lost for the effect. 6 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faustonowaka 112 Posted May 12 2 hours ago, Sakura said: As far I can tell, for Day 1 anyway. I haven't checked any other day. There have been more combined losses (8) on a few occasions, but the Sanyaku was larger so more got wins. What's more: in the last 9 bouts from today the winner was the lowest ranked rikishi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 3,724 Posted May 12 K1-M7, all West slots win on day 1. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Koorifuu 886 Posted May 12 7 hours ago, Leoben said: And none of the losses were particularly competitive or interesting either. It feels like Hoshoryu was the only one who lasted longer than 3~5 seconds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RabidJohn 1,663 Posted May 12 3 hours ago, Yarimotsu said: Onosato seemed to think he was still in university after that victory, barely bothering to contain a celebration. Would be nice if he started acting like the ozeki / yokozuna he surely must be on course to become sooner rather than later. I've no doubt hinkaku will be drummed into him by Nishonoseki-san, but for a shin-sanyaku in his 1st match with a mage I'm all for allowing a modicum of exuberance at beating a yokozuna. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Koorifuu 886 Posted May 12 Speaking of Onosato, what's with this grimace he made a number of times during his interview? Is it a tic he's always had but I never noticed? Or might he be in pain? Not a good sign if it's the latter, since there was no apparent cause during the bout. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sumo Spiffy 535 Posted May 12 I flipped through the day one schedules back to 1995 to see if there was another time when every single sanyaku v. maegashira match ended in a maegashira win (wasn't fair to just look for a single sanyaku victory since a lot of day ones had multiple sanyaku v. sanyaku matches). Best I got was one where there was one sanyaku win in those matchups: Aki 2017 (O1E Takayasu def. M1E Tochinoshin). And the yokozuna beat the komusubi as well. This includes all those bashos where the sanyaku was enormous and there weren't that many sanyaku v. maegashira matches. I did it quickly, so I might have missed something, but yeah, this looks like a first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
