Profomisakari 821 Posted July 18 Day 8 - Terunofuji Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakura 1,462 Posted July 18 I'm interested in how they are now planning to do Day 13. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 5,739 Posted July 18 16 minutes ago, Sakura said: I'm interested in how they are now planning to do Day 13. Guess we'll never know since I don't expect Takakeisho to continue much longer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sumo Spiffy 522 Posted July 18 3 hours ago, Sakura said: I'm interested in how they are now planning to do Day 13. It seems like they've accepted that not all intra-sanyaku matches are going to make sense when we're into the last 4-5 days, so they're giving themselves flexibility and being fine with sanyaku getting an extra maegashira match. If they're doing well, they can test contenders; if they're not, then it doesn't look like they're giving sanyaku performing well a walkover. There's always a reasonable sanyaku-maegashira matchup to be made somewhere in there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jejima 1,300 Posted July 18 7. Terunofuji..... Shirley? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gurowake 3,875 Posted July 18 9 hours ago, Sakura said: I'm interested in how they are now planning to do Day 13. There's plenty of options; the only issue is that they can't still do the top 4 round robin over the last 3 days, which is strange given that there are currently 4 upper sanyaku, making it an obvious way to go in general. It means that, should all the Ozeki compete to the end, one of their matches among themselves will be sooner than at least one of their matches against someone lower-ranked. Perhaps they are simply predicting that Takakeisho isn't going to make it, or at least isn't going to be a useful opponent when it gets that late in the tournament. Perhaps it's just a relic of the times when there were less than 4 upper sanyaku competing and they didn't have as good of a reason to force the top 4 round robin as they do this tournament. Regardless, I don't know why they wouldn't have left Abi vs. Daieisho or Kirishima vs. Hiradoumi available to leave themselves that option. It's rather strange. 7. Terunofuji Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakura 1,462 Posted July 18 1 hour ago, Gurowake said: There's plenty of options; the only issue is that they can't still do the top 4 round robin over the last 3 days, which is strange given that there are currently 4 upper sanyaku, making it an obvious way to go in general. It means that, should all the Ozeki compete to the end, one of their matches among themselves will be sooner than at least one of their matches against someone lower-ranked. Perhaps they are simply predicting that Takakeisho isn't going to make it, or at least isn't going to be a useful opponent when it gets that late in the tournament. Perhaps it's just a relic of the times when there were less than 4 upper sanyaku competing and they didn't have as good of a reason to force the top 4 round robin as they do this tournament. Regardless, I don't know why they wouldn't have left Abi vs. Daieisho or Kirishima vs. Hiradoumi available to leave themselves that option. It's rather strange. I concur. I know there are options, I came up with three this morning before going to work. I'm just not in favour of skipping the final four. But perhaps that gives them more flexibility when it comes to underperforming Ozeki. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sumo Spiffy 522 Posted July 19 (edited) 4 hours ago, Gurowake said: There's plenty of options; the only issue is that they can't still do the top 4 round robin over the last 3 days They can if they only have the round robin fights on day 13 (and 14 if they put another of the sekiwake-sekiwake matchups on, say, day eight). I know that cuts against the way they schedule, but I think they're either expecting to have better matchups available for the Y/O (lower sanyaku or maegashira) or they'll do the round-robin and that's it. Edited July 19 by Sumo Spiffy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 5,739 Posted July 19 Gurowake (YOe) 6-1 Sumo Spiffy (S1w) 6-1 Jakusotsu (S1e) 5-2 Bunbukuchagama (S2e) 5-2 Jejima (M1e) 5-2 Profomisakari (S2w) 4-2-1 Hakuhonofan (M1w) 3-4 Fashiriteta (M2e) 3-3-1 WAKATAKE (M2w) 2-4-1 shimodahito (M3w) 2-5 Athenayama (M3e) 1-6 rokudenashi (M4e) 0-0-7 The Kyokai (M4w) 0-7 Reonito (YOw) kyujo Oshirokita (K1e) kosho Ryoshishokunin (K1w) kosho Ura's aites: 1. Onosho, 2. Gonoyama, 3. Tobizaru, 4. Atamifuji, 5. Takakeisho, 6. Hoshoryu, 7. Terunofuji Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 5,739 Posted July 20 Okay, that's one way to solve the puzzle . . . kinboshi for the old man! Gurowake (YOe) 6-2 Sumo Spiffy (S1w) 6-2 Jakusotsu (S1e) 5-3 Bunbukuchagama (S2e) 5-3 Profomisakari (S2w) 5-2-1 Jejima (M1e) 5-3 Hakuhonofan (M1w) 3-4-1 Fashiriteta (M2e) 3-4-1 WAKATAKE (M2w) 2-5-1 shimodahito (M3w) 2-6 Athenayama (M3e) 1-7 rokudenashi (M4e) 0-0-8 The Kyokai (M4w) 0-8 Reonito (YOw) kyujo Oshirokita (K1e) kosho Ryoshishokunin (K1w) kosho Ura's aites: 1. Onosho, 2. Gonoyama, 3. Tobizaru, 4. Atamifuji, 5. Takakeisho, 6. Hoshoryu, 7. Terunofuji, 8. Kotozakura Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
