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Wakaikari - Teenage sensation?

By Jejima, in Polls

Teenage Kicks  

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  1. 1. What will be Wakaikari's highest rank on the banzuke between January 2025 and January 2026 inclusive?

    • Ozeki
      0
    • Sekiwake
      0
    • Komusubi
      0
    • M1
      0
    • M2
      0
    • M3
      0
    • M4
      0
    • M5
      0
    • M6
      0
    • M7
      1
    • M8
      0
    • M9
      0
    • M10
      0
    • M11
      0
    • M12
      0
    • M13
      1
    • M14
      1
    • M15
      1
    • M16
      0
    • M17
      0
    • M18
      0
    • J1
      0
    • J2
      0
    • J3
      0
    • J4
      2
    • J5
      0
    • J6
      2
    • J7
      1
    • J8
      1
    • J9
      1
    • J10
      1
    • J11
      0
    • J12
      0
    • J13
      0
    • J14
      0

  2. 2. What will be Wakaikari's longest winning streak in 2025? (He starts on zero, as he lost his last Juryo bout of November 2024) - This does not including any yusho play-offs.

    • Zero - he won't win any bouts in 2025!
      0
    • 1
      0
    • 2
      0
    • 3
      0
    • 4
      4
    • 5
      3
    • 6
      2
    • 7
      0
    • 8
      2
    • 9
      1
    • 10
      0
    • 11
      0
    • 12
      0
    • 13
      0
    • 14
      0
    • 15
      0
    • 16
      0
    • 17
      0
    • 18
      0
    • 19
      0
    • 20
      0
    • 21
      0
    • 22 or more (say how many in the comments below)
      0

  3. 3. Which of the following statements will apply to Wakaikaris in 2025 (Select as many as possible that you think will happen to him).

    • He will be the youngest sekitori (must be ranked in either Juryo or Makunouchi for this) on the January 2026 banzuke
      7
    • He will lose to at least at least one rikishi born in the 1980s
      7
    • He will defeat at least at least one rikishi born in the 1980s
      9
    • He will have at least one basho ranked in Makushita
      7
    • He will have at least one basho ranked in Makunouchi
      4
    • He will have at least one double digit MK (5-10 or worse)
      7
    • He will have at least one double digit KK (10-5 or better)
      5
    • He will win a share of at least one jun-yusho (any division) OR better
      1
    • He will win at least one special prize OR a Kinboshi
      0
    • He will face (win or lose) at least one sanyaku rikishi
      1
    • None of the above.
      0
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  • Poll closed on 11/01/25 at 23:10

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Jejima    1,427

Jejima
Posted (edited)

The annual polls followed Takakeisho's career until his intai in 2024. He was the youngest sekitori at the time of his very first poll. This will be the only 'new' annual poll that I am starting for this year.

I was very tempted to ignore the truly youngest sekitori for this new poll, and instead select the second youngest - the Ukrainian Aonishiki - but @Yarimotsu has already made an annual poll involving him. 

So, let's go with the truly youngest Sekitori for January 2025, namely Wakaikari. He was born on 22nd February 2005. He will be the only teenager in either of the top two divisions in January 2025 - but he will be starting 2025 very near to the bottom of Juryo. (Edit: J13E) 

Please add extra comments regarding your thoughts for Wakaikari's 2025. These comments might be used in the need of a tie-breaker.

Edited by Jejima

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Yarimotsu    595

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7 hours ago, Jejima said:

I was very tempted to ignore the truly youngest sekitori for this new poll, and instead select the second youngest - the Ukrainian Aonishiki - but @Yarimotsu has already made an annual poll involving him. 

Feel free to do one anyway

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Morty    1,505

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Posted

This is all pure guess as I know nothing about him - mid table maegashira, and he'll win a juryo yusho

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Jejima    1,427

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Posted

I think he is too small to do much - as he is no Mainoumi. A good chance that he might even end up in Makushita for Jan 2026, but I reckon J13W optimistically for then.

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Jejima    1,427

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Posted

Bump - last chance to vote!

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Jejima    1,427

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Posted

Only 12 people voted in this poll.

Two-thirds of us think that Wakaikari will remain in Juryo this year. 

We think that his longest winning streak will likely be between 4 and 6 wins.  (At the time of writing, his best winning streak is already 4.)

The statements in question 3 have a good spread of 'yays' and 'nays' - which will make this one interesting when we come to see who made the best predictions.

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