Natsu 2025 videos: lower-division yusho races (+ discussion) and other selected matches

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I've decided to hijack my own video threads in order to amalgamate all the lower-division yusho race content, rather than having the videos here and the discussion (if any) in the Promotion/Demotion thread after it goes up.

Starting off with the situation after round three / Day 6 (no videos for this, but here are the results):

Makushita (14)
3-0 Ms3e Otsuji (Takadagawa)
3-0 Ms8e Nishinoryu (Sakaigawa)
3-0 Ms12e Takakento (Tokiwayama)
3-0 Ms16w Gojinyu (Takekuma)
3-0 Ms22w Kazenoumi (Oshiogawa)
3-0 Ms24e Tenshoho (Isegahama)
3-0 Ms28e Goshima (Fujishima)
3-0 Ms33e Daikosho (Oitekaze)
3-0 Ms39w Fukuzaki (Fujishima)
3-0 Ms41e Chiyooga (Kokonoe)
3-0 Ms45e Ikarigata (Isenoumi)
3-0 Ms51w Yago (Oshiogawa)
3-0 Ms53e Kototsubasa (Sadogatake)
3-0 Ms60TD Gyotoku (Tamanoi)

Sandanme (20)
3-0 Sd3w Kiyota (Dewanoumi)
3-0 Sd5e Chiyodaigo (Kokonoe)
3-0 Sd9w Nihonyanagi (Onomatsu)
3-0 Sd12w Kaishin (Tagonoura)
3-0 Sd16w Hatooka (Kise)
3-0 Sd21e Yonezawaryu (Sakaigawa)
3-0 Sd24e Araoyama (Onomatsu)
3-0 Sd31w Kojikara (Tagonoura)
3-0 Sd32w Kanpuzan (Nakamura)
3-0 Sd39e Fujiizumi (Nishikido)
3-0 Sd42w Takabayama (Onoe)
3-0 Sd45w Kotohaguro (Sadogatake)
3-0 Sd50e Okinohama (Hakkaku)
3-0 Sd56e Asashinjo (Takasago)
3-0 Sd60e Kotodairyu (Sadogatake)
3-0 Sd63w Kyokumizuno (Oshima)
3-0 Sd65e Kiyonoyama (Dewanoumi)
3-0 Sd69e Kuwae (Futagoyama)
3-0 Sd76e Gonosho (Takekuma)
3-0 Sd79e Yamenosato (Nishiiwa)

Jonidan (25)
3-0 Jd4w Ryuseiyama (Dewanoumi)
3-0 Jd11e Ayanofuji (Isegahama)
3-0 Jd12w Tosashimizu (Tokitsukaze)
3-0 Jd14e Nagata (Dewanoumi)
3-0 Jd21e Mineyaiba (Shikoroyama)
3-0 Jd24w Kobayashi (Kasugano)
3-0 Jd26e Ryubumaru (Musashigawa)
3-0 Jd33w Daishimatsu (Onomatsu)
3-0 Jd38w Yukiamami (Tatsunami)
3-0 Jd40w Kanryu (Arashio)
3-0 Jd44w Takano (Kise)
3-0 Jd50e Kosei (Hidenoyama)
3-0 Jd54e Zuitenryu (Sakaigawa)
3-0 Jd57e Kayatoiwa (Minato)
3-0 Jd61e Tenrosei (Shikoroyama)
3-0 Jd67e Asashorei (Takasago)
3-0 Jd71w Dewanosora (Dewanoumi)
3-0 Jd74e Matsugi (Tagonoura)
3-0 Jd80e Nishikio (Nishikido)
3-0 Jd84e Tokio (Isenoumi)
3-0 Jd85e Boshuyama (Sakaigawa)
3-0 Jd91e Kyokuhayate (Oshima)
3-0 Jd98e Masarufuji (Isegahama)
3-0 Jd101w Satsumasho (Oitekaze)
3-0 Jd105w Tsuyasato (Minato)

Jonokuchi (5)
3-0 Jk7e Kazuma (Kise)
3-0 Jk11e Uchima (Nishonoseki)
3-0 Jk16e Kazeoka (Oshiogawa)
3-0 Jk16w Ikazuchishu (Ikazuchi)
3-0 Jk17w Ikazuchiarata (Ikazuchi)

For those not scoring at home, that's 64 unbeaten rikishi at this stage of the tournament, which in theory could have played right down to four 7-0 rikishi. The torikumi rarely works out that neatly, of course, and in this case it started off with Otsuji taking a scheduled turn up in juryo despite his 3-0 record, leaving lowest-ranked Ikazuchiarata to face a 2-1 opponent. So, it was going to be either 31, 32 or 33 rikishi in the next update after round four. Other than that: No necessary deviations, all rikishi were paired with an opponent ranked right next to them in the list.

 

Edited May 19 by Asashosakari

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(Don't scroll down to the next post if you don't want to be spoiled before watching the bouts.)

Yusho Races Round 4 (Day 7-8) Videos

Jk14e Matsuda (2-1) (3-0) Ikazuchiarata Jk17w
Jk16e Kazeoka (3-0) Ikazuchishu Jk16w
Jk7e Kazuma (3-0) Uchima Jk11e

Jd105w Tsuyasato (3-0) Satsumasho Jd101w
Jd91e Kyokuhayate (3-0) Masarufuji Jd98e
Jd84e Tokio (3-0) Boshuyama Jd85e
Jd74e Matsugi (3-0) Nishikio Jd80e
Jd67e Asashorei (3-0) Dewanosora Jd71w
Jd57e Kayatoiwa (3-0) Tenrosei Jd61e [kimarite: ashitori]
Jd50e Kosei (3-0) Zuitenryu Jd54e
Jd44w Takano (3-0) Kanryu Jd40w
Jd38w Yukiamami (3-0) Daishimatsu Jd33w
Jd26e Ryubumaru (3-0) Kobayashi Jd24w
Jd14e Nagata (3-0) Mineyaiba Jd21e
Jd11e Ayanofuji (3-0) Tosashimizu Jd12w

Sd79e Yamenosato (3-0) Ryuseiyama Jd4w
Sd69e Kuwae (3-0) Gonosho Sd76e
Sd65e Kiyonoyama (3-0) Kyokumizuno Sd63w
Sd56e Asashinjo (3-0) Kotodairyu Sd60e
Sd50e Okinohama (3-0) Kotohaguro Sd45w
Sd39e Fujiizumi (3-0) Takabayama Sd42w [kimarite: kimedashi]
Sd32w Kanpuzan (3-0) Kojikara Sd31w
Sd21e Yonezawaryu (3-0) Araoyama Sd24e
Sd16w Hatooka (3-0) Kaishin Sd12w
Sd5e Chiyodaigo (3-0) Nihonyanagi Sd9w

Ms60TD Gyotoku (3-0) Kiyota Sd3w
Ms53e Kototsubasa (3-0) Yago Ms51w
Ms41e Chiyooga (3-0) Ikarigata Ms45e
Ms33e Daikosho (3-0) Fukuzaki Ms39w
Ms24e Tenshoho (3-0) Goshima Ms28e
Ms22w Kazenoumi (3-0) Gojinyu Ms16w
Ms8e Nishinoryu (3-0) Takakento Ms12e
Ms3e Otsuji (3-0) (5-1) Nabatame J12w

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Day 7/8 Results

Makushita (14 > 8)
4-0 Ms3e Otsuji (Takadagawa)
4-0 Ms8e Nishinoryu (Sakaigawa)
3-1 Ms12e Takakento (Tokiwayama)
4-0 Ms16w Gojinyu (Takekuma)
3-1 Ms22w Kazenoumi (Oshiogawa)
3-1 Ms24e Tenshoho (Isegahama)
4-0 Ms28e Goshima (Fujishima)
3-1 Ms33e Daikosho (Oitekaze)
4-0 Ms39w Fukuzaki (Fujishima)
4-0 Ms41e Chiyooga (Kokonoe)
3-1 Ms45e Ikarigata (Isenoumi)
3-1 Ms51w Yago (Oshiogawa)
4-0 Ms53e Kototsubasa (Sadogatake)
4-0 Ms60TD Gyotoku (Tamanoi)

Sandanme (20 > 10)
3-1 Sd3w Kiyota (Dewanoumi)
4-0 Sd5e Chiyodaigo (Kokonoe)
3-1 Sd9w Nihonyanagi (Onomatsu)
3-1 Sd12w Kaishin (Tagonoura)
4-0 Sd16w Hatooka (Kise)
4-0 Sd21e Yonezawaryu (Sakaigawa)
3-1 Sd24e Araoyama (Onomatsu)
4-0 Sd31w Kojikara (Tagonoura)
3-1 Sd32w Kanpuzan (Nakamura)
4-0 Sd39e Fujiizumi (Nishikido)
3-1 Sd42w Takabayama (Onoe)
4-0 Sd45w Kotohaguro (Sadogatake)
3-1 Sd50e Okinohama (Hakkaku)
4-0 Sd56e Asashinjo (Takasago)
3-1 Sd60e Kotodairyu (Sadogatake)
4-0 Sd63w Kyokumizuno (Oshima)
3-1 Sd65e Kiyonoyama (Dewanoumi)
3-1 Sd69e Kuwae (Futagoyama)
4-0 Sd76e Gonosho (Takekuma)
4-0 Sd79e Yamenosato (Nishiiwa)

Jonidan (25 > 12)
3-1 Jd4w Ryuseiyama (Dewanoumi)
3-1 Jd11e Ayanofuji (Isegahama)
4-0 Jd12w Tosashimizu (Tokitsukaze)
3-1 Jd14e Nagata (Dewanoumi)
4-0 Jd21e Mineyaiba (Shikoroyama)
4-0 Jd24w Kobayashi (Kasugano)
3-1 Jd26e Ryubumaru (Musashigawa)
4-0 Jd33w Daishimatsu (Onomatsu)
3-1 Jd38w Yukiamami (Tatsunami)
3-1 Jd40w Kanryu (Arashio)
4-0 Jd44w Takano (Kise)
3-1 Jd50e Kosei (Hidenoyama)
4-0 Jd54e Zuitenryu (Sakaigawa)
3-1 Jd57e Kayatoiwa (Minato)
4-0 Jd61e Tenrosei (Shikoroyama)
3-1 Jd67e Asashorei (Takasago)
4-0 Jd71w Dewanosora (Dewanoumi)
4-0 Jd74e Matsugi (Tagonoura)
3-1 Jd80e Nishikio (Nishikido)
3-1 Jd84e Tokio (Isenoumi)
4-0 Jd85e Boshuyama (Sakaigawa)
4-0 Jd91e Kyokuhayate (Oshima)
3-1 Jd98e Masarufuji (Isegahama)
4-0 Jd101w Satsumasho (Oitekaze)
3-1 Jd105w Tsuyasato (Minato)

Jonokuchi (5 > 2)
4-0 Jk7e Kazuma (Kise)
3-1 Jk11e Uchima (Nishonoseki)
4-0 Jk16e Kazeoka (Oshiogawa)
3-1 Jk16w Ikazuchishu (Ikazuchi)
3-1 Jk17w Ikazuchiarata (Ikazuchi)

List without the defeated rikishi:

 

4-0 Ms3e Otsuji (Takadagawa)
4-0 Ms8e Nishinoryu (Sakaigawa)
4-0 Ms16w Gojinyu (Takekuma)
4-0 Ms28e Goshima (Fujishima)
4-0 Ms39w Fukuzaki (Fujishima)
4-0 Ms41e Chiyooga (Kokonoe)
4-0 Ms53e Kototsubasa (Sadogatake)
4-0 Ms60TD Gyotoku (Tamanoi)

4-0 Sd5e Chiyodaigo (Kokonoe)
4-0 Sd16w Hatooka (Kise)
4-0 Sd21e Yonezawaryu (Sakaigawa)
4-0 Sd31w Kojikara (Tagonoura)
4-0 Sd39e Fujiizumi (Nishikido)
4-0 Sd45w Kotohaguro (Sadogatake)
4-0 Sd56e Asashinjo (Takasago)
4-0 Sd63w Kyokumizuno (Oshima)
4-0 Sd76e Gonosho (Takekuma)
4-0 Sd79e Yamenosato (Nishiiwa)

4-0 Jd12w Tosashimizu (Tokitsukaze)
4-0 Jd21e Mineyaiba (Shikoroyama)
4-0 Jd24w Kobayashi (Kasugano)
4-0 Jd33w Daishimatsu (Onomatsu)
4-0 Jd44w Takano (Kise)
4-0 Jd54e Zuitenryu (Sakaigawa)
4-0 Jd61e Tenrosei (Shikoroyama)
4-0 Jd71w Dewanosora (Dewanoumi)
4-0 Jd74e Matsugi (Tagonoura)
4-0 Jd85e Boshuyama (Sakaigawa)
4-0 Jd91e Kyokuhayate (Oshima)
4-0 Jd101w Satsumasho (Oitekaze)

4-0 Jk7e Kazuma (Kise)
4-0 Jk16e Kazeoka (Oshiogawa)

So it's the neat total of 32 rikishi at 4-0 after all, thanks to Otsuji winning in juryo and Ikazuchiarata losing to fellow rookie 2-1 Matsuda. And with even numbers for each division, too, so the Day 9 schedule does not feature any cross-division match-ups.

Fairly limited same-stable presence in each respective race: Fujishima has two rikishi in makushita, and Sakaigawa and Shikoroyama each have two in jonidan, but in all cases spaced along the list such that the rounds five and six matches are not affected by it.

Edited May 19 by Asashosakari

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Yusho Races Round 5 (Day 9) Videos

The second bout resulted in an apparent ankle injury that required the wheelchair. 

Jk7e Kazuma (4-0) Kazeoka Jk16e

Jd91e Kyokuhayate (4-0) Satsumasho Jd101w [kimarite: tsukitaoshi]
Jd74e Matsugi (4-0) Boshuyama Jd85e
Jd61e Tenrosei (4-0) Dewanosora Jd71w
Jd54e Zuitenryu (4-0) Takano Jd44w
Jd33w Daishimatsu (4-0) Kobayashi Jd24w
Jd21e Mineyaiba (4-0) Tosashimizu Jd12w

Sd76e Gonosho (4-0) Yamenosato Sd79e
Sd56e Asashinjo (4-0) Kyokumizuno Sd63w
Sd39e Fujiizumi (4-0) Kotohaguro Sd45w
Sd21e Yonezawaryu (4-0) Kojikara Sd31w
Sd5e Chiyodaigo (4-0) Hatooka Sd16w

Ms53e Kototsubasa (4-0) Gyotoku Ms60TD
Ms41e Chiyooga (4-0) Fukuzaki Ms39w
Ms28e Goshima (4-0) Gojinyu Ms16w
Ms3e Otsuji (4-0) Nishinoryu Ms8e

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Day 9 Results

Makushita (8 > 4)
5-0 Ms3e Otsuji (Takadagawa)
4-1 Ms8e Nishinoryu (Sakaigawa)
5-0 Ms16w Gojinyu (Takekuma)
4-1 Ms28e Goshima (Fujishima)
5-0 Ms39w Fukuzaki (Fujishima)
4-1 Ms41e Chiyooga (Kokonoe)
4-1 Ms53e Kototsubasa (Sadogatake)
5-0 Ms60TD Gyotoku (Tamanoi)

Sandanme (10 > 5)
4-1 Sd5e Chiyodaigo (Kokonoe)
5-0 Sd16w Hatooka (Kise)
5-0 Sd21e Yonezawaryu (Sakaigawa)
4-1 Sd31w Kojikara (Tagonoura)
4-1 Sd39e Fujiizumi (Nishikido)
5-0 Sd45w Kotohaguro (Sadogatake)
4-1 Sd56e Asashinjo (Takasago)
5-0 Sd63w Kyokumizuno (Oshima)
4-1 Sd76e Gonosho (Takekuma)
5-0 Sd79e Yamenosato (Nishiiwa)

Jonidan (12 > 6)
4-1 Jd12w Tosashimizu (Tokitsukaze)
5-0 Jd21e Mineyaiba (Shikoroyama)
5-0 Jd24w Kobayashi (Kasugano)
4-1 Jd33w Daishimatsu (Onomatsu)
4-1 Jd44w Takano (Kise)
5-0 Jd54e Zuitenryu (Sakaigawa)
5-0 Jd61e Tenrosei (Shikoroyama)
4-1 Jd71w Dewanosora (Dewanoumi)
4-1 Jd74e Matsugi (Tagonoura)
5-0 Jd85e Boshuyama (Sakaigawa)
4-1 Jd91e Kyokuhayate (Oshima)
5-0 Jd101w Satsumasho (Oitekaze)

Jonokuchi (2 > 1)
5-0 Jk7e Kazuma (Kise)
4-1 Jk16e Kazeoka (Oshiogawa) 

 

 

5-0 Ms3e Otsuji (Takadagawa)
5-0 Ms16w Gojinyu (Takekuma)
5-0 Ms39w Fukuzaki (Fujishima)
5-0 Ms60TD Gyotoku (Tamanoi)

5-0 Sd16w Hatooka (Kise)
5-0 Sd21e Yonezawaryu (Sakaigawa)
5-0 Sd45w Kotohaguro (Sadogatake)
5-0 Sd63w Kyokumizuno (Oshima)
5-0 Sd79e Yamenosato (Nishiiwa)

5-0 Jd21e Mineyaiba (Shikoroyama)
5-0 Jd24w Kobayashi (Kasugano)
5-0 Jd54e Zuitenryu (Sakaigawa)
5-0 Jd61e Tenrosei (Shikoroyama)
5-0 Jd85e Boshuyama (Sakaigawa)
5-0 Jd101w Satsumasho (Oitekaze)

5-0 Jk7e Kazuma (Kise)

 

We've got our 16 rikishi who stand just two wins away from a zensho yusho (or at least a playoff, as the case may be). For the makushita developments, I'll refer you to Reonito's summary over at Tachiai.org.

In sandanme we've got a pretty eclectic group of leaders, the most exciting one among them being Yonezawaryu. The 20-year-old youngster who came in with extensive judo but no sumo experience a year ago had a makushita debut last basho that was a bit of a struggle, but he's bouncing back in style this month and has at minimum secured a direct return to the third division already. Two other young-ish rikishi have joined him in 22-year-old Kotohaguro who was already as high as mid-makushita but lost his way a bit over the last year and a half, and 21-year-old Kyokumizuno who has been mostly bouncing around the middle of sandanme since he made his debut in the division two years back. The other contenders are jonidan/sandanme elevator Yamenosato and often-injured collegiate veteran Hatooka.

Jonidan has a major favourite in freshly returned Mineyaiba, who was a steady presence in the makushita-joi before an injury took him out of the last three tournaments. Nevertheless, two other contestants may be skilled enough to take him out if given the chance: Kobayashi is a 21-year-old who debuted two years ago and smoothly went all the way to high sandanme before injuries befell him as well, and Tenrosei is a promising 18-year-old Mongolian rookie who certainly is better than his current mid-jonidan position suggests. (Although I have to say I've not been all that impressed compared to the hype he had coming in six months back...) This field is rounded out by Zuitenryu, 19 years old and already with four appearances in sandanme (all MK though), 20-year-old Boshuyama who has yet to go beyond jonidan, and 25-year-old Satsumasho, one of the lesser collegiate wrestlers to ever have turned professional.

Last not least, jonokuchi is down to a single undefeated contender, and it's the one probably the vast majority of fans would have predicted at the start of the basho: Kazuma, the powerful makushita tsukedashi starter from last year who got injured in his debut in a bout that he had entered with a 4-0 record.

The Day 11 schedule isn't out at this time, but there doesn't appear to be anything stopping the committee from just doing the eight straight pairings, which would mean Mineyaiba and Kazuma fighting one division up, and being strong favourites at that, too. That would mean 2/2/3/1 unbeaten rikishi after round six, who theoretically could play down to four 7-0's, but some rank differences might make that infeasible - Kazuma vs Boshuyama could be a justifiable pairing for the lowest match, Kazuma vs Tenrosei probably not. But maybe there's a curve ball coming on Day 11 that shakes up the whole race anyway.

A further potential complication: While the double Fujishima representation in makushita ended today, we still have all Sakaigawa and Shikoroyama rikishi in the jonidan race. Particularly Shikoroyama's Mineyaiba and Tenrosei look like a big threat to both be 6-0 in a couple of days.

Edited May 19 by Asashosakari

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2 hours ago, Asashosakari said:

5-0 Jk7e Kazuma (Kise)

Nice to see Kazuma on his way back after his promising debut got cut short by that horrific injury.

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Yusho Races Round 6 (Day 11) Videos

Jk7e Kazuma (5-0) Satsumasho Jd101w

Jd61e Tenrosei (5-0) Boshuyama Jd85e [kimarite: okurinage]
Jd54e Zuitenryu (5-0) Kobayashi Jd24w
Sd79e Yamenosato (5-0) Mineyaiba Jd21e

Sd63w Kyokumizuno (5-0) Kotohaguro Sd45w
Sd21e Yonezawaryu (5-0) Hatooka Sd16w

Ms60TD Gyotoku (5-0) Fukuzaki Ms39w
Ms3e Otsuji (5-0) Gojinyu Ms16w
 

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Day 11 Results

Makushita (4 > 2)
6-0 Ms3e Otsuji (Takadagawa)
5-1 Ms16w Gojinyu (Takekuma)
6-0 Ms39w Fukuzaki (Fujishima)
5-1 Ms60TD Gyotoku (Tamanoi)

Sandanme (5 > 2)
6-0 Sd16w Hatooka (Kise)
5-1 Sd21e Yonezawaryu (Sakaigawa)
6-0 Sd45w Kotohaguro (Sadogatake)
5-1 Sd63w Kyokumizuno (Oshima)
5-1 Sd79e Yamenosato (Nishiiwa)

Jonidan (6 > 3)
6-0 Jd21e Mineyaiba (Shikoroyama)
6-0 Jd24w Kobayashi (Kasugano)
5-1 Jd54e Zuitenryu (Sakaigawa)
6-0 Jd61e Tenrosei (Shikoroyama)
5-1 Jd85e Boshuyama (Sakaigawa)
5-1 Jd101w Satsumasho (Oitekaze)

Jonokuchi (1 > 1)
6-0 Jk7e Kazuma (Kise)

 

 

6-0 Ms3e Otsuji (Takadagawa)
6-0 Ms39w Fukuzaki (Fujishima)

6-0 Sd16w Hatooka (Kise)
6-0 Sd45w Kotohaguro (Sadogatake)

6-0 Jd21e Mineyaiba (Shikoroyama)
6-0 Jd24w Kobayashi (Kasugano)
6-0 Jd61e Tenrosei (Shikoroyama)

6-0 Jk7e Kazuma (Kise)

 

No real surprises in yesterday's matches, every match bar Tenrosei - Boshuyama was won by the rikishi with significantly higher-rank experience, although I suppose Fukuzaki - Gyotoku was a bit of a black box as neither guy has much of a professional track record yet.

As expected they haven't made the Tenrosei - Kazuma pairing for the finals, so there will be two 5-1 guests in the bracket. Tenrosei will take on Jd44w Takano, a 24-year-old with some sandanme experience but none in the last year, and may face stablemate Mineyaiba in a playoff if they're both successful (although I wouldn't rule out Kobayashi spoiling the party). The Kazuma procession culminates against Jd98e Masarufuji - the 17-year-old had made some good progress towards upper jonidan last year, but bounced off hard in recent months with at one point 11 consecutive losses. The makushita and sandanme divisions will see straight deciders. 

Edited May 22 by Asashosakari

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1 hour ago, Asashosakari said:

The Kazuma procession culminates against Jd98e Masarufuji - the 17-year-old had made some good progress towards upper jonidan last year, but bounced off hard in recent months with at one point 11 consecutive losses.

Aww. I was hoping for Kazuma-Imada instead. I don't think the outcome would have changed, but Imada has shown some pretty brutal take-your-head-off nodowa in his bouts that I've seen, so at least it might have been a contest.

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22 minutes ago, Yubinhaad said:

Aww. I was hoping for Kazuma-Imada instead. I don't think the outcome would have changed, but Imada has shown some pretty brutal take-your-head-off nodowa in his bouts that I've seen, so at least it might have been a contest.

Speaking of whom, Imada is the absolutely least judo-looking judoka we've ever seen in sumo, isn't he? Nodowa and tsuppari barrages, dang.

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22 hours ago, Asashosakari said:

Speaking of whom, Imada is the absolutely least judo-looking judoka we've ever seen in sumo, isn't he? Nodowa and tsuppari barrages, dang.

Indeed. Must be in the genes, I had a look at his father's Kyokai profile and tsuppari is given as his specialist technique.

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Yusho Races Round 7 (Day 13) Videos

Jd98e Masarufuji (5-1) (6-0) Kazuma Jk7e

Jd61e Tenrosei (6-0) (5-1) Takano Jd44w
Jd21e Mineyaiba (6-0) Kobayashi Jd24w

Sd45w Kotohaguro (6-0) Hatooka Sd16w

Ms3e Otsuji (6-0) Fukuzaki Ms39w

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Day 13 Results

Makushita
7-0 Ms3e Otsuji (Takadagawa)
6-1 Ms39w Fukuzaki (Fujishima)

Sandanme
7-0 Sd16w Hatooka (Kise)
6-1 Sd45w Kotohaguro (Sadogatake)

Jonidan
7-0 Jd21e Mineyaiba (Shikoroyama)
6-1 Jd24w Kobayashi (Kasugano)
7-0 Jd61e Tenrosei (Shikoroyama)

Jonokuchi
7-0 Jk7e Kazuma (Kise)

No big surprises in these matches, although Otsuji and Mineyaiba had to come through very competitive performances by Fukuzaki and Kobayashi. Hatooka took a bit longer to defeat Kotohaguro, but looked to be in charge of the match the entire time, and the Tenrosei and Kazuma wins were the expected easy affairs. The Shikoroyama duo will be contesting a playoff on senshuraku, the other three championships have been decided.

Kazuma should be the runaway favourite for the jonidan title next time as well. Mineyaiba will certainly be expected to deliver another strong score, too, but a 7-0 will be much less of a foregone conclusion there, and Tenrosei should have his hands full in mid-sandanme if I'm not completely underestimating him. Hatooka...well, good luck at your highest rank in three years.

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And for completeness, the jonidan playoff:

Tenrosei gave it a good shot, but his higher-level stablemate Mineyaiba was pretty much in control of the bout from start to finish.

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All bouts of the five rikishi who finished Natsu basho with 7-0 records. If you've followed the thread, only each guy's first three matches will be new to you, the rest were featured as part of the yusho race coverage.

Ms3e Otsuji
Sd16w Hatooka
Jd21e Mineyaiba
Jd61e Tenrosei
Jk7e Kazuma

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Bouts to decide 6-1 records (Day 13-15)

And some more high performers of Natsu basho. 47 rikishi entered the final round at 5-1, here are their final matches (22 head to head, 3 against rikishi on different scores).

Jk15e Umeyama (4-2) (5-1) Ikazuchishu Jk16w
Jk16e Kazeoka (5-1) Tsuyasato Jd105w
Jk12w Imada (5-1) Satsumasho Jd101w
Jd98e Masarufuji (5-1) (6-0) Kazuma Jk7e
Jd85e Boshuyama (5-1) Sawayaka Jd89w he tried it again...
Jd58e Daisho (5-1) Fujinotani Jd78e
Jd57e Kayatoiwa (5-1) Matsugi Jd74e
Jd45e Asasorai (5-1) Zuitenryu Jd54e
Jd61e Tenrosei (6-0) (5-1) Takano Jd44w
Jd40w Kanryu (5-1) Daishimatsu Jd33w
Jd14e Nagata (5-1) Seigo Jd31e
Jd10w Tokiryu (5-1) Ryuseiyama Jd4w

Sd79e Yamenosato (5-1) Shimanishiki Jd5e
Sd76e Gonosho (5-1) Kyokumizuno Sd63w
Sd63e Toshoyama (5-1) Tokinohira Sd56w
Sd53w Ohata (5-1) Hokutosakae Sd39w
Sd39e Fujiizumi (5-1) Tochimitsuru Sd42e
Sd13e Akinoyama (5-1) Kotonofuji Sd28w
Sd21e Yonezawaryu (5-1) Kaishin Sd12w
Sd4e Daikisho (5-1) Sadanohikari Sd6w

Ms60TD Gyotoku (5-1) Wakamiyabi Ms52w
Ms42e Osanai (5-1) Kotokenryu Ms48w a very odd-looking finish
Ms23e Anosho (5-1) Kitadaichi Ms36w
Ms21e Kazuto (5-1) Goshima Ms28e
Ms16w Gojinyu (5-1) Asanoyama Ms14w
 

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Time for some of that "other selected matches" stuff...

All the Natsu matches by the three freshly minuted makushita tsukedashi:

Gyotoku 6-1
Urayama 4-3
Hanaoka 4-3

The records are linking to their basho results on the DB, the bold-face shikona links are to the video playlists. You will have seen Gyotoku's last four matches already as he was in the makushita yusho race, the other two guys' stuff is "new". Urayama and Hanaoka faced each other in their mutual dohyo debut, the other two pairings weren't realized.

Full coverage of the jonokuchi debutants would be a bit much, but for historical purposes (hey, maybe there's an ozeki or yokozuna in there), here's the playlist with each first official bout for the 32 newbies from Haru's maezumo, listed in bold to set them apart from the handful of non-rookies who happened to be matched up with them. Just like the previous basho, one unfortunate rookie had to wait all the way to Day 4 to make his debut.

Day 1 Jk24e Sawaisamu (0-0) Kazenohana Jk23w
Day 1 Jk22e Futagawa (0-0) Kototerao Jk21w
Day 1 Jk20e Kido (0-0) Ryugi Jk19w
Day 1 Jk18e Asahirai (0-0) Ikazuchiarata Jk17w
Day 1 Jk16e Kazeoka (0-0) Wakahasegawa Jk15w
Day 1 Jk14e Matsuda (0-0) Komanofuji Jk13w
Day 1 Jk12e Asarikimaru (0-0) Yamagishi Jk11w
Day 1 Jk10e Shunta (0-0) Kazeoki Jk9w
Day 2 Jk25e Terui (0-0) Higohikari Jk24w
Day 2 Jk23e Hashimoto (0-0) Sawazaki Jk22w
Day 2 Jk21e Sumiyoshi (0-0) Yamauchi Jk20w
Day 2 Jk19e Teranishi (0-0) Mitsurufuji Jk18w
Day 2 Jk17e Hokutonada (0-0) Ikazuchishu Jk16w
Day 2 Jk15e Umeyama (0-0) Satomatsunaga Jk14w
Day 2 Jk13e Yamanobe (0-0) Imada Jk12w
Day 2 Jk11e Uchima (0-0) Wakajin Jk10w
Day 2 Jk8e Okuniiwa (0-0) Kazekodai Jk9e
Day 4 Jk23e Hashimoto (0-1) (0-0) Usagifuji Jk25w

And at the other end of the career spectrum, 6 of the 11 retiring rikishi were active on the dohyo to the end of Natsu basho, namely these:

Day 13 Jd56w Masuminato (3-3) Najima Jd54w
Day 13 Ms49w Ryusei (4-2) Shiroma Ms44w
Day 14 Jd100w Satonofuji (2-4) Kumanishiki Jd99w
Day 14 Ms40w Noda (3-3) Hayatefuji Ms37w
Day 15 Jk24e Sawaisamu (1-5) (2-4) Usagifuji Jk25w
Day 15 Jd79w Kaitoma (4-2) Asaazuma Jd78w

Edited June 4 by Asashosakari

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Promotions!

Two rikishi were announced as returning to juryo.

Ms3e Otsuji 7-0 Y
Ms4w Kotokuzan 5-2

The Otsuji playlist is of course the same as what was already posted in the yusho racers' summary.

Just two rikishi will be making their makushita debuts in Nagoya.

Sd5w Furuta 4-3
Sd39e Fujiizumi 6-1

A more impressively-sized cadre of five rikishi will be reaching sandanme for the first time in July.

Jd15e Tamatensho 4-3
Jd20e Yumenofuji 4-3
Jd22e Okada 5-2
Jd34w Sunasaka 5-2
Jd61e Tenrosei 7-0 D

Tenrosei's set of bouts was also already featured above.

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And now finally some random highlight selections. Two notes up front:

I'm removing tsukitaoshi from the list of "rare" kimarite that I include no matter what. It fulfilled my arbitrary criteria of an average under 5 appearances per basho when I started half a year ago, but after Haru basho had already blown way past that number, so did Natsu. Many tsukitaoshi matches weren't all that interesting on their overall merits anyway so it won't be a big loss, and any that do look noteworthy will of course still be included, just not with their kimarite being highlighted.

The other change is that I'm going to note matches that went to mono-ii in the bout descriptions. You'll still have to watch for the actual outcome of the mono-ii, though.

Day 1 Highlights

Jd84e Tokio (0-0) Gokishin Jd84w mono-ii
Jd55e Tsukioka (0-0) Najima Jd54w
Jd49e Takatsukasa (0-0) Kaihakusho Jd48w this clever finish is underrated by its kimarite sukuinage
Jd45e Asasorai (0-0) Takano Jd44w [kimarite: uwatehineri]
Jd36e Tochihayate (0-0) Yoshiazuma Jd36w mono-ii
Jd34e Keiga (0-0) Sunasaka Jd34w

Sd34e Chiyonokatsu (0-0) Koki Sd33w
Sd27e Chiyoyamato (0-0) Daishoki Sd27w
Sd23e Soma (0-0) Rakanji Sd23w mono-ii
Sd11e Taiyo (0-0) Tenei Sd11w henka leads to a short but wild bout
Sd5e Chiyodaigo (0-0) Furuta Sd5w

Ms52e Tokunomusashi (0-0) Wakamiyabi Ms52w
Ms46e Goseizan (0-0) Shuji Ms46w
Ms40e Shunrai (0-0) Fukuzaki Ms39w
Ms34e Mishima (0-0) Yoshii Ms33w
Ms31e Tosamidori (0-0) Daiyusho Ms31w
Ms30e Mikazuchiyama (0-0) Toshunryu Ms30w Natsu basho, the hurdling competition
Ms27w Tanji (0-0) Tsushimanada Ms26w five seconds of pure craziness
Ms17e Kitaharima (0-0) Okaryu Ms17w
Ms2e Oshoryu (0-0) Akua Ms1w

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Tochimaru's bout resulted in injury (description here), although he was able to leave the dohyo under his own power, and I thought the bout deserved inclusion as a highlight regardless of that.

Day 2 Highlights

Jk25e Terui (0-0) Higohikari Jk24w Higohikari's first win in 34 bouts, 39 including maezumo
Jd83e Kaiso (0-0) Wakaonehara Jd83w
Jd79e Ibuki (0-0) Asaazuma Jd78w [kimarite: uwatehineri]
Jd75e Miyafuji (0-0) Chiyotaiko Jd74w
Jd73e Daishisho (0-0) Matsuzawa Jd72w no, over there
Jd50e Kosei (0-0) Teraosho Jd49w [kimarite: ashitori]
Jd37e Kato (0-0) Hakuyo Jd37w [kimarite: kubinage]
Jd35e Shotaimu (0-0) Akinishiki Jd35w
Jd29e Anryukai (0-0) Fujimusashi Jd29w mono-ii
Jd20e Yumenofuji (0-0) Shoran Jd20w [kimarite: uchigake] mono-ii
Jd6e Tsukubayama (0-0) Chiyotenfu Jd5w mono-ii

Sd65e Kiyonoyama (0-0) Daigoyama Sd64w
Sd61e Sakabayashi (0-0) Dewanojo Sd60w
Sd43e Tokazan (0-0) Takabayama Sd42w
Sd32e Rinko (0-0) Kanpuzan Sd32w pretty wild - mono-ii
Sd26e Kiyonohana (0-0) Kotakiyama Sd26w [kimarite: kimetaoshi]
Sd7e Shimizuumi (0-0) Asakiryu Sd7w

Ms49e Asagyokusei (0-0) Ryusei Ms49w a spectacular kubinage but - mono-ii
Ms45e Ikarigata (0-0) Bushozan Ms45w
Ms20e Nagamura (0-0) Kamito Ms20w
Ms8e Nishinoryu (0-0) Tochimaru Ms7w
 

Edited June 18 by Asashosakari

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If you like mono-ii, this one's your day.

Day 3 Highlights

Jk21w Kototerao (0-1) Ryugi Jk19w
Jk20e Kido (1-0) Ikazuchiarata Jk17w mono-ii
Jd79e Ibuki (0-1) Daitensho Jd77w great see-saw battle!
Jd55e Tsukioka (0-1) Datenoumi Jd56e
Jd42e Tamanotora (0-1) Mikinosato Jd44e big lift!
Jd37w Hakuyo (0-1) Yoshiazuma Jd36w mono-ii
Jd32e Hidano (0-1) Fujiyuho Jd33e
Jd3w Arise (0-1) Kukio Jd2w mono-ii
Jd1e Sekizuka (0-1) Reonmaru Jd2e it's not over until shobu ari...

Sd65e Kiyonoyama (1-0) Asanojo Sd66e [kimarite: kirikaeshi]
Sd57e Ryutsukasa (0-1) Kiyonoumi Sd57w filing this hand touchdown under "opponent was shinitai"...
Sd32e Rinko (0-1) Chiyonokatsu Sd34e short but energetic
Sd26e Kiyonohana (0-1) Daishoki Sd27w
Sd19e Ryuji (0-1) Hamanoumi Sd20w [kimarite: sotogake]
Sd11w Tenei (1-0) Denuma Sd10w a messy big-boy fight

Ms60w Kirinryu (0-1) Kawamura Ms58w mono-ii
Ms42e Osanai (0-1) Tokitenran Ms42w mono-ii
Ms34e Mishima (0-1) Higonoumi Ms34w [kimarite: sokubiotoshi]
Ms31w Daiyusho (1-0) Toshunryu Ms30w [kimarite: hikkake]
Ms21e Kazuto (1-0) Anosho Ms23e
Ms12w Tendozan (0-1) Hananoumi Ms11w mono-ii
Ms1e Kitanowaka (0-1) Dewanoryu Ms2w mono-ii
 

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Day 4 Highlights

Jk23e Hashimoto (0-1) (0-0) Usagifuji Jk25w Should Kimura Yunosuke have let the jikanmae start go?
Jd104w Katsunonishiki (1-0) Wakaarata Jd103w confused rikishi #1
Jd99w Kumanishiki (0-1) Takatairiku Jd97w confused rikishi #2
Jd80e Nishikio (1-0) Asaazuma Jd78w an unusual version of a common kimarite
Jd77e Shoryu (1-0) Fujinotani Jd78e [kimarite: isamiashi] mono-ii
Jd68w Hishuyama (0-1) Urutora Jd64w [kimarite: ashitori]
Jd58e Daisho (1-0) Hamada Jd59e
Jd54e Zuitenryu (1-0) Najima Jd54w not kakenage?
Jd50e Kosei (1-0) Biganzan Jd50w
Jd35e Shotaimu (1-0) Tochihayate Jd36e [kimarite: abisetaoshi]
Jd14e Nagata (1-0) Tamatensho Jd15e
Jd9w Chiyotaiyo (1-0) Kototaiga Jd8w mono-ii

Sd80w Kyokutaiga (1-0) Dairaido Sd79w big miss by the gyoji
Sd71e Musashiumi (0-1) Ginseizan Sd72w
Sd49w Oshozan (0-1) Agora Sd48w
Sd39e Fujiizumi (1-0) Hokutosakae Sd39w mono-ii
Sd4e Daikisho (1-0) Chiyodaigo Sd5e mono-ii

Ms45e Ikarigata (1-0) Goseizan Ms46e
Ms37e Fujitoshi (1-0) Oyamada Ms38e mono-ii
Ms30e Mikazuchiyama (0-1) Aratakayama Ms29w
Ms22w Kazenoumi (1-0) Kamito Ms20w
Ms15e Toseiryu (1-0) Asanoyama Ms14w
 

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2 hours ago, Asashosakari said:

Ms45e Ikarigata (1-0) Goseizan Ms46e

I thought Goseizan was going to injure his hand with all that wild slapping; nice undershoulder cartwheel by Ikarigata.

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Day 5 Highlights

Jk25e Terui (1-1) (1-0) Usagifuji Jk25w
Jk20e Kido (1-1) Mitsurufuji Jk18w [kimarite: utchari] mono-ii
Jk15e Umeyama (1-1) Hokutonada Jk17e
Jk12e Asarikimaru (1-1) Imada Jk12w [kimarite: kubinage] arguably in combo with a kakenage
Jd78e Fujinotani (2-0) Nishikio Jd80e mono-ii
Jd74e Matsugi (2-0) Chiyotaiko Jd74w
Jd38e Anzakura (0-2) Hakuyo Jd37w
Jd15e Tamatensho (1-1) Musubiyama Jd16w

Sd52e Kyokushori (1-1) Senshoho Sd53e
Sd40e Kotoegashira (1-1) Mukaida Sd41w a classic double armlock vs morozashi stalemate
Sd24w Ryuma (0-2) Kiyonohana Sd26e

Ms56w Dewataikai (1-1) Akiyoshi Ms55w [kimarite: kakenage]
Ms38e Oyamada (1-1) Shunrai Ms40e [kimarite: zubuneri]
Ms29e Haruyama (1-1) Mikazuchiyama Ms30e nice see-saw battle
Ms19w Matsui (2-0) Gojinyu Ms16w
Ms2e Oshoryu (0-2) Dewanoryu Ms2w
Ms1e Kitanowaka (1-1) Akua Ms1w [kimarite: kakenage]

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Day 6 Highlights

Jk13e Yamanobe (1-1) Satomatsunaga Jk14w
Jd93e Sachinoyama (0-2) Kumanishiki Jd99w a very hard-fought match
Jd82e Fujinoteru (1-1) Wakaonehara Jd83w
Jd62e Hikarumusashi (1-1) Oatari Jd63w
Jd55w Togyokuko (1-1) Najima Jd54w somersault leads into confusion
Jd26e Ryubumaru (2-0) Ikazuchihayate Jd30e [kimarite: abisetaoshi]
Jd9e Takasu (0-2) Shinseido Jd6w

Sd76e Gonosho (2-0) Taniguchi Sd73w
Sd57e Ryutsukasa (1-1) Nishikinoryu Sd54w
Sd46e Suzunofuji (0-2) (0-1-1) Oginosho Sd46w
Sd47e Kamitani (2-0) Kotohaguro Sd45w [kimarite: hansoku] mono-ii
Sd32e Rinko (0-2) Kotetsu Sd36e
Sd26w Kotakiyama (1-1) Yamato Sd25w mono-ii
Sd7e Shimizuumi (1-1) Marusho Sd9e mono-ii
Sd3e Hokutoryu (0-2) Furuta Sd5w

Ms49e Asagyokusei (1-1) Kotokenryu Ms48w incoming for Tatekawa...ouch
Ms42w Tokitenran (0-2) Noda Ms40w
Ms28e Goshima (2-0) Toshunryu Ms30w an extremely wild bout
Ms27e Asashiyu (0-2) Aratakayama Ms29w
Ms8e Nishinoryu (2-0) Enho Ms10w mono-ii
Ms9w Hamayutaka (0-2) Tochimusashi Ms5w after the hurdles, now the sprint

Somehow I ended up picking each match that happened right before the first three shimpan changes. Hanaregoma had to make extra-sure that he was actually seen as calling for a mono-ii after Shimizuumi - Marusho, not just getting up to leave. 

Edited June 22 by Asashosakari