RotoSumo Nagoya 2025

[Gurowake 4,152]

Ozeki Chishafuwaku scored an overall Yusho, marking the beginning of a Yokozuna run.  He will need a 13-win tournament or Makuuchi Yusho before having less than 10 wins for promotion.  Ozeki Sakura took the tournament off, with kosho rules preventing her from going kadoban.

Sekiwake Oortael gains more than the required number of wins and is promoted to Ozeki.  Sekiwake Pandaazuma has a good score and after his KK last basho following Ozeki demotion, he's now back up for Ozeki promotion the hard way, needing 10 wins.  Norizo, Frinkanohana, and Bunbukuchagama move up from Komusubi to Sekiwake with strong scores.  The first two also only need 10 wins for promotion as well, while the latter needs a minimum of 11.95. However, with 3 Ozeki already and 4 Sekiwake on a promotion run, there will be increases to the win requirements due to crowding if at least 2 hit their nominal target.  I don't want to explicitly put all the possibilities, but the number of wins over the last two tournaments for those with a 10-win basic requirement are Pandaazuma 20.62, Norizo 23.83, and Frinkanohana 21.01, each Ozeki beyond 3 increases the total number of wins needed by 1, and the normal requirement in 3 basho is 30 wins.

Joaoiyama also had a good enough score to move up to Sekiwake from Maegashira, but with an MK last basho is not up for promotion.

The Komusubi spots are filled with the next two best maegashira, Flohru and Andoreasu.

Chishafuwaku(Ow, 15 wins)	O	Sakura(Oe, kosho)
Oortael(S2e, 12.77 wins)	O2
Pandaazuma(Se, 12.03 wins)	S	Norizo(K2e, 13.44 wins)
Frinkanohana(Ke, 12.03 wins)	S2	Bunbukuchagama(K2w, 10.47 wins)
	S3	Joaoiyama(M4w, 13.59 wins)
Flohru(M1e, 9.65 wins)	K	Andoreasu(M5e, 9.88 wins)
BlackPinkMawashi(M10e, 12.52 wins)	M1	Kobashi(M9e, 11.81 wins)
Kintamayama(M2w, 7.51 wins)	M2	Oskahanada(M11e, 12.72 wins)
Metzinowaka(M15w, 14.04 wins)	M3	ScreechingOwl(Sw, 0.97 wins)
Kajiyanosho(M7w, 7.85 wins)	M4	Hisui(M2e, 3.04 wins)
Choshu-yuki(M1w, 2.45 wins)	M5	Kaito(M11w, 9.63 wins)
Next-ozeki-ura(M6e, kosho)	M6	Athenayama(Kw, 0 wins)
Hakuryuho(M6w, 6.98 wins)	M7	Konya ga Yamada(M8w, 7.51 wins)
Bill(M4e, 2.52 wins)	M8	Susanoo(M8e, 6.18 wins)
Torafujii(M3e, 0 wins)	M9	Kotononami(M3w, 0 wins)
Balon(J5e, 12.68 wins)	M10	Asapedroryu(M10w, 7.15 wins)
Gaijingai(J7w, 13.64 wins)	M11	Beeftank(M7e, 4.46 wins)
Asashosakari(M12e, 7.2 wins)	M12	Kachikoshi(M17e, 9.58 wins)
Wamahada(M14w, 8.21 wins)	M13	Kaiowaka(J4w, 11.72 wins)
Mariohana(M14e, kosho)	M14	Terarno(M16e, 8.82 wins)
Ketsukai(M5w, 0 wins)	M15	Warusaru(J7e, 11.84 wins)
Kitakachiyama(M12w, 5.57 wins)	M16	Gusoyama(M13e, 5.02 wins)
Kuroimori(J4e, 8.8 wins)	J1	Fujisan(J3w, 8.4 wins)
Kamibaka(J2e, kosho)	J2	Unagiyutaka2(J12w, 12.68 wins)
Saruyama(J3e, kosho)	J3	Hogashi(J1w, 7.04 wins)
Itchynotoe(M9w, 0 wins)	J4	GONZABUROW(J6w, 9.2 wins)
Anjoboshi(J6e, 8.6 wins)	J5	Achiyama(J2w, 6.72 wins)
Andonishiki(J1e, 5.72 wins)	J6	Papayasu(J8w, 9.2 wins)
Ganzohnesushi(M13w, 0 wins)	J7	TochiYESshin(Ms4e, 12.49 wins)
KakushoyamaII(J13e, 9.68 wins)	J8	Joputosu(J5w, 5.88 wins)
Gansekiiwa(J9w, 7.52 wins)	J9	Unkonoyama(M16w, 0 wins)
Shatsume(Ms2w, 10.96 wins)	J10	Tetsukabe(Ms4w, 11.9 wins)
Gaanaa(J9e, 7.04 wins)	J11	CaptSmarta$$(J10e, 7.48 wins)
Oyama(Ms1e, 9.86 wins)	J12	WAKATAKE(Ms1w, 9.54 wins)
Arawaka(J8e, 5.72 wins)	J13	Kōrinokoishi(M15e, kyujo)
Tyerenex(Ms6w, 10.21 wins)	J14	Kyodaitimu(J14w, kosho)
Profomisakari(Ms6e, 9.62 wins)	Ms1	Kiriazuma(J10w, 4.4 wins)
Takanorappa(J13w, 5.76 wins)	Ms2	BlindOzekiMcTell(Ms8e, 9.93 wins)
Ruziklao(Ms3e, kosho)	Ms3	Yarimotsu(J14e, 5.92 wins)
Zannah(J12e, 4.36 wins)	Ms4	Anjinsan(Ms11w, 10.6 wins)
Edamamejin(J11e, 1 win)	Ms5	Terukaze(Ms5e, 6.83 wins)
Hironoumi(Ms2e, 5.26 wins)	Ms6	Gustl(Ms12w, 10.25 wins)
Multimikstar(Ms16e, 11.7 wins)	Ms7	Akagitsune(Ms15w, 11.39 wins)
Doreikishi(Ms10e, 8.17 wins)	Ms8	Ippikiōkami(Ms3w, 3.97 wins)
Hagamachikuni(Ms14e, 8.87 wins)	Ms9	Tetsuarashi(New, 10.52 wins)
Golynohana(J11w, kyujo)	Ms10	Shimodahito(Ms17w, 8.17 wins)
Rikioi(New, 8.44 wins)	Ms11	Akishiki(Ms11e, 6.75 wins)
Nantonoyama(Ms9e, 4.16 wins)	Ms12	Gatakiriba(Ms13e, 6.4 wins)
Kishikaisei(Ms9w, 2.79 wins)	Ms13	Furanohana(Ms8w, 1.41 wins)
EdwardUrahara(Ms10w, 3.34 wins)	Ms14	Hakunojo(Ms12e, 3.77 wins)
Rowitoro(Ms13w, 3.77 wins)	Ms15	Oshirokita(Ms5w, kyujo)
Stusan(Ms15e, 3.14 wins)	Ms16	Taliesin(Ms7e, kyujo)
Randomaru(Ms17e, kosho)	Ms17	Jimizakura(Ms14w, 2.04 wins)
Jejima(Ms7w, kyujo)	Ms18	Jikoshima(New, 5.38 wins)
MeikeT(New, 3.85 wins)	Ms19	RaeucherLax(New, 3.77 wins)
Ika Arashi(New, 3.46 wins)	Ms20
Netsuzakura(Ms16w, kyujo)	Bg

[Kaito 327]

Yeah, so, I didn't actually think Kotozakura was a better pick than Onosato this basho, but I figured nobody would pick him so I'd get a free yusho if he happened to come out on top. A strategy that I can't remember ever working out for me. And it turns out I would've just yusho'd with Onosato.

One of many annoying results for me this basho.

[Gurowake 4,152]

Results:

Top Score: 1483

Top half of Makuuchi median = 1296.5; step size = 24.8666...

Player	Score	Wins
Next-ozeki-ura	1429	12.83
Bunbukuchagama	1429	12.83
Oortael	1397	11.54
Metzinowaka	1371	10.5
Kintamayama	1368	10.38
Chishafuwaku	1352	9.73
Flohru	1347	9.53
Kajiyanosho	1326	8.69
Choshu-Yuki	1313	8.16
Kaito	1310	8.04
Pandaazuma	1283	6.96
Norizo	1269	6.39
Frinkanohana	1256	5.87
BlackPinkMawashi	1238	5.15
Andoreasu	1234	4.99
Hisui	1212	4.1
ScreechingOwl	1188	3.14
Oskahanada	1091	0
Sakura	1045	0
Joaoiyama	981	0

 

Bottom half of Makuuchi median = 1290; step size = 25.7333...

Player	Score	Wins
Bill	1483	15
Kitakachiyama	1422	12.63
Konya ga Yamada	1415	12.36
Warusaru	1393	11.5
Athenayama	1374	10.76
Hakuryuho	1373	10.73
Asashosakari	1335	9.25
Balon	1328	8.98
Kotononami	1313	8.39
Terarno	1308	8.2
Kachikoshi	1290	7.51
Beeftank	1271	6.76
Torafujii	1267	6.61
Gusoyama	1262	6.41
Mariohana	1228	5.09
Gaijingai	1212	4.47
Ketsukai	1198	3.92
Kaiowaka	1187	3.5
Wamahada	1118	0.82
Susanoo	1097	0
Asapedroryu	1031	0

 

Juryo Median = 1228; step size = 34

Player	Score	Wins
Hogashi	1365	11.53
Joputosu	1356	11.26
Fujisan	1355	11.24
Oyama	1350	11.09
Papayasu	1333	10.59
Gansekiiwa	1331	10.53
Ganzohnesushi	1284	9.15
Achiyama	1280	9.03
KakushoyamaII	1277	8.94
Gaanaa	1257	8.35
Saruyama	1249	8.12
Unagiyutaka2	1234	7.68
Unkonoyama	1228	7.51
Kyodaitimu	1215	7.12
TochiYESshin	1200	6.68
Tetsukabe	1184	6.21
Andonishiki	1183	6.18
Kuroimori	1176	5.97
Arawaka	1156	5.38
Shatsume	1154	5.32
GONZABUROW	1116	4.21
Itchynotoe	1100	3.74
Tyerenex	1100	3.74
WAKATAKE	1078	3.09
CaptSmarta$$	953	0

 

Makushita median = 1214; step size = 35.8666...

Player	Score	Wins
Rikioi	1397	12.6
Kiriazuma	1346	11.18
Akishiki	1339	10.99
Hironoumi	1327	10.65
Yokaotoko	1325	10.59
Edamamejin	1321	10.48
Hakumadashi	1315	10.32
Beejosho	1314	10.29
Hitouki	1313	10.26
Jimizakura	1293	9.7
Randomaru	1293	9.7
Ippikiōkami	1283	9.42
Gilgamesh	1280	9.34
Akagitsune	1275	9.2
Kale	1253	8.59
Tetsuarashi	1250	8.5
Kotozakurafan	1242	8.28
Gengarii	1236	8.11
Tamagonosato	1230	7.95
Terukaze	1226	7.83
Suwihuto	1219	7.64
Profomisakari	1214	7.51
SpoonThief	1214	7.51
Anjinsan	1197	7.03
Stusan	1196	7
Doreikishi	1184	6.66
Nate	1162	6.05
Shimodahito	1140	5.44
Hagamachikuni	1139	5.41
Seseragi	1133	5.24
Fzikawa	1128	5.1
Multimikstar	1115	4.74
Hakunojo	1108	4.54
Yarimotsu	1104	4.43
Zannah	1102	4.38
Gustl	1100	4.32
Rowitoro	1065	3.35
Kishikaisei	1059	3.18
Misutapi	1046	2.82
Takanorappa	1043	2.73
Jplavier	1029	2.34
Viking_Bench	998	1.48
RaeucherLax	981	1
EdwardUrahara	944	0
Ruziklao	919	0