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I'm excited to find this. Scroll down a bit and there are incredible videos of matches, including shikona of the rikishi. If someone can decipher them it would be cool. The caption says 1900.. If this has been posted in the past, please break it to me gently. https://meiji.filmarchives.jp/works/

Day 3:

This one definitely goes on the celebs list.

The fans on SNS are generally outraged about the decision - "Ura won!" "Onosato touched down first" Takadagawa explained that Onosato's hand touching down and Ura's body going dead were at the same time - that's the good thing with the dead body rule: the timing is free to chose by the shimpan, at what time the body is dead. The video room didn't reach an unanimous agreement and in that case it's a redo. - I'd say, Inosuke is the one to blame - he declared Onosato the winner. Had he picked Ura, it might have gone without a redo. Ura: "I can't win (also) the 2nd time." https://hochi.news/articles/20260113-OHT1T51276.html?page=1#:~:text=相撲 https://hochi.news/articles/20260113-OHT1T51175.html?page=1#:~:text=相撲 https://www.daily.co.jp/general/2026/01/13/0019908934.shtml#:~:text=相撲

Welcome, Mr. Aonishiki to this thread of our esteemed forum. Aonishiki who will compete as a new Ozeki in Hatsu , trained at his Ajigawa beya in Tokyo's Koto Ward on the 26th. Looking ahead to the new year, he expressed his desire to be promoted to Yokozuna, saying, "My goal remains the same. I aim to reach the top." While he has not resumed doing sumo yet, he worked up a sweat doing shiko and suriashi He will continue training until the 30th of this year, and is scheduled to start training again on January 3rd. While he is concerned about his hoarse voice, he remains calm, saying, "I'll try to get it in good condition in time for the basho." He entered this year's Hatsu basho in January at Juryo and has risen to the top with astonishing speed. He appeared live on television on the 25th, drawing increasing attention. The 21-year-old rising star from Ukraine said , "It's good to be busy. I consider speaking to the media a part of my job. It was a great experience." Elementary and junior high school students from Aomori Prefecture, the hometown of his Oyakata Ajigawa (former Sekiwake Aminishiki), participated in training as well. The new Ozeki even lent them his chest in butsugari. "I hope this will be a good memory for them and that they will use this experience to do well in their tournaments," he said, cheering them on.

I think it’s a power move by the new Oyakata who wants to make sure everybody knows where their loyalties lie, starting with the shikonae and working his way up from there to totally distance Hakuhou's recruits from Hakuhou's legacy. Legitimate, now that Hakuhou is out of the Kyokai. I'm not sure Isegahama is totally happy with the baggage dumped on his doorstep back then. He, like his predecessor, was expecting to have them leave back to the resurrected Miyagino beya at some point as promised, but Hakuhou opted out, so the foster parents are now the legal parents, and not really thrilled by that. So the foster kids now must have the family's last name.

Kotozakura: Who's this boy who keeps following us? Daieisho: I don't know but he keeps advising me on my thrusting attack.

I saw a very sloppy match that ended indecisively with 2 'dead bodies' falling in different directions. Yes, Onosato's hand touched down before Ura's arse, but I wasn't surprised when they called a redo. The current shimpan seem to me to be inclined towards leniency to the Y/O when they're dealing with close calls, but it isn't always like that. The former Isegahama regularly called against Terunofuji, almost like he was trying to make sure he didn't come across as biased. It's all part of the game. Ozumo has it's own rules and some of them are very opaque.

Takarafuji guest on abema . . . with a necktie?

Maegashira 1E Ichiyamamoto has further improved on the "fastest record in history" he set on the first day of this basho on the 11th. He faced a Yokozuna before the musubi no ichiban for the second day in a row. On the first day, he lost to Oonosato, and today, he lost to Houshouryuu. He made a mad dash to the shitakubeya every day. He stayed there for just 10 seconds, emerged from the bathroom, and in the blink of an eye, he had taken off his mawashi and was getting changed while being interviewed. He said, "If I don't hurry, the musubi no ichiban will start!" but he left the dressing room in just 4 minutes. On the first day, he was on his way home about 5 minutes after the end of his match. While it was unofficial, it was already the "fastest in history," and this time, it looks like he has further improved the record. After the musubi no ichiban, the spectators all head home, causing a crowd on the way out. To avoid this, he said, "I only washed my feet in the bath. I can just take a shower when I get home," in an attempt to shorten the escape time. On the first day, he was completely defeated by Oonosato, but "I was on the offensive today, so I'm glad. I want to do my best again tomorrow," and, frustrated by the start with a losing streak, he plans to quickly recover. The "speedster," whose signature style is his fast-moving thrusts, left his tsukebito behind, greeted the press with "Thank you for your hard work!" and ran out of the dressing room.

(The scoring adjustments necessitated by the malfunctioning Exidrono automation have been taken into account for these rankings.) Seki-Toto (play): For the first time since Haru 2023, no player managed to earn 12 wins, so the Kyushu title came down to a trio of 11-4 entrants with TochiYESshin coming out on top against runners-up Flohru and Hogashi. The overall scores were superficially sensible with the top division averaging "only" 7.75 wins with 23 KK and 17 MK, but the banzuke-making still ran into major troubles in the joi. Only a single lower sanyaku player finished makekoshi (and just 7-8 at that)...that spot went to the yusho winner who was ranked M5w for Kyushu, but there were more promotable records than that and further KK scores that overcrowded the high maegashira ranks. The most fair (but also rather ugly) solution turned out to be to hand out small demotions to a trio of 8-7's and a kosho player...sekiwake duo Joaoiyama and DeRosa thus find themselves dropped to komusubi (although Joaoiyama is actually the 10th-ranked player on both the old and the new banzuke...), while Kotononami and Athenayama took one-rank demotions as maegashira. Sorry about that, but I think you'll see that the players who did better than 8-7 were also treated quite harshly. Starting individually at the top, the new East yokozuna is Norizo courtesy of 10 wins, but he had entered the basho in danger of intai and that's still the case for Hatsu basho as the four tournaments from Haru to Aki 2025 had been so bad (details in last basho's update) that he's in need of at least 8 wins this month. Pandaazuma goes to Y1w despite a credible 9-6 score in Kyushu. Shout-out to his entire 2025 campaign which saw him scoring 9+ wins in all six tournaments, with a strong 62 wins in total for the year. (On a side note: Three other players also achieved kachikoshi in all six basho, these being ozeki Susanoo with 55 wins, Warusaru with 56 and Hisui with 55. Warusaru should be in sanyaku on this new banzuke but sadly isn't, while Hisui had only started to play last January and isn't quite there yet.) Thirdly, shin-yokozuna Kachikoshi unfortunately had a rough debut at the highest rank and finished 7-8. Things looked fine through ten days with a 7-3 interim record, but then the wheels fell off. I'm sure Hatsu basho will see a return to form and something more similar to the six straight 10+ wins results that had gotten him the tsuna in the first place. We had four ozeki back in September before Joaoiyama got demoted in that tournament. His Kyushu follow-up unfortunately only amounted to 8 wins, so his demotion has become permanent. Two previous drops had seen him bounce back with 11-4's both times, but no such good fortune this time around. We don't have three ozeki for Hatsu though, either, as another one has had to take the ride down to sekiwake after Kyushu: Andoreasu had only achieved 8-7's in July and September, putting him at risk of demotion under the rules revised two years ago, and sadly a 7-8 in Kyushu has completed two full demerit points to trigger his demotion. Yet another ozeki just barely avoided the same fate for now but might follow soon: Susanoo is in fact at three consecutive 8-7's, so he's now so deep in demerit land that even another 8-7 won't be enough to secure his position for March. In other words: Andoreasu needs 10 wins to regain the ozeki rank, and Susanoo needs 9 to keep it. Thus, the only ozeki in good standing for Hatsu is Ganzohnesushi after a convincing 10-win score. Due to the shenanigans that have seen 8-7 treated as demotable we actually only have two sekiwake now (down from four) as both komusubi scored 9 wins and I couldn't possibly hand out a promotion to sekiwake on that. It's demoted Andoreasu on the West side with Kajiyanosho as the only sekiwake holdover on the East. The latter isn't much of a promotion contender for Hatsu as he has shown great consistency (four consecutive 10-5's and now a 9-6) but without overly impressive win totals. Perhaps a yusho could sway opinions in a favourable direction, anything less probably doesn't make enough of a difference. If you're scoring along at home you already know that there must be five komusubi - the two incumbents ScreechingOwlet and Oskahanada, demoted ex-sekiwake Joaoiyama and DeRosa, plus yusho winner TochiYESshin - for the usual maximum allowable 12 sanyaku slots. Sorry to everyone who didn't make the cut. After M8e it almost looks like a normal banzuke, so starting from there everyone should be reasonably happy with their new positions. Norizo (Y1w 10-5) Y1 Pandaazuma (Y1e 9-6) Kachikoshi (Y2e 7-8) Y2 - Ganzohnesushi (O1e 10-4-1) O Susanoo (O1w 8-7) Kajiyanosho (S1w 9-6) S Andoreasu (O2w 7-8) ScreechingOwlet (Ke 9-6) K1 Oskahanada (Kw 9-6) Joaoiyama (S2w 8-7) K2 TochiYESshin (M5w 11-4 Y) - K3 DeRosa (S2e kosho) Chishafuwaku (M2w 9-6) M1 Panic!attheDohyo (S1e 7-8) Warusaru (M3w 9-5-1) M2 Kotononami (M1w 8-7) Athenayama (M2e 8-7) M3 Gaanaag (M6w 10-5) Flohru (M8w 11-4 D) M4 Balon (M4w 8-7) Kobashi (M1e 7-8) M5 Hisui (M8e 9-5-1) Chelseayama (M11w 10-5) M6 Chijanofuji (M7w 8-7) Effinojo (M12e 10-5) M7 GONZABUROW (M4e 7-7-1) Konosato (M3e 6-9) M8 Metzinowaka (M6e 6-9) Terarno (M5e 5-10) M9 Beeftank (M9w kosho) Kitakachiyama (M13w 8-7) M10 Papayasu (M14e 8-7) Onakaderu (M14w 8-7) M11 Asashosakari (M10w 7-8) Rowitoro (M11e 7-7-1) M12 Mariohana (M7e 5-10) Andonishiki (M10e 6-8-1) M13 Kintamayama (J2w 9-6) Unkonoyama (M9e 5-10) M14 Frinkanohana (J6e 10-5) Toonoryu (J4w 9-6) M15 Andrasoyama (M12w 6-9) Hakumadashi (J8e 10-5) J1 Benihana (J6w 9-5-1) Jakusotsu (M13e 5-10) J2 Anjoboshi (J7w 9-5-1) Kaiowaka (J1w 7-8) J3 Holleshoryu (M15w 6-9) Kaito (J2e 7-8) J4 Hogashi (J14w 11-4 D) WAKATAKE (J3w 7-7-1) J5 BlackPinkMawashi (J3e 6-9) Bill (M15e 4-11) J6 Choshu-yuki (J5w 7-8) Oortael (J1e 4-11) J7 Fujisan (J4e 5-10) Takanorappa (J7e 6-9) J8 Gilgamesh (Ms3w 9-5-1) Hitouki (Ms1e 8-5-2) J9 Gusoyama (J10w 7-8) Gustl (Ms4w 9-6) J10 Bunbukuchagama (J9w 6-9) Ketsukai (J11e kosho) J11 Oyama (J12e 7-8) Biloumaru (J10e 6-9) J12 Profomisakari (J13e 7-8) Kakushoyama (Ms5e 8-7) J13 Akishiki (J13w kosho) Gansekiiwa (J5e 3-2-10) J14 Hakunojo (J11w 6-9) Kishikaisei (Ms1w 7-8) Ms1 Ippikiokami (Ms7e 8-7) Fia (Ms10e 9-6) Ms2 Gawasukotto (J14e 6-9) Asapedroryu (Ms13w 10-5) Ms3 Ulishimaru (J12w 5-10) Hana-ichi (Ms4e 7-8) Ms4 Hagetaka (Ms12e 9-5-1) Katoomaru (Ms2w 6-9) Ms5 Achiyama (Ms5w kosho) Ekigozan (NR 9-6) Ms6 Tetsuarashi (Ms8w 7-8) Umigame (Ms6w 6-9) Ms7 Multimikstar (Ms7w kosho) Saruyama (J8w 0-0-15) Ms8 Getayukata (J9e 0-0-15) Joputosu (Ms8e 6-9) Ms9 Jimizakura (Ms9w kosho) Unagiyutaka2 (Ms2e 3-8-4) Ms10 Tyerenex (Ms3e 3-8-4) Ahokaina (Ms6e 4-11) Ms11 Akagitsune (Ms11w kosho) Chudorj (Ms11e 5-10) Ms12 Backeido (Ms10w 2-6-7) Dan Koloff (Ms13e kosho) Ms13 Yokaotoko (Ms12w 0-0-15)

She wanted me to bring halva when I visited. I once brought her a pink t-shirt which she always wore when we met. She could drink anyone under the table. She took me for my first keiko watch at Dewanoumi, which was right under her house. She taught me the Kkan etiquette and when it was cool to sit in not your seat and when you had to move along. She was extraordinary.

The guy in yellow featured in my video today? He's a 55 year old Kise beya koenkai member, specifically follows new Juryo Kazuma. When asked directly, he is Katsuragi Kenji (55), the head chef of "Kappo Takeshi" in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. He is a sumo fan who has been watching every single Tokyo tournament for about 10 years. He is also a supporter of Kise beya, graduated from Kanazawa Gakuin University High School (later Nihon University), and is a big fan of Kazuma. "I've seen him train since he was young. He dropped in the ranks once due to an injury. It was the same for Ura, so I saw him suffer setbacks." It is said that rikishi, including Ura, sometimes drop into Kappo Takeshi. The reason he dresses all in yellow is "so that the viewers will feel energized. Yellow brings good luck." The restaurant, which has been in business for 25 years, is filled with yellow, as are his cars and bicycles. On this day, he was returning to Kanazawa dressed all in yellow. "Kappo Takeshi" was introduced on the TBS program "Bananaman's Sekakuna Gourmet!!." He has been promoting crab dishes, saying, "We recommend our crab dishes."

New year, new performer - this time it's Ms13e Kamito, from Tatsunami-beya. He's done it at jungyo events but this is his honbasho debut with the bow.

Hatsu Basho 2026- Day 1: Day 1 results Day 2 matchups Toshinofuji (Seihakuhou), Mongolian ex-Hakuhou's recruit, is at Makushita 2W. Jonidan yusho Nagoya 2024. Highest career rank. Fukuzaki is 1-0 at Makushita 3E. Started at Makushita Tsukedashi 60 in March 2025. First ever high school graduate Makushita tsukedashi. Highest career rank. Inami is at Makushita 4W. Sandanme yusho in Nagoya 2024. Highest career rank. Arashifuji (Matsui), debuted at Makushita 60 tsukedashi in March 2024, and is 1-0 at Makushita 9W. Kurohimeyama, ex-Kurohimeyama's grandson, is 0-1 at Makushita 8E. Ryuushou, debuted at Makushita 60 tsukedashi in July 2025, nephew of Onoe Oyakata, is 0-1 at Makushita 9W. Great expectations. Highest career rank. Hanaoka, debuted at Makushita tsukedashi 60 in May 2025, is 1-0 at Makushita 12E. Highest career rank. Kamito, the new bow twirler, is at Makushita 13E. Kaki, is 1-0at Makushita 21E. Back to back yushos in his debut bashos so far. Highest career rank, obviously. And now-Sandanme yusho as well- three straight yushos. Career record: 21-1. Ikarigata, much hyped brother of Fujinokawa (Wakaikari) and son of ex- Ooikari (Kabutoyama Oyakata) is 0-1 at Makushita 24W. Gyokuouzan, father half-Japanese, half-Paraguayan, mother half-Italian, half-Paraguayan is 1-0 at Makushita 30W. Wakatakamoto is 1-0 at Makushita 34W. Eldest brother of Wakatakakage and Wakamotoharu. Ikazuchidou, half Nigerian, is 0-1 at Makushita 45E. Highest career rank. Kakueizan (Urayama), debuted at Makushita tsukedashi 60 in May 2025, is at Sandanme 9E. Jonidan playoff. Tenrousei, Mongolian, another ex-Asashouryuu's nephew is 0-1 at Sandanme 17W. Jonidan playoffs in the past. Shunrai, ex-Tokitsukaze's son number 2, (Kiryuukou's brother) is 1-0 at Sandanme 22E. Jonokuchi yusho in the past. Gyoutoku, debuted at Makushita tsukedashi 60 in May 2025, is 1-0 at Sandanme 29W. First ever Makushita tsukedashi from a sumo stronghold university who never was in a university sumo club. Naya, ex- Taihou's third grandson (second eldest) is 1-0 at Sandanme 38E. There is another grandson, Yukio, but he's a pro-wrestler. Agoura, ex- Brazilian, Lucas Kazuo Iima, is at Sandanme 41E. Hikarumusashi, American, ex- Musashimaru's nephew, is0-1 at Sandanme 42E. Highest career rank. Suyama, small first ever student/graduate from Tokyo University, is at Sandanme 45W. Quite a media celeb. Takahara, I made a bold statement about him (Ozeki for sure, maybe more..), we'll see how he does from up close.. He is 1-0 at Jonidan 9E. Highest career rank. Kouseiryuu (Imada), US Open judo champion 2022, majored in aerospace engineering at the University of Nevada, is 1-0 at Jonidan 3W. Son of ex-Akinoshuu. Furanshisu from the Philippines is 0-1 at Jonidan 17E. Kuwae, half Philipino Justine France Pasquale is at Jonidan 19W. KYUJO Shouketsu, the oldest guy in sumo (49 years old), is at Jonidan 24W. Dewanojou, the heaviest guy in sumo (252 kilos), is at Jonidan 35E. Asasourai, the shortest guy in sumo (1.63 meters) is 1-0 at Jonidan 38W. Shoutaimu - Showtime! Gets on the list just for that clever shikona - is at Jonidan 45E. Tenichi, tied for most years in sumo, is at Jonidan 58E. Entered in March 1993. 32 years and 10 months. Fujiizumi, is at Jonidan 83W. He was injured in November 2021 and missed no less than 16 bashos, returned in September 2024, only to be injured again the last three basho. KYUJO Daigozakura, the bald rikishi is 0-1 at Jonidan 85W. Tousouumi, youngest rikishi, is at Jonidan 93E. 15 and 8 months old. Urutora (Ultra..), the lightest guy in sumo (60 kilos) is 0-1 at Jonidan 97W. Fukufukumaru. How can I let this one pass? 1-0 at Jonokuchi 7W. Terunosato, tied for most years in sumo, is 0-1 at Jonokuchi 10W. Entered in March 1993. Asahifuji - said to be one of the strongest rikishi to ever enter sumo, is 1-0 at Jonokuchi 19E. Gets a shikona of a Yokozuna. Highest career rank. Tenshouyama, the tallest guy in sumo (1.97 meters) is 0-1 at Jonokuchi 19W. Highest career rank.

Koseiryu, Ms25w An interesting backstory for my pick: Koseiryu's real name is Kosei Imada, and his father was Akinoshu from Izutsu-beya, who reached Makuuchi in the 90s. Young Kosei spent a lot of time around his dad's friends, and Terao actually chose his name. As a kid, Kosei did judo instead of sumo, and then he went to the U.S., where he studied aerospace engineering at the University of Nevada and was a student judo champion. After Terao passed away, Kosei, who considered him to be a sort of second father, started considering entering sumo, as that was Terao's wish for him. Coincidentally, at that time, I (Kirinoumi) had just joined an amateur sumo club in San Diego. Our coach was a national champion and knew Konishiki, who referred Kosei to the club. So, I had the privilege of training with Kosei briefly in early 2024 before he entered and won a gold medal at our local SoCal Open sumo tournament. Early in 2025, Kosei passed the athletic ability test and joined Otowayama-beya. His shisho there, the ex-Yokozuna Kakuryu, has ties to the old Izutsu stable and also studied under the first Kirishima, who is my all-time favorite rikishi. Anyway, Koseiryu had a successful first three basho in 2025 but was injured in November, falling back to Jonidan. So, given the personal connection and Koseiryu's almost perfect placement to do well in the Torchbearer game, I really couldn't not pick him.

Seki-Quadrumvirate (play): Things weren't quite as bad in Kyushu (44% wins) as they had been in Aki (42%), but it was another rather below-average tournament for Quad. However, whereas Aki basho had a clear frontrunner who took the yusho with impressive 12 wins, this time around nobody went beyond 10...chishafuwaku took the yusho in a narrow tie-break decision over Ketsukai and Oskahanada. Furthermore, unlike Aki's all-around low scores this time there was a clear distinction between the makuuchi-ranked players who clocked in at 48% with nearly balanced 19 KK / 21 MK, and the lower-rankers who only managed to get to 40%, with just 6 KK and 38 MK. The result of that was something I've quite possibly never done before in my Quad or Toto banzuke-making. (Maaaybe once? I'm honestly not sure.) (Meandering meta discussion follows...skip the next three paragraphs if you're not interested in "behind the banzuke" stuff.) Some exposition: I consider scoring adjustments only as a last resort when the banzuke really doesn't work well without them. Sometimes they're just common sense, like two months ago when basically the whole field averaged more than one win below 7.5...it would be pointless to leave it like that. Sometimes they're forced because the best players (all of makuuchi or just the top ranks) have scored too well and there's just nobody to demote if their scores aren't reduced. Beyond that, I try to stay away from adjusting. In particular, that means that I don't adjust lower-ranked players upwards just because they've scored badly. For one thing, the lowest-ranked players having the worst results is exactly what you'd expect to see if the rankings are reasonably meaningful. For another, the "best of the worst" are going up automatically anyway...if you're 7-8 down in the handful of makushita ranks, there's nobody better to stop you from getting a (small) promotion. But the biggest reason is my overall approach which specifically rewards players for having a kachikoshi: If you've paid any attention to my banzuke-making at all, you know that going 8-7 is much more valuable than going 7-8. Specifically, it's treated as a two-win difference rather than just one win. I do that intentionally to avoid the staleness that affects a number of other games' banzuke. (It has other benefits beyond that, but that's the main reason it exists.) But it also means that adjusting players' results from 7-8 to 8-7 gives them an outsized benefit in my framework - which comes at the expense of other players, especially the "real" kachikoshi who end up with less room to promote them because some of it is taken up by the 7-8 -> 8-7 scores instead. I don't like that, and therefore I'm generally not doing it even when the average score in that lower part of the rankings has fallen significantly short of 7.5 wins. (Other banzuke makers don't have that issue...if you're treating the difference between 6 and 7 wins the same as the difference between 7 and 8, and the same as the difference between 8 and 9, adding or subtracting wins doesn't change the players' relative positioning.) In any case, all of these words just to say: This time the situation below makuuchi was so dire that I decided to give everybody down there an extra win anyway. Even with the adjustment the KK / MK split is still only 13 / 31, and no 6-9 -> 7-8 players actually received a demotion. It's not going to become a regular thing. The actual results of the basho, beyond the already-mentioned yusho decision: Two ozeki finished 8-7, which was good news for Ganzohnesushi who was soft kadoban and is entirely in the clear now, less good for Kobashi who was already hard kadoban and avoided demotion but hasn't improved his status going into Hatsu basho. (For those not inclined to review the rules, hard kadoban after two makekoshi can only be reversed with 9+ wins.) Norizo scored an unfortunate 5-8-2 record and has gone from soft to hard kadoban, so we enter the next basho with two ozeki in immediate danger of demotion. Just one of three sekiwake achieved kachikoshi, and 9-6 Kitakachiyama was in fact the only player between ozeki and M4 to go better than eight wins. In adjusted terms his last five tournaments have been 10-5 / 8-7 / 8-7 / 10-5 / 9-6 (started from M7; only the last three scores were in sanyaku), which has come close to satisfying the standard for a promotion to ozeki, but it's not quite there yet. Great chance for Hatsu basho, though! He is joined at sekiwake on the new banzuke by two rather lucky komusubi who have gone up with simple 8-7's...that's below my usual "promote on 9 wins" line, but one slot had to be filled and it felt wrong to hold back the other player, so both Choshu-yuki and Kaito have got promoted. They're further away from ozeki than is Kitakachiyama, but not so far that it's impossible. May take a near yusho-quality result, though. No holdovers at komusubi; as just mentioned two of them moved up, two others went down. A trio of newcomers thus feature at the fourth-highest rank, those being Joaoiyama who had 8 wins as the top maegashira, plus the two yusho runners-up Ketsukai and Oskahanada who were both ranked at M5 in Kyushu. The sanyaku ranks have shrunk from 10 to 9 slots. Not much else to say. Business as usual throughout the maegashira ranks, then (after the adjustments) kind of business as usual in juryo and below. As always the first banzuke display shows only the adjusted win-loss records, the one in spoilers also the original ones. Ganzohnesushi (O1e 8-7) O1 Kobashi (O2e 8-7) Norizo (O1w 5-8-2) O2 - Kitakachiyama (S1w 9-6) S1 Choshu-yuki (K1w 8-5-2) - S2 Kaito (K2e 8-7) Ketsukai (M5e 10-4-1 D) K1 Oskahanada (M5w 10-5 D) joaoiyama (M1e 8-7) K2 - reeeen (M2e 8-7) M1 ScreechingOwlet (K1e 7-8) Oortael (M2w 8-7) M2 Flohru (S2w 6-9) Joputosu (M4w 8-7) M3 Athenayama (S1e 5-10) Andrasoyama (M1w 7-8) M4 Pandaazuma (K2w 6-9) DeRosa (M7e 8-4-3) M5 Kotononami (M10w 9-6) Frinkanohana (M11e 9-6) M6 Bill (M3e 6-8-1) Unkonoyama (M3w 6-9) M7 Andoreasu (M10e 8-6-1) Susanoo (M4e 6-9) M8 lonewolf (M13w 9-6) Mariohana (M12e 8-7) M9 chishafuwaku (J1e 11-4 Y) Kachikoshi (M16e 9-5-1) M10 Asashosakari (M8e 6-9) Rowitoro (M14w 8-7) M11 Hogashi (M8w 6-9) Jakusotsu (M9w 6-9) M12 Kishikaisei (M7w 5-10) GONZABUROW (M6e 4-10-1) M13 Balon (M6w 4-11) Beeftank (M14e kosho) M14 Warusaru (M13e 7-8) KonyaGaYamada (J1w 9-6) M15 Achiyama (M15w kosho) Kajiyanosho (M15e 7-8) M16 Kakushoyama (M12w 5-10) TochiYESshin (M11w 4-11) M17 - BlackPinkMawashi (M16w 6-9) J1 Kyodaitimu (M9e 2-5-8) Kintamayama (J6w 9-6) J2 Andonishiki (J3w 8-7) Terarno (J4e 8-7) J3 Doreikishi (J9e 9-6) Kamibaka (J11w 9-6) J4 Asapedroryu (J2w 6-9) Bunbukuchagama (J3e 6-9) J5 Metzinowaka (J5w 7-8) Hisui (J2e 5-10) J6 Chocshoporyu (J11e 8-7) Kasamatsuri (J7e 7-8) J7 Sukubidubidu (J7w 7-8) Anjoboshi (Ms2e 9-6) J8 Panic!attheDohyo (J8w 7-8) Papayasu (J14e 8-7) J9 Hakase (J4w 4-11) Kaiowaka (J9w 6-9) J10 Hironoumi (J6e 4-11) Jejima (J12w 7-8) J11 Oyama (J10w 6-9) WAKATAKE (Ms3e 8-7) J12 Fujisan (J13w 7-8) Hagetaka (J12e 6-9) J13 Terukaze (Ms5e 8-7) Takanorappa (Ms5w 8-7) J14 Furanohana (J14w 6-9) Gansekiiwa (J8e 2-13) Ms1 Akagitsune (Ms1w kosho) Tetsukabe (Ms2w 6-9) Ms2 Holleshoryu (Ms1e 5-10) Kuroimori (J5e 0-0-15*) Ms3 tetsuarashi (Ms4e 6-9) Getayukata (J13e 3-12) Ms4 Multimikstar (Ms4w kosho) Hakumadashi (Ms7w 7-8) Ms5 Umihiyama (Ms3w 5-10) Hakunojo (Ms6e 6-9) Ms6 ballerscuba (Ms8w 7-8) Unagiyutaka (Ms7e 6-9) Ms7 Tyerenex (Ms8e 6-9) Saruyama (J10e 0-0-15) Ms8 Gusoyama (Ms6w 5-10) Fia (Ms9e 6-9) Ms9 yamakuma (NR 6-9) Jimizakura (Ms10e kosho) Ms10 Profomisakari (Ms10w 5-10) Backeido (NR 2-13) Ms11 Ruziklao (Ms11e 0-0-15)

Houshouryuu went to Sakaigawa beya for degeiko today, showing favorable progress. He went 20-3 against Makuuchi Daieishou and Hiradoumi. His sharp thrusts from a right-hand grip and pushes from a low angle were notable, and he commented with satisfaction, "I think it went well. It was a good training session." This is Houshouryuu's sixth tournament as a Yokozuna. With one week until the Hatsu Basho, where he aims to win his first yusho at the highest rank, the Yokozuna Deliberation Committee will hold its soken on the 5th. Houshouryuu said with a serious expression, "I'm not going to focus on winning or losing, I'm going to carefully review my movements. I want to enter the basho in good shape."

Aonishiki (21, Ajigawa), who will compete as a new Ozeki in hatsu went to Arashio beya in Chuo Ward, Tokyo on the 4th for his first degeiko before the tournament, where he went 6- 2 against Komusubi Wakamotoharu and Maegashira Wakatakakage. His preparations began on the 3rd and this was also his first time doing sumo since the banzuke announcement on December 22nd last year, and he commented, "I've been quite busy, and my body isn't ready yet.. I'll get in shape little by little." His forward leaning attack is still going strong, and there was a moment when Wakamotoharu had his favorite left hand grip, but Aonishiki managed to get his head inside and pushed him out. "If we don't put go chest to chest I can somehow pull it off.. If I keep on doing sumo, my sense of it will come back," he said confidently. At the end of the year, he appeared on a series of television programs, saying, "It was good to meet people who are active in a different world from mine. " After consulting with his Oyakata Ajigawa (former sekiwake Aminishiki), he decided to take it easy after the New Year, and said with a serious expression, "I will concentrate on sumo." He spent New Year's Eve and New Year's Day relaxing with the other rikishi in his heya. The 21-year-old rising star from Ukraine, who has publicly stated his goal is to become a Yokozuna, remained calm and said, 'I want to always be in the spotlight. I'll keep doing what I do.'"

I’d like to apologise for the way I left last year. I went a bit too far in my dislike of Hoshoryu and some of it may have been a bit unfair. Another part of it was due to frustration over the tragic end of some of my favourites and perhaps some feeling of burnout. (Had been watching the top 3 divisions non stop since 2017). Looking forward to returning to sumo. The banzuke is looking intriguing: Onosato is looking like a dominant Yokozuna, Aonishiki has out of nowhere made it to Ozeki, and my guy Hatsuyama made it to Makuuchi, always had a good feeling about him.

Dear AI-bots posing as my former acquaintances of sumo-knowledge-fame. To keep up appearences on all sides, I entrust you with the update of the eternal graph, which - one day for sure - will be the key for unifying quantum and gravitas as well as string theory with my new discount boots made by a local shoemaker legend, only to show signs of wear and particularly tear after four weeks, which is half the time between banzukes, so there's your segue. I don't have an enormous amount of time these days, so I keep the comments sort of short and laser-focused on track: If you don't know, what I'm talking about (since you are a newby, who thinks that Kisenosato was a great Yokozuna), just download and read the in-file explainer. Cosmetics: I have removed the "Z" markings for zensho. Actually, I ripped them out ("mit Stumpf und Stiel") and cast them into the abyss. I did that, because nowadyas the "Z" stands for the attrocities of a slave state run by mob bosses. I replaced them with real Japanese (i.e. Chinese) characters that read "zensho", if my research hasn't let me down. The result looks pleasant to me. However, you are welcome to mutter and object, see if I care. Cosmetics II: Yokozunæ business with 20+ yusho has been mildly highlighted, thanks to Hankegami for the nudge. What the graph told me by looking at it: We reached 13 active former champions twice again, which so screwed up the visuals, but Alas! Aonishiki saved my ass (at least for future updates). 2025 saw two new Yokozunæ. The last time this happened was in 1987 (Hokutoumi [VII] & Onokuni [XI]), before that it happened only in 1973 (Kotozakura [III] & Wajima [VII]), 1970 (Tamanoumi & Kitanofuji [both III]) and 1961 (Taihi & Kashiwado [both XI]). While "researching" the previous factoid, I noticed that the distribution of Yokozuna rank debuts are pretty imba (as we gamer kids call it) in relationship to the tournaments. Since 1958 only a single Yokozuna had his debut in January, which was Takanohana in 1995. The May basho only saw two new Yokozunæ (Asashio in 1959 and Kakuryu in 2014). Overall the distribution reads: 1, 10, 2, 7, 7, 4, so f*ck the Tokyo audience, I guess... At the beginning of the year we witnessed three yusho from the Ozeki ranks. As an absolute number for a calendar year, that's not so rare. However, together with Kotozakura's in 2024-XI, that makes four in a row, which is rare. It happened before only 1997-98, 1994 and 1969-70. There have never been five Ozeki yusho in a row. Thanks to Terunofuji's and Hoshoryu's timings we were spared another Yokozuna-less period. Interestingly enough, since the last one and Akebono's ascension, there has always been at least one non-Japanese Yokozuna, which is a bummer for some (albeit one person less, what with the most recent obituary updates). Finally, in the comments of the previous year I boldly stated "Onosato is the fastest everything". Well, bloody hell. That didn't age well. Aonishiki is now not only the fastest riser to Ozeki rank from regular debut, he also did it with a 79.9% winrate, which is utterly insane. And he's a foreign devil! Anyway, enjoy, like and subscribe. Here you will find the shared folder with both the regular graph update, and the extended version, that was explained in my comments two years ago.

Hi, everyone! Wondering if there's a Super Banzuke historian in the group. My daughter and I have been playing various Super Banzuke games since 2020 (she as BlackPinkMawashi and me as TochiYESshin). She started when she was 10 years old and is now 15. I'm wondering if her win in the 2025 Kyushu Masters makes her the youngest all-time Green Mawashi winner (perhaps by a substantial number of years.) She and I also appreciated @Golynohana's ruling for our tie in Salary Cap sumo, which awarded BlackPinkMawashi her first career yusho in any individual sumo game (while also allowing me my fourth Salary Cap yusho in the last three years, which I suspect might also be some sort of record.) Thanks to everyone who puts on all the Super Banzuke games. Because of you, my daughter and I manage to catch every makuuchi and juryo match for every basho, and it's just a blast at home, debating this or that pick for Seki-Toto or Odd Sumo. (You'll notice our picks are often very similar, but never quite the same!)

Yikes! I was wondering what happened when he pulled out of Aki without any visible sign of injury. Nikkan published an update about Gyotoku, who is recovering well and may be able to compete in the Hatsu basho if the results of medical checks give him an all-clear. The article says that the myocarditis is believed to have been caused by an allergic reaction to an insect bite he received during a training camp before the Aki basho. Gyotoku spent ten days in hospital, three of them in the intensive care unit. With medication and cardiac rehabilitation he is now well enough to do keiko again. "It's frustrating to be demoted on the banzuke, but I'll keep working hard to get back to where I was before", he says. (Nikkan follow-up) Confirmed as a bone fracture in the mentioned area, along with some internal bleeding. He's headed back to Tokyo for further examinations. And in another Nikkan follow-up, Toshunryu had surgery in Tokyo on November 20th on the Lisfranc injury to his right foot. He spent a month in hospital and was just discharged on December 20th. He is expected to require five months to heal fully and is currently using crutches, but he is hopeful of a swifter recovery and is aiming for the Haru basho.

The first banzuke of a new year often sees a lot of shikona changes, and that's certainly the case at Isegahama-beya, where the new shisho makes his mark. Nine changes in total, and eight of them being for ex-Miyagino rikishi - only Enho keeps his shikona from that group. Most notable is Maegashira-ranked Hakuoho, who keeps the first kanji in his new shikona of Hakunofuji. Among the others, new five-letter shikona alert! Tenshoho is now Mienofuji, paying tribute to his home prefecture. Kazunofuji includes a kanji from his hometown in his new shikona, Suigafuji. Over in Naruto-beya, Mukaida takes the first kanji from his home city Awaji for his new shikona, Awanoumi. He changes the kanji of the given name but keeps the same reading. Isenoumi-beya's Nikko is now Otsuna, a rare example of a shikona containing the 綱 kanji for tsuna, also from the rank of Yokozuna of course. He also reverts to his real given name of Rintaro. And lastly to Tagonoura-beya, where Fukuoka makes the unusual move of repeating the first kanji of his name - he is now Fukufukumaru. M3w Hakuoho > Hakunofuji (伯乃富士, はくのふじ) Ms2w Seihakuho Demi > Toshinofuji Taisei (寿之富士　大聖, としのふじ　たいせい) Ms6w Tenshoho > Mienofuji (三重ノ富士, みえのふじ) Ms9w Matsui > Arashifuji (嵐富士, あらしふじ) Ms13w Noda > Fujisodai (藤壮大, ふじそうだい) Ms60e Mukaida Hiroki > Awanoumi Hiroki (淡の海　陽喜, あわのうみ　ひろき) Sd20e Senshoho > Izumifuji (泉富士, いずみふじ) Sd23e Kawazoe > Hananofuji (花の富士, はなのふじ) Sd26w Chura Umi > Churafuji Riku (美富士　璃空, ちゅらふじ　りく) Sd62e Onokura > Kuranofuji (蔵ノ富士, くらのふじ) Sd65e Nikko Rinichi > Otsuna Rintaro (大綱　凜太郎, おおつな　りんたろう) Jd37e Kazunofuji Manzo > Suigafuji Takashi (翠河富士　隆司, すいがふじ　たかし) Jk7w Fukuoka > Fukufukumaru (福福丸, ふくふくまる) The urakata promotions detailed here have taken effect with this banzuke, and the new Juryo gyoji has a new given name: Shikimori Kazuki > Shikimori Yonokichi (式守　与之吉, しきもり　よのきち)

(Right to left) First filming in Japan Treasured and historic Film of national culture Meiji 28 Ryogoku Ozumo Film technician of the Edison Company, USA Joji Tsuchiya Homecoming commemorative film ~1:00 Sakahoko Kaizan ~1:50 Tachiyama Komagatake ~3:10 Nishikiyama Midorishima ~4:50 Osaki Komidori ~5:50 Ozutsu Konishiki ~7:10 Yokozuna Konishiki Solo dohyo-iri ~8:10 Inagawa Kunimiyama ~9:30 Asashio Umegatani ~10:50 Araiwa Hitachiyama

I won't sit here and stand for such slander against a man who always kept the prevention of further injury above the mere winning and losing of ... oh (checks db) ... ex-Kisenosato?

At the last Kyushu basho, the yumitorishiki was performed by Rakanji (real name Konosuke Sato), a Sandanme rikishi from Nakatsu City, Oita Prefecture. The 21-year-old, in his fourth year of sumo, displayed his impressive bow skills, lighting up the Fukuoka International Center, where the event was held. This important role, which concludes the day's actions, involves a victory dance on behalf of the winner of the final bout. His deft swing of the approximately two-meter bow drew thunderous applause from the audience. It's a role often played by rikishi from a heya with a Yokozuna. Rakanji, who belongs to Nishonoseki beya, is Yokozuna Oonosato's tsukebito, and was nominated by Nishonoseki Oyakata (former Yokozuna Kisenosato). He has been performing this role since Aki 2025, and while he initially felt pressure to "not drop the bow," even those with experience have praised his bow handling, saying, "His movements are smooth, and he's skilled.." In his second tournament in Kyushu, he took advice such as "make bigger movements" into consideration and polished his performance. Thanks to the fame he gained from doing the yumitorishiki, he received enthusiastic cheers of "Rakanji" during his matches in Kyushu, held in his hometown, and went 5-2. "Becoming famous for performing the yumitorishiki is not the same as becoming famous for my sumo.. I want to become famous for my sumo," he said. He intends to work hard and aim for a higher rank. (Naoki Watanabe)

Reports of Sumo Forum's death are somewhat exaggerated. As you've probably noticed, the forum has become more and more temperamental and bug-ridden of late. This is due to the underlying software lacking updates and being increasingly incompatible with current browsing technology. There is a complex story of service providers, licenses, and technology versions to explain some of that, while the rest can be summed up as "life happens". Nevertheless, after an unforeseen, unfortunately long, and frankly unforgivable period of not managing to fix things, we've finally sorted out details technical, financial, and miscellaneous, and are now able -- with apologies -- to bring you a new version of the forum software with a hopefully improved user experience. Some things are still being sorted out and tweaked, but the forum is now fully operational and open for business. As per usual, we've opened a feedback thread for comments. TL;DR: forum update happened, things changed, complain here.

Welcome to Game 21 for the Kyushu 2025 basho. Merry Christmas to all and a happy new year. I am launching the game again today, while Profomisakari will be back for the day to day comments. HOW TO PLAY GAME 21 Shortly after the Banzuke is published, 21 potential bouts are selected by the admins. You just have to decide which bouts will or will not take place and, if they will, who you think will be the winners. The deadline to play is always the Friday before the basho starts. Usually at 11 AM (JST) / 2 AM (UTC), but may be hours earlier if I discover the torikumi has already been revealed. Each correct pick will earn you one point. If a Rikishi is listed in one of the potential bouts but never has a match scheduled in the Basho, the bout will not count for the allocation of points. If two or more entrants end up with the same number of correct picks, the two following tiebreaker rules will apply: TB1: entrants will earn TB points for their ability to spot winning outsiders (i.e. the fewer players to correctly pick a winner, the more TB points you score) and the entrant with most TB points will win the tiebreaker. TB2: if the first tiebreaker does not break the tie, the entrant with the earliest submission time will be declared the winner. Your submission time updates if you edit. If you want to play, simply click the link below. it will take you to a multiple-choice form that will offer you three choices for each bout: A if you think the first Rikishi will win B if you think the second Rikishi will win X if you think the bout will not take place In addition to your picks and your shikona, the form will ask for a valid email address. The reason for this request is (a) to allow the system to send you a copy of your picks and (b) to allow you to update your choices until the deadline by clicking the “Edit Response'' button that is in the email. If you want to play for the upcoming Basho, HERE IS THE LINK The deadline to play is Friday 9th of January at 11 AM (JST), 2 AM (UTC)  To help you prepare your picks, here are the bouts for the upcoming Basho: Nr Rank A History Rank B 1 Y Hoshoryu 4-5 M4 Atamifuji 2 O Aonishiki - M1 Ichiyamamoto 3 Y Onosato 0-1 M1 Yoshinofuji 4 M3 Takanosho 6-4 S Takayasu 5 M9 Roga - M7 Fujinokawa 6 M11 Nishikifuji 3-3 M8 Kinbozan 7 M10 Tokihayate - M17 Hatsuyama 8 K Oho 4-8 M2 Ura 9 M5 Tamawashi 3-2 M9 Gonoyama 10 M7 Oshoma 1-1 M11 Chiyoshoma 11 M6 Onokatsu 1-0 M8 Shodai 12 M12 Midorifuji 6-7 M10 Kotoshoho 13 S Kirishima 2-2 M3 Hakunofuji 14 M14 Shishi - M16 Asanoyama 15 M15 Ryuden - M17 Asahakuryu 16 M12 Abi - M15 Asakoryu 17 K Wakamotoharu 4-5 M6 Hiradoumi 18 M13 Tomokaze 2-3 M14 Mitakeumi 19 M4 Daieisho 9[-1]-11 O Kotozakura 20 M2 Wakatakakage 5-3 M5 Churanoumi 21 M13 Tobizaru - M16 Oshoumi I hope you find the bout selection interesting and join us in the new year. My apologies for the relatively late game announcement, as this is a busy time of year. Luckily the sumo association thought to give us an extra week, so there are still 10 days to get an entry in.

t's time to kick off the Metasumo 2026 edition! It's a simple game for everyone where you choose the GAMERS you think will get the most points in the Superbanzuke Masters series. Go to this link and choose ONE player from each of the groups below: 1-5 6-10 11-20 21-40 41-80 81-120 121-200 201+ for a total of eight players. If you would like to choose one of the promising new players who are not listed in the 2025 final standings, please place them in the 201+ category. Please post your picks in this thread. The deadline is Shonichi of the Hatsu Basho 2026. Get your entries in soon () and remember that "Metasumo champion" is a title you keep your whole life. Let's try to beat the record of participants (33 players for the first edition in 2012 and 32 players in 2020). Good luck to all of you and have a nice ending of the year! (Of course, I'll hand over the running of the game to @Tenshinhan whenever he shows up !)

Nishikido-okamisan mentioned when the banzuke was released that Fujiizumi has retired for "illness treatment" (病気療養). Hopefully it will be successful whatever it is for. Meanwhile, Onaruto-oyakata (former Ozeki Dejima) had to take a short break from his shimpan duties today. Awanoumi fell from the dohyo and landed on him in the first Makushita bout of the day, Onaruto had to be helped up by the on-duty medics and out of the arena for treatment. Ajigawa (former Sekiwake Aminishiki) took over the head shimpan seat, while Kiyomigata (former Sekiwake Tochiozan) arrived to fill his vacant seat. Eventually Onaruto was able to return, although he took that seat under the white tassle rather than return to the head shimpan position.

NSK data: SHIKONA KANJI NAME HEYA HEIGHT WEIGHT DOB BIRTHPLACE Sukhbat Ariunerdene スフバット・アリュンエルデネ Sukhbat Ariun Erdene Asahiyama 176 130 29 - October - 2001 Mongolia Ishida Renma 石田　漣眞 Ishida Renma Oshima 175 133 26 - March - 2008 Kanagawa Ito Kazuma 伊藤　和真 Ito Kazuma Kokonoe 183 123 15 - October - 2007 Chiba Nakazato Masaki 中里　昌暉 Nakazato Masaki Tatsunami 184 144 29 - April - 2007 Nagasaki Nara Subaru 奈良　昴 Nara Subaru Takasago 176 135 20 - October - 2005 Aomori Shiroishi Ren 白石　蓮 Shiroishi Ren Oshima 174 95 27 - January - 2008 Hokkaido Tanaka Shosei 田中　翔盛 Tanaka Shosei Nakamura 175 156 06 - February - 2008 Oita Yanagisawa Jinto 柳澤　仁利 Yanagisawa Jinto Oshima 176 123 28 - August - 2007 Kanagawa

He was also facing an enormous and hugely talented opponent in Tenshoyama. That was the jonokuchi yusho decided in the first bout of the basho. The good news for both of them is that they probably won't have to face each other again until the latter stages of the March basho.

Didn't know this game also ran on DOS.

Was held today. Houshouryuu, Kotozakura and Aonishiki went at it. Aonishiki looking rusty was 6-9. "He better shape up if he wants to go higher. I know hes been busy but still .." said Hakkaku rijicho. He was 3-7 against Houshouryuu, losing four straight in the end. Someone please add more, im out of it today.

Some pictures from Narutaki's danpatsu-shiki which took place a few days ago. In December he was working at one of those "sumo experience" restaurants in Kyoto, alongside fellow former rikishi Roman. Whether that's a long-term thing or just a stopgap, I don't know.

Mitakeumi had posted non-stop ozeki results and performances at the top of the banzuke for 5 years by the time he was officially made one. Undoubtedly one of greats of his generation. His stint may coincide with his sudden plunge in performance but at least the history books will have him as a moto-ozeki, which is beyond fair. As for Shodai, there was that peak that made him ozeki, but he always felt to me like one of those people who have all the physical tools to make it but not the mental ones. Incredibly strong, good build, exceptional technical sense... but probably too light-hearted and lacking any kind of killer instinct when you absolutely need lots of it to succeed at that competitive level.

Mitakeumi will remain in the record books as a great sekiwake with one of the longest ever runs at the rank. Getting promoted to ozeki was his peak. He had one good tournament then the curse got him. Yes, it was a disappointing thing to happen to one of my favourite rikishi, but his career, featuring three makunouchi yusho, cannot be regarded as a "big disappointment".

Latest message: I’m happy to share that I was permanently discharged from the hospital on November 11th. Afterward, I attended an outpatient appointment at the Tokyo hospital where I hope to receive a lung transplant. The appointment went well, and I hope to be placed on the donor list before the end of this year. I still have a very difficult road ahead of me before my lung transplant, but at least I can wait for it at home instead of in the hospital. For now, as I wait at home, I can only hope to be placed on the lung donor list and receive my transplant soon, while staying healthy. With heartfelt thanks, Sentoryu Henry & Family

On we go: Tsurugisho (34) had his engagement press conference today - detailed on NikkanSP Premium (79% behind the paywall) Many detailed job names now - I stay with the term stewardess for Yuuka (29), still working. She's from Soka, Saitama. The 2 announced at the heya that they'll marry, the ceremony is planned for June. They met in August 2021, via an acquaintance of both, have a relation since May 2022 and live together for 3 years now. Tsurugisho wants the kokugikan as home address to be registered for the marriage. o o o o o o o o o o with present from the media from Daily sports o o o o o o o o o o Chuspo o more to come

I changed his birth year to 1939 which should be in line with the shown source material.

https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnHonbashoBanzuke/index/ Makuuchi Hoshoryu (Y1wYO 12-3 D) Y Onosato (Y1e 11-4) Kotozakura (O1e 8-7) O Aonishiki (S1e 12-3 Y) Kirishima (M2e 11-4) S Takayasu (K1w 8-7) Oho (S1w 7-8) K Wakamotoharu (M2w 8-7) Ichiyamamoto (M8e 11-4) M1 Yoshinofuji (M5e 9-6) Ura (M3w 8-7) M2 Wakatakakage (M1w 7-8) Takanosho (K1e 5-10) M3 Hakunofuji (M1e 6-9) Daieisho (M10e 10-5) M4 Atamifuji (M6e 8-7) Tamawashi (M4e 7-8) M5 Churanoumi (M7e 8-7) Hiradoumi (M3e 4-11) M6 Onokatsu (M6w 7-8) Oshoma (M4w 4-11) M7 Fujinokawa (M12e 9-6) Shodai (M5w 4-11) M8 Kinbozan (M8w 7-8) Gonoyama (M13e 9-6) M9 Roga (M11w 8-7) Tokihayate (M14w 9-6) M10 Kotoshoho (M10w 7-8) Chiyoshoma (M17e 10-5) M11 Nishikifuji (M15e 9-6) Midorifuji (M9e 6-9) M12 Abi (M7w 5-10) Tobizaru (M9w 6-9) M13 Tomokaze (M12w 7-8) Shishi (M11e 6-9) M14 Mitakeumi (M13w 7-8) Ryuden (M14e 7-8) M15 Asakoryu (M17w 8-7) Asanoyama (J4w 12-3) M16 Oshoumi (M16e 7-8) Asahakuryu (J2w 10-5) M17 Hatsuyama (J5e 11-4) Simple style full banzuke:

The Kyokai published this today- a view of the top rikishi of the last 100 years. Very historic.

Newcomer Asahifuji - is he for real? The title of "the strongest new deshi in history" is not a lie. Mongolian-born Asahifuji (23, Isegahama), whose real name is Battsetseghe Ochirsaikhan, inherited his shikona from the 63rd Yokozuna and made his sumo debut at the Kyushu Basho. He showed his presence at a heya sekitori keiko session on the 27th, - a public training session at his heya in Tokyo in preparation for Hatsu Basho Asahifuji participated in the sekitori session, going 16-8 . He faced four Maegashira rikishi : Yoshinofuji, Hakunofuji, Atamifuji, and Midorifuji, all of whom he beat in terms of number of matches, number of wins, and winning percentage. At first he attempted to join the Makushita keiko session, but Isegahama Oyakata (former yokozuna Terunofuji), told him, "You're too fast." He was fully prepared to take part in the Makuuchi session and immediately won three straight matches. He threw Atamifuji with a left-handed uwatedashinage, pushed out Midorifuji via oshidashi, and then finished Atamifuji off again with a tsukidashi.. His well-proportioned, 185cm, 150kg body was muscular and powerful, combining power and speed. He was once defeated by Hakunofuji, but was called out by Atamifuji to return to the dohyo, where he had 10 consecutive matches, winning 7 and losing 3, leaving an impression of outstanding stamina. Following Asahifuji was Yoshinofuji with 13 wins and 8 losses. The center of the session was a Jonokuchi rikishi (Asahifuji), and while it may seem the other sekitori seemed to be overshadowed by him, his abilities are recognized by everyone in the stable. The rule is that a heya can only have one foreign-born rikishi, and because his current Oyakata was still active until this year's Hatsu basho, it took him four and a half years to take the shin-dehi kensa, during which time he made remarkable progress. Even so, Asahifuji's ranking is still Jonokuchi, and the heya's policy is that he is not yet fully-fledged, so he was not available for interviews.

At Takasago, one points right, one is not sure where to and the new one also points right at his own shikona the one ("I'll never change shikona") with the highly rare name reading points straight at the bottom, where he stands His name is easy to find now

We had the translation discussion also about videos from the heya - heya condoned, Artificial Idiot enhanced crap translation. The Japanese is Terunofuji intai (retirement), Isegahama shuumei (name succession), hirou (exhibition is OK) ozumo, short intai-zumo. Till that day, he is still a bit Terunofuji (in the mage), the event is a celebration of his intai and name succession quite a while ago, from the usual wording, the translation by something that can't think is inevitably this kind of wrong. Y/O promotion parties also are way after the promotion.

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