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TORCH MATCH ON DAY 9!!! RIKISHI ICHIHARA VS HAKUBA RANK JURYO 14 EAST VS JURYO 12 WEST Player(s) up for points: j.maciel's rank pick was JURYO 12 WEST. a loss = 1 point, but a win = 3 points and an opportunity for more points in DAY 10's torch match. Standings: 5 points - terarno 2 points - wildcard

good day all, does anyone know the 2009 jungyo tour schedule? in particular february and april? -shimodahito

good day all, no torch match today, just an update of how the TORCH has traveled in Kyushu. KYUSHU BANZUKE: J8w Yotsuguruma KYUSHU DAY 01: J8w Yotsuguruma defeats J8e Tamaasuka KYUSHU DAY 02: J8w Yotsuguruma defeats J7w Wakakoyu KYUSHU DAY 03: The TORCH is passed to J6w Wakakirin KYUSHU DAY 04: The TORCH is passed to J8e Tamaasuka KYUSHU DAY 05: The TORCH is passed to J11w Shirinonami and our current standings: 5 points - terarno 2 points - wildcard

terarno has the torch... TORCH MATCH ON DAY 5!!! RIKISHI TAMAASUKA VS SHIRONONAMI RANK JURYO 8 EAST VS JURYO 11 WEST Player(s) up for points: terarno's rikishi pick was TAMAASUKA. a loss = 1 point, but a win = 3 points and an opportunity for more points in DAY 6's torch match. Standings: 4 points - terarno 2 points - wildcard

a loss = 1 point, but a win = 3 points and an opportunity for more points in DAY 5's torch match.

TORCH MATCH ON DAY 4!!! RIKISHI WAKAKIRIN VS TAMAASUKA RANK JURYO 6 WEST VS JURYO 8 EAST Player(s) up for points: terarno's rikishi pick was TAMAASUKA. a loss = 1 point, but a win = 3 points and an opportunity for more points in DAY 2's torch match. Standings: 2 points - wildcard 1 point - terarno

my joyous day 1 observation: all of my aomori rikishi in makuuchi and juryo won today. with aminishiki and wakanosato providing the grand finale. i cracked open a bottle of saki! -shimodahito i really think aminishiki is in the top 10 list of spoilers of all time.

(Showing respect...) TORCH MATCH ON DAY 1!!! RIKISHI YOTSUGURUMA VS TAMAASUKA RANK JURYO 8 WEST VS JURYO 8 EAST Player(s) up for points: terarno's rikishi pick was TAMAASUKA. a loss = 1 point, but a win = 3 points and an opportunity for more points in DAY 2's torch match. Standings: 2 points - wildcard

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with your rikishi pick, you'll get no points for hakurozan. but your rank pick of juryo 5 west could be profitable. good luck!

good day all, with the release of the banzuke, the 2008 torch will start kyusho basho with: rikishi: Yotsugurma rank: Juryo 8 West with several contestent entrees picking juryo ranks or rikishi currently in juryo, i'm looking forward to some torch matches. best of luck. -shimodahito

chat is up....

good day all, the torch stayed in the makushita ranks throughout the Aki Basho, and although many "torchbearer 2008" participants picked makushita ranks and rikishi that are currently in makushita, none had a chance to pick up some points. The "wildcard" still leads the contest with 2 points. here's the torch's journey through the AKI BASHO: AKI BANZUKE: Ms55w Homarefuji AKI DAY 02: Ms55w Homarefuji defeats Ms55e Asahisakari AKI DAY 04: Ms55w Homarefuji defeats Ms54e Aozora AKI DAY 05: The TORCH is passed to Ms53e Omiryu AKI DAY 07: The TORCH is passed to Ms48e Sotairyu AKI DAY 09: Ms48e Sotairyu defeats Ms57w Daionami AKI DAY 11: The TORCH is passed to Ms44w Sasaki AKI DAY 13: The TORCH is passed to Ms13w Yotsugurma (who wins the yusho with a 7-0 record) KYUSHU BANZUKE: Juryo ??? Yotsugurma many participants had Juryo picks and rikishi who are currently in Juryo so good luck to all. -shimodahito

ahhhh.... the kintaro musings classics return...... your posts on the mail list are what captivated my attention to sumo in the early years. totemo domo. -shimodahito

FYI.. there are 10 people in the chat room.....

good day all, i recall years ago there was a link off the sumo games site where 15-30 people would gather for discussion during the matches. does this still happen? if so, where? -shimodohito

i am very impressed with the dedication our server gurus have towards bench sumo. yes, we haven't missed in 10 years. how about we start the basho with our default line ups... and if the server is back up for daily line ups, we can start anytime into the basho. with default line ups, we are all equally handicapped. what say our server gurus and bench players? -shimodahito.

fantastic fay. их баярлаалал!!!

does anyone know if this is getting any press or TV time in russia? if so, how much? what's the tone? -shimodahito

thanks for posting and describing the press call. i have noticed that in roppongi, the police aren't very aggressive with foreigners, including the street hustlers and panhandlers.... for as strict as the laws are, there still seems to be a lot of pot readily available. i wonder if this will change.... perhaps a raid on the "disco where a lot of russians go"... the quicker the basho starts, the better. again, thanks. -shimodahito

good day all, to the great emoticon masters: how about creating a new pot-smokin' rikishi emoticon...? priviet. (I am not worthy...) and off topic... (and i still haven't figured out how to use these in other applications such as e-mail, yahoo-messenger, and skype... can only get it to copy as a still photo, rather than a moving animation) -shimodahito

good day all, just an update as to where the torch is with the release of the new banzuke. amazingly, the torch never left Homarefuji's hands during Nagoya. so for 2008, the torch has only been held by four rikishi and eight ranks. here's the summary with NAGOYA added..... HATSU BANZUKE: Jk33e Morikawa (wildcard's rank and shikona pick) HATSU DAY 03: torch handed to Jk32e Fujiazuma (wildcard: 2 points) HATSU DAY 06: Jk32e Fujiazuma beats Jk30 Takamine HATSU DAY 07: Jk32e Fujiazuma withdraws from basho.... HARU BANZUKE: Jk21e Fujiazuma HARU DAY 01: Jk21e Fujiazuma beats Jk20w Azumahana HARU DAY 03: Jk21e Fujiazuma beats Jk19w Daishiryu HARU DAY 05: torch handed to Jk26e Fukao HARU DAY 08: Jk26e Fukao beats Jk27e Homarefuji HARU DAY 09: Jk26e Fukao beats Jk19e Shikinokawa HARU DAY 11: Jk26e Fukao beats Jk10w Noguchi HARU DAY 13: Jk26e Fukao beats Jk2w Chiyonishiki NATSU BANZUKE: Jd24e Fukao NATSU DAY 02: Jd24e Fukao beats Jd24w Fusanohana NATSU DAY 04: Jd24e Fukao beats Jd23e Kotokashiwadani NATSU DAY 05: Jd24e Fukao beats Jd26e Kaorufuji NATSU DAY 08: Jd24e Fukao beats Jd30w Kinokawa NATSU DAY 09: Jd24e Fukao beats Jd36w Katagiri NATSU DAY 11: Jd24e Fukao beats Jd12e Genkaimaru NATSU DAY 13: Jd24e Fukao beats Jd65w Daishoiwa NATSU KETTEI-SEN: torch handed to Jd93e Homarefuji NAGOYA BANZUKE: Sd85e Homarefuji NAGOYA DAY 02: Sd85e Homarefuji beats Sd84w Daihoyama NAGOYA DAY 04: Sd85e Homarefuji beats Sd84e Jigurama NAGOYA DAY 05: Sd85e Homarefuji beats Sd87e Kasugasato NAGOYA DAY 07: Sd85e Homarefuji beats Sd88w Kabutoiwa NAGOYA DAY 09: Sd85e Homarefuji beats Jd5w Oka NAGOYA DAY 11: Sd85e Homarefuji beats Sd91w Hiryu NAGOYA DAY 13: Sd85e Homarefuji beats Jd45e Yamashita NAGOYA KETTEI-SEN: Sd85e Homarefuji beats Sd9e Surugatsukasa AKI BANZUKE: Ms55w Homarefuji we're getting closer to the ranks and shikonas of some entrant's picks.... best of luck to all, -shimodahito

good day all, thanks so much for the updates on this jungyo basho, including the links to the great photos and videos. does anyone know what the general impression of the basho and mongolia was from non-mongolian rikishi. i would like to know what they thought of the whole mongolian experience... ix bayaraalal, -shimodahito

good day all, i suggest we change this thread header to "mongol basho"... does anyone know where they are getting the dohyo clay from for this jungyo? mongolia dirt is much different and i'm not sure if clay is available... would the ship it in from japan? -shimodahito

good day all, i think this thread could develop into one of my all time favorites... hananotaka... "off the top of your head" ?!!??!! wow. yes. please add more. and excellent posts from the rest. i did recreational sumo in japan for a year.... wish i would have known some of this analysis back then... sumo-forum rocks! -shimodahito