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Benevolance
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Not to derail the argument, but I genuinely did not expect Kusano to beat Aonishiki.
Edit: Oh, I guess I should add that clearly Aonishiki has now been solved, and he'll never win a match again. Also, all his goats will get fleas and, uh, the toilet in the heya won't flush properly. Heh. Yeah, that's a good curse.
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Don't be modest. We can take full credit for Onosato's turnaround. We're just that good.
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Hell, I bought the last kyokai album, and it didn't have anyone except tone-deaf oyakata singing.
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Well, I heard that the entire reason hoshoryu was out was because Akua was too happy-go-lucky with his bow twirling.
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When a person orders tickets for a box seat online for a sumo tournaments, do all of the guests have to arrive at the same time to the venue? Does it come as one ticket for the box, or do you get 4 admission tickets/vouchers?
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I am beginning to suspect that Onosato might be good at sumo.
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11 hours ago, Andreas21 said:
Takayasu for Yusho!
GEEZ MAN! You cannot say that part out loud. I'm honestly surprised the forum hasn't added that phrase to the banned list.
Anyway, I think I'll cheer on Wakatakakage this time around!
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Who are folks cheering for this basho?
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Can I be Tigerboy's tachimochi? I really like mochi, so I think I would be good at it.
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I checked the standings on day 4 and saw Takayasu was doing well but then he promptly lost his match that day so I immediately stopped watching the rest of the tournament and checking the forums because, per the rules of quantum sumo, as long as I am not aware of him, Takayasu can win. I gave him the best odds I could, but I wasn't going to miss senshuraku.
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Yeah, but Shodai only shows up for matches against good opponents, so that's actually a point in Hoshoryu's favour. Shodai's long term goal is to become a yokozuna-killer, lollygag in the upper rank and file, and earn sweet, sweet kinboshi.
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I think Hoshoryu did well to stay in the yusho competition after his mid tournament blip. But I don't see them giving him a promotion even if he wins the yusho. At best, he extends his yusho run, and they might look favorably upon the results of next tournament.
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Kirishima just needs five more wins this tournament to get back to ozeki.
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2 hours ago, Yamanashi said:
Or a look at the leaderboard. "Guess who in the top ten are the Ozeki?"
Pffft. Leading on the leaderboard is for losers. Ozeki are too cool for that.
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On 25/11/2024 at 13:49, Kaninoyama said:
Many of us have long been saying the same about Hoshoryu (and I still believe it's only a matter of time). But wouldn't it be ironic if the next Yokozuna was Kotozakura, who very few on this forum identified as even Ozeki material, much less a Yokozuna.
Forget about his being ozeki material, I couldn't even identify Kotozakura as Kotozakura until some time in September. Stupid name changes.
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Just popped by to say, "Wow, Hoshoryu!" And Kirishima's face afterwards was like, "Seriously? That did not just happen!"
I think this has been a really good tournament. Not much to complain about, the top ozeki are wrestling like ozeki, and we've got a final day, yusho-decision bout to decide the tournament that won't be a 12-3 yusho.
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My favorite example of this was years ago in Sandanme when Orora picked up this little kid, carried him to the edge but lost track of the tawara, and stepped out before putting the fellow down.
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I kept seeing Shodai at Komusubi and had to remind myself whether he's on his way up, or on his way down. Thankfully, after three days, it's very much clear he's on his way down. Major hat tip to the rikishi for helping clear things up for an international fan.
Edit: I also really like how Kirishima quickly ended speculation as to whether 13 wins might promote him back to ozeki by efficiently eliminating the mathematical possibility of it happening.
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Onosato was merely dusting off a spot of the tawara that the yobisdashi had missed, and if the NSK called him out on it, they'd undoubtedly be honour bound to kill the yobidashi and/or the gyoji. Onosato was simply saving lives. He's a hero. With a brand new car and a trophy and a bunch of macarons.
In very related news, is Kirishima going to be on an ozeki run next tournament?
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Onosato had more trouble handling the giant stack of kensho afterwards than he did his opponent.
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Wow. I didn't realize he's completed 30 tournaments at Ozeki.
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Kirishima clearly follows me on the forum, read my previous post, and drew the natural inference that the only way to prevent an Onosato win was to not get hit.
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20 hours ago, Katooshu said:
What does Onosato need to hit to make ozeki for November more likely than not?
HIs opponents...
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Okay, this Onosato kid is good. I had (wrongly) thought that his early rise was because of 'new-guy luck' while everyone is figuring out who the new guy is, and his 9-6 last tournament was an expected regression towards the mean. But dang. Watching him win is fun.
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Aki 2025 discussions (results)
in Honbasho Talk
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I'm just jumping into the tournament now, and saw Takayasu's 0-6 and thought, "Oh, it's probably a good idea that he withdrew from the tournament" and then realized a moment later that would be displayed as 0-0-6 and then thought, "Oh. Right."