Kotomiyama

Thank you, this was the kind of answer I was looking for!

Who has been the oldest rikishi to get a make-koshi in Makuuchi? I wonder if Tamawashi is after that record...

Aonishiki continues to astound. He has got skills, willpower while maintaining proper hinkaku. He can be Yokozuna by this time next year and I bet he will. Do you remember when we wrote about a changing of guard? It came like a cannonball. Only Tamawashi and Takayasu refuse to let go.

Excellent finish for a great basho. Somehow Onosato appears to shaky at times, but he is able to regroup and impose his monstrous force. I think he currently lacks the technique to keep the rank once his physique starts to fail, but I reckon he has margin to improve. In my opinion Hoshoryu has dispelled the doubts that one might have of his worthiness as a Yokozuna. I hope that he sees today as the day he proved Onosato is mortal and draws force and spirit from it.

Aonishiki is simply outstanding. His numbers speak by themselves and he is very fun to watch. I got the feeling today that he might be the first European Yokozuna.

Excellent basho. Onosato gets promoted but fails to get the zensho. In my opinion, his Yokozuna promotion relieves some of the pressure over Hoshoryu and that might do him a favour. We are going to have fun in the years to come. Aonishiki has been confirmed as the real thing. The guy is consistent and seems to have a few tricks under his sleeves. I look forward already to July...

I was very nervous in the moments leading to the Playoff. I would have loved a Takayasu yusho, it might have been a perfect ending for his career. I can't help but like the guy. Probably his destiny, like a lot of sportsmen before him, is to be an eternal second. I only hope that he will come to terms with his fate and look back to his career proudly. Happy also with Onosato, he has the tsuna within reach.

Believing that this could be a soft promotion is compatible with thinking that Hoshoryu has what it takes to be a successful Yokozuna. Those are different matters.

Sometimes I jump from the couch for sheer excitement after a great bout. Today I did it twice. Before today I didn't think a yusho would be enough to grant a promotion for Hoshoryu, but his performance today was a display of power and hunger. I even saw glimpses of his uncle. Nevertheless, I would like the YDC to be harsh and demand another yusho in March. I don't like a Yokozuna handling kinboshi in the first quarter of a basho...

Congratulations to Tamawashi for his kachikoshi. Is there a list of the oldest rikishi who got a kachikoshi on Makuuchi? I wonder if Tamawashi is on the top 10...

Glad to see that Kiribayamashima is back!

With Abi beating his doppelganger we have avoided a major upset in the balanceof the sumo universe.

It is not surprising that Ura is one of the favourites of the fans. What he did today justifies a ticket. Pure magic.

At the moment @Kintamayama is our only hope.

I kinda liked the basho. In fact I would say that the prospects for 2025 are bright. Sumo is well past the era of dominant rikishi and each tournament is an opportunity for nearly everyone with the necessary amount of ambition, health and luck. Speaking of health: I doubt that Tamawashi will retire in 2025. The guy is standing his ground against opponents that could be his children.