Day 1 Absences

[Fukurou]

The NSK website now shows the absences for Day 1 for Makuuchi and Juryo.

Assuming things go as usual, absences in the other divisions will be added to the website in the next 12-48 hours....

The only sekitori rikishi announced as being absent on Day 1 is:

Ozeki West 2 HAKUHO.

Edited November 12, 2006 by Fukurou

[SonofCyrus]

Smartest decision I have seen in a while.

[ilovesumo]

And Baruto should follow...

[Fukurou]

And Baruto should follow...

If his knee was really as bad as it was said, he should follow, but I have this sneaking suspicion that he's going to give it a go.

[Fukurou]

The Day 1 absences from the non-sekitori divisions have been posted on the NSK website. There are several former Sekitori on the list:

MAKUSHITA

Makushita West 9 KIMURAYAMA

Makushita East 28 TAKAHAMA

Makushita West 39 HARUNOYAMA

Makushita West 54 HAKUTOARASHI

SANDANME

Sandanme West 8 ICHINOTANI

Sandanme West 25 ASHUU

Sandanme East 58 HATAYAMA

Sandanme West 63 FUKKOUYAMA

Sandanme West 64 KATSUNOFUJI

Sandanme West 72 AKAI

Sandanme West 90 OOSEUMI

JONIDAN

Jonidan East 20 AZUMI

Jonidan East 25 CHIYONOSHIMA

Jonidan East 27 TAMAYUTAKA

Jonidan West 28 DEWANOFUJI

Jonidan West 34 HOSHIAZUMA

Jonidan East 46 WAKAKABUTO

Jonidan West 52 DAISHOUDAKE

Jonidan East 88 CHIYONISHIKI

Jonidan West 99 ASAKUBO

Jonidan East 104 AONONAMI

Jonidan East 106 SHOUBIMARU

JONOKUCHI

Jonokuchi East 2 OOYOSHIDA

Jonokuchi East 18 AKIFUJI

Jonokuchi West 30 KURAMOCHI

Jonokuchi East 32 INUI

Jonokuchi West 32 OCHINOUMI

Jonokuchi West 33 HOSHIRYUU

Jonokuchi East 34 OOTAMURA

Jonokuchi West 35 NAKA

Edited November 11, 2006 by Fukurou

[Kintamayama]

The Day 1 absences from the non-sekitori divisions have been posted on the NSK website. There are several former Sekitori on the list:

MAKUSHITA

Makushita East 28 TAKAHAMA

Makushita West 39 HARUNOYAMA

Sandanme West 8 ICHINOTANI

I smell intai from these..

[Asashosakari]

Thanks, Fukurou!

Makushita East 28 TAKAHAMA

Makushita West 39 HARUNOYAMA

Sandanme West 8 ICHINOTANI

I smell intai from these..

I do for Harunoyama, Ichinotani, and Dewanofuji down in Jonidan. I think Takahama will (in vain, IMHO) continue to try to get his final five sekitori basho together to qualify for a toshiyori, after all he's still just 30 years old. Unless this kyujo is a sign of a really bad injury, of course.

Edit: Hakutoarashi should be Hokutoarashi and Ochinoumi should be Osanoumi, btw.

Edited November 11, 2006 by Asashosakari

[aderechelsea]

well ... things get better and better ....

Kaiho in Juryo

Hakuho kyujo

Asashoryu with questionable keiko

Chiyonoshima kyujo

Azumi kyujo

Sekitori Quadrumvirate not working (Holiday feeling...)

and the list is getting longer and longer day by day

Edited November 11, 2006 by aderechelsea

[Fujisan]

Sekitori Quadrumvirate not working (Holiday feeling...)

and the list is getting longer and longer day by day

And no Banzai... :'-(

[aderechelsea]

i don't care about that .... (Holiday feeling...)

[Fukurou]

Thanks, Fukurou!

You're welcome (Holiday feeling...)

Makushita East 28 TAKAHAMA

Makushita West 39 HARUNOYAMA

Sandanme West 8 ICHINOTANI

I smell intai from these..

I do for Harunoyama, Ichinotani, and Dewanofuji down in Jonidan. I think Takahama will (in vain, IMHO) continue to try to get his final five sekitori basho together to qualify for a toshiyori, after all he's still just 30 years old. Unless this kyujo is a sign of a really bad injury, of course.

I was thinking intai for all four of them. Even if he got those five sekitori basho, does Takahama even have a shot at getting a toshiyori share? (or am I confusing my shares, and a toshiyori is automatic?)

Edit: Hakutoarashi should be Hokutoarashi and Ochinoumi should be Osanoumi, btw.

Thank you for the corrections.

[Asashosakari]

I was thinking intai for all four of them. Even if he got those five sekitori basho, does Takahama even have a shot at getting a toshiyori share?

As long as they put together 30 sekitori basho, everyone has a realistic shot at getting one. It's all just a matter of the relative availability of shares (whether for borrowing or buying), and finding the money (in the case of buying).

(or am I confusing my shares, and a toshiyori is automatic?)

Jun-toshiyori is the automatic one (good for one year after retirement, if the rikishi qualifies), providing that at least one of the five spots is available.

Since I've unwittingly managed to hijack the thread anyway...I'm really wondering why we haven't heard anything about Gojoro yet. His jun-toshiyori spot expires this week, and there's even a perfect toshiyori available for borrowing (Oshiogawa...same ichimon, and not even owned by an active rikishi, hence little danger of it being pulled back unexpectedly), so I'm quite confused by the lack of any positive announcement. I guess he's not gonna stick around Ozumo...

[Fukurou]

The only rikishi who did not appear for his Day 1 match was

Jonidan West 54 OOMIYAMOTO

Jonidan East 55 KOTONARITA was the receipient of the automatic win.

[Manekineko]

Isegahama-beya thread split and moved to Ozumo Discussions.

[Asashosakari]

The only rikishi who did not appear for his Day 1 match was

Jonidan West 54 OOMIYAMOTO

He apparently did not go kyujo as has now competed on Day 4 and won.

[Doitsuyama]

The only rikishi who did not appear for his Day 1 match was

Jonidan West 54 OOMIYAMOTO

He apparently did not go kyujo as has now competed on Day 4 and won.

Probably missed the bus.

[Fay]

The only rikishi who did not appear for his Day 1 match was

Jonidan West 54 OOMIYAMOTO

He apparently did not go kyujo as has now competed on Day 4 and won.

aaah he is back again, good to hear!

[Fukurou]

The only rikishi who did not appear for his Day 1 match was

Jonidan West 54 OOMIYAMOTO

He apparently did not go kyujo as has now competed on Day 4 and won.

I haven't checked for day 4 no-shows or day 5 withdrawals yet, but the most recent kyujo was Jonidan East 100 FUJIAZUMA (0-1) on Day 3. There's a picture of him in one of the recent Tamanoi Blogs. I think it said he'd sprained an ankle or something.

[Naganoyama]

Might make sense to change the Topic Title to 'Absences' (if you want to use it every day).

N

[Fay]

And our lost son Omiyamoto had his second win today (Neener, neener...)