Day 5 results and day 6 pairings

[Doitsuyama]

Yokozuna Asashoryu won against Ama to get a positive score for the first time this basho at 3-2. He didn't gain any ground in the yusho race though as all five ozeki and sekiwake Kotomitsuki won as well.

The maegashira rikishi weren't making big splashes today with Kakuryu getting his first loss, and shin-nyumaku Tochiozan and Georgian Kokkai among the rikishi to get the second loss. Only two maegashira advanced to 4-1 with Tamanoshima and Shimotori (with a kubihineri).

In juryo all three leaders won to get to 5-0 with young Goeido, small Satoyama and old Otsukasa. Ryuo won in a makuuchi visit against Tochinohana to prepare an exchange of these two and is the only juryo rikishi at 4-1 as Hakuba and Tamarikido lost.

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Doitsuyama

Day 5

Juryo

Ms3e   Buyuzan (2-1)	   oshitaoshi	 J13e   Takamifuji (2-3)
J14w   Oga (2-3)		   hatakikomi	 J12w   Tamarikido (3-2)
J13w   Shirononami (3-2)   oshidashi	  J11w   Kyokunankai (2-3)
J10e   Bushuyama (3-2)	 hikiotoshi	 J14e   Hokutoiwa (1-4)
J8w	Toyohibiki (2-3)	oshidashi	  J12e   Daimanazuru (2-3)
J8e	Shunketsu (3-2)	 sukuinage	  J10w   Hakuba (3-2)
J11e   Koryu (3-2)		 yorikiri	   J7w	Ryuho (1-4)
J7e	Asofuji (2-3)	   uwatedashinage J9e	Kobo (1-4)
J9w	Goeido (5-0)		tsukiotoshi	J6w	Katayama (2-3)
J6e	Tochisakae (3-2)	oshidashi	  J3w	Masatsukasa (2-3)
J2w	Takanowaka (1-4)	okuridashi	 J4w	Hokutoriki (2-3)
J2e	Kaiho (3-2)		 hikiotoshi	 J5w	Kitazakura (2-3)
J4e	Satoyama (5-0)	  okuridashi	 J1w	Hochiyama (1-4)
J1e	Otsukasa (5-0)	  abisetaoshi	J5e	Toyozakura (1-4)

Makuuchi

J3e	Ryuo (4-1)		  oshidashi	  M15w   Tochinohana (1-4)
M16e   Wakanosato (3-2)	uwatenage	  M14w   Tosanoumi (3-2)
M15e   Shimotori (4-1)	 kubihineri	 M12w   Yoshikaze (1-4)
M16w   Jumonji (3-2)	   oshidashi	  M11e   Iwakiyama (2-3)
M10w   Tokitsuumi (2-3)	yorikiri	   M14e   Tochiozan (3-2)
M13e   Hakurozan (2-3)	 yorikiri	   M10e   Kasuganishiki (0-5)
M9e	Aminishiki (2-3)	uwatedashinage M12e   Ushiomaru (2-3)
M8w	Tamanoshima (4-1)   oshidashi	  M11w   Kakuryu (4-1)
M6w	Kakizoe (3-2)	   okuritaoshi	M9w	Tochinonada (3-2)
M6e	Takamisakari (3-2)  uwatenage	  M8e	Dejima (3-2)
M7w	Roho (2-3)		  hikiotoshi	 M5w	Tamakasuga (1-4)

M5e	Homasho (3-2)	   yorikiri	   M7e	Kokkai (3-2)
M3w	Kasugao (3-2)	   yorikiri	   M2e	Kyokutenho (1-4)
M1e	Kisenosato (3-2)	yorikiri	   M4w	Takekaze (2-3)
S1e	Kotomitsuki (4-1)   sukuinage	  K1w	Tokitenku (2-3)
O2w	Kaio (2-3)		  oshitaoshi	 M1w	Toyonoshima (3-2)
O2e	Kotooshu (3-2)	  yoritaoshi	 M4e	Futeno (1-4)
O1w	Hakuho (4-1)		uwatenage	  M2w	Asasekiryu (1-4)
O1e	Chiyotaikai (4-1)   hatakikomi	 S1w	Kotoshogiku (1-4)
O3w	Tochiazuma (5-0)	tsukiotoshi	M3e	Miyabiyama (2-3)
Y1e	Asashoryu (3-2)	 yorikiri	   K1e	Ama (1-4)

Day 6

Juryo

J13e   Takamifuji (2-3)				   Ms3w   Musashiryu (1-2)
J13w   Shirononami (3-2)				  J12w   Tamarikido (3-2)
J14e   Hokutoiwa (1-4)					J11w   Kyokunankai (2-3)
J10e   Bushuyama (3-2)					J14w   Oga (2-3)
J12e   Daimanazuru (2-3)				  J10w   Hakuba (3-2)
J9e	Kobo (1-4)						 J11e   Koryu (3-2)
J8w	Toyohibiki (2-3)				   J7w	Ryuho (1-4)
J6e	Tochisakae (3-2)				   J9w	Goeido (5-0)
J8e	Shunketsu (3-2)					J6w	Katayama (2-3)
J7e	Asofuji (2-3)					  J5w	Kitazakura (2-3)
J4w	Hokutoriki (2-3)				   J3w	Masatsukasa (2-3)
J2e	Kaiho (3-2)						J5e	Toyozakura (1-4)
J1e	Otsukasa (5-0)					 J3e	Ryuo (4-1)
J2w	Takanowaka (1-4)				   J1w	Hochiyama (1-4)

Makuuchi

M16e   Wakanosato (3-2)				   M16w   Jumonji (3-2)
M15e   Shimotori (4-1)					M15w   Tochinohana (1-4)
M13e   Hakurozan (2-3)					J4e	Satoyama (5-0)
M14e   Tochiozan (3-2)					M12w   Yoshikaze (1-4)
M14w   Tosanoumi (3-2)					M11w   Kakuryu (4-1)
M9e	Aminishiki (2-3)				   M10e   Kasuganishiki (0-5)
M12e   Ushiomaru (2-3)					M9w	Tochinonada (3-2)
M8e	Dejima (3-2)					   M11e   Iwakiyama (2-3)
M7e	Kokkai (3-2)					   M10w   Tokitsuumi (2-3)
M6e	Takamisakari (3-2)				 M8w	Tamanoshima (4-1)
M5e	Homasho (3-2)					  M6w	Kakizoe (3-2)

M7w	Roho (2-3)						 M4w	Takekaze (2-3)
M1e	Kisenosato (3-2)				   M5w	Tamakasuga (1-4)
M4e	Futeno (1-4)					   M1w	Toyonoshima (3-2)
K1e	Ama (1-4)						  M3w	Kasugao (3-2)
K1w	Tokitenku (2-3)					O3w	Tochiazuma (5-0)
S1e	Kotomitsuki (4-1)				  O2w	Kaio (2-3)
O2e	Kotooshu (3-2)					 M2w	Asasekiryu (1-4)
S1w	Kotoshogiku (1-4)				  O1w	Hakuho (4-1)
O1e	Chiyotaikai (4-1)				  M3e	Miyabiyama (2-3)
Y1e	Asashoryu (3-2)					M2e	Kyokutenho (1-4)

[aderechelsea]

today i expected more of a show considering the bouts we had in store, but it was a small let down.

Hakuho was again a bit reluctant to finish off a bout going his way, even when he got into hidari-yotsu position. He is winning bad, but at least he is not losing. A good idea in general would be if he quit those useless tsuppari of his. Anyway ....

Homasho had an easy day against Kokkai because he could stand his ground during the initial tsuppari attack and then Kokkai got frustrated (as always) and started flying his arms everywhere. This resulted in an opening in his defense (sort of speaking), that Homasho saw and took advantage of. Kokkai is really helpless when he gets frustrated.

if i had to pick one performance today as the most exciting, it would be (Surprise !!!) Shirononami in his bout against Kyokunankai. I loved Shiro's move with the shoulder and the elbow to break Nankai's right uwate grip and then oust him out with yorikiri.

[Pikenoyama]

today i expected more of a show considering the bouts we had in store, but it was a small let down.

Today I give full credit to Mickeys blitzkrieg against Tenku. I love Mickey in matches like this one :-) . What I hate is that all the time I just have to ask for more (Showing respect...) .

[Jakusotsu]

Seasoned veteran Tokitsuumi's splendid footwork and ringsense (is that a word?) against young upstart Tochiozan was a picturebook example of experience prevailing over ambition. Watch how Zoomy is always candidly shifting into center position, never allowing for Ozone to push him out.

[Asashosakari]

ringsense (is that a word?)

Two words. :-)

[Jonosuke]

Jumonji has been always an enigma for me but this basho he is showing really good "genki" as Makoto-kun says.

I am more than pleasantly surprised with his good showing.

Wakanosato may gradually creep up in ranking but we shouldn't expect his past glory as sekiwake as he lost so much of mojo.

[Hananotaka]

Wakanosato may gradually creep up in ranking but we shouldn't expect his past glory as sekiwake as he lost so much of mojo.

It pains me to say it, but I have to agree. So far he hasn't really shown that necessary ability to hold his ground against his opponent's charge. Today's match versus Tosanoumi was a good example. He should have stopped Tosa's deashi, and gone for the belt. Instead he retreated, and went with a forced uwate-nage. Not Wakanosato-sumo. (I am not worthy...) We'll be 31 this year, and while there's time for a late renaissance, obviously we've passed his peak.

I'm with him till the end, though! When Wakanosato and Homasho match up, I'll be rooting for Wakanosato all the way.

[kaiguma]

if i had to pick one performance today as the most exciting, it would be (Surprise !!!) Shirononami in his bout against Kyokunankai. I loved Shiro's move with the shoulder and the elbow to break Nankai's right uwate grip and then oust him out with yorikiri.

Good call! In general, if I have to call out a 'best technique' moment among each day's sekitori bouts, it would go to a juryo rikishi almost every time. And for me, a lover of good utchari, Shirononami has really impressed with two excellent showings in the first five days. I see a good future for him. (I am not worthy...)

And Goeido looks good even when executing a pull-down. This is definitely his seki-breakout basho.

Edited March 15, 2007 by kaiguma