Day 8 results and day 9 pairings

[Doitsuyama]

The field of undefeated rikishi is shrinking to four as Kaio lost to sekiwake Ama and didn't look good, never getting his sumo going. Still, four 8-0 rikishi at Nakabi with Asashoryu, Hakuho, Dejima and Futeno is quite a lot. Only Haru 1989 had more undefeated rikishi at Nakabi with six as all active (as of day 8) yokozuna and ozeki were 8-0.

Even beyond the undefeated rikishi this is a pretty lopsided basho in the makuuchi division as five rikishi are 7-1 with four sanyaku among them, completed with Asasekiryu who quickly beat Ryuo.

Three rikishi already are make-koshi with Kakizoe, Tokitsuumi and Otsukasa. Otsukasa is getting into demotion danger, but the closest to demotion is Kasuganishiki with three straight losses and 2-6 at the lowest makuuchi rank.

Juryo also has two 0-8 rikishi with Tochisakae and Bushuyama, as Takanowaka won his first bout today. Five sekitori at 0-8 is an alltime record, beating Kyushu 2006, Haru 1964 and Natsu 1944 with four rikishi at 0-8 (in all three cases it was four makuuchi and none in juryo).

Masatsukasa had to go kyujo, surrendering the good promotion opportunity this basho. Kitazakura gets the free win and is in a good position with 5-3 at J2e. Only lead juryo Yoshikaze is ahead of him as he also is 5-3 with a win (oshitaoshi over Goeido). Baruto still leads the juryo yusho race at 7-1 with a hikiotoshi over Jumonji. The number of pursuers split in half as only Shunketsu, Koryu and Toyohibiki won today.

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Doitsuyama

Day 8

Juryo

Ms4e   Wakatenro (2-3)	 oshidashi	  J12w   Bushuyama (0-8)
J11e   Shirononami (5-3)   shitatenage	J13w   Mokonami (5-3)
J10e   Tamarikido (4-4)	kakenage	   J13e   Wakanoho (4-4)
J9w	Daimanazuru (5-3)   oshidashi	  J14e   Chiyohakuho (3-5)
J8e	Hakuba (3-5)		yorikiri	   J14w   Kyokunankai (5-3)
J7e	Toyozakura (4-4)	oshidashi	  J12e   Kobo (3-5)
J9e	Takanowaka (1-7)	sukuinage	  J7w	Katayama (2-6)
J11w   Baruto (7-1)		hikiotoshi	 J6e	Jumonji (3-5)
J6w	Toyohibiki (6-2)	oshidashi	  J10w   Asofuji (4-4)
J8w	Koryu (6-2)		 tsukidashi	 J5e	Kaiho (5-3)
J2e	Kitazakura (5-3)	fusen		  J4e	Masatsukasa (4-4)
J5w	Shunketsu (6-2)	 yoritaoshi	 J2w	Hakurozan (4-4)
J1e	Yoshikaze (5-3)	 oshitaoshi	 J3e	Goeido (2-6)
J1w	Tosanoumi (3-5)	 oshidashi	  J3w	Tochisakae (0-8)

Makuuchi

M15e   Ushiomaru (3-5)	 oshitaoshi	 J4w	Ryuho (4-4)
M15w   Iwakiyama (4-4)	 hatakikomi	 M13w   Tochinohana (2-6)
M12e   Tamakasuga (3-5)	oshitaoshi	 M16w   Kasuganishiki (2-6)
M12w   Satoyama (2-6)	  hatakikomi	 M14w   Hochiyama (3-5)
M13e   Futeno (8-0)		uwatenage	  M11w   Tochinonada (4-4)
M10e   Dejima (8-0)		hikiotoshi	 M16e   Hokutoriki (6-2)
M8w	Asasekiryu (7-1)	hikiotoshi	 M14e   Ryuo (6-2)
M7w	Wakanosato (4-4)	okuridashi	 M11e   Otsukasa (0-8)
M9e	Roho (5-3)		  yorikiri	   M5e	Takekaze (3-5)
M5w	Kakuryu (3-5)	   hatakikomi	 M9w	Miyabiyama (3-5)

M7e	Takamisakari (6-2)  yorikiri	   M4e	Aminishiki (5-3)
M4w	Tochiozan (4-4)	 uwatenage	  M6w	Kasugao (3-5)
M2w	Tamanoshima (2-6)   oshitaoshi	 M6e	Tokitsuumi (0-8)
M1e	Homasho (2-6)	   yorikiri	   K1e	Toyonoshima (1-7)
S1e	Kotomitsuki (7-1)   shitatenage	M2e	Kokkai (1-7)
S1w	Ama (4-4)		   oshidashi	  O2e	Kaio (7-1)
O1w	Kotooshu (7-1)	  uwatenage	  M1w	Tokitenku (3-5)
O1e	Hakuho (8-0)		oshidashi	  M3w	Kisenosato (4-4)
O3w	Chiyotaikai (7-1)   oshitaoshi	 M3e	Kakizoe (0-8)
Y1e	Asashoryu (8-0)	 sukuinage	  K1w	Kotoshogiku (3-5)

Day 9

Juryo

J14w   Kyokunankai (5-3)				  J13w   Mokonami (5-3)
J12e   Kobo (3-5)						 J10w   Asofuji (4-4)
J10e   Tamarikido (4-4)				   J14e   Chiyohakuho (3-5)
J13e   Wakanoho (4-4)					 J8w	Koryu (6-2)
J8e	Hakuba (3-5)					   J11e   Shirononami (5-3)
J12w   Bushuyama (0-8)					J7w	Katayama (2-6)
J11w   Baruto (7-1)					   J6w	Toyohibiki (6-2)
J6e	Jumonji (3-5)					  J9w	Daimanazuru (5-3)
J9e	Takanowaka (1-7)				   J5w	Shunketsu (6-2)
J3e	Goeido (2-6)					   J3w	Tochisakae (0-8)
J7e	Toyozakura (4-4)				   J2w	Hakurozan (4-4)
J4w	Ryuho (4-4)						J1w	Tosanoumi (3-5)
J1e	Yoshikaze (5-3)					J5e	Kaiho (5-3)

Makuuchi

J2e	Kitazakura (5-3)				   M16w   Kasuganishiki (2-6)
M14e   Ryuo (6-2)						 M15e   Ushiomaru (3-5)
M14w   Hochiyama (3-5)					M13w   Tochinohana (2-6)
M12e   Tamakasuga (3-5)				   M12w   Satoyama (2-6)
M15w   Iwakiyama (4-4)					M11w   Tochinonada (4-4)
M13e   Futeno (8-0)					   M9w	Miyabiyama (3-5)
M9e	Roho (5-3)						 M10e   Dejima (8-0)
M16e   Hokutoriki (6-2)				   M7w	Wakanosato (4-4)
M7e	Takamisakari (6-2)				 M8w	Asasekiryu (7-1)
M6e	Tokitsuumi (0-8)				   M11e   Otsukasa (0-8)

M5e	Takekaze (3-5)					 M6w	Kasugao (3-5)
M2e	Kokkai (1-7)					   M5w	Kakuryu (3-5)
M3e	Kakizoe (0-8)					  M1w	Tokitenku (3-5)
M2w	Tamanoshima (2-6)				  K1w	Kotoshogiku (3-5)
S1e	Kotomitsuki (7-1)				  M4w	Tochiozan (4-4)
M1e	Homasho (2-6)					  O3w	Chiyotaikai (7-1)
O2e	Kaio (7-1)						 M3w	Kisenosato (4-4)
M4e	Aminishiki (5-3)				   O1w	Kotooshu (7-1)
O1e	Hakuho (8-0)					   K1e	Toyonoshima (1-7)
Y1e	Asashoryu (8-0)					S1w	Ama (4-4)

[Gacktoh]

Y1e	Asashoryu (8-0)					S1w	Ama (4-4)

Well done by Shinpan-bu! B-)

One space for Hiramaku Rikishi.