Banzuke Surfing Hatsu 2008 (1st Wave)

[Randomitsuki]

Hi there,

this is to invite you to participate in Banzuke Surfing in the upcoming basho.

The rules are very simple.

Banzuke Surfing is run in several waves, with a new wave starting every year.

The goal is to move up the banzuke as far and fast as possible. You do so by temporarily "adopting" one or more rikishi at a given banzuke position. If your rikishi moves up the banzuke, so will you, if the rikishi moves down by getting MK, so will you (at least, if all your picked rikishi move down). In the basho after the current one you will be taking the banzuke position of the best-placed rikishi you've picked this time.

If your name appears on the list below, you have already participated. The column "Allowed Picks" shows you which rikishi of the banzuke you are allowed to pick next basho. If you are participating for the first time, you are allowed to pick any of the rikishi in the bottom 32 of the banzuke (as indicated below).

The rikishi that you are allowed to pick are all rikishi below your last (or most successful) pick. So generally, you cannot pick the same rikishi twice. An exception is if your rikishi drops into the last 32 of the banzuke or goes banzuke-gai. In this case, of course, you can pick any of the bottom 32 rikishi (just like a new player).

During your entire career of a given wave you can use up to three so-called jokers (indicated by the number of asterisks behind your name). Jokers are additional rikishi you can pick. In addition to the regular rikishi you pick for a basho, you can use as many jokers as you've still left. E.g., at the beginning of a wave you could pick four rikishi instead of one (regular + all jokers). As a consequence, the most successful one of these four will determine your new banzuke position. But on the downside this would mean that you don't have any jokers left for later bashos. So pick jokers wisely, three isn't much for a wave that might run for much more than a year.

Deadline is shonichi 8 AM JST.

All new players are allowed to pick jk17w Iwanaga and below.

Here are the results after Kyushu Basho:

Rank Shikona			  Last Surfer	Position Allowed Picks				 
1.   Randomitsuki		 Tochinoshin	J12w	 J13e Kirinowaka and below	 
2.   Kaiowaka***		  Tosayutaka	 ms4e	 ms4w Asahimaru and below	  
3.   Konosato**		   Tosayutaka	 ms4e	 ms4w Asahimaru and below	  
4.   sashimaru**		  Tosayutaka	 ms4e	 ms4w Asahimaru and below	  
5.   Gernobono*		   Tosayutaka	 ms4e	 ms4w Asahimaru and below	  
6.   Azumaryu			 Tosayutaka	 ms4e	 ms4w Asahimaru and below	  
7.   Golynohana		   Tosayutaka	 ms4e	 ms4w Asahimaru and below	  
8.   Tamanaogijima		Tosayutaka	 ms4e	 ms4w Asahimaru and below	  
9.   Doitsuyama		   Hoshikaze	  ms7e	 ms7w Tokusegawa and below	 
10.  Zentoryu			 Shotenro	   ms8w	 ms9e Takunishiki and below	
11.  Imumaru*			 Aran		   ms21e	ms21w Toyonokuni and below	
12.  Oshirokita		   Minami		 ms28e	ms28w Tamao and below		 
13.  Frinkanohana*		DNP (1st)	  ms28e	ms28w Tamao and below		 
14.  Exil				 Towanoyama	 ms30w	ms31e Daishoma and below	  
15.  Fujisan			  Kazafuzan	  ms32w	ms33e Takaazuma and below	 
16.  Manekineko*		  Gagamaru	   ms35w	ms36e Minaminoshima and below 
17.  Jakusotsu***		 Ri			 ms38w	ms39e Wakaryusei and below	
18.  Mmikasazuma**		Ri			 ms38w	ms39e Wakaryusei and below	
19.  Ganzohnesushi*	   Ri			 ms38w	ms39e Wakaryusei and below	
20.  charliki			 Ri			 ms38w	ms39e Wakaryusei and below	
21.  Kotononami		   DNP (2nd)	  ms40w	ms41e Hikarikaze and below	
22.  Susanoo*			 Mori		   sd2w	 sd3e Asanotosa and below	  
23.  Itachi			   Hoshizakura	sd11e	sd11w Kirinishiki and below   
24.  Asashosakari		 Hoshizakura	sd11e	sd11w Kirinishiki and below   
25.  Profomisakari*	   Tetsuhikari	sd14e	sd14w Kyokushuho and below	
26.  Asafan**			 Kyokushuho	 sd14w	sd15e Fujinokaze and below	
27.  Mattjila***		  Saito		  sd26e	sd26w Akinomine and below	 
28.  Andoreasu***		 DNP (1st)	  sd27e	sd27w Wakarikido and below	
29.  Kachitakai		   Tsukamoto	  sd36e	sd36w Akinohana and below	 
30.  Gusoyama*			Takedani	   sd42e	sd42w Ryuyo and below		 
31.  Takanorappa*		 Takeuchiyama   sd78w	sd79e Tokushuzan and below	
32.  Zeokage**			Wakahisashi	sd80w	sd81w Kubota and below		
33.  Vikanohara***		Tamakaizan	 sd96e	sd96w Wakataizan and below	
34.  yamaneko***		  Wakataizan	 sd96w	sd97e Masuhikari and below	
35.  Holleshoryu*		 Chiyohakuryu   sd100e   sd100w Chiyonoretsu and below 
36.  Jejima			   Okoryu		 jd6w	 jd7e Hiyoriyama and below	 
37.  Zenjimoto			Hatayama	   jd13w	jd14e Kasugashima and below   
38.  Fay***			   Ansei		  jd38e	jd38w Onoarashi and below	 
39.  Norizo***			DNP (2nd)	  jd43e	jd43w Tochitensho and below   
40.  Marionoumi***		Noguchi		jd70e	jd70w Taiyo and below		 
41.  Takamueda			DNP (1st)	  jd76e	jd76w Kongofuji and below	 
42.  Terarno			  Shobimaru	  jk6e	 jk6w Tenkaizan and below	  
43.  Tomoe				DNP (2nd)	  jk13e	jk13w Yamazoe and below	   
44.  Basashihime***	   Hashimoto	  jk24w	jk17w Iwanaga and below

[Randomitsuki]

Ganzohnesushi was entering picks via e-mail. He chose ms42w Aozora

[Fay]

JD 48 E Watanabe

[Profomisakari]

Sd14w Kyokushuho please!

Profomisakari

[Terarno]

Hi.

I pick W-Jonokuchi 12 Teraoumi, please.

Thanks

Terarno

[charliki]

Ms49e Asahisakari

[yamaneko]

i choose sd97e Masuhikari but if he is still injured, then my choice is sd98 seifu

Edited January 12, 2008 by yamaneko

[Asafan]

sd25 Shiratsuka

Thanks

[Itachi]

Sd 14w Kyokushuho

[Azumashida]

Ms9w Daiyubu

[Gusoyama]

Sd91e Hakiai

[Manekineko]

Ms38w Ri

[Holleshoryu]

sd 100 w Chiyonoretsu / jd 4 w Fujimori

[Golynohana]

Ms5w Jumonji

[Imumaru]

Ms27w Sadanoumi

Thanks

[Mattjila]

sd26w Akinomine

[Jakusotsu]

Ms42 Aozora

[Fujisan]

Ms38 Ri

[Vikanohara]

As I'm only just allowed to pick him :

sd96w Wakataizan

[Oshirokita]

ms38w Ri

- Oshirokita

[Gernobono]

i cannot let the chance go by to take one of my favourite rikishi

ms 4w Asahimaru

[Konosato]

ms7e Hoshikaze

joker

ms6w Sokokurai

[Frinkanohana]

ms28w Tamao

[Mmikasazuma]

Ms49e Asahisakari

[Andoreasu]

sd27w Wakarikido