Day 1 results and day 2 pairings

[Doitsuyama]

Both yokozuna won their first bout this year, both with uwatenage against opponents with a good de-ashi. The ozeki won as well with the exception of possibly still injured Chiyotaikai who gave away the first loss in the eleventh bout against Kisenosato. The two sekiwake from Isegahama-beya had split results with Aminishiki beating young Goeido and Ama losing control over Tochinonada.

There were some surprises in mid makuuchi with favorites Baruto, Roho and Homasho losing. Shin-makuuchi Ichihara had a good debut with a convincing kotenage win over Kaiho.

Mongolian Koryu only needs a kachi-koshi to reach makuuchi and he made the first step with a win against Kasuganishiki. Sakaizawa surely wants to join Ichihara in the top division and he had a quick win over Hakurozan today. It was a good day for Mongolians in juryo as Hoshihikari, Mokonami and Hakuba won as well. Only the Mongolian shin-juryo Tamawashi lost, to Hakuba's heya-mate Kirinowaka, also a shin-sekitori. There are even three more shin-juryo with Wakakoyu beating Tochinohana in a spirited bout, Georgian Tochinoshin showing good strength in a win over Satoyama, and Kimurayama losing to a good Kitataiki.

Day 1

Juryo

J14e   Wakakoyu (1-0)	  oshitaoshi	 J14w   Tochinohana (0-1)
J13e   Kirinowaka (1-0)	sukuinage	  J13w   Tamawashi (0-1)
J12w   Tochinoshin (1-0)   yorikiri	   J12e   Satoyama (0-1)
J11e   Kitataiki (1-0)	 yoritaoshi	 J11w   Kimurayama (0-1)
J10e   Masatsukasa (1-0)   oshidashi	  J10w   Asofuji (0-1)
J9w	Shirononami (1-0)   oshidashi	  J9e	Katayama (0-1)
J8w	Hakuba (1-0)		uwatenage	  J8e	Kitazakura (0-1)
J7e	Mokonami (1-0)	  yorikiri	   J7w	Shunketsu (0-1)
J6w	Toyozakura (1-0)	yorikiri	   J6e	Ushiomaru (0-1)
J5w	Hoshihikari (1-0)   okuridashi	 J5e	Hochiyama (0-1)
J4w	Otsukasa (1-0)	  uwatenage	  J4e	Kotokasuga (0-1)
J3e	Sakaizawa (1-0)	 yorikiri	   J3w	Hakurozan (0-1)
J2w	Ryuo (1-0)		  hikiotoshi	 J2e	Chiyohakuho (0-1)
J1w	Koryu (1-0)		 oshitaoshi	 J1e	Kasuganishiki (0-1)

Makuuchi

M16e   Ichihara (1-0)	  kotenage	   M16w   Kaiho (0-1)
M15e   Tochiozan (1-0)	 oshitaoshi	 M15w   Yoshikaze (0-1)
M14w   Shimootori (1-0)	yorikiri	   M14e   Takamisakari (0-1)
M13e   Iwakiyama (1-0)	 tsukiotoshi	M13w   Tamanoshima (0-1)
M12e   Futeno (1-0)		oshidashi	  M12w   Tosanoumi (0-1)
M11w   Kasugao (1-0)	   kotenage	   M11e   Kakizoe (0-1)
M10w   Kyokutenho (1-0)	yorikiri	   M10e   Wakanoho (0-1)
M9e	Kokkai (1-0)		sukuinage	  M9w	Wakakirin (0-1)
M8e	Kakuryu (1-0)	   oshitaoshi	 M8w	Toyohibiki (0-1)
M7e	Takekaze (1-0)	  oshitaoshi	 M7w	Homasho (0-1)
M6w	Hokutoriki (1-0)	yorikiri	   M6e	Baruto (0-1)

M5w	Tamakasuga (1-0)	oshidashi	  M5e	Roho (0-1)
M4w	Asasekiryu (1-0)	uwatedashinage M4e	Wakanosato (0-1)
M3w	Tochinonada (1-0)   tsukiotoshi	S1w	Ama (0-1)
S1e	Aminishiki (1-0)	oshitaoshi	 M3e	Goeido (0-1)
O2w	Kotooshu (1-0)	  hatakikomi	 M2w	Miyabiyama (0-1)
O2e	Kaio (1-0)		  yoritaoshi	 M2e	Toyonoshima (0-1)
O1w	Kotomitsuki (1-0)   uwatedashinage M1w	Tokitenku (0-1)
M1e	Kisenosato (1-0)	oshidashi	  O1e	Chiyotaikai (0-1)
Y1w	Asashoryu (1-0)	 uwatenage	  K1e	Kotoshogiku (0-1)
Y1e	Hakuho (1-0)		uwatenage	  K1w	Dejima (0-1)

Day 2

Juryo

J13e   Kirinowaka (1-0)				   J14e   Wakakoyu (1-0)
J14w   Tochinohana (0-1)				  J13w   Tamawashi (0-1)
J11e   Kitataiki (1-0)					J12w   Tochinoshin (1-0)
J12e   Satoyama (0-1)					 J11w   Kimurayama (0-1)
J9e	Katayama (0-1)					 J10e   Masatsukasa (1-0)
J10w   Asofuji (0-1)					  J9w	Shirononami (1-0)
J7e	Mokonami (1-0)					 J8e	Kitazakura (0-1)
J8w	Hakuba (1-0)					   J7w	Shunketsu (0-1)
J5e	Hochiyama (0-1)					J6e	Ushiomaru (0-1)
J6w	Toyozakura (1-0)				   J5w	Hoshihikari (1-0)
J3e	Sakaizawa (1-0)					J4e	Kotokasuga (0-1)
J4w	Otsukasa (1-0)					 J3w	Hakurozan (0-1)
J1e	Kasuganishiki (0-1)				J2e	Chiyohakuho (0-1)
J2w	Ryuo (1-0)						 J1w	Koryu (1-0)

Makuuchi

M15e   Tochiozan (1-0)					M16w   Kaiho (0-1)
M14e   Takamisakari (0-1)				 M16e   Ichihara (1-0)
M15w   Yoshikaze (0-1)					M14w   Shimootori (1-0)
M12e   Futeno (1-0)					   M13e   Iwakiyama (1-0)
M13w   Tamanoshima (0-1)				  M12w   Tosanoumi (0-1)
M10e   Wakanoho (0-1)					 M11e   Kakizoe (0-1)
M11w   Kasugao (1-0)					  M10w   Kyokutenho (1-0)
M8e	Kakuryu (1-0)					  M9e	Kokkai (1-0)
M9w	Wakakirin (0-1)					M8w	Toyohibiki (0-1)
M6e	Baruto (0-1)					   M7e	Takekaze (1-0)
M7w	Homasho (0-1)					  M6w	Hokutoriki (1-0)

M4e	Wakanosato (0-1)				   M5e	Roho (0-1)
M5w	Tamakasuga (1-0)				   M4w	Asasekiryu (1-0)
S1e	Aminishiki (1-0)				   M3w	Tochinonada (1-0)
M3e	Goeido (0-1)					   S1w	Ama (0-1)
O1e	Chiyotaikai (0-1)				  M2w	Miyabiyama (0-1)
M2e	Toyonoshima (0-1)				  O2w	Kotooshu (1-0)
O2e	Kaio (1-0)						 K1e	Kotoshogiku (0-1)
K1w	Dejima (0-1)					   O1w	Kotomitsuki (1-0)
Y1e	Hakuho (1-0)					   M1w	Tokitenku (0-1)
M1e	Kisenosato (1-0)				   Y1w	Asashoryu (1-0)

[Bealzbob]

Was Kotooshu's hatakikomi a henka ?

[Jejima]

Was Kotooshu's hatakikomi a henka ?

No

[messi19]

Shimootori still possesses great ability to finish a bout off via yorikiri whenever he obtains hidari-uwate. Robocop was on the defensive end immediately.

Lower makuuchi is really exciting this time. :-)

[Mark Buckton]

Georgian Tochinoshin showing good strength in a win over Satoyama,

Was fortunate to see asageiko on Sunday with Washuyama and Tochinoshin looked good - beating 03 quite a few times in the 20-30? mins we watched. With the arm - left or right similarly effective - inside and on the mawashi, he looked to be in charge a lot.

Fingers crossed for a decent basho.

BTW - 03 has an odd habit pre tachiai with his feet - 'cleans' the shikirisen but with one foot then sweeps forward over the line towards his foe. Never noticed that before on any other

[Peterao]

Was Kotooshu's hatakikomi a henka ?

No

It was the result of a mono-ii though. THe gunbai originally went to Miyabiyama.

[HenryK]

Was Kotooshu's hatakikomi a henka ?

No

It was the result of a mono-ii though. THe gunbai originally went to Miyabiyama.

Nice defensive move by Kootooshu after Miyabiyama had almost outmaeuvered him by sidestepping him.