Tough Hatsu 2008 basho

[Hidariashiyama]

Well, this was an exceptionally tough basho for me in almost every game. I doubt anyone has done worse than this in one basho. I'm not really complaining as I enjoy checking them every day. I think I just wanted to document my greatness here:

UDH: 0-15 (have never been better than 1-14 in this game)

BanzukeSurf1: 0-7 (first timer)

BanzukeSurf2: 1-6 (first timer)

BanzukeSurf3: 3-4 (first timer)

BanzukeSurf4: 4-3 (first timer)

ISP: 7-8

Banzai: 0-15 (I will probably quit this game)

Toto: 5-5-5 (could never get logged on)

SumoGame: 6-9

Yoso: 6-9

Hoshitori: 11-4 (bright spot)

JuryoGame: 4-3

Kumi: 16th out of 20

Kongo: 3-12

CiberSumo: 66th place

PTYW: 62 points 5-2

BenchSumo: 5-10

ChainGang: Out in Day 2

Quad: 5-7-3

Oracle: 74th out of 78

GISP: 65 points

FAWL: 6-9

Roto: 4-3

POG: 10-5

Bingo: 11-4

SandanmeGame: 7-8

MakushitaGame: 7-8

Fantasy, HeyaGame, GuessTheKotomit, YinYang : All Unknown

[philafuji]

Well, this was an exceptionally tough basho for me in almost every game. I doubt anyone has done worse than this in one basho. I'm not really complaining as I enjoy checking them every day. I think I just wanted to document my greatness here:

UDH: 0-15 (have never been better than 1-14 in this game)

BanzukeSurf1: 0-7 (first timer)

BanzukeSurf2: 1-6 (first timer)

BanzukeSurf3: 3-4 (first timer)

BanzukeSurf4: 4-3 (first timer)

ISP: 7-8

Banzai: 0-15 (I will probably quit this game)

Toto: 5-5-5 (could never get logged on)

SumoGame: 6-9

Yoso: 6-9

Hoshitori: 11-4 (bright spot)

JuryoGame: 4-3

Kumi: 16th out of 20

Kongo: 3-12

CiberSumo: 66th place

PTYW: 62 points 5-2

BenchSumo: 5-10

ChainGang: Out in Day 2

Quad: 5-7-3

Oracle: 74th out of 78

GISP: 65 points

FAWL: 6-9

Roto: 4-3

POG: 10-5

Bingo: 11-4

SandanmeGame: 7-8

MakushitaGame: 7-8

Fantasy, HeyaGame, GuessTheKotomit, YinYang : All Unknown

DON'T let it keep you down. A fresh beginning in March will do wonders for you.

It was a tough basho. I was lucky to get KK in both games I played. If it wasn't for me using HENKA every chance I got I would have done worse than you.

See you in April.

philafuji

[Gernobono]

DON'T let it keep you down. A fresh beginning in March will do wonders for you.

It was a tough basho. I was lucky to get KK in both games I played. If it wasn't for me using HENKA every chance I got I would have done worse than you.

See you in April.

philafuji

as i am playing most of the games quite some time, i know that some basho you get all wrong......especially in th prebashogames......if you decide who will do well it makes no difference which game you play......i don't change my mind about rikishi x if i play cibersumo, gisp or rotosumo (just to name a view)......and if that views are wrong all games go down the drain....

it is a little bit different in the daily games, but often it takes some time to realize that a certain rikishi does not do well or does better than expected......the good thing is, that there are many chances to do well.....as pointed out the next chance is just 7 weeks away...

[Zeokage]

Well, I know I ended up missing a few games due to falling asleep while making my picks, again... not realising the extent of Chiyotaikai's injury in comparison to the other Ozeki didn't help much either. And I was so hoping to get a good start to the year.

Pre-basho Games

1. Cibersumo: Not too bad a start, two of my rikishi with 4-3 and the other 3-4 (breaking a run of 6 KK in a row in the process).
   
2. Fantasy Sumo: 3rd double digit KK in a row now. So glad I went with Hakuho this time.
   
3. GISP: Grr... only 61 points this time. I don't think the banzuke was out, but I'm sure my record isn't going to look too good.
   
4. Hoshitori: 4th time as Komusubi, and the 3rd time I've got an MK.
   
5. Juryo Game: 3 KK until now, a 1-6 will drop me right down. I bet if I looked at my selections most of them went MK.
   
6. Kongo: Another MK, 5-10. I better figure out this game fast...
   
7. Kumi: The 12-3 I got last time, reversed into a 2-13 this time out.
   
8. Ozumo Bingo Game: On the brink of getting back to Juryo and an 11-4 at ms3e might just get me there.
   
9. Paper Oyakata: Time to take that step forward now, 10-5 at ms6e, probably not enough to get back into Juryo.
   
10. Pick the Yusho Winners: Missed the deadline for this one...
    
11. Rotosumo: A lot of mistakes in my selections for this basho, 1-14 at M15w will send me back to Juryo, and out of my 3 basho in Makuuchi I haven't got a single KK.
    
12. Salarycap Sumo: No game this time.
    
13. Sekitori Oracle: No idea what w/l record I'm going to get, but 561 points sounds pretty good.
    
14. UDH: "2 KK in a row, and the 13-2 this time puts me up to Kw for Hatsu. I expect the same as my usual Hoshitori forays into sanyaku and predict less than 5 wins next basho." That's what I said last time, and I get 1-14... how predictable!
    
15. Yoso: "Returning to Makuuchi, and I'm sure I'm dropping back down now with a 3-12 this time around. I've only ever got 2 KK in a row once in this game." Shame how two MK in a row seems much more likely for me to get, 6-9 this time.
    

Daily Games

1. Banzai: At least I'm predictable, 4-11-1 again...
   
2. Bench Sumo: 5th KK out of the last 5 appearances, 9-6 from mid Makushita.
   
3. Chain Gang: The whole game only lasted three days, and I went out at the first hurdle.
   
4. Higashi vs. Nishi: 4th MK in a row, 5-10.
   
5. ISP: 10-5 for this basho, something I'm pretty happy with as one light in a cloud of bad results.
   
6. SekiQuad: I have no idea how to read the results, but if it's how I think it is, it's like a 2-13.
   
7. Sumo Game: Managed to squeeze out a KK here, 8-7.
   
8. Sekitori Toto: And another MK for me, 6-8-1.
   
9. Virtual Heya: Can't find the results for this one...
   

Sumo Forum Games

1. 21: I had to miss this basho, shame as I seemed to be doing well at it.
   
2. Banzuke Surfing: 1st wave, not bad with a 5-2. 2nd wave, Kinryuzan doesn't turn up. 3rd wave, 4-3 to get to the top of Jonidan, possibly. Decided to be a lemming/sheep and follow the Ogata wagon for the 4th wave, so was helped to a good result there.
   
3. Guess the Kotomitsuki: No idea yet...
   
4. Makushita Game: Had to take a kosho here...
   

Other Games (French and German forum games plus GTB)

1. Guess the Banzuke: I think the last 6 basho is what is used for the rankings, and I have 3 kyujo basho before my last 3 actual entries. One should disappear next time around so I hope to be a little higher than 90th. My actual result was a 12-3 with my highest points score since I won the thing back in Kyushu 2004.
   
2. Tip-Spiel: I need to work out how to register for the forums before the next basho, I think I'll be banzuke-gai next basho if on it at all.
   
3. Trio: Squeeked out an 8-7..
   
4. Yin-Yang Sumo Balance: I've seen where I ended up after day 14, I don't even want to look at the final scores...
   

Japanese Games

• Daily
  1. Hashiweb Yoso: Missed out on a promotion to Juryo last time but a 9-5-1 from ms1e should guarantee it...
     
  2. Yoso Taikai: I don't know what it is about this game, maybe it's the small number of entrants. 9-5-1 from S1w, and a Kanto-sho as well.
     

• Pre-basho Game
  1. Norizo Cup: Finding my way up the "normal" way this time around, 8-7 from J4w, can't expect this KK run will carry on for long though.
     
  2. Taka's G1: Missed the deadline.
     
  3. Taka's Quiz: Missed the deadline.
     

I think I'll split my overall thoughts into the 4/5 sections I've put the results in my database. The non-SB pre-basho games were abysmal, Cibersumo was ok, but the rest were all MK, I don't know about GTK yet. The non-SB daily games went as expected from recent trends. SB pre-basho were mostly as expected, but Fantasy Sumo and GTB were much better than I predicted. SB Dailies were alright as well, maybe except S4 when the results come around. A Kanto-sho in the Gion Yoso Taikai capped off a basho with as many highs as low, but nothing too middling.

[Golynohana]

[*]Sekitori Oracle: No idea what w/l record I'm going to get, but 561 points sounds pretty good.

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SekiQuad: I have no idea how to read the results, but if it's how I think it is, it's like a 2-13.

check here

and here

Edited January 29, 2008 by Golynohana

[Zeokage]

I looked at those in IE, and couldn't see the W/L records, the page didn't go far enough to the right... now I'm looking at them in Opera I can see them clearly. Confused as to why, but at least I know what I got now. Thanks for saying I should look at them again.

[Fukurou]

How do you guys keep all those games straight?

Banzuke Surfing (3rd wave): 6-1 from Jd81E. Thanks Kinokawa!

ChainGang: out on Day 2 (again). OTOH, that's a Top 21 finish.

GISP: waiting on Day 15. Two points behind after Day 14.

Hoshitori: 10-5

ISP: 9-6

Rotosumo: 9-6 in Makuuchi

Sekitori-Toto: 8-7. On Day 9 everyone behind me in the daily standings was absent for the day - I was dead last of those who got their picks in. OTOH, I was the leader in the daily standings for Day 10. Go figure, but don't try to figure out this game - it'll drive you nuts.

UDH: 7-8. Struggled all basho, and dropped 8 positions on Day 15 to go MK