torchbearer 2009

[shimodahito]

good day all,

some of you caught my error. not one but three of you had picked JURYO 5 EAST. much thanks for the backup check!

first, a review of the TORCH from DAY 1 to NAKABI.

KYUSHU BANZUKE: GAGAMARU & JURYO 14 EAST

DAY 1: the TORCH is passed to JURYO 14 WEST KOTOYUTAKA

(Terarno - 1 point; Daughter of Sukubidubidu - 1 point; Chisaiyama - 1 point; Sukiyaki - 3 points)

DAY 2: the TORCH is passed to JURYO 13 WEST HOSHIKAZE

(Sukiyaki - 1 point)

DAY 3: the TORCH is passed to JURYO 11 EAST TOSANOUMI

(Azumaryu - 3 points; Profomosikari - 3 points)

DAY 4: J11E TOSANOUMI defeats JURYO 9 EAST WAKATENRO

(Azumaryu - 3 points; Profomosikari - 3 points)

DAY 5: J11E TOSANOUMI defeats JURYO 7 EAST KYOKUNANKAI

(Azumaryu - 3 points; Profomosikari - 3 points)

DAY 6: J11E TOSANOUMI defeats JURYO 13 EAST KASUGANISHIKI

(Gusoyama - 1 point; Azumaryu - 3 points; Profomosikari - 3 points)

DAY 7: J11E TOSANOUMI defeats JURYO 10 WEST DAISHOUMI

(Jejima - 1 point; Azumaryu - 3 points; Profomosikari - 3 points)

DAY 8: the TORCH is passed to JURYO 5 EAST KITATAIKI

(Azumaryu - 1 point; Daughter of Sukubidubidu - 3 points; Bogdanyama - 3 points; Profomosikari - 4 points)

excellent predictions as over half of the players now have points.....

which brings us to the:

TORCH MATCH ON KYUSHU DAY 9!

RIKISHI

KITATAIKI vs ASOFUJI

RANK

JURYO 5 EAST vs JURYO 3 EAST

Player(s) up for points:

Bogdanyama's rank pick was JURYO 5 EAST

Daughter of sukubidubidu's rank pick was JURYO 5 EAST

Profomisakari's rank pick was JURYO 5 EAST

Sukiyaki's rikishi pick was ASOFUJI

a loss = 1 point, but a win = 3 points and an opportunity for more points in the next torch match.

current contest standings:

19 points - Profomisakari

16 points - Azumaryu

7 points - Daughter of Sukubidubidu

7 points - Ganzohnesushi

7 points - Hitotsuboshi

4 points - Chisaiyama

4 points - Sukiyaki

3 points - Bogdanyama

2 points - wildcard

1 point - Jejima

1 point - Gusoyama

1 point - Terarno

1 point - That-Satsu-Guy

1 point - shimodahito

[shimodahito]

good day all,

a point for Sukiyaki but the J5E trio each get 3 points and a another chance during the:

TORCH MATCH ON KYUSHU DAY 10!

RIKISHI

KITATAIKI vs WAKAKOYU

RANK

JURYO 5 EAST vs JURYO 9 WEST

Player(s) up for points:

Bogdanyama's rank pick was JURYO 5 EAST

Daughter of sukubidubidu's rank pick was JURYO 5 EAST

Profomisakari's rank pick was JURYO 5 EAST

a loss = 1 point, but a win = 3 points and an opportunity for more points in the next torch match.

current contest standings:

22 points - Profomisakari

16 points - Azumaryu

10 points - Daughter of Sukubidubidu

7 points - Ganzohnesushi

7 points - Hitotsuboshi

4 points - Chisaiyama

5 points - Sukiyaki

6 points - Bogdanyama

2 points - wildcard

1 point - Jejima

1 point - Gusoyama

1 point - Terarno

1 point - That-Satsu-Guy

1 point - shimodahito

[shimodahito]

good day all,

our J5E trio wins, and will be joined by yorikiried by fate for the:

TORCH MATCH ON KYUSHU DAY 11!

RIKISHI

KITATAIKI vs SHIRONONAMI

RANK

JURYO 5 EAST vs JURYO 12 WEST

Player(s) up for points:

yorikiried by fate's rank pick was JURYO 12 WEST

Bogdanyama's rank pick was JURYO 5 EAST

Daughter of sukubidubidu's rank pick was JURYO 5 EAST

Profomisakari's rank pick was JURYO 5 EAST

a loss = 1 point, but a win = 3 points and an opportunity for more points in the next torch match.

current contest standings:

25 points - Profomisakari

16 points - Azumaryu

13 points - Daughter of Sukubidubidu

9 points - Bogdanyama

7 points - Ganzohnesushi

7 points - Hitotsuboshi

5 points - Sukiyaki

4 points - Chisaiyama

2 points - wildcard

1 point - Jejima

1 point - Gusoyama

1 point - Terarno

1 point - That-Satsu-Guy

1 point - shimodahito

[shimodahito]

good day all,

new torch holder... which made yorikiried by fate a day 11 winner and another chance on the:

TORCH MATCH ON KYUSHU DAY 12!

RIKISHI

SHIRONONAMI vs WAKAKOYU

RANK

JURYO 12 WEST vs JURYO 9 WEST

Player(s) up for points:

yorikiried by fate's rank pick was JURYO 12 WEST

a loss = 1 point, but a win = 3 points and an opportunity for more points in the next torch match.

current contest standings:

26 points - Profomisakari

16 points - Azumaryu

14 points - Daughter of Sukubidubidu

10 points - Bogdanyama

7 points - Ganzohnesushi

7 points - Hitotsuboshi

5 points - Sukiyaki

4 points - Chisaiyama

3 points - yorikiried by fate

2 points - wildcard

1 point - Jejima

1 point - Gusoyama

1 point - Terarno

1 point - That-Satsu-Guy

1 point - shimodahito

[shimodahito]

good day all,

no players in the TORCH MATCH today.

RIKISHI

WAKAKOYU vs KORYU

RANK

JURYO 9 WEST vs JURYO 6 EAST

Player(s) up for points:

none

current contest standings:

26 points - Profomisakari

16 points - Azumaryu

14 points - Daughter of Sukubidubidu

10 points - Bogdanyama

7 points - Ganzohnesushi

7 points - Hitotsuboshi

5 points - Sukiyaki

4 points - Chisaiyama

4 points - yorikiried by fate

2 points - wildcard

1 point - Jejima

1 point - Gusoyama

1 point - Terarno

1 point - That-Satsu-Guy

1 point - shimodahito

[shimodahito]

good day all,

no players in the DAY 14 TORCH MATCH today.

RIKISHI

KORYU vs FUTENO

RANK

JURYO 6 EAST vs JURYO 2 WEST

day 15 will be the last chance to collect regular points, and then the bonus points for how close you are to the final torch position will be added.

good luck to all!

-shimodahito

[shimodahito]

good day all,

the final TORCH position for torchbearer 2009 will be decided today, and Gusoyama is in the:

TORCH MATCH ON KYUSHU DAY 15!

RIKISHI

KORYU vs KASUGANISHIKI

RANK

JURYO 6 EAST vs JURYO 13 EAST

Player(s) up for points:

Gusoyama's rank pick was JURYO 13 EAST.

a loss = 1 point, but a win = 3 points and many bonus points for ending up with the TORCH.

current contest standings:

26 points - Profomisakari

16 points - Azumaryu

14 points - Daughter of Sukubidubidu

10 points - Bogdanyama

7 points - Ganzohnesushi

7 points - Hitotsuboshi

5 points - Sukiyaki

4 points - Chisaiyama

4 points - yorikiried by fate

2 points - wildcard

1 point - Jejima

1 point - Gusoyama

1 point - Terarno

1 point - That-Satsu-Guy

1 point - shimodahito

[shimodahito]

good day all,

What a crazy finish as the TORCH ended up in the playoff matches. Gusoyama earned a point in the final match, and the JURYO 5 EAST trio earned 3 points in the playoff. There were some excellent predictions this year. Last year's co-champs Terarno and Jejima both were on the points board but neither could reclaim the title.

Here's the path of the TORCH during kyushu.

KYUSHU BANZUKE: GAGAMARU & JURYO 14 EAST

DAY 1: the TORCH is passed to JURYO 14 WEST KOTOYUTAKA

DAY 2: the TORCH is passed to JURYO 13 WEST HOSHIKAZE

DAY 3: the TORCH is passed to JURYO 11 EAST TOSANOUMI

DAY 4: J11E TOSANOUMI defeats JURYO 9 EAST WAKATENRO

DAY 5: J11E TOSANOUMI defeats JURYO 7 EAST KYOKUNANKAI

DAY 6: J11E TOSANOUMI defeats JURYO 13 EAST KASUGANISHIKI

DAY 7: J11E TOSANOUMI defeats JURYO 10 WEST DAISHOUMI

DAY 8: the TORCH is passed to JURYO 5 EAST KITATAIKI

DAY 9: J5E KITATAIKI defeats JURYO 3 EAST ASOFUJI

DAY 10: J5E KITATAIKI defeats JURYO 9 WEST WAKAKOYU

DAY 11: the TORCH is passed to JURYO 12 WEST SHIRONONAMI

DAY 12: the TORCH is passed to JURYO 9 WEST WAKAKOYU

DAY 13: the TORCH is passed to JURYO 6 EAST KORYU

DAY 14: J6E KORYU defeats JURYO 2 WEST FUTENO

DAY 15: J6E KORYU defeats JURYO 13 EAST KASUGANISHIKI

JURYO TOMOE-SEN: the TORCH is passed to JURYO 5 EAST KITATAIKI ... this is the final TORCH position.

Our tally of points picked up during the TORCH's journey:

29 points - Profomisakari

17 points - Daughter of Sukubidubidu

16 points - Azumaryu

13 points - Bogdanyama

7 points - Ganzohnesushi

7 points - Hitotsuboshi

5 points - Sukiyaki

4 points - Chisaiyama

4 points - yorikiried by fate

2 point - Gusoyama

2 points - wildcard

1 point - Jejima

1 point - Terarno

1 point - That-Satsu-Guy

1 point - shimodahito

And now to add the final bonus points.

FINAL TORCH RIKISHI: KITATAIKI

RIKISHI............BONUS.....PLAYER

[shimodahito]

good day all,

here's some stats from the contest.

--the top 10 ranks that produced the most points as the torch made it's journey throughout the year:

RANK.....TORCH MATCH

.........POINTS ONLY

Jd55w.........21

J11e..........16

Sd1w..........14

J5e...........13

Jk25w.........12

J6e...........10

Jk28w..........7

Sd55w..........7

Ms58e..........7

Ms55e..........7

Ms46w..........7

Ms35e..........7

--and adding the end-of-year bonus points:

RANK.....WITH BONUS

.........TOTAL POINTS

J5e...........38

Jd55w.........21

J6e...........19

J11e..........16

Sd1w..........14

Jk25w.........12

J5w...........10

J4w...........10

J4e............9

J7e............8

J6w............8

J3w............8

J3e............8

--the top 10 rikishi that produced the most points as the torch made it's journey throughout the year:

RIKISHI.....WITH BONUS

............TOTAL POINTS

CHIYONOKUNI......22

ISAMIZUKI........16

TOSANOUMI........16

KITATAIKI........13

KORYU............10

TAKARAFUJI.......10

FUKUNOHANA........7

KAISEI............7

KYOKUSHUHO........7

SEIRO.............7

SHIJIMA...........7

TORUGAWA..........7

TOYONOKUNI........7

--and adding the end-of-year bonus points:

RIKISHI.....TORCH MATCH

............POINTS ONLY

KITATAIKI........38

CHIYONOKUNI......22

KORYU............19

ISAMIZUKI........16

TOSANOUMI........16

OKINOUMI.........10

SAGATSUKASA......10

TAKARAFUJI.......10

KAIHO.............9

KOTOKASUGA........8

TOYOZAKURA........8

ASOFUJI...........8

KYOKUNANKAI.......8

so if anyone would have picked J5e and KITATAIKI, they would have had 72 points! it's a risk, but if anyone can pick that rising star who strings together a bunch of wins with the torch, they can rack up some points....

thanks to all who played..... 2010 torchbearer entrees will officially start with the release of the hatsu banzuke, but i have received some entrees already. send them now if you wish.

NOTE TO PROFOMISAKARI: your prize was sent last week.

-shimodahito

[shimodahito]

good day all,

it's no misprint. this is a TORCHBEARER 2009 update... .

although TORCHBEARER 2009 is finished as a contest, i've still been tracking the torch-- and today it reached the top!

when the contest ended at the close of 2009 kyushu basho, the torch was with rikishi KITATAIKI and rank JURYO 5 EAST. here's how it rose to the top since then:

HATSU BANZUKE: TORCH position is KITATAIKI and MAKUUCHI 15 EAST

HATSU DAY 01: M15E KITATAIKI defeats M15W TOCHINONADA

HATSU DAY 02: The TORCH is passed to M16W TOYOHIBIKI

HATSU DAY 03: M16W TOYOHIBIKI defeats M15W TOCHINONADA

HATSU DAY 04: The TORCH is passed to M12W TOSAYUTAKA

HATSU DAY 05: M12W TOSAYUTAKA defeats M9E KOKKAI

HATSU DAY 06: M12W TOSAYUTAKA defeats M15W TOCHINONADA

HATSU DAY 07: M12W TOSAYUTAKA defeats M16E KORYU

HATSU DAY 08: M12W TOSAYUTAKA defeats M8W ASASEKIRYU

HATSU DAY 09: The TORCH is passed to M14E IWAKIYAMA

HATSU DAY 10: M14E IWAKIYAMA defeats M15W TOCHINONADA (again, losing the torch match for the 4th time!)

HATSU DAY 11: M14E IWAKIYAMA defeats M9E KOKKAI

HATSU DAY 12: M14E IWAKIYAMA defeats M8W ASASEKIRYU

HATSU DAY 13: M14E IWAKIYAMA defeats M11E TAKAMISAKARI

HATSU DAY 14: The TORCH is passed to M10W ARAN

HATSU DAY 15: M10W ARAN defeats M16E KORYU

HARU BANZUKE: TORCH position is ARAN and MAKUUCHI 2 WEST

HARU DAY 01: The TORCH is passed to SEKIWAKE EAST BARUTO

HARU DAY 02: SE BARUTO defeats M3E GOEIDO

HARU DAY 03: SE BARUTO defeats KE KISENOSATO

HARU DAY 04: SE BARUTO defeats KW AMINISHIKI

HARU DAY 05: SE BARUTO defeats M1W WAKANOSATO

HARU DAY 06: SE BARUTO defeats SW TOYONOSHIMA

HARU DAY 07: SE BARUTO defeats M1E KAKURYU

HARU DAY 08: SE BARUTO defeats M2E KYOKUTENHO

HARU DAY 09: SE BARUTO defeats O2E KAIO

HARU DAY 10: SE BARUTO defeats O1W KOTOOSHU

HARU DAY 11: The TORCH is passed to YOKOZUNA HAKUHO

amazingly, the 2008 TORCH is still going and is currently with JURYO 1 WEST WAKAKOYU!

this is my last post to this thread. good luck to all currently competing in TORCHBEARER 2010.

-shimodahito