Day 10 results and day 11 pairings

[Doitsuyama]

The two leading yokozuna were meeting the two underperforming ozeki today. While Asashoryu managed to beat Kotomitsuki for the 33rd time in the 40th match-up between them to send the ozeki to his first kadoban, Hakuho had more difficulties with Harumafuji right from the tachi-ai and lost to leave Asashoryu as the first sole makuuchi yusho leader this basho. Tochiozan easily beat Kakuryu to join Hakuho at one win behind with Tamanoshima another win back as he downed Asasekiryu. Kotooshu also is at two losses as he looked bad against Chiyotaikai, and sekiwake Baruto allowed Goeido to pull even with him at 7-3 as Goeido got into the much better position after the tachhi-ai. Komusubi Kisenosato beat a hard charging Takekaze to get even at 5-5 and become the leading candidate for the vacant sekiwake slot next basho. Masatsukasa is the first rikishi going make-koshi in the lower maegashira half and is close to demotion.

Shotenro quickly pushed pursuer Hoshihikari out to secure kachi-koshi, stay in the sole juryo yusho lead and ensure a makuuchi debut next basho. Five of the other seven pursuers won to stay one behind so it's still a very close yusho race. The two J11 Asofuji and Kitazakura lost to stay in big demotion danger. They (along with J13w Tamaasuka at 4-6) need a 3-2 over the last five days to stay in juryo, with Yotsuguruma needing only two more wins thanks to beating Kasugao with yoritaoshi. Looks like it will be another basho with juryo promotions hard to earn.

Day 10

Juryo

J14w   Kotokuni (6-4)	  oshidashi	  Ms3w   Tokusegawa (2-4)
Ms3e   Jumonji (3-3)	   yoritaoshi	 J11e   Asofuji (3-7)
J13w   Tamaasuka (4-6)	 tsukidashi	 J11w   Kitazakura (3-7)
J10e   Daishoumi (4-6)	 hatakikomi	 J12w   Mokonami (6-4)
J8w	Kaiho (6-4)		 yorikiri	   J13e   Kiyoseumi (6-4)
J14e   Hakuba (7-3)		uwatenage	  J6e	Kasuganishiki (4-6)
J12e   Ushiomaru (7-3)	 shitatenage	J5e	Sakaizawa (4-6)
J10w   Yotsuguruma (4-6)   yoritaoshi	 J5w	Kasugao (5-5)
J4e	Toyozakura (6-4)	hikiotoshi	 J9w	Wakakoyu (4-6)
J9e	Wakatenro (5-5)	 oshidashi	  J4w	Kotokasuga (4-6)
J3w	Tosayutaka (7-3)	oshidashi	  J8e	Otsukasa (5-5)
J2w	Kyokunankai (3-7)   oshidashi	  J7w	Kitataiki (3-7)
J1e	Shotenro (8-2)	  oshidashi	  J7e	Hoshihikari (6-4)
J6w	Shirononami (4-6)   oshidashi	  J1w	Kimurayama (4-6)

Makuuchi

J3e	Wakakirin (7-3)	 hikiotoshi	 M15w   Yamamotoyama (5-5)
J2e	Shimotori (7-3)	 uwatenage	  M14w   Masatsukasa (2-8)
M12w   Kakizoe (5-5)	   tsukitaoshi	M13w   Koryu (3-7)
M16e   Homasho (7-3)	   uwatenage	  M11e   Iwakiyama (4-6)
M9e	Tosanoumi (4-6)	 hatakikomi	 M14e   Toyohibiki (3-7)
M15e   Tamanoshima (8-2)   hikiotoshi	 M8e	Asasekiryu (4-6)
M12e   Tochiozan (9-1)	 oshidashi	  M8w	Kakuryu (6-4)
M7e	Hokutoriki (7-3)	oshidashi	  M13e   Tamawashi (5-5)
M7w	Dejima (5-5)		oshidashi	  M10e   Tokitenku (5-5)
M11w   Tochinoshin (4-6)   oshitaoshi	 M6e	Bushuyama (1-9)
M10w   Tochinonada (5-5)   sukuinage	  M6w	Aran (4-6)

M5e	Futeno (5-5)		hikiotoshi	 M9w	Chiyohakuho (5-5)
M2e	Miyabiyama (3-7)	hatakikomi	 M4w	Kokkai (4-6)
M1e	Kotoshogiku (3-7)   yorikiri	   M4e	Wakanosato (4-6)
M1w	Kyokutenho (4-6)	yorikiri	   M5w	Takamisakari (5-5)
K1e	Kisenosato (5-5)	tsukiotoshi	M3e	Takekaze (4-6)
M3w	Goeido (7-3)		yorikiri	   S1e	Baruto (7-3)
O2w	Kaio (7-3)		  hatakikomi	 M2w	Yoshikaze (3-7)
O1w	Chiyotaikai (7-3)   oshidashi	  O2e	Kotooshu (8-2)
O3e	Harumafuji (4-6)	yorikiri	   Y1e	Hakuho (9-1)
Y1w	Asashoryu (10-0)	oshidashi	  O1e	Kotomitsuki (2-8)

Day 11

Juryo

Ms1e   Fukuoka (5-0)					  J13w   Tamaasuka (4-6)
Ms4w   Sensho (3-2)					   J11w   Kitazakura (3-7)
J11e   Asofuji (3-7)					  J10w   Yotsuguruma (4-6)
J14w   Kotokuni (6-4)					 J8w	Kaiho (6-4)
J8e	Otsukasa (5-5)					 J14e   Hakuba (7-3)
J10e   Daishoumi (4-6)					J7w	Kitataiki (3-7)
J6e	Kasuganishiki (4-6)				J12w   Mokonami (6-4)
J12e   Ushiomaru (7-3)					J5w	Kasugao (5-5)
J5e	Sakaizawa (4-6)					J9e	Wakatenro (5-5)
J9w	Wakakoyu (4-6)					 J4w	Kotokasuga (4-6)
J4e	Toyozakura (6-4)				   J13e   Kiyoseumi (6-4)
J6w	Shirononami (4-6)				  J2w	Kyokunankai (3-7)
J2e	Shimotori (7-3)					J3e	Wakakirin (7-3)
J7e	Hoshihikari (6-4)				  J1w	Kimurayama (4-6)

Makuuchi

M14e   Toyohibiki (3-7)				   J1e	Shotenro (8-2)
J3w	Tosayutaka (7-3)				   M12w   Kakizoe (5-5)
M14w   Masatsukasa (2-8)				  M11w   Tochinoshin (4-6)
M13w   Koryu (3-7)						M10w   Tochinonada (5-5)
M10e   Tokitenku (5-5)					M15w   Yamamotoyama (5-5)
M16e   Homasho (7-3)					  M9w	Chiyohakuho (5-5)
M15e   Tamanoshima (8-2)				  M8w	Kakuryu (6-4)
M8e	Asasekiryu (4-6)				   M13e   Tamawashi (5-5)
M7e	Hokutoriki (7-3)				   M12e   Tochiozan (9-1)
M11e   Iwakiyama (4-6)					M6w	Aran (4-6)
M6e	Bushuyama (1-9)					M9e	Tosanoumi (4-6)

M4e	Wakanosato (4-6)				   M7w	Dejima (5-5)
M5e	Futeno (5-5)					   M3w	Goeido (7-3)
M3e	Takekaze (4-6)					 M5w	Takamisakari (5-5)
M4w	Kokkai (4-6)					   M2w	Yoshikaze (3-7)
K1e	Kisenosato (5-5)				   M1w	Kyokutenho (4-6)
S1e	Baruto (7-3)					   M1e	Kotoshogiku (3-7)
M2e	Miyabiyama (3-7)				   O1w	Chiyotaikai (7-3)
O1e	Kotomitsuki (2-8)				  O3e	Harumafuji (4-6)
O2e	Kotooshu (8-2)					 Y1w	Asashoryu (10-0)
Y1e	Hakuho (9-1)					   O2w	Kaio (7-3)

[Washuyama]

Asashoryu was holding his bad elbow after his bout with Mickey. It must've hurt pretty bad because he took his kensho with his right hand. His bout with Osh tomorrow ought to be one to watch.

Edited January 20, 2009 by Washuyama

[Musashoryu]

Asa looked like he agravated the elbow though so i wonder if that 1 bout buffer will do him any good?

[Kotononami]

Today is officially the end of a 20 KK streak (since Nagoya 2005) for Kotomitsuki (Being ill...)

[Mark Buckton]

O2w Kaio (7-3) hatakikomi M2w Yoshikaze (3-7)

When Yoshikaze looks pissed at the stunt an ozeki pulls........geez!

[Jonosuke]

It must've hurt pretty bad because he took his kensho with his right hand.

I thought he was always picking up the kensho with his right hand.....

[Bilu]

Yes he does... For a loooooong time now..