Banzuke Surfing Nagoya 2009 (2nd 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). If your rikishi goes intai, you will get his last position next time. 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 Jk19e Sadanosato and below.

Rank Shikona			  Last Surfer	 Position Allowed Picks				 
1.   Golynohana		   Miyabiyama	  M4e	  M4w Takamisakari and below	
2.   Kachitakai**		 Wakakoyu		M16e	 J1e Chiyohakuho and below	 
3.   Andoreasu***		 Koryu		   J2e	  J2w Tosanoumi and below	   
4.   Odoriou			  Shirononami	 J5e	  J5w Kimurayama and below	  
5.   Jejima			   DNP (1st)	   Ms2e	 Ms2w Tokushinho and below	 
6.   Randomitsuki		 Kasugakuni	  Ms13w	Ms14e Kurosawa and below	  
7.   Zenjimoto			Ikioi		   Ms18e	Ms18w Ri and below			
8.   Doitsuyama**		 Ri			  Ms18w	Ms19e Daiyubu and below	   
9.   yamaneko*			Ri			  Ms18w	Ms19e Daiyubu and below	   
10.  Fujisan			  Matsutani	   Ms21e	Ms21w Dewaotori and below	 
11.  Susanoo**			Kamei		   Ms23e	Ms23w Maeta and below		 
12.  ragerkawa**		  Takunishiki	 Ms26e	Ms26w Daishoyama and below	
13.  charliki			 Takunishiki	 Ms26e	Ms26w Daishoyama and below	
14.  Tamanaogijima**	  Ozakiumi		Ms29e	Ms29w Kagamio and below	   
15.  Asafan*			  Kagamio		 Ms29w	Ms30e Tamadaiki and below	 
16.  Exil*				Kaisei		  Ms31e	Ms31w Sensho and below		
17.  Mmikasazuma***	   Wakarikido	  Ms34w	Ms35e Toyonokuni and below	
18.  Hironoumi***		 Kotomisen	   Ms38e	Ms38w Taika and below		 
19.  Asashosakari		 Kawanari		Ms47w	Ms48e Wakasuruga and below	
20.  sekihiryu*		   Wakasuruga	  Ms48e	Ms48w Hakiai and below		
21.  Azumashida		   Ryuo			Ms51e	Ms51w Takedani and below	  
22.  Vikanohara*		  Mankajo		 Ms53w	Ms54e Tenichi and below	   
23.  Kaiowaka***		  Kimenryu		Ms57e	Ms57w Shironoryu and below	
24.  Ganzohnesushi*	   Kitaharima	  Ms60w	Sd1e Hoshizakura and below	
25.  Imumaru*			 Kitaharima	  Ms60w	Sd1e Hoshizakura and below	
26.  Itachi			   Kotoyuki		Sd3e	 Sd3w Migikataagari and below  
27.  Profomisakari		Dewahayate	  Sd26e	Sd26w Notozakura and below	
28.  Oshirokita*		  Masuhikari	  Sd35w	Sd36e Masunofuji and below	
29.  GONZABUROW***		Isanokuni	   Sd40w	Sd41e Chiyonokuni and below   
30.  Holleshoryu		  Aoki			Sd87w	Sd88e Hokudozan and below	 
31.  Terarno			  Takarafuji	  Sd91e	Sd91w Kimishima and below	 
32.  Harry**			  Nogami		  Jd12e	Jd12w Jiguruma and below	  
33.  Fay**				Arajishi		Jd23w	Jd24e Nakanoumi and below	 
34.  Hidariashiyama***	Amatsu		  Jd49e	Jd49w Oseumi and below		
35.  Jakusotsu**		  Takatoshi	   Jd51e	Jd51w Kisenishiki and below   
36.  ilovetochinoshin**   Kotosaito	   Jd52w	Jd53e Osawa and below		 
37.  Takanorappa**		DNP (1st)	   Jd55w	Jd56e Taiyo and below		 
38.  Charlemagne***	   DNP (1st)	   Jd109e   Jd109w Kotoomura and below	
39.  Mattjila***		  DNP (1st)	   Jd119e   Jd119w Tamashinzan and below

[Harry]

Jd13w Azumaryu

Jd15e Naoe joker

[yamaneko]

Ms21 Dewaotori

[Fay]

Jd26e Kainoryu

Good luck!!!

[Ganzohnesushi]

sd5e Kyokushuho

Ganzohnesushi

[charliki]

Ms27w Nakanishi

[Shibata-gumi]

I pick Jk21e Yutoyama

[Profomisakari]

Sd 27e Homarefuji please!

Profomisakari

[Terarno]

Hi.

I would like to pick W-Jonidan 4 Tosahayato, please.

Thanks.

[Kotoviki]

I pick jd 53w Tanemaru! :-P

[Asafan]

Ms36e Arawashi

Thanks

[Odoriou]

J6w Wakanosato. I hope he's genki. :-)

[Hidariashiyama]

Jd64w Arikawa

[Mattjila]

Jd119w Tamashinzan

[Holleshoryu]

sd 88 w koshinryu

[Jejima]

ms4E Fukuoka

[Jakusotsu]

Jd58e Sakaguchi

[Kotoviki]

Jd64w Arikawa

Good Choice ---- probably!!!!

He is quite genki & full of energy promising to go for a yusho! Of course that was a few days before departing for the ever so hot Nagoya but I still think you've made a great choice!! I wish him & you lots of luck!!!!

[Asashosakari]

Ms48e Wakasuruga, please. (Clapping wildly...)

[Itachi]

Sd 5w Yamashita

[ragerkawa]

Ms48e Wakasuruga

[Mmikasazuma]

Ms37e Seiro

[Zenjimoto]

Ri

[Doitsuyama]

Ms19e Daiyubu

[Azumashida]

Ms56e Yashiki