Banzuke Surfing Nagoya 2009 (4th 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.   Randomitsuki*		Miyamoto		Ms7w	 Ms8e Surugatsukasa and below  
2.   Fatakiyama		   Miyamoto		Ms7w	 Ms8e Surugatsukasa and below  
3.   Imumaru*			 Kasugakuni	  Ms13w	Ms14e Kurosawa and below	  
4.   Azumashida**		 Higonojo		Ms15e	Ms15w Takakoyama and below	
5.   Andoreasu***		 Ri			  Ms18w	Ms19e Daiyubu and below	   
6.   Vikanohara**		 Ri			  Ms18w	Ms19e Daiyubu and below	   
7.   Jakusotsu***		 Masunoyama	  Ms25e	Ms25w Sadanoumi and below	 
8.   Sashohitowa**		Masunoyama	  Ms25e	Ms25w Sadanoumi and below	 
9.   Doitsuyama**		 Sadanoumi	   Ms25w	Ms26e Takunishiki and below   
10.  Ganzohnesushi**	  Takunishiki	 Ms26e	Ms26w Daishoyama and below	
11.  Golynohana		   Daishoyama	  Ms26w	Ms27e Daimanazuru and below   
12.  Oshirokita**		 Furuichi		Ms30w	Ms31e Kaisei and below		
13.  Odoriou*			 Wakarikido	  Ms34w	Ms35e Toyonokuni and below	
14.  Asafan*			  Seiro		   Ms37e	Ms37w Nishikikaze and below   
15.  Asashosakari***	  Kawanari		Ms47w	Ms48e Wakasuruga and below	
16.  sekihiryu***		 Wakasuruga	  Ms48e	Ms48w Hakiai and below		
17.  crall*			   Ryuo			Ms51e	Ms51w Takedani and below	  
18.  yamaneko**		   Tenichi		 Ms54e	Ms54w Kakureizan and below	
19.  ragerkawa**		  Tenichi		 Ms54e	Ms54w Kakureizan and below	
20.  Zenjimoto*		   Arashiumi	   Sd4w	 Sd5e Kyokushuho			   
21.  Harry*			   Inoue		   Sd12w	Sd13e Shoo and below		  
22.  Kaiowaka***		  Bugendai		Sd21e	Sd21w Bungonishiki and below  
23.  Gusoyama**		   Bugendai		Sd21e	Sd21w Bungonishiki and below  
24.  Fujisan			  Wakakengo	   Sd23e	Sd23w Goki and below		  
25.  Kachitakai**		 Masutoo		 Sd30w	Sd31e Kyokuryudake and below  
26.  Takanorappa***	   DNP (1st)	   Sd33e	Sd33w Kisomitsuru and below   
27.  Susanoo***		   Chiyonokuni	 Sd41e	Sd41w Torugawa and below	  
28.  Profomisakari*	   Chiyonokuni	 Sd41e	Sd41w Torugawa and below	  
29.  Bunijiman***		 DNP (1st)	   Sd54e	Sd54w Kotodaishin and below   
30.  Itachi*			  Kei			 Sd59w	Sd60e Kosei and below		 
31.  GONZABUROW***		Teraomaru	   Sd63w	Sd64e Hiryu and below		 
32.  Tamanaogijima**	  Teraomaru	   Sd63w	Sd64e Hiryu and below		 
33.  Mmikasazuma***	   Takanoiwa	   Sd85e	Sd85w Chiyoshuho and below	
34.  Holleshoryu**		Aoki			Sd87w	Sd88e Hokudozan and below	 
35.  Exil**			   Kosenho		 Sd92e	Sd92w Kozan and below		 
36.  Jejima*			  DNP (1st)	   Jd6e	 Jd6w Koryuyama and below	  
37.  Hironoumi***		 Tochinohama	 Jd14w	Jd15e Naoe and below		  
38.  Fay***			   Takaki		  Jd40e	Jd40w Kainofuji and below	 
39.  Manekineko***		Masumiura	   Jd46w	Jd47e Asakubo and below	   
40.  Hidariashiyama***	Honda		   Jd77w	Jd78e Tsurubayashi and below  
41.  Terarno			  Arai			Jd91w	Jd92e Taguchi and below	   
42.  Charlemagne***	   DNP (1st)	   Jd92e	Jd92w Chiyonoretsu and below  
42.  ilovetochishin***	Tokiarashi	  Jd105e   Jd105w Suekawa and below	  
44.  charliki			 Shijima		 Jd120w   Jd121e Daikosei and below

[Harry]

Shoo Sd13e

Minanosato Sd14w joker

Edited June 29, 2009 by Harry

[yamaneko]

Kyokushuho Sd5 but if he is out of this tournament, then my pick is Sugita Ms60

[Fay]

Jd51e Takatoshi

Good luck!

[Ganzohnesushi]

ms29e Ozakiumi

Ganzohnesushi

[Shibata-gumi]

I pick Jk24w Kotookazaki

[Profomisakari]

Please

Sd44w Chiyonoriko

for me!

Profomisakari

[Gusoyama]

Sd26e Dewahayate

[Terarno]

Hi.

I would like to pick E-Jonidan 97 Yamato, please.

Thanks.

[charliki]

Jk30w Wakamatsuo

[Kotoviki]

I pick jd 108w Tomisakae

but if he is out my back up is jd107e Kaidonami please!!!!

[Sashohitowa]

Ms26e Takunishiki

[Asafan]

Ms39w Hishofuji, please.

[Odoriou]

Ms37e Seiro

and

Ms48e Wakasuruga

Thanks. :-)

[Hidariashiyama]

Jd78e - Tsurubayashi

[Holleshoryu]

sd 88 w koshinryu

[Jejima]

jd24E Nakanoumi

[Jakusotsu]

Ms31w Sensho

[Asashosakari]

Promised I'll split my 2nd and 4th wave again, but I'm still trailing badly and I can't forego this pick:

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

[Itachi]

Sd 91e Takarafuji

[ragerkawa]

Sugita Ms60e

[Mmikasazuma]

Sd87w Aoki

[Zenjimoto]

Yamashita or Inoue

[Doitsuyama]

Ms26e Takunishiki

[Azumashida]

Ms16w Fukao