Banzuke Surfing Natsu 2010 (3rd 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 Hayatemune and below.

Rank Shikona			  Last Surfer	 Position Allowed Picks				  
1.   Golynohana		   Tamaasuka	   J4e	  J4w Sokokurai and below		
2.   Randomitsuki		 Tokushinho	  J7w	  J8e Daido and below			
3.   Fukurou*			 Takarafuji	  Ms2w	 Ms3e Tsurugidake and below	 
4.   Asashosakari		 Takarafuji	  Ms2w	 Ms3e Tsurugidake and below	 
5.   ragerkawa**		  Aoiyama		 Ms5w	 Ms6e Takanoyama and below	  
6.   Vikanohara*		  Aoiyama		 Ms5w	 Ms6e Takanoyama and below	  
7.   Imumaru			  Shirononami	 Ms9e	 Ms9w Nakanokuni and below	  
8.   Itachi**			 Fukao		   Ms11w	Ms12e Homarefuji and below	 
9.   charliki			 Raido		   Ms12w	Ms13e Amuru and below		  
10.  Fatakiyama		   Minami		  Ms18e	Ms18w Tochihiryu and below	 
11.  Doitsuyama***		Hakiai		  Ms20e	Ms20w Sotairyu and below	   
12.  Hironoumi***		 Kaonishiki	  Ms22w	Ms23e Rikiryu and below		
13.  yamaneko**		   Takanoiwa	   Ms26e	Ms26w Dewaotori and below	  
14.  Exil*				Maeta		   Ms35w	Ms36e Kasugakuni and below	 
15.  Andoreasu***		 Azumaryu		Ms39e	Ms39w Hokuo and below		  
16.  Mmikasazuma***	   Azumaryu		Ms39e	Ms39w Hokuo and below		  
17.  Azumashida**		 Azumaryu		Ms39e	Ms39w Hokuo and below		  
18.  sekihiryu**		  Terashita	   Ms44w	Ms45e Hoshizakura and below	
19.  Profomisakari		DNP (1st)	   Ms48e	Ms48w Ota and below			
20.  Manekineko		   Ota			 Ms48w	Ms49e Tokitsukasa and below	
21.  Ganzohnesushi**	  Kairyu		  Ms53w	Ms54e Aozora and below		 
22.  Susanoo*			 Yamashita	   Ms55e	Ms55w Orora and below		  
23.  Kaiowaka***		  Yamashita	   Ms55e	Ms55w Orora and below		  
24.  Fujisan			  Yamashita	   Ms55e	Ms55w Orora and below		  
25.  Jakusotsu***		 Nogami		  Sd8w	 Sd9e Karatsuumi and below	  
26.  Kotoviki***		  Takatoshi	   Sd10e	Sd10w Tokio and below		  
27.  Jejima			   Aisaka		  Sd12e	Sd12w Matsumoto and below	  
28.  Oshirokita		   Aisaka		  Sd12e	Sd12w Matsumoto and below	  
29.  Hidariashiyama***	Kazafuzan	   Sd14e	Sd14w Chiyomaru and below	  
30.  Asafan*			  Sasayama		Sd33w	Sd34e Kisomitsuru and below	
31.  Takanorappa***	   Fukugoriki	  Sd34w	Sd35e Kaishinho and below	  
32.  Fay**				Kotokensei	  Sd55w	Sd56e Sachiazuma and below	 
33.  Odoriou*			 Kyokutaisei	 Sd57w	Sd58e Hokazan and below		
34.  Holleshoryu		  Hokazan		 Sd58e	Sd58w Akinoyama and below	  
35.  GONZABUROW***		Honda		   Sd64e	Sd64w Kainowaka and below	  
36.  Zenjimoto			DNP (1st)	   Sd86e	Sd86w Miura and below		  
37.  Harry				Shinnishiki	 Jd13w	Jd14e Aiyama and below		 
38.  Sashohitowa***	   Shoma		   Jd17e	Jd17w Onami and below		  
39.  VictorDiVarca***	 Sasakiyama	  Jd20e	Jd20w Kamakari and below	   
40.  Terarno			  Yamamoto		Jd86w	Jd87e Tochitensho and below	
41.  Mattjila***		  Takaakita	   Jd108e   Jd108w Hamadayama and below	
42.  Shibata-gumi***	  Iwabuchi		Jd116e   Jd116w Matsugahama and below   
43.  Iginishiki***		Takaora		 Jk4w	 Jk5e Tatsunishiki and below

[yamaneko]

Ms26 Dewaotori

[Azumashida]

Ms44w Terashita

[Profomisakari]

Ms48e Ota

Profomisakari

[Fay]

Sd58e Hokazan

[charliki]

Ms20w Sotairyu

[Shibata-gumi]

My pick is

Jd117w Fukusegawa

Thanks

[Holleshoryu]

sd58w akinoyama

[Susanoo]

Ms59e Takageppou

[Jakusotsu]

Sd9e Karatsuumi

[Asafan]

Sd37w Kotokashiwadani

Thanks

[Terarno]

Hi.

I pick E-Jonidan 89 Asakoki, please. Thanks.

[Manekineko]

Ms50e Tokachiumi

[Ganzohnesushi]

ms54w Myogiryu

In case Myogiryu is kjuyo again from day 1 onwards I'll select ms56w Wakaryusei (only a substitute, not a joker)

Ganzohnesushi

[Hidariashiyama]

Sd17e Fukunokuni

Edited May 7, 2010 by Hidariashiyama

[Randomitsuki]

J8e Daido

[Sashohitowa]

Jd20e Sasakiyama

Edited May 7, 2010 by Sashohitowa

[Achiyama]

Jk28e Kotoharada

[Jejima]

sd14E Kazafuzan

[Itachi]

Ms12e Homarefuji

[Golynohana]

J5w Bushuyama

[Fujisan]

ms55w Orora

[Doitsuyama]

Ms20w Sotairyu

[Andoreasu]

ms40e Sensho

[sekihiryu]

DNP for me, the lower Makushita is rubbish this basho!