Guess Kisenosato's Aite

[Jejima]

['Guest gyojis' (Clapping wildly...) will be needed to help out this basho - as I will be disappearing (Bye, bye...) to go on holiday (Showing respect...).]

Announcing the January 2012 edition of a game that is different.

All you have to do is guess O3 West Kisenosato's opponent each day, before the torikumi comes out. If you guess correctly, you get a shiroboshi. This is surprisingly more fun (or frustrating) and challenging than it should be. It also gets you to think a bit more about the 'inner-workings' of sumo.

Here is the current banzuke:-

Yaochoyama (Y1E Kosho) Y1

Asashosakari (O1E 9-6) O1 Profomisakari (O1W 9-5-1)

Holleshoryu (S1W 10-5) S1 Kuroimori (M1E 13-2)

S2 Andonishiki (K2E 12-3)

Jejima (M3W 11-4) K1 Kofuji (M1W 10-4-1)

Anjoboshi (M4E 11-4) M1 Jakusotsu (K1E 9-6)

Chisaiyama (M2E Kosho) M2 Kotoviki (M3E 10-5)

Oshirokita (S1E 8-6-1) M3 Gernobono (S2W 7-8)

Shimodahito (M4W 9-5-1) M4

Comments:

Both Asashosakari and Profomisakari will be kadoban for January 2012, so each need a KK score to keep his Ozeki rank.

The rules are as follows:-

1. Guess O3 West Kisenosato's opponents on each day of the basho.

2. Entries need to be in before 11:30 am Japan time on the previous day, except for the days 1 and 2 entries which need to be in before 11:30 am Japan time on the Friday prior to the start of the basho. If it turns out that the daily toriukumi is printed before these times, then any entry proved to have come afterwards is not allowed for that day (so enter early to be safe).

3. Tie-breakers to decide the Yusho.... We look at the result of the day 15 prediction, then day 14, and so on back to day 1. If still a tie, then the highest ranked on the banzuke can claim the Yusho.

4. If Kisenosato goes kyujo during the basho, we switch to S1E Kakuryu (S1W Toyonoshima, then K1E Miyabiyama kept further in reserve, if needed due to a mass spate of kyujos) for the day after his fusensho loss (I.e. we can still guess who gets the freebie).

5. Players that are leading the Yusho race (especially in the final few days of the basho), are requested / expected to get their picks in very early (before all the other players, if possible) - in order to avoid suspicions of 'tactical picking'.

Special prizes (many thanks to Yaochoyama):

1. Outstanding performance (shukun-sho) - the one who correctly picks the aite the most consecutive days. You have to have a minimum of three to win this prize.

2. Fighting spirit (kanto-sho) - the one who limits their incorrect aite picks to the shortest number of consecutive days (literally the one whose longest losing streak is the shortest). Any losing streak of 5 or more days would disqualify you from this prize.

3. Technique (gino-sho) - the one who is best at making correct picks when no one, or hardly anyone else does. A point system is used as follows and you need at least 3 points to claim this prize:

3 points if you're the only win to make the correct pick

2 points if you're one of two to make the correct pick

1 point if you're one of three to make the correct pick

New players are cordially invited to join this game that is different to all the others.

Edited January 10, 2012 by Jejima

[kuroimori]

I kinda feel obliged to start things of and make a super-early entry this time, so here it is:

Day 1: Okinoumi

Day 2: Aminishiki

Good luck to all!

[Kofuji]

Day 1: Kyokutenho

Day 2: Aran

Thanks to those who pointed out I was using last basho's banzuke. I think this basho is going to be more difficult than expected.

Day 1: Goeido

Day 2: Okinoumi ... but it's almost a coin toss ...

Edited December 24, 2011 by Kofuji

[Jejima]

Day 1: Goeido

Day 2: Okinoumi

(Sign of disapproval...)

Note: I am pretty pleased how the game is starting this basho. Three predictions in, and no duplicates. For my picks, I changed my mind a couple of times too...

[Oshirokita]

Day 1: Kyokutenho

Day 2: Aran

Hmmm, I think Bob is using last basho's banzuke...

I'll go with:

Day 1 Goeido

Day 2 Okinoumi

[Jejima]

Day 1: Kyokutenho

Day 2: Aran

I think there might be a chance that you are making these picks based on the November 2011 banzuke....

[Holleshoryu]

1 goeido

2 okinoumi

for me too ...

[Kotoviki]

Day 1 Okinoumi

Day 2 Aminishiki

Thank you!

[Andonishiki]

holy guacamoly, you guys are suuuper-early...

too bad, we've got to wait 12 days till shonichi !!

but that means also 12 days left to study all the Kanji of the new juryo boyzz

I'll go with

day 1: goeido

day 2: aminishiki

HAPPY NEW YEAR :-)

Edited December 27, 2011 by Andonishiki

[XiaoTan]

Oh I got dropped B-)

Well - time to get back in the game:

Day 1: Goeido

Day 2: Aminishiki

Neko

[Gernobono]

day1 goeido

day2 okinoumi

early pick to make sure i do not miss the first day

[shimodahito]

good day all,

NOTE: this entree contains annual invitation:

my picks:

day 1: goeido

day 2: okinoumi

your picks:

Don't have time for another daily pick game? Try TORCHBEARER. No need to make daily picks.

Your one rikishi pick and one rank pick last a whole year.

Rules are posted TORCHBEARER thread, and also a good place to post your picks.

Last year 36 players competed....

This game has a prize.

Welcome all. Gambarimasu.

-shimodahito

[Jakusotsu]

Day 1 - Goeido

Day 2 - Okinoumi

[Profomisakari]

Day 1 Okinoumi

Day 2 Goeido

Profomisakari

[Chisaiyama]

Not going to miss the deadline this time around.

Day 1: Goeido

Day 2: Okinoumi

[Asashosakari]

Day 1 Goeido

Day 2 Aminishiki

[Yaochoyama]

Day 1 - Goeido

Day 2 - Aminishiki

[ScreechingOwl]

Day 1 -- Homasho

Day 2 -- Aminishiki

[Jakusotsu]

Much more difficult than last basho.

Day 3 - Miyabiyama

[Kintamayama]

I don't play this excellent game, but I have to share an anecdote: every single time I see this thread, I always seem to misread it as "Guess What Kisenosato Ate", although the word "what" isn't there. Cracks me up every time, and maybe another future game??

I will now self-destruct.

[Jejima]

I don't play this excellent game, but I have to share an anecdote: every single time I see this thread, I always seem to misread it as "Guess What Kisenosato Ate", although the word "what" isn't there. Cracks me up every time, and maybe another future game??

I will now self-destruct.

Day 3: Fish Chanko (Viki - please enquire)

[Andonishiki]

Day 3: Kitataiki

now that's a complete out of the blue guess....

bandwaggon time seems to be OVER

good !

[Chisaiyama]

Starting off with a smashing 1-1 (what the hey, it's better than 0-2), so for

Day 3: Miyabiyama

[Yaochoyama]

Let's take a stab at the standings. Speak up if anything's in error or if the format needs correcting.

Day 1:

12-Goeido (correct)

3-Okinoumi

1-Homasho

Day 2:

8-Okinoumi

7-Aminishiki (correct)

1-Goeido

There's a 4-way tie for the early lead.

Yaochoyama (2-0) Y1

Asashosakari (2-0) O1 Profomisakari (0-2)

Holleshoryu (1-1) S1 Kuroimori (1-1)

S2 Andonishiki (2-0)

Jejima (1-1) K1 Kofuji (1-1)

Anjoboshi (0-0-2) M1 Jakusotsu (1-1)

Chisaiyama (1-1) M2 Kotoviki (1-1)

Oshirokita (1-1) M3 Gernobono (1-1)

Shimodahito (1-1) M4

Mae-zumo:

XiaoTan (2-0)

Screeching Owl (1-1)

Kisenosato's aites: 1. M2W Goeido, 2. M1W Aminishiki

[Yaochoyama]

Day 3 - Toyonoshima