Guess Kisenosato's Aite

[kuroimori]

Okay okay,

NOW it has to be

Kitataiki!

please?

[Asashosakari]

Day 8 results:

2 Baruto

1 Harumafuji

8 Okinoumi (correct)

2 Kitataiki

1 (no pick)

Leader XiaoTan's stumble has allowed no less than four more players to join the top at 5-3:

Yaochoyama (5-3) Y1

Asashosakari (5-3) O1 Profomisakari (3-5)

Holleshoryu (2-6) S1 Kuroimori (3-4-1)

S2 Andonishiki (4-4)

Jejima (2-6) K1 Kofuji (intai)

Anjoboshi (kosho) M1 Jakusotsu (5-3)

Chisaiyama (3-5) M2 Kotoviki (2-6)

Oshirokita (5-3) M3 Gernobono (2-6)

Shimodahito (2-4-2) M4

XiaoTan (5-3) Mz ScreechingOwl (1-1-6)

Kisenosato's aites: 1. M2W Goeido, 2. M1W Aminishiki, 3. KE Miyabiyama, 4. SW Toyonoshima, 5. SE Kakuryu, 6. M1E Takekaze, 7. KW Wakakoyu, 8. M2E Okinoumi

Day 8's a good moment for interim sansho standings:

Kanto-sho (4 or fewer consecutive losses):

2 Asashosakari

2 Jakusotsu

2 Oshirokita

2/1+ XiaoTan

3 Kuroimori

3 Yaochoyama

3+ Gernobono

4 Andonishiki

4 Chisaiyama

4 Profomisakari

4+ Kotoviki

Shukun-sho (3 or more consecutive wins):

4 XiaoTan

3+ Jakusotsu

3+ Oshirokita

3+ Yaochoyama

2+ Andonishiki

2+ Profomisakari

3/1+ Asashosakari

1+ Chisaiyama

1+ Holleshoryu

Gino-sho (3 points for qualification):

2 Gernobono

2 Profomisakari

1 Kotoviki

1 XiaoTan

[Andonishiki]

day 9: harumafuji

[Yaochoyama]

Day 9 - Harumafuji

[Asashosakari]

Hmm, precedent says Harumafuji, but I have a feeling they'll do something different this time...Baruto, Giku or Kitataiki?

Let's go with Day 9 Kitataiki.

[Chisaiyama]

Day 9: Harumafuji

[Oshirokita]

Day 10 Kotoshogiku

[Jejima]

day 10 - I also think Kotoshogiku would be a good day 10 option....

[Jakusotsu]

Easy cruisin' from now on.

Day 10 - Kotoshogiku

[shimodahito]

10. harumafuji ... long live ama

[Holleshoryu]

day 10 takayasu

[Gernobono]

day 10 kotoshogiku

Edited January 15, 2012 by Gernobono

[XiaoTan]

Kotoshogiku on day 10 for me as well.

[Profomisakari]

day 9 kotoshogiku

Ich vermute, du meinst Day 10

My pick is too Day 10 Kotoshogiku

Profomisakari

[Kotoviki]

Day 10 Kotoshogiku for me too please!

[Asashosakari]

What the hey, Kotoshogiku for Day 10 for me, too.

[Chisaiyama]

It doesn't really matter, he sucks against all the other Ozekis but I'm thinking O3W vs. O2W would be more the ticket:

Day 10: Harumafuji

[Yaochoyama]

Easy cruisin' from now on.

Indeed. Well hardly my first choice here, but my chance of yusho while making all the logical moves over the next 6 days is approximately zero give or take a few tenths of a percent. And frankly, I don't see much in the way of other half-sane counter-possibiities for the rest of the week. It's only Day 10 - too bad things have already reached this state of affairs.

Day 10 - Baruto

[kuroimori]

Kotoshogiku for Day 10

[Andonishiki]

day 10: harumafuji

[XiaoTan]

Day 9 & 10 results:

Day 9

6 Kitataiki

5 Harumafuji

1 Baruto

1 Tochinpowaka

1 Homasho (correct)

1 (no pick)

Day 10

9 Kotoshogiku (correct)

3 Harumafuji

1 Baruto

1 Takayasu

Thanks to his inspired Homasho pick, Jakusotsu is the sole leader, and if he's right about the easy cruising, then he should clinch the Yusho:

Yaochoyama (5-5) Y1

Asashosakari (6-4) O1 Profomisakari (4-6)

Holleshoryu (2-8) S1 Kuroimori (4-5-1)

S2 Andonishiki (5-5)

Jejima (3-7) K1 Kofuji (intai)

Anjoboshi (kosho) M1 Jakusotsu (7-3)

Chisaiyama (3-7) M2 Kotoviki (3-7)

Oshirokita (6-4) M3 Gernobono (3-7)

Shimodahito (2-6-2) M4

XiaoTan (6-4) Mz ScreechingOwl (1-1-8)

Kisenosato's aites: 1. M2W Goeido, 2. M1W Aminishiki, 3. KE Miyabiyama, 4. SW Toyonoshima, 5. SE Kakuryu, 6. M1E Takekaze, 7. KW Wakakoyu, 8. M2E Okinoumi, 9. M4E Homsaho, 10. O1W Kotoshogiku

Edited January 16, 2012 by XiaoTan

[Oshirokita]

Day 11 Hakuho

[Asashosakari]

Day 11 Hakuho

[Jejima]

day 11 - Hakuho - I'll put a steak on it (Showing respect...)

[XiaoTan]

I am not a steak person, but I take a bite of hakuho for day 11 as well.

Edited January 16, 2012 by XiaoTan