Banzuke Surfing Natsu 2012 (7th 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 Jk6w Fukuzato and below.

Rank Shikona              Last Surfer     Position Allowed Picks                  
1.   Fujisan              Kihonoumi       Ms24w    Ms25e Tokachiumi and below     
2.   Vikanohara*          Wakamisho       Ms27w    Ms28e Yotsuguruma and below    
3.   Itachi**             Sasanoyama      Ms32w    Ms33e Wakakeisho and below     
4.   Asashosakari         Wakakeisho      Ms33e    Ms33w Hokaho and below         
5.   Azumashida***        Chiyoarashi     Ms35w    Ms36e Higoarashi and below     
6.   Sashohitowa**        Chiyoarashi     Ms35w    Ms36e Higoarashi and below     
7.   Achiyama*            Chiyoarashi     Ms35w    Ms36e Higoarashi and below     
8.   charliki*            Chiyoarashi     Ms35w    Ms36e Higoarashi and below     
9.   Jakusotsu***         Kotokobai       Ms45w    Ms46e Yamatofuji and below     
10.  kuroimori*           Wakarikido      Ms50w    Ms51e Yamashita and below      
11.  Kameumi*             Tomisakae       Sd23e    Sd23w Kaidonami and below      
12.  Fukurou**            Sakaguchi       Sd26e    Sd26w Byakko and below         
13.  Randomitsuki*        Sakaguchi       Sd26e    Sd26w Byakko and below         
14.  Oshirokita*          Haseyama        Sd33e    Sd33w Kaorufuji and below      
15.  Ganzohnesushi**      Aokishin        Sd35w    Sd36e Mitohikari and below     
16.  Doitsuyama***        Toyononami      Sd39e    Sd39w Daishonada and below     
17.  Andoreasu***         Hakunishiki     Sd42e    Sd42w Tokinowaka and below     
18.  crall*               Kotodaishin     Sd44w    Sd45e Masumiura and below      
19.  Holleshoryu*         Takamisato      Sd53e    Sd53w Kainoryu and below       
20.  Hironoumi***         Orora           Sd56w    Sd57e Hakuyozan and below      
21.  Harumataikai**       Daishoko        Sd60e    Sd60w Wakayama and below       
22.  ragerkawa***         Goshi           Sd78w    Sd79e Miura and below          
23.  Mmikasazuma***       Barikimaru      Sd95w    Sd96e Kainowaka and below      
24.  Terarno              Barikimaru      Sd95w    Sd96e Kainowaka and below      
25.  yorikiried by fate***Rikito          Sd98w    Sd99e Daishodo and below       
26.  Kaiowaka***          Daishoei        Jd12e    Jd12w Kiryu and below          
27.  Wamahada***          Daishoei        Jd12e    Jd12w Kiryu and below          
28.  Kotoviki***          Mori            Jd34e    Jd34w Kanryu and below         
29.  Fay***               Tokunoumi       Jd40w    Jd41e Mimanishiki and below    
30.  Takanorappa***       DNP (1st)       Jd51e    Jd51w Daikosei and below       
31.  Manekineko*          Sadanosato      Jd53w    Jd54e Taketoba and below       
32.  Jejima**             Amanowaka       Jd67e    Jd67w Kotoyamato and below     

[Wamahada]

Jd13w Tochigidake

[Ganzohnesushi]

Sd37e Mitoyutaka

Ganzohnesushi

[Kameumi]

Sd25e Asabenkei

[charliki]

Ms44w Irie

[Sashohitowa]

Ms37w Kotokawazu

[Fukurou]

Sd31E Chiyozakura, please

[Holleshoryu]

sd60w wakayama

[Jakusotsu]

Ms55w Watanabe

[Fay]

Jd 42 Hoonami

[Achiyama]

Notoazuma Ms40w

Irie Ms44w as a joker

[Fukurou]

Sd31E Chiyozakura, please

Since Chiyozakura's still out, please change this to Sd26W Byakko.

[Itachi]

Ms37w Kotokawazu

joker: Ms35w Chiyoarashi

[Oshirokita]

Sd34e Kenho

joker Sd35w Aokishin

[Azumashida]

Ms44w Irie

[Randomitsuki]

Sd26w Byakko

[Kaiowaka]

For me :

Daishomune (Jd13e)

Thank you

[Jejima]

jd68W Kasachikara

[Andoreasu]

Sd44w Kotodaishin

[Kotoviki]

je35w Hatakeyama

[kuroimori]

Ms55w Watanabe

[Fujisan]

ms27w Wakamisho

[Vikanohara]

Ms32w Sasanoyama

[Manekineko]

I'm retiring from this wave as I suck appallingly.

[Mmikasazuma]

jd12e Daishoei