Guess Kisenosato's Aite (Myogiryu III) - July 2012

[Jejima]

'Guest gyojis' (Sign of approval...) are requested needed (I will almost certainly be on holiday during week 2 - probably somewhere without reliable Internet access) to continue with their excellent help this basho.

Announcing the July 2012 edition of this game.

All you have to do is guess K1E Myogiryu'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:-

Asashosakari (Y1W 10-5) Y1 Yaochoyama (Y1E 4-10-1)

Andonishiki (S1W 7-8) S1 Jejima (S2W 6-9)

Kuroimori (S1E 5-9-1) S2 Profomisakari (O1E 4-11)

XiaoTan (M1W 5-10) K1 Jakusotsu (S2E 4-11)

Oshirokita (K1E 4-9-2) M1 Holleshoryu (K1W 4-10-1)

Anjoboshi (M2E Kosho) M2 Shimodahito (M1E 3-12)

Chisaiyama (M2W 3-12) M3 Kotoviki (M3W 3-7-5)

Banzuke-gai

Gernobono (M3E 0-0-15)

ScreechingOwl (M4E 0-0-15)

Comments:

Profomisakari can return to Ozeki with an Ozeki quality performance.

Jejima will be promoted to Ozeki with an Ozeki quality performance.

Andonishiki will be promoted to Ozeki with a Yusho or kettei-sen Jun-Yusho.

The rules are as follows:-

1. Guess K1E Myogiryu'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 Myogiryu goes kyujo during the basho, we switch to K1W Toyonoshima (S1W Tochiozan, then S1E Goeido 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.

Edited July 3, 2012 by Jejima

[shimodahito]

Day 1 ... Kisenosato

Day 2 ... Hakuho

[Chisaiyama]

Day 1: Kisenosato

Day 3: Harumafuji

[Jejima]

Day 1: Kisenosato

Day 3: Harumafuji

Do you mean day 3?

[Jejima]

Day 1 - Kisenosato

Day 2 - Harumafuji

[Jakusotsu]

Day 1: Kisenosato

Day 2: Harumafuji

[XiaoTan]

Day 1 Kisenosato

Day 2 Hakuho

[Andonishiki]

day 1: Kisenosato

day 2: harumafuji

[Asashosakari]

Day 1 Kisenosato

Day 2 Harumafuji

[Profomisakari]

I know it not better:

Day 1 Kisenosato

Day 2 Harumafuji

Profomisakari

[Oshirokita]

Seems to be the consensus

1 Kisenosato

2 Harumafuji

Edit: typo.

Edited July 5, 2012 by Oshirokita

[kuroimori]

running late in my basho preparation this time, but here we go:

Day 1 Kisenosato

Day 2 Harumafuji

hope they don't mess this messy game up even more by implementing the idea to pair some Ozeki against each other in the first week already in order to draw more attention / attendance.

[Jejima]

Day 1: Kisenosato

Day 3: Harumafuji

Do you mean day 3?

I think we view this to be a typo, and so let day 3 = day 2.

[Jakusotsu]

Day 3 - Baruto

[Kotoviki]

Well, missed the deadline for this and 21 because I couldn't get logged in. :( so busy with school and trying to get ready for the last ten days in Nagoya!

I haven't checked the torikumi yet so after I see it I can come back and enter day 3!

[Kotoviki]

Finally had a minute to check the torikumi....

Day 3 Baruto please

[Yaochoyama]

I'd like to request kyujo this basho. A few days ago the military system I typically work from blocked access to this site for some strange reason (too many radical-types running around? - not that we would mention any names), and I haven't had time to get a work-around going, at least for a daily entry game. We'll see if they relent and restore access next basho.

If anyone would care to take over the special prizes, please do so. Otherwise I can do them, though likely a day or two late.

[Chisaiyama]

Day 3: Baruto`

[Jejima]

a little boring, but Baruto for me too, for day 3.

I am hoping that the banzuke makers will start bringing forward the all Ozeki matches, in order to mix things up a bit for this game ;-)

[XiaoTan]

Yeah - Baruto hear as well for day 3

Edited July 8, 2012 by XiaoTan

[Profomisakari]

Again a train?

Day 3 Baruto

Profomisakari

[kuroimori]

Hmmm...

Baruto on Day 3?

[Oshirokita]

Day 3 Baruto

Not sure why so many make this pick, although it fit my first draft scheme well, I see other seemingly just as likely possibilites.

[Andonishiki]

day 3: baruto

[Asashosakari]

Well, I've got a yokozuna yusho under my belt and the other yokozuna is kyujo, so might as well be bold this basho:

Day 3 Tochiozan