Banzuke Surfing Haru 2013 (5th 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 Jd92w Kozakura and below.

Rank Shikona              Last Surfer     Position Allowed Picks                  
1.   Kaiowaka***          Kyokushuho      J2e      J2w Daikiho and below          
2.   Susanoo*             Tenkaiho        J5w      J6e Tamaasuka and below        
3.   Asashosakari*        Sensho          J14w     Ms1e Kitaharima and below      
4.   Holleshoryu          Chiyomaru       Ms2w     Ms3e Kotokuni and below        
5.   Randomitsuki*        Ryuden          Ms10e    Ms10w Sakaguchi and below      
6.   Ganzohnesushi***     Sakaguchi       Ms10w    Ms11e Masuraumi and below      
7.   Sashohitowa*         DNP (2nd)       Ms10w    Ms11e Masuraumi and below      
8.   crall                DNP (1st)       Ms12w    Ms13e Wakanoshima and below    
9.   Fujisan              DNP (2nd)       Ms16e    Ms16w Saishin and below        
10.  Azumashida*          Wakamisho       Ms20w    Ms21e Kimikaze and below       
11.  Fukurou**            Dairaido        Ms26e    Ms26w Takageppo and below      
12.  Jakusotsu***         Iwasaki         Ms28w    Ms29e Aozora and below         
13.  Achiyama*            Iwasaki         Ms28w    Ms29e Aozora and below         
14.  Jejima               Iwasaki         Ms28w    Ms29e Aozora and below         
15.  Vikanohara           Iwasaki         Ms28w    Ms29e Aozora and below         
16.  Kotoviki**           DNP (1st)       Ms31e    Ms31w Kotofukuju and below     
17.  Andoreasu***         Fujinoumi       Ms48w    Ms49e Daieisho and below       
18.  Mmikasazuma*         Daieisho        Ms49e    Ms49w Tenichi and below        
19.  Doitsuyama**         Daishoiwa       Sd20w    Sd21e Owaka and below          
20.  charliki             Goshi           Sd34e    Sd34w Kamiyutaka and below     
21.  kuroimori            Mitotsukasa     Sd37w    Sd38e Shinohara and below      
22.  Hironoumi***         Kotokensei      Sd40w    Sd41e Hisanotora and below     
23.  Fay***               DNP (1st)       Sd42w    Sd43e Kotonoshu and below      
24.  Wamahada***          Asakoki         Sd62e    Sd62w Sadanokuni and below     
25.  Itachi               Chiyokiryu      Sd65e    Sd65w Yotsugamine and below    
26.  Takanorappa***       DNP (1st)       Jd16e    Jd16w Tamakaizan and below     
27.  Terarno              DNP (1st)       Jd33e    Jd33w Tanno and below          

[Wamahada]

Sd70w Rikishin

[Achiyama]

My pick is Ms31w Kotofukuju

[charliki]

Sd34w Kamiyutaka

[Ganzohnesushi]

ms12e Hamaguchi

Ganzohnesushi

[Holleshoryu]

ms3w seiro

[Jakusotsu]

Ms36e Towanoyama

[Terarno]

Hi.

I pick E-Jonidan 39 Sasano, please. Thanks.

[Doitsuyama]

Sd44w Amuru

Edited March 8, 2013 by Doitsuyama

[Fukurou]

Ms28W Iwasaki please

[Azumashida]

Ms23e Osunaarashi

[Randomitsuki]

Ms10Td Endo

[kuroimori]

Sd44w Amuru

[Jejima]

Ms29e Aozora

[Susanoo]

J6w Tanzo

[Kaiowaka]

For me :

Daikiho (J2w)

Thank you

[Fujisan]

ms18e Masanosho

[Takanorappa]

Sato Jd24w

[Andoreasu]

Ms50e Sasanoyama

[Mmikasazuma]

ms51e Meisei

[Hironoumi]

Sd44w Amuru,please

[Kotoviki]

Msw33 Inoue

[Itachi]

Sd 84w Tosayutaka

[Asashosakari]

I do believe that's the very first time I've reached juryo in any wave...too bad it's on J14w.

Ms2w Chiyomaru, please. :-)

[Vikanohara]

Ms31w Kotofukuju