Banzuke Surfing Aki 2013 (9th 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 Okino and below.

Rank Shikona              Last Surfer     Position Allowed Picks                  
1.   Andoreasu***         Onami           Ms57e    Ms57w Koshinoryu and below     
2.   charliki             Onami           Ms57e    Ms57w Koshinoryu and below     
3.   Achiyama**           Wakakasuga      Ms59e    Ms59w Kihonoumi and below      
4.   Vikanohara***        Onosho          Sd3w     Sd4e Rendaiyama and below      
5.   kuroimori**          Onosho          Sd3w     Sd4e Rendaiyama and below      
6.   Jakusotsu            Hitenryu        Sd16e    Sd16w Nishiyama and below      
7.   Mmikasazuma***       DNP (1st)       Sd17w    Sd18e Sadanishiki and below    
8.   Ganzohnesushi**      Orora           Sd30e    Sd30w Akinoyama and below      
9.   Itachi**             Kotoseigo       Sd31e    Sd31w Aonosho and below        
10.  Terarno**            Daishoho        Sd33w    Sd34e Notoazuma and below      
11.  Fukurou***           Chiyokiryu      Sd44e    Sd44w Daionami and below       
12.  Wamahada***          Shineiyama      Sd49w    Sd50e Miura and below          
13.  Kaiowaka***          Shineiyama      Sd49w    Sd50e Miura and below          
14.  Senkoho**            Shineiyama      Sd49w    Sd50e Miura and below          
15.  Yubinhaad***         Koba            Sd64w    Sd65e Shinzan and below        
16.  Azumashida***        Ryuden          Sd69e    Sd69w Hamayutaka and below     
17.  Doitsuyama***        Ryuden          Sd69e    Sd69w Hamayutaka and below     
18.  Asashosakari**       Ryuden          Sd69e    Sd69w Hamayutaka and below     
19.  Randomitsuki*        Aoi             Sd89e    Sd89w Ebisumaru and below      
20.  Takanorappa***       Kaiho           Jd8e     Jd8w Satonofuji and below      
21.  Jejima***            Takayoshitoshi  Jd25e    Jd25w Hamadayama and below     
22.  Koorifuu***          Horikiri        Jd33w    Jd34e Asaueno and below        
23.  Kotoviki***          Wakatoohashi    Jd65e    Jd65w Daishiryu and below      
24.  Yamasanzan***        DNP (2nd)       Jd70w    Jd71e Daigonishiki and below   
25.  Holleshoryu          Azumahikari     Jd95w    Jk1e Kotouruga and below       

[Wamahada]

Sd51e Teraomi

[Ganzohnesushi]

Sd33w Daishoho

Ganzohnesushi

[charliki]

Sd3w Onosho

Thanx (Holiday feeling...)

[Ayagawa]

Jk17w Sakae

[Senkoho]

Sd56w Buseizan

[Holleshoryu]

jk13w azumayama

[Jakusotsu]

Sd17e - Kinunonami

[Takanorappa]

Jd13w Umetsu

[Koorifuu]

Jd34 Asaueno

[Fukurou]

Sd44W DAIONAMI, please

[Vikanohara]

Sd9w Wakakeisho

joker : Sd16e Hitenryu

[Itachi]

Sd33w Daishoho

[Jejima]

jd33W Horikiri

[Azumashida]

Sd90w Asanishimura

[Terarno]

Hi.

I pick W-Sandanme 39 Sotenryu, please. And as a joker, E-Sandanme 37 Daijo. Thanks.

[Kotoviki]

jd w65 Daishiryu

[Andoreasu]

Sd3w Onosho

[Randomitsuki]

Sd90w Asanishimura

Jd14w Ikeru

[Doitsuyama]

Sd79e Omori

[Yubinhaad]

Sd66w Fujinohana, please.

[Achiyama]

My pick is Sd3w Onosho.

[Yubinhaad]

Please scratch my earlier selection, I neglected to check the kyujo list. (Sigh...)

So now I'll try Sd70e Akatsuki.

[Kaiowaka]

For me : Teraoumi (Sd51e) please

Thank you

[Asashosakari]

Sd78w Tamao, please. :-)