Guess the maegashira joijin Haru 2015

[Gurowake]

Yes, Haru 2015 is not the upcoming basho, but this is a pre-Hatsu 2015 game as the goal is to guess, in order, the top 6 Maegashira on the Haru 2015 banzuke before Hatsu 2015 has happened. While it's in the form of GTB, it's more attempting to guess how the non-Ozeki rikishi in the top half of Makuuchi will do and then trying to work out how that will affect the next banzuke.

You get one point for each of the following, cumulative:

Each of your picks ranked in the top 20 on the banzuke for Haru 2015 (generally through M5, but it might change based on additional sanyaku slots; for future events, this number will always be the number of Ozeki+Yokozuna on the just-released banzuke plus 14). (Weak hit)

Each of your picks ranked M1-M3. (Mediocre hit)

Each of your picks at the correct rank irrespective of side of banzuke. (Good hit)

Each of your picks at the correct rank including side of the banzuke. (Bullseye)

So for each bullseye you get 4, each good hit you get 3, each mediocre hit you get 2, each weak hit you get 1.

To make things even more interesting, you may enter (or change your entry) late. For each day of Makuuchi bouts that have started before your final entry, you lose two points. I doubt anyone will intentionally use this, but who knows? Regardless, I feel given the nature of the game it's reasonable to allow late entries with a slight handicap.

Tiebreakers:

1st: Most bullseyes

2nd: Most good hits

3rd: Most mediocre hits

4th: Points scored on prediction for M1e

5th: M1w

6th-9th: etc.

10th: Earliest entry.

For non-winners:

Shukun-sho: Most points from bullseyes and good hits. (minimum 7)

Kanto-sho: Most points from mediocre and weak hits. (minimum 5)

Gino-sho: Most points from rikishi currently ranked in the top 16. (minimum 3)

Rankings of some sort may or may not be issued after the Haru banzuke is announced.

Edited January 7, 2015 by Gurowake

[Gurowake]

M1e: Chiyotairyu

M1w: Myogiryu

M2e: Takayasu

M2w: Tochinoshin

M3e: Okinoumi

M3w: Toyohibiki

I also predict the 3 junior sanyaku not mentioned will stay in sanyaku and those ranks filled out by a demoted Ozeki.

[chishafuwaku]

(On the banzuke...) (On the banzuke...)

East West

Terunofuji M1 Takayasu

Takarafuji M2 Chiyotairyu

Toyonoshima M3 Myogiryu

chishafuwaku

[teo_heel]

Let's try my luck.

Rank   East         West
M1     Endo         Okinoumi
M2     Takarafuji   Jokoryu
M3     Kaisei       Chiyotairyu

[Shokikogi]

East West

Takayasu M1 Terunofuji

Toyonoshima M2 Chiyotairyu

Myogiryu M3 Takekaze

[Tsukiko]

M1e Ikioi

M1w Endo

M2e Jokoryu

M2w Aoiyama

M3e Takarafuji

M3w Kaisei

[Tenshinhan]

East West

Takayasu M1 Terunofuji

Takarafuji M2 Jokoryu

Tochinoshin M3 Chiyotairyu

[Gurowake]

Slight change to tiebreakers to have the rules correspond with how I actually sorted the standings for the first instance of this game. It's far easier to change the tiebreaker rules (that are fairly arbitrary anyway) to match my mis-implementation than put in more work to implement my original rules. None of the awards relied on any tiebreaker calculations, so that's not an issue. The 5th-9th tiebreakers now look at points scored on one's prediction for the banzuke slot (starting at M1e) instead of points scored due to prediction of the rikishi who ends up on the banzuke slot.

[Pandaazuma]

^{M1E: Takayasu}

^{M1W: Chiyotairyu}

^{M2E: Myogiryu}

^{M2W: Toyonoshima}

^{M3E: Terunofuji}

^{M3W: Okinoumi}

^Pandaazuma

[Profomisakari]

Takayasu . M1 Endo

Takarafuji M2 Chiyotairyu

Terunofuji M3 Myogiryu

Profomisakari

Edited January 2, 2015 by Profomisakari

[Jejima]

Endo M1 Ichinojo

Aoiyama M2 Chiyotairyu

Tochiozan M3 Myogiryu

[Gurowake]

This thread's fallen off the first page and hasn't had any further entries in almost a week. I don't really care if I get any more or not (it's just more work for me!) but especially since the basho given in the name isn't the current one I'm cautious that it's being missed by those that might be interested.

[Toratorii]

Basho #2

M1e Myogiryu

M1w Aminishiki

M2e Toyonoshima

M2w Okinoumi
M3e Takayasu

M3w Chiyotairyu

[chishafuwaku]

Change my predictions

East West
Terunofuji M1 Chiyotairyu
Toyonoshima M2 Takayasu
Myogiryu M3 Okinoumi

chishafuwaku

[Ayagawa]

Kaisei M1 Chiyotairyu

Takayasu M2 Takekaze

Terunofuji M3 Takarafuji

[Andonishiki]

M1e Okinoumi

M1w Chiyotairyu

M2e Takekaze

M2w Tochinoshin

M3e Takayasu

M3w Myogiryu

[Gurowake]

Congratulations to Jejima. (Yusho winner...)

Final Standings:

Rank	Shikona	Points
1)	Jejima	10
2)	Andonishiki	8
3)	Profomisakari	8
4)	Toratorii	7
5)	Tenshinhan	7
6)	Ayagawa	6
7)	Shokikogi	6
8)	Pandaazuma	6
9)	chishafuwaku	6
10)	teo_heel	5
11)	Tsukiko	5
12)	Gurowake	5

Last place in my own game. (Kimura Zatoichi...)

Shukun-sho - Not awarded. No one had 7 points from 4- and 3- pointers

Kanto-sho - Ayagawa, Shokikogi, Pandaazuma, and chishafuwaku for 6 points from 1- and 2-pointers

Gino-sho - Profomisakari and Tenshinhan for 7 points from previous joi members. (Jejima had 9, but won the yusho)

(Bye, bye...)

[Jejima]

Congratulations to Jejima. (Yusho winner...)

Final Standings:

Rank	Shikona	Points
1)	Jejima	10
2)	Andonishiki	8
3)	Profomisakari	8
4)	Toratorii	7
5)	Tenshinhan	7
6)	Ayagawa	6
7)	Shokikogi	6
8)	Pandaazuma	6
9)	chishafuwaku	6
10)	teo_heel	5
11)	Tsukiko	5
12)	Gurowake	5

Last place in my own game. (Kimura Zatoichi...)

Shukun-sho - Not awarded. No one had 7 points from 4- and 3- pointers

Kanto-sho - Ayagawa, Shokikogi, Pandaazuma, and chishafuwaku for 6 points from 1- and 2-pointers

Gino-sho - Profomisakari and Tenshinhan for 7 points from previous joi members. (Jejima had 9, but won the yusho)

(Bye, bye...)

Just reading this....

Although the Yusho is of course the ultimate prize (Sigh...), I'm not sure that is should bar one from winning a special prize too? There is nothing in the above rules, that would bar someone from winning a Yusho and a special prize....

In fact, in Ozumo, wouldn't winning the yusho be more likely for that rikishi to be considered for a special prize?

[Gurowake]

The introduction to the special prizes says "For non-winners". Should that be clarified further?

[Jejima]

The introduction to the special prizes says "For non-winners". Should that be clarified further?

Apologies, I missed that line. (In jonokuchi...)