Aki-Basho likely-records

[Amanogawa]

Found a little sumo article in the newspaper. Aki Basho likely-records preview,

only "round-figure records" though. (Applauding...)

( Many thanks to Hananotaka for translation help! )

1.Career bouts

KaioU - 1,200 on Day 5 ( 5th in active rikishi )

Tosanoumi - 900 on Day 4

Wakanosato (Heart) - 800 on Day 5

Kaiho - 700 on Day 2

Hokutoriki - 600 on Day 8

Miyabiyama -500 on Day 9

Asasekiryu - 300 on Day 7

Kokkai - 200 on Day 3

Kakizoe -200 on Day 14

2. Career wins

Wakanoyama - 9 more to reach 600 ( 3rd in active rikishi )

Takanowaka - 10 more to 400

Dejima -12 more to400

Miyabiyama - 15 more (!!!) to 300

Shimotori - 12 more to 200

Takekaze - 2 more to 100

3. Number of basho at Makuuchi level

Jumonji - 20

Asasekiryu -10

4. Career Makuuchi bouts

Dejima - 600 on Day 14 ( 10th in active rikishi )

Tokitsuumi - 500 on Shonichi

Wakanosato (Heart) - 500 on Day 11

Hayateumi -200 on Day 2

Kakizoe - 100 on Day 10

5.Wins at Makuuchi level

Kotomitsuki - 12 more to make 200

Hayateumi - 2 more to 100

Iwakiyama - 15 more ( !!! ) to 100

6. Number of consecutive bouts

Asasekiryu - 300 on Day 7

Kokkai - 200 on Day 3

7. Number of basho since hatsu-dohyou

KaioU, Wakanoyama - 100

Hokutoriki, Otsukasa - 70

Tochiazuma - 60

Tamanoshima - 40

Could be many more. Let's hope no one will go kyujo!

Edit- Thanks Kintamayama!

Edited September 6, 2004 by Amanogawa

[Kintamayama]

I think the word "bouts" should be substituted for the word "basho", except for number 7, ne?

[Amanogawa]

I think the word "bouts" should be substituted for the word "basho", except for number 7, ne?

Oops! :-D

Thanks for your catch. 1, 4, 6 must be corrected to "bouts". Gosh KaioU would be as old as Yoda ( or not?? ) if this was his 1,200th basho! (Applauding...)

[Naganoyama]

I wonder how many rikishi concentrate on records. Especially of the type '12 more wins to 200'.

I remember Brian Lara (all time great cricketer if you don't know him) trying to tip the scales on his 10000 test runs earlier this summer. From the point where he was 21 runs short and expected to knock them off within the first half hour of walking to the crease, he took three innings to get there (and was out for 7 in the last of those three, having reached exactly 10000). Thinking about it too much I guess.

[Mark Buckton]

These are the figures NHK English announcers usually use - any chance on a name about where it came from?

[Amanogawa]

These are the figures NHK English announcers usually use - any chance on a name about where it came from?

If you mean the source, it was an article in To-O Nippo newsppaper of September the 3rd, written by "Sumo-writer" Kyosu Toshisato. He used to work as a Kyodo-Press correspondent -widely known among sumo fans.

[Mark Buckton]

These are the figures NHK English announcers usually use - any chance on a name about where it came from?

If you mean the source, it was an article in To-O Nippo newsppaper of September the 3rd, written by "Sumo-writer" Kyosu Toshisato. He used to work as a Kyodo-Press correspondent -widely known among sumo fans.

Thank you Amanogawa-san.

Will grin as I listen to the English side lasses and lads reeling this off this time round. (Blushing...)