Makunouchi Yushos in 2019

[Jejima]

In 2018, half of the yushos were won by rikishi ranked below Ozeki. That is unusual. Will 2019 also be a weird year, or will it be more 'normal', with Yokozunas and Ozekis dominating?

Which ranks do you think will win the Makunouchi yushos in 2019?  

Please write your predictions in the comments below.

Please also mention which rikishi (give names!) you think will actually win the yushos (and how many).

Similar polls can be found for previous years below.

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[WAKATAKE]

Hakuho - 2
Kakuryu - 1
Takayasu - 1
Takakeisho (as ozeki) - 1
Takakeisho (as sekiwake) - 1

[MumboJumbo]

Hakuho - 2 

Kakuryu - 1

Takayasu - 1

Tochinoshin - 1

Mitakeumi (ozeki) - 1

[chishafuwaku]

Hakuho 2

Takayasu 2

Takakeisho 1

Onosho 1

[Rocks]

Hakuho  - 1

Takayasu - 2

Tochinoshin - 1

Ichinojo - 1

Goeido - 1

[Morty]

Hak - 1

Kak - 1

Takayasu - 1

Takakeisho - 1 (as Ozeki)

Mitakeumi - 1

Onosho - 1

[just_some_guy]

Hakuho - 2

Kakuryu - 2

Takayasu - 1

And then someone else will sneak one out. No idea who. I'll guess Onosho I suppose.

[Churaumi]

Hakuho 1, Kakuryu 2, 2 by ozeki, and one sanyaku. Maybe a second win by Takakeisho or Mitakeumi. That’s all I’m willing to say.

[Tenshinhan]

2 Hakuho
2 Kakuryu
1 Takayasu
1 Goeido

[Shatsume]

Hak 2

Kak 1

Takakeisho 1

Takayasu 1

Other, 1, possibly toch or mit or hokotofuji or onosho. 

[Andonishiki]

takayasu 1 or 2

tochinoshin 1 or 2

Hak/kak combined 2 or 3

goeido nil

mitakeumi nil

one newbie, maybe abi/endo/yyama/yago 1

[Asapedroryu]

Hakuho - 2

Kakuryu - 2

Goeido - 1

Ichinojo - 1

[Hakuhonofan]

Hakuho 2

Kakuryu 1

Takayasu 1

Onosho 1

Someone else 1

[Jejima]

Hakuho - 1
Kisenosato - 1
Takayasu - 1
(Ozeki) Takakeisho - 1
Tochiozan(!) - 1
Mitakeumi - 1

Edited January 7, 2019 by Jejima

[Benihana]

Hakuho - 2
Kakuryu - 1

Kisenosato - 1
Takayasu - 1
Takakeisho (as ozeki) - 1
 

[Oshirokita]

Hakuho 2

Kakuryu 1

Takayasu 2

Ichinojo 1

[Oortael]

Hakuho 3, Kakuryu 1, Takayasu 1, Goeido 1

[Jejima]

Bump!  Last chance to enter!

[Pitinosato]

Hakuho 2

Kakuryu 1

Tochinoshin 1 

Takayasu 1 

Takakeisho 1

[Jejima]

Our predictions for where the yushos come from this year appear to be far more spread out than usual!

The median (and mode) for Yokozuna yushos is three - so just half of the one's available this year.

The median (and mode) for Ozeki yushos is two - so one third of the yusho's for this year.

The median (and mode) for yushos from Sekiwake or a lower rank is one - so that's nice.  Certainly no consensus as to which lucky low-ranked rikishi will take it!

[RabidJohn]

Epic fail...

[WAKATAKE]

Certainly nobody saw Tamawashi winning it!

[Jejima]

In 2019, the yushos were won as follows....

Jan - S1W Tamawashi (13-2)
Mar - Y1E Hakuho (15-0!)
May - M8W Asanoyama (12-3)
Jul - Y1E Kakuryu (14-1)
Sep - S1E Mitakeumi (12-3, after play-off)
Nov - Y1W Hakuho (14-1)

So, all three Tokyo yushos won by rikishi ranked below Ozeki, with the three 'out-of-town' yushos won by Yokozunas. 

Terao, WAKATAKE, MumboJumbo, Konosato, RabidJohn, Churaumi, Shatsume, Andonishiki, Hakuhonofan and Pitinosato all predicted three yushos by Yokozunas.

Nobody predicted three yushos by the below Ozeki ranks. Sue, chishafuwaku, Konosato, Morty, Hakuhonofan, Jejima and I am the Yokozuna came closest with two.

So the yusho here goes to a play-off between Konosato and Hakuhonofan.  Konosato did not make any comments. Hakuhonofan correctly predicted two yushos for Hakuho and one for Kakuryu - so the yusho goes to....

@Hakuhonofan 

Jun-yusho for...

@Konosato 

Edited February 14, 2020 by Jejima