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Finngall Sandanme

Finngall

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13 minutes ago, Kintamayama said:

It was always 'better back then".

It never was.

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

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Yamanashi Yokozuna

Yamanashi

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10 hours ago, Amamaniac said:

I'm going into a funk.

Early in this tournament, the Top Division matta-ed a lot.  But in today's bouts, it didn't matta at all!

Sorry...

(rim-shot emoji)

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Asashosakari Dai-yokozuna

Asashosakari

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4 hours ago, Kintamayama said:

It was always 'better back then".

It never was.

Many sports fans like to yammer on about how much better things were in the past, where "in the past" invariably means the exact period of time when they personally first got interested in the sport in question. Purely coincidental, I'm sure.

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Rocks Yokozuna

Rocks

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5 minutes ago, Bumpkin said:

K1w Mitakeumi (5-2-3) is back. He gets Hakuho on Day 11.

Well, that will test your knee for sure. I'm glad he's back though.

Bumpkin Ozeki

Bumpkin

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Here's something that makes no sense. M11w Ikioi (5-4) has M15e Chiyonokuni (8-1) on Day 10 and M16w Daishomaru (0-9) on Day 11. 

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Tsuchinoninjin Sekiwake

Tsuchinoninjin

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Whether it was better then or not, THIS basho in particular, wow. Maybe call it black hatsu? Kisenosato retiring, Takekaze gone too, Aminishiki maybe soon, Takanoiwa technically too to close out *that* whole mess. Then, on top of it all of the ozeki are a total mess, the only other rikishi besides Hakuho that was being convincing ending up with a knee injury. 

I hope the 2nd week brings out some quality sumo at least. 

robnplunder Yokozuna

robnplunder

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44 minutes ago, Tsuchinoninjin said:

Whether it was better then or not, THIS basho in particular, wow. Maybe call it black hatsu? Kisenosato retiring, Takekaze gone too, Aminishiki maybe soon, Takanoiwa technically too to close out *that* whole mess. Then, on top of it all of the ozeki are a total mess, the only other rikishi besides Hakuho that was being convincing ending up with a knee injury. 

I hope the 2nd week brings out some quality sumo at least. 

I called Takekaze's intai in this basho.   I called Aminishiki's, too.   Will see if that turns out to be.   This basho has been crazier than others but there have been some quality sumo - Takakeisho for one. 

Bumpkin Ozeki

Bumpkin

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Ura lost to Hoshoryu. Ura hurt his knee. Bad.

They wheeled Ura out in the wheel chair.

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Rocks Yokozuna

Rocks

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I know Arwashi is desperate but he henkaed going right into a kotenge wrenching the crap out of Chiyonoumi's arm. Really dirty.

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Bumpkin Ozeki

Bumpkin

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Just now, Rocks said:

I know Arwashi is desperate but he henkaed going right into a kotenge wrenching the crap out of Chiyonoumi's arm. Really dirty.

I hope Chiyonoumi is ok.

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robnplunder Yokozuna

robnplunder

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1 hour ago, Bumpkin said:

Ura lost to Hoshoryu. Ura hurt his knee. Bad.

They wheeled Ura out in the wheel chair.

The wacky basho continues.  This effectively ends Ura's return.   We won't see him in Makuuchi for a long time, maybe, never again.   Takanoiwa started this basho on the wrong foot.  Kise's intai, Ozekis collapse, Mita's injury, Takekaze's intai, ....   Hak's the same though.  

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Eikokurai Yokozuna

Eikokurai

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Oh, crap. Ikioi copy and pasted his win over Yago, but Chiyonokuni has come out of it looking in a pretty bad way. That looks like his tournament will be over. Glad he'd already got his KK sorted and saved himself from demotion. 

Eikokurai Yokozuna

Eikokurai

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5 minutes ago, TillerTheChiller said:

He's done for

Kotoyuki looks much the same way now. It's a bloodbath. They're going to run out of wheelchairs.

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robnplunder Yokozuna

robnplunder

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5 minutes ago, TillerTheChiller said:

He's done for

... the casualty keeps coming.  Kotoyuki is helped off.   Looks like his knee.   Wow, just how bad this basho is going to be?

robnplunder Yokozuna

robnplunder

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It's all my fault.

  • Before the basho, I secretly hoped Takanoiwa to start an Ozeki run.  ---> Intai.
  • Then, I wished Kise to do well ---> Intai
  •  I fell back to my favorite, Mita ---> Kyujo
  • I wished Ura to KK at the least -> Injured
  • I posted good stuff about Chiyonokuni ---> Injured
  • <snip>
  • ... then finally Kotoyuki whom I often laughed at his falling into the crowd
  • I wish Hak to go zensho yusho.   There!   He will now go kyujo -> intai for sure. 

 

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WAKATAKE Yokozuna

WAKATAKE

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Some brighter news, Kotokamatani scores his KK at Ms14, and with the way that things will open up in the upper divisions, he will move even closer to sekitorihood for Haru.

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Eikokurai Yokozuna

Eikokurai

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Tamawashi has quietly been having a good tournament. He's managed to sneak a kachikoshi with hardly anyone noticing and secures his Sekiwake rank for Haru. That will be his 7th tournament at the rank, 12th overall in sanyaku.

 

Takakeisho had Takayasu rocking there for a moment but his old enemy – overcommitment – reared its ugly head. Takayasu stays even and it's 50-50 right now whether he KKs or MKs.

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