Banzuke for Haru 2019

[Kintamayama]

1 hour ago, Thorbjarn said:

Is Tomokaze still Yoshikaze's tsukebito? There is no way he can uphold his duties with both of them being banzuke neighbours, right? 

Yes, and very very quietly, he is tied for the 4th ever quickest rise to Makuuchi (11 bashos) from entering sumo.

[Eikokurai]

3 hours ago, robnplunder said:

Did you mean "Takakeisho didn't deserve a promotion?"

No, demotion. He was Sekiwake East last time and put in a performance worthy of retaining that rank. Evidently the banzuke guys felt that not punishing Takakeisho outweighed the need to reward Tamawashi, so they’ve kept the status quo rather than swap them as many people expected.

[Eikokurai]

14 hours ago, Tigerboy1966 said:

New career high for Hattorizakura at Jk15w. The ascent has begun.

Haru is the season when the (Hattori)zakura begins to blossom.

[Shatsume]

9 hours ago, Rocks said:

How are they the same by the numbers? Endo is 2 full ranks back with 1 more win.  The only way it makes any sense is Endo's schedule was significant'y tougher than his.  

Because he also had one less loss!

Even though that's driven by the fact that he had one more win... 

[robnplunder]

5 hours ago, Eikokurai said:

No, demotion. He was Sekiwake East last time and put in a performance worthy of retaining that rank. Evidently the banzuke guys felt that not punishing Takakeisho outweighed the need to reward Tamawashi, so they’ve kept the status quo rather than swap them as many people expected.

The thought never occurred to me that the committee will promote Tama over Taka's sekiwake rank.   The east to west (or west to east for those who are in the different hemisphere) is such a small move considering all else (Taka being close for a promo to Ozeki, his jun-yusho, beating Tama in that basho, etc).  

[Rigel]

6 hours ago, Eikokurai said:

No, demotion. He was Sekiwake East last time and put in a performance worthy of retaining that rank. Evidently the banzuke guys felt that not punishing Takakeisho outweighed the need to reward Tamawashi, so they’ve kept the status quo rather than swap them as many people expected.

It's not really considered a demotion. There's something else going on here, normally he would have been shifted west, but they have an unspoken exception at sekiwake where the better candidate for ozeki promotion is always east. If he was not on an ozeki run, takakeisho would have been west.

[Yubinhaad]

18 hours ago, Yubinhaad said:

Takiguchi is now Masuminato, receiving the rare honour of using the first kanji of his shisho's shikona (ex-Masurao) - the last time that happened was for Masuraumi's Juryo promotion nine years ago.

The second part of his new shikona is in honour of the schools he attended in his hometown Funabashi, Minato-cho Elementary and Minato Junior High. Minato-oyakata was asked for and gave permission for the kanji to be used, since it is the same as his heya.

Masuminato shows off his new shikona on the heya ranking board.

And an older picture I just stumbled across - when he joined the heya in 2014, fellow Funabashi native Wakakoyu (now Shiranui-oyakata) went with the okamisan to collect him.

From left: Onomatsu okamisan / Wakakoyu / Takiguchi / Funabashi Mayor Toru Matsudo / Takiguchi's mother / Eiji Fukazawa, chairman of the Funabashi sumo federation and coach of Funabashi Star Sumo Club, of which Takiguchi was a member.

[Eikokurai]

5 hours ago, Rigel said:

It's not really considered a demotion. There's something else going on here, normally he would have been shifted west, but they have an unspoken exception at sekiwake where the better candidate for ozeki promotion is always east. If he was not on an ozeki run, takakeisho would have been west.

‘Demotion’ is just the word I’m using to describe the move from east to west. 

[808morgan]

On 24/02/2019 at 15:00, sekitori said:

Toyonoshima--M14! That's wonderful to see. 

TO YO NO SHI MA 

[since_94]

12 hours ago, 808morgan said:

TO YO NO SHI MA 

I’m happy for the family man. His wife picks him up outside the Kokugikan after his bouts finish, with the kid in tow, in their little red car. Honestly, it’s a compact car, and he’s a big lad. It’s quite charming to see the family together picking up dad after work

Edited February 26, 2019 by since_94

[RabidJohn]

13 hours ago, Rigel said:

... they have an unspoken exception at sekiwake where the better candidate for ozeki promotion is always east. If he was not on an ozeki run, takakeisho would have been west.

You're wrong. Tamawashi stayed at S1E while Takayasu was posting better numbers on his ozeki run. Caused a deal of consternation amongst the GTB players, as I remember.

The fact is that sometimes they switch the high scoring sekiwake to the east slot, and other times they don't...

[Asashosakari]

Unusually, even though no former sekitori mired in the lower divisions retired after Hatsu basho, we still have a shorter list than before. There are now 35 of them, down from 36 two months ago.

Changes from Hatsu (last basho's results here):

Up: Daiseido is finally back in the paid ranks after 7 tournaments, having needed 3 kachikoshi just to traverse the last three spots from Ms2e to juryo. He's joined by Takanofuji whose tsukebito-beating doghouse phase ended up lasting 5 basho.

Down: Only veteran Jokoryu has found himself demoted this time, following three rather struggling comeback tournaments as sekitori. The rest of the juryo spaces were opened up by retired trio Kisenosato/Takanoiwa/Takekaze, so no additional active ex-sekitori have been created there.

Out: As mentioned, no retirements in makushita and below.

Appearance anniversaries: Amakaze is coming up on one year since his departure from juryo, and sadly he is currently closer to banzuke-gai than to renewed sekitoridom. Fujiazuma has been absent from the sekitori ranks for 2 years but now holds his highest position since getting demoted, following back-to-back 6-1 records in Kyushu and Hatsu. For often-injured Masunoyama it's already the 4-year mark since his last appearance in juryo, and Sagatsukasa has even reached 5 years.

Birthdays: A pair of birthdays has been celebrated in February, namely Hatsu sandanme champion Asabenkei's 30th, and Kagamio's 31st. Two more rikishi will be a year older in March, both during the basho - Keitenkai will be 29 on shonichi, while Takaryu turns 27 on Day 9.

"Out" shows how many basho it has been since each rikishi's last sekitori appearance. Rikishi with their shikona in darker cells have makuuchi experience. Career-highest ranks (HiRk) and number of basho spent in makuuchi (M#) and juryo (J#) are also included. To keep the focus on the results during the tournaments, these additional columns will only be presented here and in the Day 15 update.
 

Rank	Shikona	Heya	Age	Out	HiRk	M#	J#
Ms2e	Fujiazuma	Tamanoi	31	12	M4	17	18
Ms3e	Jokoryu	Kise	30	1	K	15	13
Ms3w	Seiro	Shikoroyama	30	3	M14	3	29
Ms5e	Churanoumi	Kise	25	4	J14		1
Ms6w	Tokushinho	Kise	34	20	J6		27
Ms9e	Kizenryu	Kise	33	4	J11		9
Ms9w	Dewahayate	Dewanoumi	30	16	J9		6
Ms10e	Sagatsukasa	Irumagawa	37	30	M9	6	22
Ms11e	Akua	Tatsunami	28	3	J14		2
Ms11w	Toyohibiki	Sakaigawa	34	7	M2	52	14
Ms12w	Sakigake	Shibatayama	32	25	J10		5
Ms13w	Asabenkei	Takasago	30	5	J7		7
Ms18e	Tochihiryu	Kasugano	31	7	J7		9
Ms20e	Gokushindo	Nishikido	22	2	J13		1
Ms23w	Asahisho	Tomozuna	29	11	M11	4	30
Ms25w	Kagamio	Kagamiyama	31	17	M9	7	14
Ms26e	Chiyootori	Kokonoe	26	8	K	19	16
Ms29e	Nionoumi	Yamahibiki	32	34	M16	1	12
Ms30w	Kitaharima	Yamahibiki	32	9	M15	1	24
Ms34w	Higonojo	Kise	34	29	J9		4
Ms35w	Chiyonoo	Kokonoe	27	2	M15	2	31
Ms36w	Ura	Kise	26	7	M4	5	6
Ms40e	Keitenkai	Onomatsu	28	39	J11		1
Ms41w	Takaryu	Kise	26	22	J13		1
Ms50e	Chiyoarashi	Kokonoe	27	34	J10		4
Ms52w	Tenkaiho	Onoe	34	17	M8	7	22
Ms57e	Masunoyama	Chiganoura	28	24	M4	13	12
Sd3e	Kaonishiki	Azumazeki	40	45	J6		2
Sd7w	Dairaido	Takadagawa	38	75	J2		6
Sd17e	Homarefuji	Isegahama	33	4	M6	10	28
Sd34e	Yamaguchi	Miyagino	29	7	M16	1	18
Sd35w	Yoshiazuma	Tamanoi	41	27	M12	3	18
Sd50e	Hitenryu	Tatsunami	34	45	J13		2
Jd48w	Terunofuji	Isegahama	27	5	O	24	5
Jd50w	Amakaze	Oguruma	27	6	M13	1	18

 

Edited February 26, 2019 by Asashosakari

[Ack!]

While the subject of former sekitori held a good deal of interest over the last few bashos, with all of the returnees there isn't a whole lot left, IMO.  I think the one story of interest is Masunoyama's second return to Makushita.  Hopefully he will be more successful this time.  Fujiazuma is on the verge of a return after a two-year absence, but I found myself asking, "who is that?"  The noteworthy names are all still on a downward trend, and I don't see any immediate sign of a significant reversal for any of them -- not that I would mind being pleasantly surprised if that should happen!  

I'm happy to celebrate the return of my "hometown" boy Daiseido, shusshin from Hachinohe-shi.   Congratulations on a hard-fought promotion from Ms2e to Ms1w to Ms1e and finally to Juryo!  Ganbatte!

Edited February 28, 2019 by Ack!

[Akinomaki]

The mochi-kyuukin basho bonus ranking of the present makuuchi - in 1000 Yen, from http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/data/sm-ranking.html 

7972		Hakuho
1376		Kakuryu
838		Kotoshogiku
826		Goeido
780		Tochiozan
758		Yoshikaze
692		Toyonoshima
682		Takayasu
640		Tochinoshin
616		Tamawashi
600		Ikioi
590		Takakeisho
588		Ichinojo
572		Okinoumi
550		Mitakeumi
508		Shohozan
504		Hokutofuji
488		Endo
462		Myogiryu
460		Takarafuji
428		Chiyotairyu
356		Aoiyama
350		Abi
342		Chiyonokuni
340		Shodai
330		Kaisei
302		Onosho
298		Sadanoumi
282		Daieisho
274		Asanoyama
274		Yutakayama
270		Ryuden
266		Nishikigi
266		Kagayaki
264		Chiyoshoma
248		Meisei
246		Yago
240		Tomokaze
240		Terutsuyoshi
240		Ishiura
240		Daishoho
240		Kotoeko

[Sue]

12 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

The mochi-kyuukin basho bonus ranking of the present makuuchi - in 1000 Yen, from http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/data/sm-ranking.html 

7972

Hakuho

Zow. Hakuho is making more than everyone else making ¥600,000 or more, combined, from Ikioi through Kakuryu.

[Kuroyama]

Congratulations to Hattorizakura for his new career-high rank! After his victory last basho he has rocketed up to the stratospheric heights of Jonokuchi 15!  Can he keep his streak going and get another win this time?

[Qwerry]

21 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

240   Tomokaze

What???

[fwuzzle23]

1 hour ago, Qwerry said:

What???

60 yen (equivalent to a 240,000 yen payout, as shown) is the minimum mochikyukin value for those in makuuchi. Same reason the other four listed at 240 have that much, they haven't been around long enough to accrue a large-enough bonus. If any of them get demoted back to juryo, they lose the difference between their pre-promotion account and 60...which I believe in Tomokaze's case will be 13.

[Doitsuyama]

On 25/02/2019 at 00:59, Yubinhaad said:

Jd75w Hayatonishiki Yuki > Hironaka Ryu (廣中 龍)

Thanks for listing the first name changes, I added them to the DB. Here I saw that I still had Ryu for Hayatonishiki. Do you have the kanji for Yuki available?

[Yubinhaad]

1 hour ago, Doitsuyama said:

Thanks for listing the first name changes, I added them to the DB. Here I saw that I still had Ryu for Hayatonishiki. Do you have the kanji for Yuki available?

 

佑紀

[Akinomaki]

The NSK published the official interviews from banzuke day, with Takakeisho&oyakata and with Hokutofuji https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w3xl0Bg3fc

Edited March 2, 2019 by Akinomaki

[Yubinhaad]

When the banzuke came out, Nishiiwa-oyakata (former Sekiwake Wakanosato) presented a pair of setta to his deshi Yamenosato, who can wear those now after becoming the first from the heya to make his Sandanme debut.

[Akinomaki]

On 25/02/2019 at 00:59, Yubinhaad said:

Shikihide-beya's Ezuka gets an interesting single-kanji shikona, Sawayaka. After going down the Google rabbit hole, there's a restaurant called Sawayaka in his home prefecture of Shizuoka. Whether there's some family connection, I don't know, it could be nothing to do with it.

Sawayaka is really one you won't hear much from - now Nikkan premium has his story: most of it behind the paywall, but in respect to the restaurant, it is simply one the hearing impaired Ezuka loves

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