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Eikokurai Yokozuna

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Great scrap between Tamawashi and Mitakeumi. 

Tochinoshin looks focused and determined. Just the eight wins to go!  

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Rainoyama Maegashira

Rainoyama

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Kakuryu on a mission, looks like he really wants to win that first basho of reiwa, with Hakuho out, it's his basho to lose.

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Tsubame Maegashira

Tsubame

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2 hours ago, Eikokurai said:

On paper only. He lost the yusho playoff last time around.

Playoff bouts are not part of the normal winning-losing wrestler statistics and do not interfere with winning or losing streaks. They just determine who is getting the trophy or not.

 

Just like the penalty shoot-out in football tournaments ("soccer" for our american friends) is still a draw in regards of ranking points for both teams. The shoot-out just determines who advances to the next round or who is England.

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Eikokurai Yokozuna

Eikokurai

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Just now, Tsubame said:

Playoff bouts are not part of the normal winning-losing wrestler statistics and do not interfere with winning or losing streaks. They just determine who is getting the trophy or not.

I'm aware, which is why I said 'on paper'. I was just saying that he's not actually managed to win eight bouts in a row, only regulation ones.

Philioyamfugi Maegashira

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Goedo throwing around Aioyama like a rag doll. Takakeisho looks right on form and possible contender, he's in the zone. Tochinoshin looks like his old self, hope he gets his 10. 

Rocks Yokozuna

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Goeido and Tochinoshin looked very good again . Ichinojo and Takayasu snapped back but not all the way yet. Kaisei looks hurt unfortunately. Kotoshogiku looked pretty pathetic trying to get at Takakeisho's mawashi. Asanoyama looks good this basho so far. Ikioi lost another that he would easily have won if his leg stood up long enough to complete the throw. 

Rainoyama Maegashira

Rainoyama

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23 minutes ago, Rocks said:

Goeido and Tochinoshin looked very good again . Ichinojo and Takayasu snapped back but not all the way yet. Kaisei looks hurt unfortunately. Kotoshogiku looked pretty pathetic trying to get at Takakeisho's mawashi. Asanoyama looks good this basho so far. Ikioi lost another that he would easily have won if his leg stood up long enough to complete the throw. 

According to japanese commentators from NHK yesterday, Kaisei couldn't do much or any keiko because of a thigh infection, his legs are weak so it looks like he is in for a long basho...

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Eikokurai Yokozuna

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14 minutes ago, Rainoyama said:

According to japanese commentators from NHK yesterday, Kaisei couldn't do much or any keiko because of a thigh infection, his legs are weak so it looks like he is in for a long basho...

I wonder if they’ll put Ikioi and Kaisei together in a sort of one-legged bout.

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Jakusotsu Dai-yokozuna

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1 minute ago, Eikokurai said:

I wonder if they’ll put Ikioi and Kaisei together in a sort of one-legged bout.

I wonder if that's how he caught the infection in the first place...

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Dwale Maegashira

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Mitakeumi v. Tamawashi was a treat, especially for it only being day two. Tochinoshin looking strong again. He keeps it up and he'll get those ten wins.

Takayasu won, but he'll have to do better than that. A higher caliber of opponent would have punished him.

Jakusotsu Dai-yokozuna

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12 minutes ago, Dwale said:

Mitakeumi v. Tamawashi was a treat, especially for it only being day two.

Really? That was the most pathetic Tamawashi I ever saw, eager only to finally get it over with.

Morty Sekiwake

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12 minutes ago, Dwale said:

Mitakeumi v. Tamawashi was a treat, especially for it only being day two. 

Takayasu won, but he'll have to do better than that. A higher caliber of opponent would have punished him.

Tamawashi laid the nut in about six times in that bout and both of them looked completely gassed at the end.

Takayasu did okay there - his whole thing was to keep Endo off his belt, which was successful, and he was patient until he had a chance to push him out. Good oshi sumo against a yotsu specialist, so I think it was deliberate.

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Oortael Juryo

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I was so mad at Aoiyama going for the belt at the taichai for no reason against a guy who is so much better than him at this. He may have just walk out of the doyho on his own, that would have been pretty much the same. Disappointing ... 

So nice to see Tochinoshin being himself and handling his opponents like they were 6yo.

Kaisei being ill/injured again, so sad. He had a pretty good setup with his rivals around him on the banzuke. Now let's just hope he can get a few wins to stay out of the demotion race next time.

It's still good to have sumo back. 

Rainoyama Maegashira

Rainoyama

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The twins turned 22 today, both won their bout for their birthday. Takanofuji is aiming to return to Juryo, his brother Takagenji is aiming to make his Maku uchi debut next basho and had a good 2-0 start to this basho so far.

 

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orandashoho Ozeki

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17 minutes ago, Rainoyama said:

The twins turned 22 today, both won their bout for their birthday. Takanofuji is aiming to return to Juryo, his brother Takanofuji is aiming to make his Maku uchi debut next basho and had a good 2-0 start to this basho so far.

Don't you mean Takagenji?
What a small cake... and they have to share it too.

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Rainoyama Maegashira

Rainoyama

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7 minutes ago, orandashoho said:

Don't you mean Takagenji?
What a small cake... and they have to share it too.

Oh yes thank you ! I wrote Takanofuji twice but the second one was supposed to be Takagenji  obviously! I corrected my mistake thanks again for pointing it out. Maybe they have to be careful about what they eat since the basho just started ?

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Akōgyokuseki Juryo

Akōgyokuseki

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9 hours ago, Eikokurai said:

Is it just me or is Kakuryu looking a bit flabbier than in recent basho?

Good spot..his upper body is definitely a lot bigger this basho. Maybe trying to compensate for a weaker lower half? Since he mentioned yesterday the ankle injury was 'doing ok, but is far from perfect'. Looks like the extra weight is helping with his momentum at the tachi ai too.

Atenzan Sekiwake

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7 hours ago, Jakusotsu said:

I wonder if that's how he caught the infection in the first place...

Has the fanfiction contingent ruled on whether thigh infections can be sexually transmitted? 

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Rocks Yokozuna

Rocks

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10 hours ago, Jakusotsu said:

Really? That was the most pathetic Tamawashi I ever saw, eager only to finally get it over with.

I would tend to agree. I'm kinda nervous about Mitkeumi actually. Mitkeumi usually handles Tamawashi easily which is why Tamawashi was tentative. Probably that smack from Aoiyama made him wary too.  I expected a bounce back to better form this basho but Mitakeumi's  tach ai was terrible both days. I hope he improves.

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