Ozekis and Yokozunas for January 2022 - Here we go again!

[Oshirokita]

Takakeisho Y Hakuho

Asanoyama O1 Takayasu

Yutakayama O2

 

A bit of a wacky guess for Yutakayama, but I wanted to pick "other" and Yutakayama was not listed in the other choices, so...

 

[Jejima]

It's nearly 100% agreement that Kakuryu will not last the year - and most of us think that Hakuho will join him in intai. I guess that both have survived until at least March.

A fifth of us think that Shodai will leave the top ranks. I wonder if those still think that after the January basho?

Interestingly, it is 100% agreement that Takakeisho will remain in the top two ranks, so, we might all be proved wrong in March (yes, I know that he can regain his rank after a demotion, but you know what I mean.)

Three-fifths of us think that Takakeisho will be ranked at Yokozuna on the January 2022. Well, still early days, but maybe the other two-fifths are more likely to be proved correct.

Over a third of us think that Asanoyama will be a Yokozuna in a year's time. 

Terunofuji is by far the most popular pick to become an Ozeki during the upcoming year. I suppose that he will be watched closely in March, as a good basho then would likely give him the promotion.

Lots to digest. Let's see who can take this poll's yusho at the year's end.

[Jejima]

Time to start closing the annual polls (and opening some new ones for next year's action!)

The top of the banzuke for January 2022 will look like this:-

Terunofuji    Y
Takakeisho    O   Shodai

Pretty much everybody predicted that both Hakuho and Kakuryu would not make it onto the January 2022 banzuke.

Yamanashi and Totorofuji were the only two who foresaw the lack of Asanoyama. Presumably for his performances, rather than predicting his punishment? But it still counts! Both of these two did not predict the fall of Shodai. They both predicted Kakuryu's intai. However, Yamanashi did NOT predict Hakuho's intai. Therefore, Totorofuji was the only person to get this question completely correct.

For question two, Totorofuji was one of two who voted for an 'Other' as a Yokozuna on the new banzuke. But she also voted for Shodai - and for NO Yokozunas. So, spoiled her ballot? 

Terao also voted for 'Other' - along with Asanoyama.

For question 3, a lot of people correctly voted for both Takakeisho and Shodai. I will check to see which of them - if any - did not vote for anyone else... 

Terao is one.

MumboJumbo and Oortael got both, and also had Terunofuji as an Ozeki, which I think is closer than Terao's guess (without Terunofuji anywhere).

I think that Totorofuji spoiled her vote again, as she had no Ozekis ticked, as well as some Ozekis.

 

Let's go to the comments....

Well, this was looking like it was going to be a difficult one to decide who could have a yusho, until I read the penultimate comment.

Oortael's prediction is not bad at all! He has the three actual top-rankers in the correct order - just keeping Terunofuji at the rank of Ozeki. Asanoyama is also included there, but I think that is understandable.

So, a yusho to @Oortael for this poll!