Aki 2023 discussion (results)

[Akinomaki]

The gomen-fuda is in place since Aug. 23rd o

All days sold out, no tickets for the day will be on sale

Enough Y/O on the poster this time

Again oyakata talk events in the sumo museum, on all days - schedule: https://www.sumo.or.jp/KokugikanSumoMuseum/

Mainly the new ones, also Akiseyama - Ishiura and Chiyonokuni twice each

Edited September 10, 2023 by Akinomaki

[Ack!]

All days sold out?!  Seems like at Nagoya there were plenty of tickets and empty seats.

[Akinomaki]

2 hours ago, Ack! said:

All days sold out?!  Seems like at Nagoya there were plenty of tickets and empty seats.

Sold out doesn't mean all who have a ticket are there, many only come for the 2nd half of makuuchi, others have left by then. And sold out it is for the NSK - the chaya and agencies who got a whole bunch may not have sold them all to THEIR customers

[rokudenashi]

Any forum members planning to attend? I’ll be there for the last 3 days.

[rhyen]

15th until the senshuraku 

[Tigerboy1966]

17 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

Sold out doesn't mean all who have a ticket are there, many only come for the 2nd half of makuuchi, others have left by then

I feel another koan coming on... the ticket is bought, but the seat is empty... whose buttocks occupy the empty seat?

[Barutokai]

The poster looks a bit like Hoshoryu is seasoning Takakeisho

[Benihana]

 

[Katooshu]

Hakuoho has had shoulder surgery a few days ago and is out of Aki

https://hochi.news/articles/20230904-OHT1T51047.html?mode=photo&photoid=1

Edited September 4, 2023 by Katooshu

[Yamanashi]

46 minutes ago, Katooshu said:

Hakuoho has had shoulder surgery and is out of Aki

This had to be done.

[Seiyashi]

Implicit in his statement that his goal is not to be (just) in makuuchi. He's clearly planning ahead. Excelllent call. 

[Akinomaki]

No time set for recovery, a return this year is almost impossible - probably a drop to below his starting rank. Hakuoho injured his right shoulder in high school, opted to have surgery and heal completely and thus didn't join ozumo at once. Right after entry, just before the Hatsu basho he injured the left shoulder, then it wasn't really bad yet and he entered, then re-injured it in April - he is in pain since May, got the advice from the shisho and the former Miyagino (then Magaki) to heal it properly, but entered Natsu with it and then Nagoya to aggravate it this far. o

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Edited September 5, 2023 by Akinomaki

[dingo]

Hope the surgery works out for him. 

Edit: I'm surprised Miyagino/Hakuho let him enter the previous basho despite his own suggestions to heal. I would've expected the oyakata's word goes, especially with rikishi that young. 

Edited September 4, 2023 by dingo

[Akinomaki]

24 minutes ago, dingo said:

Hope the surgery works out for him. 

Edit: I'm surprised Miyagino/Hakuho let him enter the previous basho despite his own suggestions to heal. I would've expected the oyakata's word goes, especially with rikishi that young. 

I guess the advice came mainly due to the influence of the former Miyagino, who was removed soon after. The policy of Hakuho about letting his deshi fight injured was visible all the way, just look at Kiho.

Giving this advice seems like just a formality in sumo, no rikishi is expected to follow it, just like nobody cares about the time needed for recovery that the medical certificates state.

[Akinomaki]

Terunofuji is kyujo as expected https://www.jiji.com/sp/article?k=2023090800298&g=spo

[Reonito]

According to the official site, Hakuoho is kyujo as expected, and despite some rumors that he might enter, Wakatakakage thankfully is too.

[Akinomaki]

Wakatakakage has a medical certificate saying he still needs about one month of rest after surgery https://www.sankei.com/article/20230908-M6RHJCFGLVO2JPN5KV2PI5AW6Q/

- apparently he listened to the doctors, he will start his return from makushita level

Articles of course say "should he rest the whole basho", but until Kirishima last basho, that was just a standard phrase, with nobody giving even one thought about entering later on

Edit: with the recent banzuke making policy though, two, three wins would be enough to ensure his stay in juryo

Edited September 8, 2023 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki]

Kitanofuji is again kyujo for NHK, day 1 has Mainoumi with Tamanoi http://www.sanspo.com/article/20230907-S4QVN6L75RDVFPIHYEZ74BTEWM/

[Akinomaki]

The dohyo matsuri starts in a few hours - again without rikishi - afterwards the yusho portrait presentation with the new ozeki - and likely Isegahama in place of Terunofuji

[Akinomaki]

Plenty of spectator videos from the dohyo matsuri today and the yusho portrait presentation - the NSK versions are better though

another angle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqNoAp_EmaM

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oyakata at the dohyo matsuri https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AISIkME6lPo

o o o o o o o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8A006jZhws

the yobidashi furedaiko parade

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fajUdZ29JNE

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[Benihana]

Last bout and no comments so far?

Asanoyama doing Ozeki sumo, Takakeisho not doing Ozeki sumo. Happy to see at least the other Os going strong. Some mattas, a torinaoshi, the east side almost sweeping it, could have been a worse start to a basho.

[Benihana]

Hello? Anyone here? Do we really need the 'muricans to wake up, to get this going here? I can't remember ANY basho day being so quiet. 

[Kishinoyama]

Hokuseiho doing Maegashira sumo. If he keeps doing sumo like this he will be in Juryo soon.

[rhyen]

2 hours ago, Benihana said:

Last bout and no comments so far?

Asanoyama doing Ozeki sumo, Takakeisho not doing Ozeki sumo. Happy to see at least the other Os going strong. Some mattas, a torinaoshi, the east side almost sweeping it, could have been a worse start to a basho.

Maybe having Hakuho on hanamichi duty on the east side has something to do with it? The west had Akiseyama.

[Benihana]

3 minutes ago, Kishinoyama said:

Hokuseiho doing Maegashira sumo. If he keeps doing sumo like this he will be in Juryo soon.

It's really sad. He has to watch "Waterboy" with Adam Sandler. I'm dead serious. He is too nice. He has to channel his inner Chad Rowan. Akebono instilled FEAR in his opponents, just by staring at them. And then he raged them off the dohyo. Hokuseiho...i want to give that good boy a belly rub, and that's exactly the way he fights. The biggest of fluffs, but no bite.