Mitakeumi, the Christmas present! (Birthday on 25th December)

[Jejima]

Between 2017 and 2022, Mitakeumi was basically a sanyaku rikishi, rising as far as Ozeki. But, in 2023 and 2024, he spent the entire time outside of the sanyaku. Is he now confined to Mid-Makunouchi mediocrity - or does he still have some mojo in the tank for 2025? 

Please comment below, in case a tie-breaker is required to decide the yusho. (Any comment is automatically better than none.) 

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[Wakawakawaka]

Wow, I was going to vote for exactly what Yarimotsu did, then I second guessed myself. You better win if I don't! :P

[just_some_guy]

On 30/11/2024 at 08:24, Jejima said:

 Is he now confined to Mid-Makunouchi mediocrity

 

Yeah

[Fashiritētā]

Agree, mid megashira 

[Kintamayama]

Down close to the edge.

[Morty]

Intai, unfortunately. I think a precipitous fall then he calls it a day, because he's tired.

[Athenayama]

Mitakeumi keeps being a "yo-yo" going up and down in Maegashira from one basho to the other. 3 KK and 3 MK in 2025.

[Jejima]

He'll hang around in the lower part of the Makunouchi division for the whole this year, losing once against a Juryo visitor.

[Jejima]

Bump - last chance to vote!

[Jejima]

15 voted for this poll.

All of us think that his lowest rank for the coming year will be lower than his Jan 2024 rank of M7 - with the majority of the votes spread around M13.

The general opinion is that the lowest ranked rikishi that he will lose to will be at the lower end of Makunouchi - but there are a decent amount of picks for Juryo ranks. 

Two players think that he will not rise higher than his current rank of M7 in the next six bashos. None of us see him getting back to sanyaku any time soon.

 

[Jejima]

Mitakeumi's 2025 was as follows:-

Jan: M7W 2-13
Mar: M17E 6-9
May: J1E 8-7
Jul: M16W 10-5
Sep: M12W 7-8
Nov: M13W 7-8
(Jan 2026: M14E?)

Q1: Mitakeumi's lowest rank was J1E back in May. Yarimotsu and Kyokufuji both got this correct.

Q2: Mitakeumi lost to J9E Oshoumi on day 15 in May. Nobody predicted that low. Closest was Yarimotsu with J7-J8

Q3: Mitakeumi's highest rank on the banzuke was M7W at the start of the year. This was predicted by Yarimotsu and Morty.

Clearly the (zensho) yusho winner is Yarimotsu!  

Wakawakawak leads the cheering?