2024 year end awards in sumo

[Akinomaki]

Most wins of the year (restricted to makuuchi) was already awarded at the last basho of the year, by the Kyushu local Nishi-Nippon shimbun, for 66 makuuchi wins, one more than Onosato, the first time Kotozakura got this award.

handed over by the company president

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and as usual Kotozakura also got the Hochi best rikishi of the year award https://www.hochi.co.jp/award/rikishi/2024.html

(Hochi hasn't properly updated the page from that of last year, where Kirishima won it - Kotozakura's results are listed as Kirishima's)

the first for a Kotozakura - his grandfather didn't get this award.

He and Onosato were the candidates for the award, Onosato has joint (with Terunofuji) most yusho of the year and only one win less, but that one win was decisive. Kotozakura also had a ketteisen 13-2 D and 5 basho as ozeki in his favour. In the end the vote was 3-2 for Kotozakura o

Congratulations at the heya

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His kanji for this year is dream 夢, the goal for next year tsuna 綱

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same goal as Kirishima last year - but look where he is now

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Previous award threads 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

Edited December 25, 2024 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki]

The NikkanSP unofficial awards picked Onosato for several varieties

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The speedster award: 4.46s average time for a win - with 2nd most of the year, 15 more than no.2 Abi with 4.76s avarage, and also top for bouts in general: 4.6s average in 88 bouts, Abi with 5.06 in 87. Shodai is surprisingly high up in the rankings here.

Also top in the Oshi-special award - oshidashi and oshitaoshi wins: 28+3= 31, 2nd Tamawashi with 22+5

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And also top (very debatable) in the combined spirited rikishi rankings: 44 times in the top 3, 12 at no.1, 18 at no.2, 14 at 3 - but no doubt actually Ura should get this: 18 times no.1, 15 times no.2 and 3 at 3

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Regular is like last year:

On 23/12/2023 at 10:31, Akinomaki said:

the spirited poll recap for makuuchi - one first place gets 3 points, 2nd 2, 3rd 1 point
1. Ura
2. Takakeisho

Edited December 25, 2024 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki]

After oshi for Onosato, the NikkanSP nage award goes to Hoshoryu: 19 of his 61 wins were by throwing techniques, Kotozakura is 2nd with 17 -nage and Shonannoumi 3rd with 11 -nage wins. 2nd time in a row for Hoshoryu, last year he had 17 wins, with 6 different nage techniques this time, after 5 last year.

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Edited December 25, 2024 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki]

The Chuspo Best newcomer of the year award  of course went to Onosato, the perfect newcomer, not just this year: Hatsu basho new makuuchi, Kyushu new ozeki and 2 yusho in between.

http://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2024122600055&g=spo

he aims for higher - "Not just on the banzuke, in all respects"

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- no news yet about the JPSA awards, which should have taken place a week ago

Edited December 26, 2024 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki]

Next at the 13th NikkanSp Ozumo Grand Awards: kensho

46 bouts this year with a million Yen in hand: a pack of 34 kensho envelopes, containing 30 000 Yen each (another 30 000 for later/taxes)

Abi had 2 of these bouts and won them both, to get the "1000 gold coins with one grab" award. Also Takayasu, Takanosho and Shodai managed this - Abi stands out with the speed in which he got that: 7s combined for these 2 bouts, 105 kensho - 3.15 million yen - 450 000 yen per second. http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202412250000376.html

On 25/12/2024 at 09:21, Akinomaki said:

The speedster award: 4.46s average time for a win - with 2nd most of the year, 15 more than no.2 Abi with 4.76s average, and also top for bouts in general: 4.6s average in 88 bouts, Abi with 5.06 in 87. Shodai is surprisingly high up in the rankings here.

420 kensho this year for him: about 2874 yen cash per second for his time fighting on the dohyo

On the other side, the kensho one didn't get - the top 5 of missed kensho opportunities

Kotozakura missed out on 739 kensho (but he got 1503 this year), 2nd Kirishima with 600 not (and only got 484), Hoshoryu (598/973) Atamifuji (554/406), Tobizaru (526/283)

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- Oshoma should be not far away - he only got 205 kensho and had quite a lot on his bouts

Kotozakura also had the most million yen bouts, 22, and he won 12 of them - actually he should get the grab the gold award, but that emphasises the winning percentage of these bouts.

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On 24/12/2024 at 23:41, Akinomaki said:

Most wins of the year (restricted to makuuchi) was already awarded at the last basho of the year, by the Kyushu local Nishi-Nippon shimbun, for 66 makuuchi wins, one more than Onosato, the first time Kotozakura got this award.

Onosato was second with 65.  Wakatakakage finished the year with 63 wins, which includes one basho in Makushita and two bashos in Juryo.  With 61 wins, Hoshoryu was the only other rikishi to achieve 60+ in 2024.

[Akinomaki]

The rest of the NikkanSP awards

Kinboshi: top Takanosho with 2, Wakamotoharu, Shodai, Oho and Meisei with 1

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ginboshi: ozeki wins by hiramaku (below sanyaku), top Atamifuji with 7, then Ura and Tobizaru with 5

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best winning percentage against y/0 by hiramaku: top Takanosho 50%, Oho 46.2, Wakamotoharu 40%

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top 3 winning percentage in the last bout (below ozeki): Oho, Onosato, Abi

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Banzuke wave: least movements on the banzuke (except the unmovable yokozuna and constant ozeki Hoshoryu)

Top: Kotozakura and Kirishima with one move: between sekiwake and ozeki (the one up, the other down), joint 3rd Daieisho and Atamifuji with 4 moves, 5th Abi and Tamawashi with 7

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- another  debatable one, to have Kotozakura get it, though Hoshoryu had the least movements without having that guaranteed

Edited December 31, 2024 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki]

On 26/12/2024 at 06:40, Akinomaki said:

- no news yet about the JPSA awards, which should have taken place a week ago

I thought the JPSA went dead again, but no, they only are very late. Onosato after the Chuspo Best newcomer of the year award  also got a JPSA newcomer award for sumo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxuFu7O1Ueg

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Now NHK commentator Kotokaze got a sports merit award, else nothing for sumo o

Edited January 30, 2025 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki]

Another 2024 late award - for the Kyushu basho yusho, Kotozakura from Saitama prefecture got the sports association president's special award - he spent there 6 years, at Saitama Sakae middle and high school

today the trophy from the president o

[Yamanashi]

3 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

today the trophy from the president o

Geez, something that small ... they should have just mailed it.

[Sue]

33 minutes ago, Yamanashi said:

Geez, something that small ... they should have just mailed it.

I know the president looks small, but he probably wouldn't fit in the mail.