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Fixed Day 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxei_qwBwJc Endo's eye.  I guess they weren't kidding about Ichinojo getting owned regularly by the yokozunae in training. anakha fucked around with this message at 23:17 on Nov 17, 2014 |
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I think people are wise to Ichinojo now, we'll see how he does in the lower ranks for the final 3rd. Day 10 its: Hakuho - Aoiyama Terunofuji - Kakuryu Harumafuji - Kisenosato Aoiyama has been very unAoiyama like this basho, failing to fall on his face even once. I think he can pull some upset but against Hakuho I dunno. Harumafuji is a match behind Kisenosato but Harumafuji has been looking solid after his slow start and Kisenosato has lucked into a few wins here. Uncle Jam fucked around with this message at 02:16 on Nov 18, 2014 |
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Uncle Jam posted:I think people are wise to Ichinojo now, we'll see how he does in the lower ranks for the final 3rd. It's funny how vested we get with Aoiyama, even though I truly give no fucks how all that gelatinous mass of acne and man titties does in the end. It's like watching a train wreck, really. Yet one that somehow has snuck into sanyaku. Speaking of Fat Fucks Falling on their Faces, I haven't heard about Gagamaru in a while. He still in juryo? Kakuryu is quickly becoming what Harumafuji should have been.
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If Gagamaru ever makes it out of Juryu, it will be to Makushita or retirement.
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He's fattin' around Juryo against some pretty weak opposition. I doubt we'll see him again.
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Day 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t12jahM_Fgo Quite a few good tsuppari brawls today. I approve. First time I've seen an amiuchi. Or an okuritaoshi. Holy poo poo, Ichinojo sent the gyoji flying there.  Kisenosato knows he hosed up that tachiai.
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anakha posted:
And none of them involved Aoiyama or Shohozan, funny enough. Pretty sure I've never seen amiuchi either, but seems like we'll see a half dozen or so okuritaoshi a year. According to sumodb, Toyonoshima did it to Jokoryu in July, Arawashi to Chiyomaru in May, and Hakuho to Endo in March.
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Good day's sumo that I especially enjoyed the Shohozan-Amuru scrap. Getting a bit worried about Geoido retaining Ozeki status if he doesn't step up soon. Also Tochinoshin owns owns owns
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In trying to smooth out the lower frame rate of today's video, I set the YouTube speed setting to x2 speed. I've discovered this makes watching sumo 10x better for the sheer comical value. When the gyoji starts going "NOKOTTANOKOTTANOKOTTANOKOTTANOKOTTANOKOTTA" like a chipmunk, it's great.
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Kotooshu was handing out sumo calendars at the arena today. He's really drat tall, y'all.
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Day 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlKuvhQ3Kwo Crap, Kyokutenho-Tochinoshin? I didn't know who to root for.  Kisenosato-Kakuryu easily takes MOTN in an otherwise kinda meh day. Harumafuji's semi-henkaish tactic doesn't quite work this time. anakha fucked around with this message at 14:07 on Nov 19, 2014 |
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anakha posted:Day 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlKuvhQ3Kwo Yeah, the day before wasn't fantastic either. But we've got a race on our hands and we've yet to be disappointed when the race is this tight at the end, so here's hoping. Kyoku and Tochi are both kachi-kochi, so I'm all for pushing the goon back up top where he belongs after a hell of a comeback. I had also forgotten how massive Tochi's legs are. How does ever lose a yorikiri battle? Kibner posted:Kotooshu was handing out sumo calendars at the arena today. He's really drat tall, y'all. 6'8" is massive even if you're a beanpole. Supposedly he's lost most of his sumo weight already, too. Were any of the women brave enough to come near him?
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Fryhtaning posted:Yeah, the day before wasn't fantastic either. But we've got a race on our hands and we've yet to be disappointed when the race is this tight at the end, so here's hoping. Yeah, he lost a lot of weight. He now just looks like a guy who works out a bit. Women were not afraid to approach him 1v1 and just have a casual conversation with him. The crowd was really sparse until about halfway through the Juryo(sp?) matches. The Harumafuji match didn't have any sponsors. The Kakuryu match had a sumo manga as one of the sponsors. Apparently, it is a recent release and is very popular.
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Kibner posted:Yeah, he lost a lot of weight. He now just looks like a guy who works out a bit. Women were not afraid to approach him 1v1 and just have a casual conversation with him. No kensho at all for Harumafuji?? Ouch. If Aoiyama were one rank lower that would be the worst kinboshi ever. Sumo manga? I'd love to get into that. Title?
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Ask and ye shall receive. Also Harumafuji doesn't have any kensho because all the reports had him being absent for the whole basho and then he suddenly showed up on the first day, so nobody put in sponsorship of his matches because they thought he wouldn't be there.
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According to the sumoforum, nobody has been able to get a stream today. There's a serious chance that there won't even be a recap today 
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Link to Jason's channel to catch the last few bouts. http://www.youtube.com/user/JasonsinJapan/videos Kakuru with the diss to Goeido, I love it
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Day 12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWztZf9bS0M Kotoshogiku on a bad wheel  Love the ending blurb: Hakuho and Kakuryu tied, followed by... Tochinoshin? 
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Pretty disappointed that Goeido is kadoban by virtue of a Yokozuna henka, but he's underperformed all basho, so it would've probably happened anyway. Tochinoshin is showing the value of morale, I think. He's back in the top division having comfortably won 4 tournaments on his way. There's also inexperienced opponents: his two losses came against guys who've fought him 10+ times before, most of the rest have never faced him before (or not in 7 years, in the case of Sokokurai). It's still super impressive that he's 10-2 after more than a year away from Makuuchi
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Kind of nice to see Hakuho own Kisenosato without a bunch of silly poo poo beforehand. Tomorrow's Schedule: Hakuho - Kotoshogiku Harumafuji - Kakuryu Tochinoshin - Ichinojo It's really interesting they are pulling Ichinojo for Tochinoshin duty. Uncle Jam fucked around with this message at 02:05 on Nov 21, 2014 |
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Day 13: http://youtu.be/0NMIBbofo0A Tochinoshin-Ichinojo and Aoiyama-Takayasu were the poo poo. anakha fucked around with this message at 15:20 on Nov 21, 2014 |
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Day 14: http://youtu.be/5f11VxYxl2E Ichinojo is the real loving deal
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I'm happy to be wrong about Ichinojo not being able to live up to that high a rise in rank. One win away from Taiho's record, wow. anakha fucked around with this message at 19:17 on Nov 22, 2014 |
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anakha posted:I'm happy to be wrong about Ichinojo not being able to live up that that high a rise in rank. If Kakuryu wins twice tomorrow I fully expect there to be a third matchup in the parking lot. Jesus god Tochinoshin and Ichinojo made it look easy against two tough competitors.
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Day 15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfFCXN2kDBo Today was pretty anti-climactic all throughout. anakha fucked around with this message at 12:24 on Nov 23, 2014 |
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anakha posted:Day 15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfFCXN2kDBo Oh come on, Harumafuji-Kotoshogiku was good at least
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What was tied to the envelopes for the Kisenosato Goeido match? It looked like a pair of arrows.
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Gibbo posted:What was tied to the envelopes for the Kisenosato Goeido match? It looked like a pair of arrows. I want to know that myself. Wow, just like that we've witnessed history in one of the world's oldest sports.
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Fryhtaning posted:Wow, just like that we've witnessed history in one of the world's oldest sports. Next basho will really be something. I wonder how the crowd will react if he's undefeated on day 12+ edit - also random tidbit Hakuho's latest stretch is some of the best wrestling of his career. Won 9 out of the last 11 bashos while only dropping 15 matches. That's pretty loving crazy- but he actually has done it before back in 2010-2011 while only losing 13 bouts. Goddamn dude Omnikin fucked around with this message at 05:53 on Nov 24, 2014 |
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Gibbo posted:What was tied to the envelopes for the Kisenosato Goeido match? It looked like a pair of arrows. It was a pair of arrows. The third from last match on the final day of the tournament (also called the senshuraku) is always awarded the two arrows with the kenshokin envelopes. The second to the last match's winner is given a bowstring and the final match's winner is given a bow. This all goes back to when the Emperor would award a bow and arrows to the winner of his personal tournament. Supposedly, one time the winner of the tournament did some fancy twirling of the bow. This led to the bow (albeit string-less) ceremony that gets performed by the yumitorishiki, who is now the stand-in for reception of the bow on the final day.
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Encouraging everyone to sign up for the next round of Guess the Banzuke. The very simple premise is you fill out what you think the next Banzuke for makuuchi will look like. Its kind of like a bizarro fantasy sumo except it comes down to understanding how they will place the wrestlers in the standings. Also the website is very geocities which gains it some points. Here's last basho results and rules of the game: http://www.dichne.com/Guess.htm Here's the entry form: http://sumodb.sumogames.de/gtb/GTBEntry.aspx
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Also chirping to say that many of the sumo games are quite fun. Sumo Game http://www.japanguide.info/sumo/ Pick 10 winners every day, face off against another player. The player with more correct guesses wins the match. Try to make kachi-koshi and move up the banzuke. Bench Sumo http://members.sumogames.de/ Select 10 Rikishi prior to the start of the basho to form your team. Every day face off against another players team. You rank your team on the likeliness of a particular wrestler winning that day, with only the top 5 wrestlers "starting" for your team (the remaining 5 make up the bench). The higher ranked you have them the more points they may potentially score for a win. The team with the most points wins for the day. There are many others, but those are two of the more popular. The site that bench sumo runs off has several other games. You can also check out Fantasy Sumo at http://www.sumotalk.com/, where you pick several wrestlers from different rank brackets at the beginning of the Basho, and receive points for any wins, special prizes, or yushos. Diplomat fucked around with this message at 05:16 on Nov 26, 2014 |
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Uncle Jam posted:Encouraging everyone to sign up for the next round of Guess the Banzuke. I've signed up. Start of a new year seems like a good time to give it a go. I've been having a go at this by myself just for kicks because I'm a total sperg anyway. I think I've got a pretty good grasp of how it tends to go, but I have a tendency to be fair and not promote Endo higher than he deserves, which could be my comeuppance.
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Is there a site with a list of past Basho results? I can't find one. Wikipedia is amazing for individual Sumo wrestler results but it's a pain to go through everyone individually because it's easy to forget to compare everyone to each other.
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http://sumodb.sumogames.de has what you're looking for.
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Cheers dude. Made sorting out the lower ranks actually possible.
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