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Kanthulhu posted:Wow day 12 is loving insane. It starts a little slow but the final matches are amazing. Day 12 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2BdIyPvbzg e: Jesus, what a finish indeed. And now, very likely that nothing will be certain until day 15. Fryhtaning fucked around with this message at 13:46 on May 21, 2015 |
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This basho is the most interesting one I've ever watched so far (this is the third basho I'm watching)
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May 21, 2015 14:15
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Kanthulhu posted:This basho is the most interesting one I've ever watched so far This is my second, and my favorite so far. Sumo is just cool as hell, there's nothing else quite like it.
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May 21, 2015 14:26
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Welcome newcomers! Although, at 4-5 years myself, I'm not sure I can consider myself a veteran yet. Not when we have people who have been following since the 90s.
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May 21, 2015 14:42
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What a day! Good work Goeido keeping it interesting.
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May 21, 2015 16:30
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Really stupid question, but if those are the sumo mascot shirts in the front row, anyone know where to buy them? The Hiyonoyama and Akawashi shirts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJsDeNn-MWc - You can see the characters here. (Song WILL get stuck in your head)
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May 21, 2015 22:10
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https://ckec.jp/pc/00000003/goods2/20130500691/ If you meant outside of Japan, good luck. Search せきとりくん顔tシャツ Uncle Jam fucked around with this message at 22:35 on May 21, 2015 |
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May 21, 2015 22:33
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Uncle Jam posted:https://ckec.jp/pc/00000003/goods2/20130500691/ Nah I have people in Japan, and I will be back there in the coming month or two. Score!! Thanks for this!!
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May 21, 2015 22:36
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Funkysauce posted:Really stupid question, but if those are the sumo mascot shirts in the front row, anyone know where to buy them? The Hiyonoyama and Akawashi shirts. I imagine that they asked Chiyonofuji to be in this and he was like "GET THE gently caress OUT OF MY HEYA"
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Dr.Radical posted:I imagine that they asked Chiyonofuji to be in this and he was like "GET THE gently caress OUT OF MY HEYA" That's fantastic. Does anyone have a list of the rikishi from that video? Edit: Day 13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWHRB1OORwk Well that killed about 80% of the suspense. Kisenosato taking down Hakuho is about the only way we get a photo finish at this point. Fryhtaning fucked around with this message at 14:02 on May 22, 2015 |
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May 22, 2015 13:50
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Day 14 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU5g9VtO6Vw Well well well....
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Flayer posted:Day 14 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU5g9VtO6Vw Goddamn. So much going on in the top ranks right now.
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May 23, 2015 13:02
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Wow, this basho is nuts.
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May 23, 2015 13:23
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In 3 years Hakuho's never done worse than 12-3. He's loving insane.
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May 23, 2015 13:29
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That fuckin' henka  tomorrow is going to be crazy
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May 23, 2015 17:03
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Kyokutenho continuing to pick up kachikoshis at his age. 
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May 23, 2015 17:53
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anakha posted:Kyokutenho continuing to pick up kachikoshis at his age. He had already been in Sumo for a year when Ichinojo was born 
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Tsaedje posted:He had already been in Sumo for a year when Ichinojo was born Too bad he can't say "I was doing sumo while you were still in diapers", being that he's still wears giant diapers, himself. To elaborate on the possibilities - if Hakuho and Terunofuji both win, the playoff is just between them. If one wins, he takes the whole thing, if both lose, we have a playoff of, potentially: Hakuho Terunofuji (losing to Aoiyama) Harumafuji (who will have beaten Hakuho) Kisenosato (if he beats Giku) Ikioi (if he beats the neckless one) Kaisei (if he beats Ichinojo) Takayasu (if he beats Myogiryu) Yoshikaze - lol (if he beats Gagamaru) lmao Yoshikaze has a chance at the yusho tomorrow. However, I seriously doubt Aoiyama stands a chance against Terunofuji, so I think at best we see a Hakuho/Terunofuji rematch. Jesus, has there ever been an 8-way playoff?
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I'm going to be routing for Harumafuji and Moobs to get the job done tomorrow. I would love to see some crazy play-off scenario.
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Fryhtaning posted:lmao Yoshikaze has a chance at the yusho tomorrow. However, I seriously doubt Aoiyama stands a chance against Terunofuji, so I think at best we see a Hakuho/Terunofuji rematch. Jesus, has there ever been an 8-way playoff? What I read on wikipedia earlier is that there has once been a 5-way playoff, once a 4-way playoff, and 3 times a 3-way playoff - otherwise, no other playoffs other than 2 rikishi. So yeah - tomorrow could be historic in a big way if everything plays right. edit: assuming thats the case, will this still play as a "random draw, first to 2 consecutive wins" playoff? assuming 2 consecutive wins right off the bat, 5 rikishi won't even get a chance to win.
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May 24, 2015 04:19
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Absolutely great finish to a great tournament.
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Kisenosato-Kotoshogiku confirmed something I've been suspecting all week - they're both pretty much the same wrestler at this point, down to the the belly-bumping. Hell of a way to end this basho.
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Incredible finale to a great basho, what a move by Harumafuji! I was wondering overnight if they'd promote Terunofuji if he managed to win the tournament and I'm glad they did. If he can keep going the way he is it won't be long before he's knocking on the yokozuna door.
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May 24, 2015 11:46
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That move when Harumafuji ducks a bit and lounges at Hakuho waist to grab his belt and put himself in a better postion is so friggin quick. The smaller yokozuna has amazing skills. What an impredictable basho. Grats to Terunofuji.
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Kanthulhu posted:That move when Harumafuji ducks a bit and lounges at Hakuho waist to grab his belt and put himself in a better postion is so friggin quick. Such a great move.
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May 24, 2015 12:55
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While Harumafuji can leave you scratching your head at times (that performance against Gagamaru still has me going WTF), it's matches like today that remind you that he earned his yokozuna rank fair and square.
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anakha posted:While Harumafuji can leave you scratching your head at times (that performance against Gagamaru still has me going WTF), it's matches like today that remind you that he earned his yokozuna rank fair and square. I came here just to marvel at that move by Harumafuji. He was finished, and then he had the upper hand, and then Hakuho was finished. That was right out of Mainoumi's playbook. It was so disappointing watching all the 10-4s fall out of the race, but what a finish in the end. I love this loving sport.
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That was really great to watch. A shame that the tiebreaker didn't happen, but the whole basho was just awesome. Both Fujis own.
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When Kintamayama showed Ura's fight where he ducked low to avoid slaps, I thought that kind of movement would be useless in the highest ranks. Then Harumafuji pulls the EXACT SAME poo poo and it's magical is what it is.
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May 24, 2015 17:10
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Kikkoman posted:When Kintamayama showed Ura's fight where he ducked low to avoid slaps, I thought that kind of movement would be useless in the highest ranks. Then Harumafuji pulls the EXACT SAME poo poo and it's magical is what it is. This guy survived 5 straight years in makuuchi. Harumafuji and Ura are bringing back 90s style, just when we thought the 90s were safely forgotten.
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Great basho all around, except for Oosunaarashi getting hurt and Tochinoshin more than likely getting dicked out of a sanyaku rank.
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Just got a chance to finally catch up from Day 12 on. What a loving end to that basho. This sport rules.
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Great end. Terunofuji's stablemate helping him win the tournament was pretty  Also the cut away to Aminishiki smiling at the news.Oh yeah, someone said that they're promoting Terunofuji to ozeki? When did they say that? I missed it someplace.
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Say Terunofuji wins the next basho. Would that automatically promote him to Yokozuna under the current rules?
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Uncle Jam posted:Hakuho is on an insane streak but Terunofuji is looking very very good. Hard to tell. I just think its a good chance for Terunofuji because Harumafuji is still in pain, Kakuryu is not entering this time, and all of the Ozeki have been doing very poorly lately. So, there is a good chance that Hakuho is his only competition and won't get wins taken off of him. Well, it happened like I thought but took no where near the path I was thinking. A really great basho. Out of the endo oosunaarashi and ichinojo group terunofuji is the first to make it somewhere. He was really solid too, so it's nice to see the chips fall right for him. anakha posted:Say Terunofuji wins the next basho. Would that automatically promote him to Yokozuna under the current rules? Nope. There are no automatic promotions really, there is a yokozuna deliberations council that determines everything. 2 yushos in a row is de facto but not in the rules (at ozeki rank) Mary Annette posted:Great basho all around, except for Oosunaarashi getting hurt and Tochinoshin more than likely getting dicked out of a sanyaku rank. They will probably have 3 komusubi next time.
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Yeah, the Yokozuna Deliberation Counsel is the only body with the license to promote to yokozuna and could in theory promote anyone they wanted. That's why sometimes questionable people are promoted like Kakuryu who only won one tournament. Before World War II two families had license to promote wrestlers to yokozuna and they often did so for political reasons, meaning that yokozuna were not always the best rikishi.
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