RIP Kitanofuji edition>Schedule:https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnTicket/year_schedule/>Banzuke:http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Banzuke.aspx>All the sumo links and how to watch live:https://rentry.org/uwbgc88dThread 1 >>145566423 Thread 2 >>145622228 Thread 3 >>145710326
March, 1970.
hmmmmmm idk looks like torinaoshi to me :) *pushes suspicious pink envelope further into the fold of my shimpan hakama*
Chiyonofuji's danpatsushiki, February 1992.
>>145758059RIPmiss ya big man
>>145758106Jumping doesn't keep you "alive".
Abi is going to win the four way playoff. Screencap this.
>>145758134Done. You didn't think I'd do it but I did.
Pretty abysmal basho for Futagoyama other than Mita and Nabatame. Roga is at a career high rank but he's looked pretty bad in his losses.
February 2002.
>>145758146Roga is doing fine, he's just a mid-maegashira grinder and isn't likely to become anything more. If he does poorly this basho he'll likely be a solid fantasy pick next basho.
I am disappointed by Onosatos performance but I am not surprised by it. He is a man that enjoys his sake and just won a yusho on top of making ozeki.
January 2011.
>>145758146one salaried guy climbing offsets a dozen shitters floundering in the baby leagues
Not too long ago.
>>145758166Roga needs to think of what to do when he can't grab the belt.
Kitanofuji, Taihou, Tamanoumi; 1970.
>>145758235I'm surprised more people don't just go for the throat honestly. Abi and Takanosho have been making chumps out of people with nodowa this basho and Roga is at least bigger and stronger than Takanosho. Hell, Nephew's only loss was to an Abi tachiai nodowa, and two of Onosato's losses were to it.
>>145758254Oho and Taiho look so similar.
>>145758235Roga reminds me of Churanoumi, in the sense that both excel at a technical specialty but are unusually weak for their place in the banzuke. If Roga can pick up even a vague competence at oshizumo, he'll be able to go places.
>>145758152Why does he only have 4 fingers on his left hand?
>>145758431AI.
>>145758146Nobehara had a shot at winning Sandanme until yesterday, Kikuchi is on the verge of his first KK. Futagoyama will be adding to their Makushita roster when the next banzuke comes out which increases their prospects for more salaried wrestlers in the future. They seem to be doing just fine.
>>145758454I'd put money on Kikuchi reaching makushita before he turns 20. He looks much younger than he is, and at 15 that usually means you're due for a big growth spurt. Because he's got no sumo background, he's going to be a blank slate with a large build, which is absolutely ideal for sumo.
>>145758451Al cut off his finger!?
>>145758497Yeah, A(B)I did.
>>145758431The obvious assumption is that his pinky is oriented inward and hidden from view Think for like one second
>>145758515... nah.
>>145758515>Think for like one second"Hmm, should I have a gameplan for when my opponent stops at the towara and doesn't go out? No it's fine, I'll back to back yusho anyway because I have the hype"
>>145758280>Roga is at least bigger and stronger than TakanoshoEvery Brit post gets dumber than the last.They are teh same height at 184cmRoga is listed at 158kg, probably the heaviest in his career.Takanosho is 171kg.Roga is a belt wrestler. Yes nodowa is effective but it isn't just an I win technique for any rikishi.
new futagoyama ripoff just dropped. looks like some amateur stable trying to ride their coat tailshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1JclDzd-dk
>>145758553>nodowa is effective but it isn't just an I win technique for any rikishiTell that to Abi and Takanosho.
>>145758581>the only words translated are the ones with JP subtitleswhat the fuck are they doing
>>145758612Please stop posting.Abi and Takanosho are Oshi specialists, their GO TO weapon is the nodowa. I don't have to tell them anything. You could spend time listing every pusher thruster sekitori if you wanted, but you wouldn't be making any point.
>>145758612What do you mean? Takanosho is a general pusher, and Abi is a vessel of Tzeentch.
>>145758581>Isegahama>amateur
>>145758696that's the joke
>>145758710I always assume brits are just dumb
>>145758715I always assume they're pakistani
>>145758888checked
I hate Ganariyama
Nabatame bros we did it. Pretty much guaranteed to stay in juryo now even with 7 wins. 4 more days to get one more win for the kk.
>>145759072hoping he can somehow manage to end in double-digit wins, would unironically be kino
>>145758553what an adorable picture
>>145759085He ran out of the moveups and makushita-joi to fight so he has to fight the middle card juryo guys for the rest of the basho. It's going to be difficult but it's very possible. I'm guessing his remaining schedule will be>Fujiseiun (confirmed)>Tochitaikai>Hidenoumi>Shimazuumi
>>145758651Takanosho uses nodowa a lot.
>>145759176>mfw brits post absolute drivel
>>145759207Are you fucking blind or just a lying Jew? He literally did it>*checks notes*fucking yesterday at the tachiai against Onosato, then seconds later followed it up with another nodowa. He does it all the time, probably more than Abi.
>>145759249No one thinks he doesn't do it you fucking mong, you said it's an "I win technique" for Takanosho and Abi
>>145759249He is still going, holy shit
>>145758581we all know they're the biggest heya, but jesus christ, seeing all the boys in one room, it's a manufacturing company
>>145758059RIP
>>145758175He was a big guy.F
>>145758024He'll get destroyed by Takanosho today for Loss #7. Probably get 2 cupcake matches to get to 7-7 and then get destroyed by Onosato on Day 15 for the MK.
>>145760360I bet Takanosho chokes and Kirishima wins
Why is the first tournament as Ozeki usually so much worse?
>>145760626Just a lot of fluke ozeki lately.
>>145760626Combination of partying with supporters to celebrate the promotion, and 3+ straight tournaments of high level performance causing wear and tear.
>>145760655pic related. It's not uncommon or anything, but it's definitely not the rule. I filtered to show only ozeki debuts, too.
>>145760656Beating also pays more now that he is an ozeki. A win over him is worth several thousand dollars more of kensho cash than it was when he was lower ranked, so his opponents will put that much more effort into preparation and performance against him.
>>145761307iconic
>>145760655
Wakatakamoto is 4-2 following a kotenage from Seihakuho. I felt like he could've exploited Seihakuho's bad tachiai to win quickly but it isn't the end of the world. I believe in the KK this basho.
>>145762594>I believe in the KK this basho.Would be pretty impressive if he could MK from 4 wins.
>>145762765>>145762594How high is he currently?He better hurry up if he want to join up his brothers, he's already like 33
>>145762765>4-2Whoops. I thought he was 3-2 then went 3-3. I'm retarded. Anyways, 5-2 is far more substantial than 4-3.>>145762804He's like Ms43
>>145762813What the fuck am I even saying here? I meant that I trusted in the 5-2. I better get some good rest tonight.
>>145762823going ot sleep when juryo is just starting is gay as shit.
>tanks a legpick
Authoritative KK for our Dan
I can't believe I'm saying it, but that was actually sick.
just don't kwab yourself nabatame
Nabatame got crushed
Blobatame bros...
>>145762941Easier said than done
>>145762950I don't mean specifically losing, but more like the other day where he basically won the match but tripped over his own feet and hit the ground before his opponent left.
>0-12Road to zensho!
>>145762968>0-12I...hurt myself todayto see if I still feel
What the fuck is wrong with Shishi, anyway? I feel like he could be good but the guy wrestles like he is half his size, constantly bending over to the point he is fully bent over. It is clearly what costs him most matches and he repeatedly always does it. Flat out comes across like a "we taught him wrong...as a joke.
>>145762993He comes from a freestyle wrestling background and doesn't strike me as a quick learner.
Day 11: HiroI'm so mad I slept in and my alarm didn't wake me for yesterday's bouts. I missed the Ura double torinaoshi :(I was on a new medicine, though, so it's not entirely my fault.
>>145758269I love the old people asian glasses the supporters have.
>>145758059F
This sport just ain't the same without Takanohana and Hakuho.
Why is Kotozakura so oddly shaped? I've never seen a torso look like that.
>>145763103frog dna
>>145762993He isn't the only one, in makuuchi alone right now Oshoma and to a lesser extent OnoKatsu aswell as Ura also like to keep their torso horizontal with arms forward.In theory and practice when its working your head is in their chest/neck and your belt is far from the opponents reach.Shishi is weird on his feet though, can't argue against that.
>>145763122I feel this gets worse and worse depending on your size. I cannot imagine, say, a 7 footer bending over and being able to keep much balance like that.
Looking at the scores for juryo, it's looking quite close for yusho between Kinbozan (9-3) and Tsurugisho (10-2); someone could play spoiler considering there are so many 8-4s still left (Aonishiki, Fujiseiun, Tochitaikai, Tamashoho). Surprised that Hakuoho is still underperforming comparatively though; he looks far healthier than previously in Aki.
>>145763133Hakuoho might as well retire.
>>145763133>Surprised that Hakuoho is still underperforming comparatively thoughHe doesn't have shoulders.
>>145760626It's not just his first basho at Ozeki; he also has yusho hangover.
I'm glad Takakeisho lost and never became Yokozuna.
>>145763133No shoulders, Trex arms while trying to belt wrestle, and his stable got fucked and every wrestler who was in it is still being fucked over because of it.
>>145763103Millions of sperm and THAT was the best one.
>>145763133Hakuoho has a toe infection. He lives in filth.
Day 12: Ross
I ate some authentic Chanko and it was pretty shit.
>>145763192>authentic Chanko>american flagdoubt.jpg
>>145763192Japanese cooking looks bland and flavorless in general
>Oops sorry manlet didn't see you bow down there
>>145763192>>145763210Maybe you should add two tons of MSG and salt next time. It might fit your tastes a bit better.
Shishi just has nothing in makuuchi.
Roga finally gets one hand on someone else's mawashi and wins. That was a tense match regardless.
>>145763301Shut your mouth he is gathering data
>pulls>loses
All my guys have retired. I don't know who any of these newfags are.
The battle to the death begins tomorrow.
Sumo but the dohyo is surrounded by molten lava.
>>145763452Tell us your old guys so we can recommend new guys.
>>145763467Hosh will win
Welp, fuck abi.Waka really need to solve that problem.
>>145758515>>145758451he's probably trying to fish a Yakuza-related reply from anons here.
>>145763486sumo but with thunderdome style bungie harnesses
>>145763488
Yeah, I believe Zak is the only one who can stop him. Onosato isn't winning tomorrow for sure.
Fucking gyoji interference.
Gyoji saw his life flash before his eyes
Sumo historian has there ever been a double Yokozuna promotion
