[sumo] [Spoiler] Day 15 results, yusho and sansho

[Doitsuyama]

Asashoryu completed his 19th yusho with a win against Chiyotaikai,
getting an extra bonus for his fifth zensho yusho. This was his first
zensho yusho since Natsu 2005. Kotooshu will take over the top ozeki
position for the first time in his career as he won against Tochiazuma
while Kaio lost to Miyabiyama.

Kotomitsuki beat Roho to break his string of six 8-7 basho with a 9-6
and regain the east sekiwake position while Miyabiyama stays sekiwake on
the west side as he got a late kachi-koshi.

Homasho lost to Kotoshogiku but still gets the jun-yusho with two wins
to spare as he finished 12-3 with the next 9 rikishi coming in at 10-5.
The joi-jin Kotoshogikun and Dejima are also among them as they won
today, making them eligible for a komusubi slot. But it is questionable
if they get it because two komusubi are kachi-koshi with Roho and
Kisenosato, and neglecting the extra komusubi slots makes the next
banzuke easier because there aren't enough candidates from juryo and a
M16 rank would allow more make-koshi maegashira to fall back. Tokitenku
had a great finish with eight wins after a 1-6 start to get a 9-6 in the
joi-jin at M3e but he sure won't get a promotion to sanyaku.

Homasho also got his first ever sansho, even two with the kanto-sho and
the gino-sho. Kotoshogiku also got his first sansho, a gino-sho. No
shukun-sho was awarded as the only rikishi with an outstanding
performance against yokozuna and ozeki has been Futeno who went 3-1
against the ozeki and gave the yokozuna a good bout, but Futeno finished
far from kachi-koshi at 5-10.

There are a lot of demotion candidates indeed with Kyokushuzan (intai),
Tamanoshima, Hokutoriki, Katayama, Otsukasa, Asofuji, Tosanoumi,
Ushiomaru and Kitazakura. At least Hakurozan isn't among them as he
completed the basho turnaround with a 7-8 after the 0-8 start.

There's no way to find nine promotion candidates from juryo, but at
least four are sure to get promoted with Jumonji, Yoshikaze (8-7 with
the win against Katayama), Tokitsuumi and Kasuganishiki. Unfortunately
there really aren't any good candidates behind them so I think five of
the above-mentioned maegashira will get lucky and stay, possibly
Tamanoshima, Otsukasa, Asofuji, Ushiomaru and Tosanoumi.

Tamaasuka won his last bout against Raiko, but it might be too late to
stay with 7-8  at the lowest rank. Definitely down are Mokonami,
Hokutoiwa and Kanbayashi with Daimanazuru possibly thanking
Kyokushuzan's intai for an extra position.

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Doitsuyama


Day 15

Juryo

J14w   Tamaasuka (7-8)     yorikiri       Ms6w   Raiko (4-3)
Ms4w   Bushuyama (5-2)     yorikiri       J8w    Daimanazuru (4-11)
J10e   Masatsukasa (8-7)   yorikiri       J8e    Wakatoba (7-8)
J7w    Tochiozan (9-6)     yorikiri       J9w    Kaiho (8-7)
J13e   Sumanofuji (9-6)    oshidashi      J6w    Ryuo (7-8)
J7e    Tochisakae (7-8)    oshidashi      J6e    Oga (6-9)
J11w   Goeido (8-7)        kirikaeshi     J5e    Ryuho (7-8)
J4w    Tamarikido (7-8)    yorikiri       J14e   Mokonami (5-10)
J4e    Tokitsuumi (10-5)   yorikiri       J12w   Kyokunankai (9-6)
J3w    Hochiyama (7-8)     oshidashi      J13w   Hokutoiwa (5-10)
J2w    Jumonji (13-2)      uwatenage      J11e   Wakanosato (10-5)
J12e   Kanbayashi (4-11)   tsukiotoshi    J2e    Takanowaka (5-10)
J9e    Kobo (6-9)          yorikiri       J1w    Shimotori (6-9)

Makuuchi

J1e    Yoshikaze (8-7)     uwatenage      M15w   Katayama (6-9)
M14w   Hakurozan (7-8)     yorikiri       J3e    Kasuganishiki (9-6)
M9w    Asasekiryu (10-5)   oshidashi      M9e    Takamisakari (10-5)
M8w    Kakuryu (8-7)       yorikiri       M15e   Otsukasa (7-8)
M8e    Toyozakura (5-10)   hikiotoshi     M12w   Tosanoumi (5-10)
M7w    Kasugao (8-7)       uwatenage      M13e   Asofuji (6-9)
M6w    Baruto (10-5)       kotenage       M13w   Tochinohana (8-7)
M6e    Kyokutenho (10-5)   yorikiri       M14e   Tamakasuga (9-6)
M3w    Dejima (10-5)       oshidashi      M10w   Toyonoshima (8-7)
M3e    Tokitenku (9-6)     hikiotoshi     M12e   Ushiomaru (5-10)

M2e    Kotoshogiku (10-5)  hatakikomi     M11e   Homasho (12-3)
M1w    Iwakiyama (2-13)    okuridashi     M11w   Kitazakura (4-11)
M1e    Ama (6-9)           tsukidashi     M2w    Futeno (5-10)
K2e    Aminishiki (6-9)    yorikiri       M5w    Tochinonada (7-8)
M4e    Takekaze (6-9)      oshidashi      K1w    Kokkai (3-12)
K1e    Kisenosato (8-7)    yorikiri       M4w    Kakizoe (6-9)
S1w    Kotomitsuki (9-6)   sukuinage      K2w    Roho (8-7)
S1e    Miyabiyama (8-7)    oshidashi      O3w    Kaio (10-5)
O1w    Kotooshu (10-5)     yorikiri       O2e    Tochiazuma (10-5)
Y1e    Asashoryu (15-0)    yorikiri       O1e    Chiyotaikai (9-6)

List of Yusho

Makuuchi:  Asashoryu (19th)
Juryo:     Jumonji (1st)
Makushita: Hakuba
Sandanme:  Tokusegawa
Jonidan:   Wakarikido
Jonokuchi: Tetsuhikari

List of Sansho

Gino-sho:   Kotoshogiku (1st), Homasho (1st)
Shukun-sho: not awarded
Kanto-sho:  Homasho (1st)