Hakuho Promotion Chances (WAS Re: [sumo] Henka)

[Jeanne Hedge]

At 05:29 PM 3/31/07, Doreen wrote:

>On 2007/04/01, at 1:49, Jeanne Hedge wrote:
>
>>IIRC, members of the YDC also said that they'd consider Hakuho for 
>>promotion to Yokozuna if he had 12 wins in May. No mention of those 
>>12 wins having to include a jun-yusho either, just 12 wins.
>I thought the yusho or jun-yusho was assumed.


All I know is what was reported here. Here's the link to the message 
in the archive: http://www.webtrek.com/pipermail/sumo/2007-March/007687.html

Here's the quote I was referring to:


>YDC Chairman Ebisawa also commented on Hakuho's yusho
>promotion for the next basho.
>
>"If he can take the yusho race till the Senshuraku,
>we'd like to recommend him even with 12 wins."
>man

Nothing about Yusho or Jun-yusho, just being in the race until 
senshuraku OR having 12 wins.  There were several follow-up messages 
to this list indicating other posters were reading this comment the 
same way I do. If you have other information, I really would love to 
read it! :)

OTOH, 12 wins, regardless of finishing position, would give him 35 
wins over 3 basho, with a 3rd place finish (5-way tie with Ama, 
Asasekiryu, Chiyotaikai, and Tamanoshima) in January, a yusho in 
March, and, of course, the to-be-determined finish in May.

Regards,
Jeanne Hedge