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

[Dale Carlson]

At 06:46 AM 4/2/2007 +0300, Emmett Wayne wrote:

>Not if there is a three (or more) way tie going into senshuraku.  Three
>12-2s going into day 15, the other 2 win, and Hakuho loses, he finishes 3rd,
>with a 12-3.  My previous post intoned that he could be in the yusho race
>until day 15 while being one back of the leader(s).

Apologies if this possibility has already been covered. But let's say going
into
senshuraku Hakuho is 12-2. Asashoryu is 13-1. Hakuho loses, and ends up 12-3.
Asashoryu wins, to go 14-1. Takamisakari also wins to get a 14-1 record,
but he
hasn't faced the top rankers. Takamisakari goes on to defeat Asahoryu and win
the yusho (although he's obviously paid a lot of yen to get there ;-)

So, Hakuho not only fails to get the jun-yusho, but he's two wins behind
the top 
two. Does he get a yokozuna promotion in recognition of the fact that he
wasn't 
mathematically out of it going into the last day? 

Dale

P.S. Should this chain of events actually occur, I could die a happy guy :)