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

[Doitsuyama]

Asashoryu beat Kotooshu easily to cap his 20th yusho with a 14-1 final
score. Toyonoshima got his first ever two sansho awarded (kanto-sho and
gino-sho), even before his final bout. He justified that decision with a
strong katasukashi against sekiwake Kotomitsuki to finish two wins ahead
of five rikishi at 10-5.

No other sansho were awarded. I would actually have thought a sansho for
Ama was a possibility as he was the sole rikishi below ozeki in the
joi-jin to finish with double digit wins, as he beat Kisenosato to give
the young komusubi his first make-koshi since Kyushu 2005. 

Kotoshogiku got the short stick on this banzuke as he got only to M1e
with a 10-5 from M2e, and with the loss of Kisenosato he will skip the
komusubi rank altogether as he will be the second sekiwake, replacing
Miyabiyama.

Ama will be back at komusubi with the 10-5 result, and it looks like
Tokitenku missed a great chance for komusubi promotion as he lost to
Takekaze with okurihikiotoshi, as it Toyonoshima may be coming from
behind to get the second komusubi slot with the 12-3 from M9w. The top
of maegashira isn't empty with Tokitenku and Asasekiryu claiming the M1
positions, likely leaving Kyokutenho and Kisenosato at M2. Or, given the
recent politics of smaller movements, Kisenosato may end ahead of
Asasekiryu on M1. Sekiwake Miyabiyama loses his last bout as well to
finish 5-10 and drop down to M3.

In the lower maegashira many rikishi were at 7-7, some managed to get
the kachi-koshi, some failed, most notably Iwakiyama losing to
Ushiomaru. 8 of the lowest 12 rikishi finished kachi-koshi, but there
still are too many possible demotions with Asofuji, Toyozakura, Otsukasa
and Jumonji for juryo to come up with viable promotion candidates as
only the scores of Tochiozan, Shimotori and Wakanosato look quaified
enough. I guess Jumonji gets lucky and stays in makuuchi.

Tochiozan and Shimotori also got into a tomoe-sen for the juryo yusho
along with Toyohibiki after Shimotori suffered a tsuridashi loss to
Goeido in the final honbasho bout. The first round saw each of the three
winning one bout, but then Toyohibiki got the second consecutive win
against Shimotori. It's the first time for a shin-juryo to win the yusho
since 1998 Kyushu when Miyabiyama did it as the third of his four
consecutive yusho to start the career.

Kisenosato will lose his attribute as youngest makuuchi rikishi next
basho when Tochiozan will be debuting in the highest division. Tochiozan
is eight mnths younger than Kisenosato and will have his 20th birthday
two days before next basho starts. He will officially debut as a 19
years old though as the banzuke publication date is the date of choice
here.

--
Doitsuyama


Day 15

Juryo

J11w   Oga (6-9)           oshidashi      Ms5e   Kanbayashi (3-4)
J12w   Wakanoho (5-10)     yorikiri       J8w    Kyokunankai (6-9)
J14e   Toyohibiki (10-5)   hatakikomi     J7e    Ryuo (8-7)
J6e    Takanowaka (8-7)    tsukiotoshi    J12e   Kobo (9-6)
J5w    Ryuho (7-8)         yorikiri       J14w   Daimanazuru (8-7)
J6w    Kaiho (9-6)         sukuinage      J5e    Tamarikido (4-11)
J4w    Wakanosato (9-6)    tsukidashi     J13w   Koryu (8-7)
J13e   Bushuyama (9-6)     uwatenage      J4e    Hochiyama (8-7)
J10w   Goeido (8-7)        tsuridashi     J3w    Shimotori (10-5)
J11e   Hakuba (8-7)        yorikiri       J3e    Satoyama (7-8)
J2w    Tochiozan (10-5)    yorikiri       J9e    Shunketsu (8-7)
J2e    Katayama (6-9)      katasukashi    J7w    Masatsukasa (8-7)
J8e    Tochisakae (8-7)    oshidashi      J1w    Kitazakura (6-9)

Makuuchi

M14e   Tamanoshima (10-5)  hikiotoshi     M16w   Otsukasa (7-8)
M13w   Yoshikaze (8-7)     oshidashi      M15e   Asofuji (4-11)
M13e   Kasuganishiki (9-6) yorikiri       M14w   Hakurozan (8-7)
M16e   Tosanoumi (8-7)     yorikiri       M12e   Toyozakura (3-12)
M11w   Tochinohana (5-10)  oshidashi      J1e    Hokutoriki (6-9)
M15w   Ushiomaru (9-6)     yorikiri       M10e   Iwakiyama (7-8)
M8e    Kakuryu (6-9)       tsuridashi     M9e    Kakizoe (8-7)
M7w    Futeno (8-7)        yorikiri       M12w   Tokitsuumi (8-7)
M11e   Tamakasuga (9-6)    hikiotoshi     M6w    Tochinonada (6-9)
M6e    Asasekiryu (10-5)   uwatenage      M10w   Jumonji (4-11)
M7e    Kasugao (8-7)       uwatenage      M4w    Homasho (7-8)

M8w    Takekaze (8-7)      okurihikiotoshiM2e    Tokitenku (8-7)
M1w    Dejima (4-11)       oshidashi      M2w    Aminishiki (4-11)
M1e    Kotoshogiku (9-6)   yorikiri       M5e    Takamisakari (7-8)
M5w    Kokkai (7-8)        yorikiri       K1w    Roho (3-12)
M4e    Ama (10-5)          shitatenage    K1e    Kisenosato (7-8)
M3e    Kyokutenho (8-7)    uwatedashinage S1w    Miyabiyama (5-10)
M9w    Toyonoshima (12-3)  katasukashi    S1e    Kotomitsuki (8-7)
O3w    Hakuho (10-5)       yorikiri       O2w    Chiyotaikai (10-5)
O2e    Kaio (8-7)          uwatenage      O1w    Tochiazuma (5-10)
Y1e    Asashoryu (14-1)    sukuinage      O1e    Kotooshu (9-6)

Juryo yusho tomoe-sen

J3w    Shimotori           unknown        J14e   Toyohibiki
J2w    Tochiozan           unknown        J3w    Shimotori
J14e   Toyohibiki          unknown        J2w    Tochiozan
J14e   Toyohibiki          oshidashi      J3w    Shimotori

List of sansho

Shukun-sho: not awarded
Kanto-sho:  Toyonoshima (1st)
Gino-sho:   Toyonoshima (1st)

List of yusho

Jonokuchi: Hisanoumi
Jonidan:   Oseumi
Sandanme:  Kagaya
Makushita: Sakaizawa
Juryo:     Toyohibiki (1st)
Makuuchi:  Asashoryu (20th)