[sumo] [spoiler] [game] Sumo Champ The Final Countdown!

[Joe Petrow]

Hello,

When we left off, the mighty Goeido had captured the Sumo Champ title,
and was preparing to put in on the line against fromer champ
Kyokutenho on Day 6.  Well, he did, and successfully at that.  He also
put away M9 Tamakasuga on the next day for good measure.  But all good
things come to an end, and so it was with Goeido's reign as Sumo Champ
on Day 8, when M4 Toyonoshima came to take the title for his own.

Now, the letter and number "M4" brought a fervor to the upper ranks,
as the entry of the Sumo Champ title into the "meat grinder" ranks
brought the title back into their reach.  In particular, Toyonoshims's
Day 9 opponent the Yokozuna Hakuho.

Y'all know the story from there.  Hakuho took the crown and has been
holding it ever since, leading us to the FINAL Sumo Champ battle:
defending champ Hakuho vs ozeki Kotomitsuki for the honor of being the
final Sumo Champ, and at last bringing victory to one of the intrepid
Sumo Champ game players.

Who will win?  Who will lose?  Who cares?  We will find out in a few
short hours!

  - Peterao

On 11/16/07, Joe Petrow <joepetrow at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As we are in the midst of the final basho of the year, here's an
> update on the stretch run of the Sumo Champ title!
>
> When we left off, Toyonoshima had defeated Asasekiryu to win a bunch
> of prizes, the least of which being the honorable title of Sumo Champ.
>  He would prove not to be a fluke champion, as the now M4 Toyonoshima
> defeated M5 Takekaze on Day 1, but eventually the law of averages
> caught up to him, that law being that an average rikishi will lost to
> another average rikishi in due time.  And so on Day 2, fellow M4
> rikishi Kyokutenho regained the Sumo Champ title!
>
> Alas, a long reign was not in the cards for our Mongolian friend, as
> Takekaze was given another chance at the title, and he was not about
> to let it slip away a second time!  But the downward pull of the Sumo
> Champ title was too much to resist, and the next day M6 Goeido wrested
> the title away to become the NEW Sumo Champ!
>
> The trend was finally reversed on Day 5, as Goeido put away M9 Futeno
> to retain his Sumo Champ title.
>
> Today he puts it all on the line against the former champ Kyokutenho.
> And so it goes in the "what goes around, comes around, and comes
> around again" world of Ozumo.
>
>   - Peterao
>
> On 9/23/07, Joe Petrow <joepetrow at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Few times has a single victory borne as much fruit as M5 Toyonoshima's
> > victory over Asasekiryu today.  In one fell swoop he received:
> >
> > 1. Kachikoshi
> > 2. Some kensho
> > 3. A shukun-sho.
> >
> > And, most important of all, Toyonoshima has the honor of heading to
> > Kyushu as the *NEW* Sumo Champ!
> >
> > One more basho to go, and the title will start off in the Maegashira
> > ranks, so pretty much every in Makunouchi next basho has the chance to
> > end the year with the coveted title.  Tune in next basho to find out
> > how it all shakes out!
> >
> >  - Peterao
> >
> > On 9/22/07, Joe Petrow <joepetrow at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Asasekiryu makes the most of his opportunity, becoming the *NEW* Sumo Champ!
> > >
> > > M4 Dejima gets his shot tomorrow.
> > >
> > >   - Peterao
> > >
> > > On 9/20/07, Joe Petrow <joepetrow at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > No time for pithy commentary tonight.  Kotoshogiku wins the Sumo Champ
> > > > title today.  Sekiwake Asasekiryu gets his chance tomorrow.
> > > >
> > > >   - Peterao
> > > >
> > > > On 9/19/07, Joe Petrow <joepetrow at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > On Day 11, the Sumo Champ title took the plunge...all the way down to
> > > > > M5!  Maegashira East 5 Toyonoshima defeated Hakuho today, clearing the
> > > > > way for a Goeido Hatsu Yusho while becoming the *NEW* Sumo Champ!
> > > > >
> > > > > Now that we're in the late stages of the basho, there's a good chance
> > > > > that the Sumo Champ title will remain out of reach of Sanyaku for
> > > > > awhile.  The champ defends his newly won title against M3W Kotoshogiku
> > > > > tomorrow.
> > > > >
> > > > >   - Peterao
> > > > >
> > > > > On 9/13/07, Joe Petrow <joepetrow at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Many thanks to osaka-san for the header correction.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > As predicted, Hakuho regained the Sumo Champ title yesterday with a
> > > > > > win over Tochinonada.  He attempts to become the first rikishi this
> > > > > > basho to hold on to the title for consecutive days in tonight's bought
> > > > > > against Hokutoriki, who is still looking for his first reign as Sumo
> > > > > > Champ.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  - Peterao
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 9/11/07, Joe Petrow <joepetrow at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > Ah, for the good old days of Sumo Champ stability brought about by the
> > > > > > > benevolent ruler Asashoryu!  The title has become a veritable hot
> > > > > > > potato since he was stripped of his title at the start of the basho.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > By the Sumo Champ bylines, Sumo Champ Asashoryu, due to his, um,
> > > > > > > inability to compete, surrendererd his title to the #2 rikishi Hakuho,
> > > > > > > who promptly lost this title to Ama, who went on to lose the title in
> > > > > > > his first defense against Kotooshu yesterday, who ended up losing to
> > > > > > > first time Sumo Champ Tochinonada today!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Tochinonada becomes the first Maegashira wrestler to hold the Sumo
> > > > > > > Champ title since Tokitenku lost it on Day 7 of the Natsu Basho.  But
> > > > > > > there's a good chance that the belt goes back to Sanyaku tomorrow, as
> > > > > > > Hakuho gets yet another crack at the title.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >  - Peterao
> > > > > > >
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