[sumo] 20 straight losers

[Kaiopectate!]

Thanks for this!  I agree with you on Kotoshogiku.  We were also very
impressed by Kisenosato this time around.

Any thoughts of what's in store for Ama, in his quest for ozeki status?


On 2/1/08, Magnus Berg <magnus.rie at comhem.se> wrote:
>
> Hi list!
> While looking through some statistics in my computer, I noticed
> something potentially interesting:
>
> Kotoshogiku debuted in makunouchi in January 2005.
> Well, that may not be a revelation, but as you all know Shogiku's top
> rank is sekiwake, a rank he will return to in March. The slightly
> interesting part is that of the 20 rikishi who have made their
> makunouchi debut after Kotoshogiku, not one has made it to a sanyaku
> rank. That's 20 shin-nyumaku in 3 years who have failed to, as of yet,
> reach as high as komusubi. Baruto and Homasho have come closest,
> reaching maegashira 1. Of course, they, and some of the others (Goeido,
> Ichihara, Toyohibiki) will probably make it eventually, but frankly
> boys, that track record sucks. This group also include some of the
> worst maegashira in recent memory with Daimanazuru (one basho at
> maegashira 16, two wins) and Ryuho (one basho at maegashira 16, four
> wins).
>
> One theory for this collective badness is that the group just before
> The No-Good Twenty has the opposite record, thus hogging the sanyaku
> ranks and barring their juniors. Of the 11 shin-nyumaku starting with
> Kokkai in January 2004 and ending with Kotoshogiku a year later, no
> less than 10 have reached a sanyaku rank. The only exception is
> Harunoyama, debut in March '04, top rank maegashira 10.
>
> Oh, and speaking of Kotoshogiku: wasn't there anyone else who thought
> that he deserved a kanto-sho in Hatsu? Getting 9 wins at komusubi,
> despite being out three days due to injury, sure defines fighting
> spirit to me. His sumo in the first week was also excellent, IMO.
>
> Oh, and that reminds me of another fun-filled statistical fact: with
> the (well-deserved) san-sho for Kakuryu and Takekaze in Hatsu Basho,
> the number of current makunouchi rikishi with more than two basho in
> the division, who have NOT won a san-sho is... one... Only Yoshikaze
> fits that description (Wakanoho, Wakakirin and Ichihara are also
> non-sansho'ers).
>
> That's it from Maguroyama's Stat Corner for now. Good night!
>
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