[sumo] [games] Pick the Yusho Winners invitation

[Bruce Rae]

A little late, but for you game enthusiasts:

This is your invitation to play "Pick the Yusho Winners" for the Hatsu 2008 basho.

The game is designed to encourage interest in all divisions of sumo. Very simple to play: just pick who you think has the best chance to win the yusho in each division. (You get 2 Makuuchi picks - one sanyaku and one Maegashira; and 2 Makushita picks - one from the promotion zone Ms1-15 and one for Ms16-60; all other divisions, pick one each). Each win your picks get gives you a point (bonus points are awarded if your pick gets kachi koshi and if he actually wins a yusho). The most points wins!


Rules, entry form, banzuke, etc are found at:
http://members.shaw.ca/oshirokita/PTYWgame.htm

Deadline for entry is 12noon JST on Day One of the basho.

Alternate entry form: http://www.webtrek.com/ptyw/

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Your sample entry might look something like:

SHIKONA: Drone (it picked the rikishi with the most wins last basho for each category)
EMAIL: myemail at host.com
SANYAKU: Hakuho 
MAEGASHIRA: Ichihara 
JURYO: Sakaizawa
UPPER MAKUSHITA (1-15): Tosayutaka
LOWER MAKUSHITA (16-60): Sadanoumi
SANDANME: Kyokushuho
JONIDAN: Fujiarashi
JONOKUCHI: Teraonami
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If you need the current sumo banzuke, try your hand playing with the awesome Sumo Reference website. Here is a custom banzuke made on Sumo Reference showing current rank, last basho result, & career record & career highest rank:
http://sumodb.sumogames.com/Banzuke.aspx?b=200801&heya=-1&shusshin=-1&bd=on&hd=on&hr=on&cr=on&sps=on&c=on

Player standings are updated once the basho starts every 2 days or more often as I have time, posted at:
http://members.shaw.ca/oshirokita/Standings.htm


Thanks for playing!

 - Oshirokita