[sumo] [spoiler] rare event

[murray johnson]

This is about Kadoban Ozeki not just any Ozeki, obviously they have beaten
Yokozuna more than 1 before.


 

-----Original Message-----
From: sumo-bounces at webtrek.com [mailto:sumo-bounces at webtrek.com] On Behalf
Of Juergen Hader
Sent: Sunday, 25 May 2008 6:01 PM
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Subject: Re: [sumo] [spoiler] rare event

Barbara wrote / schrieb:

> From the commentary from the English team - David Shapiro reportedly 
> confirmed my suspicion I wrote in a previous message here that this 
> is the first time that any Kadoban ozeki has defeated two yokozuna.

Not quite so it seems.

Daikirin went 2-1 against yokozuna in Kyushu 1973
Asashio went 3-0 against yokozuna in Hatsu 1984
Chiyotaikai went 2-1 against yokozuna in Nagoya 1999

Source:
<http://www.sumoforum.net/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=15085&view=findpost&
p=144273>
or
<http://tinyurl.com/5p9sba>
if the above link gets broken.

Bye,
Juergen

-- 
It's still magic, even if you know how it's done.

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