[sumo] [sumo game] TORCH 2023 -- end of hatsu & start of haru TORCH events

[kj bauman]

good day all,
We had two TOMOE-SEN TORCH MATCHES during Hatsu Basho (in the sumo data base you can track these as day 16 matches).

First:
RIKISHI
KAZENOUMI vs KOTOSATO

RANK
JONOKUCHI 11 EAST vs JONOKUCHI 11 WEST

Then, a rematch of DAY 13:
RIKISHI
KAZENOUMI vs OKANO

RANK
JONOKUCHI 11 EAST vs JONOKUCHI 12 WEST

Player(s) up for points:
in the first…
Torideyama’s’s rikishi pick is KOTOSATO
in both….
Yarimotsu’s’s rikishi pick is KAZENOUMI
loss = 1 point, but a win = 3 points and an opportunity for more points in the next torch match

HATSU RECAP:
Start-of-2023 Rank: JONOKUCHI 16 EAST
Start of 2023 Rikishi: SHOKEIMA

DAY 2: Jonokuchi 16 East Shokeima (0-0) defeats Jonokuchi 15 West Sawaisamu (0-0)
DAY 4: Jonokuchi 16 East Shokeima (1-0) defeats Jonokuchi 15 East Kosei (1-0)
DAY 6: Jonokuchi 16 East Shokeima (2-0) passes the TORCH to Jonokuchi 12 West Okano (2-0)
DAY 7: Jonokuchi 12 West Okano (3-0) defeats Jonokuchi 3 East Moriurara (2-1)
DAY 9: Jonokuchi 12 West Okano (4-0) defeats Jonokuchi 7 West Nishikinoryu (4-0)
DAY 11: Jonokuchi 12 West Okano (5-0) defeats Jonokuchi 2 East Sadanojo (4-1)
DAY 13: Jonokuchi 12 West Okano (6-0) passes the TORCH to Jonokuchi 11 East Kazenoumi (5-1) [3 points Yarimotsu]
TOMOE-SEN: Jonokuchi 11 East Kazenoumi (6-1) defeats Jonokuchi 11 West Kotosato (6-1) [3 points Yarimotsu; 1 point Torideyama]
TOMOE-SEN: Jonokuchi 11 East Kazenoumi (7-1) defeats Jonokuchi 12 West Okano (6-1) [3 points Yarimotsu]

End-of-Hatsu Rikishi: KAZENOUMI
End-of-Hatsu Rank: JONOKUCHI 11

Start-of-Haru Rikishi: KAZENOUMI
Start-of-Haru Rank: JONIDAN 32 EAST

our standings:
9 points - Yarimotsu
1 point - Torideyama

So now Haru Basho is upon us and our first TORCH MATCH of Haru Basho is a rematch from the Hatsu TOMOE-SEN TORCH MATCH:

RIKISHI
KAZENOUMI vs KOTOSATO

RANK
JONIDAN 32 EAST vs JONIDAN 32 WEST

Player(s) up for points:
Yarimotsu’s’s rikishi pick is KAZENOUMI
Torideyama’s’s rikishi pick is KOTOSATO
loss = 1 point, but a win = 3 points and an opportunity for more points in the next torch match

good luck to all players in Haru.