A really commanding win by Wakaichiro to clinch his second match, and advance to 1-1. Congratulations again to Tachiai’s favorite Jonidan rikishi. With his win over Okunisato, Wakaichiro is next in action day 5 against Jonidan 2 Omote.
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That should, of course, read “Jonidan 2w Omote”. Putting him against an upper Juryo rikishi would be a little embarrassing.
Wow, thank you very much – this is why I should limit my posting when it’s very early in the AM.
Wow! A Boom-BOOM-Done win! Excellent sumo from Wakaichiro! It’s interesting to watch the body language of both rikishi here. Wakaichiro seems much more focused on the ritual before the bout and I wonder if that gives him a mental edge and more confidence in his sumo.
For Wakaichiro to be effective in the next higher division, he had to tighten up his sumo quite a bit. He needed to have a winning formula, and a set of rituals to get himself ready to fight. I think you correctly identified that he is developing that. He has 5 matches left, and has to win 3 of them. Let’s hope he has to mojo to make it happen.
Wow, a very commanding victory, let’s hope he can keep going!