With senshuraku underway, the sansho selection committee has announced the special prize recipients for the 2017 Kyushu basho. Unsurprisingly, both Hokutofuji and Okinoumi received awards for their tremendous performances, taking home the technique and fighting spirit prizes respectively.
The outstanding performance prize was awarded to Takakeisho for defeating two Yokozuna and one Ozeki. Takaksisho now has three sansho to his name, as he won his first outstanding performance prize in September and the fighting spirit prize in March.
Finally, everyone’s favorite uncle, Aminishiki, can earn a fighting spirit prize if he gets his kachi koshi in his day 15 match with Chiyoshoma. This would be his tenth career sansho prize and his second in the fighting spirit category. It has been a pleasure to watch Aminishiki perform his crafty brand of sumo at the ripe old age of 39, and I’m sure I’m not alone in hoping he can get his eighth win and take home the hardware!
Update:
Uncle Sumo has his kachi koshi and will receive the kanto-sho prize for fighting spirit!!! Viewers can look forward to more of Aminishiki at the 2018 Hatsu basho.
I Uncle’s prize conditional on a win? I don’t bought you have to have a winning record for a special prize.
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Thanks for catching that, you are correct! Still getting the hang of this translating software.
That is the key me of typing I do late at night, Good grief
Someone take my keyboard away
Yes! It’s official! Uncle Sumo gets his kachi-koshi, and wins the Fighting Spirit prize. Banzai!
Thank you for spoiling the surprise.
Good job.
Hi, you must be one of the blog’s new readers. Thanks for joining us! But you should be aware that there are spoilers here and be careful. See Andi’s post about spoilers from July.
We should probably sticky that post to the top of the blog for a couple of days before each new basho.
Hurrah! More Uncle Sumo in the future and he’s rewarded for it!