Via the Sumo Kyokai website:
Shukun-sho(Outstanding Performance Award)
| East Maegashira #1 Daieisho(Hayato Takanishi) (8-6) |
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| Oitekaze Beya Date of Birth: November 10, 1993 (26 years old) Place of Birth: Saitama 2012 January Debut |
Kanto-sho(Fighting Spirit Prize)
| West Maegashira #10 Shodai(Naoya Shodai) conditionally (10-4) |
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| Tokitsukaze Beya Date of Birth: November 5, 1991 (28 years old) Place of Birth: Kumamoto 2014 March Debut |
Gino-sho(Technique Prize)
| West Komusubi Asanoyama(Hiroki Ishibashi) (11-3) |
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| Takasago Beya Date of Birth: March 1, 1994 (25 years old) Place of Birth: Toyama 2016 March Debut |
Shodai for the kanto-sho is a surprise, given he’s ranked well below his norm. If Ishiura had managed to get to 10 (or 9 by today), I think he’d have deserved it.
Agreed. In the last couple of years Ikioi and Aoiyama have posted 11 wins from the bottom of the banzuke and not picked up a prize, because an ex-sekiwake SHOULD be able to rack up a stack of wins from that rank. Any future prizes for Shodai should carry the condition “only awarded if you keep your bloody head down at the tachi-ai”
What;s the reasoning behind daeisho getting the ‘outstanding performance’? He’s been good, sure, but he might yet finish on 8-7 – and even if he gets to 9-6 that is hardly exceptional, is it?
He beat Hakuho. Shukun-sho has traditionally been awarded to whoever defeats the eventual tournament winner, so long as they themselves also got a kachikoshi of course.
Ah, Ok I see – many thanks for explaining!
He beat the yusho winner—that’s pretty much automatic for this prize if you get 8+ wins.
SHODAI??? Is the NSK trolling me now?
And for fighting spirit, of all things.
Kanto-sho Shodai!! :-D
He beat Asanoyama, the Ozeki by election.
Next Ozeki Shodai showed up today!
I always wondered if one special prize is more prestigious over another. Say the Outstanding Performance over the Fighting Spirit or are there all of equal rank?
Fighting spirit is least prestigious, not sure about the other two.
I think the technique prize (gino-sho) is considered the most prestigious.
I can’t believe Ishiura didn’t get the gino-sho. He’s been busting out rare kimarite bout after bout, and has honestly looked quite strong. That said, it’s not like Asanoyama doesn’t deserve it.
It’s not awarded for rare techniques but quality of technique (officially, anyway). A rikishi could win with nothing but yorikiri but do so with such effortless domination that he is judged to have superior technical skill. It’s also said to be the most prestigious of the three awards, so it isn’t handed out wantonly. Though not completely unheard of (see:Enho) it remains pretty unusual for a low-ranked rikishi to get one with only 9 wins, which is the most Ishiura is able to get this time (and may yet finish on just 8-7).
One other thing: Asanoyama winning doesn’t rule out someone else getting it. There’s no cap on sansho. They can award more than one of each and even none at all.
big round of applause to them all xxx