Sometimes things work out. My concerns yesterday proved unfounded as Ms3e Otsuji won his bout in Juryo against J12w Nabatame. Combined with Ms60TD Gyotoku’s win over Sd3w Kiyota, we should have a straightforward quarterfinal bracket featuring eight 4-0 third-division wrestlers. Five of the participants booked their spots in the quarterfinals today; the other three will be determined tomorrow as shown in the bracket below. With Tenshoho and Yago getting knocked out, Takakento is the only remaining ex-sekitori. The Day 9 quarterfinal bouts will give us four 5-0 semifinalists, who will meet on Day 11 to determine our two 6-0 finalists. The only potential complication left is if these two are Goshima and Fukuzaki, who both hail from Fujishima beya and can’t meet outside of a playoff. But we’ll deal with that scenario if it comes to pass. I’ll update the full quarterfinal bracket and take a first look at the Juryo promotion picture tomorrow.
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Goshima and Fukuzaki can‘t meet unless in a playoff, even if they are the only two 6-0 rikishi. Does that mean that all the 5-1 fighter would get a second chance, even for example Asanoyama and Enho who lost quite early? That would be tough for the Fujishima heya.
For them it would be better to declare the final as a playoff and have a 6-0 winner!
Just joking; and anyway, U wanted to deal with that scenario only if it comes to pass. Sorry…
Yeah, they’d give them both 5-1 opponents. If they both win, they’ll fight in a playoff. If only one wins, the title is his. If both lose, we end up with a big 6-1 playoff.
Otsuji’s an ex-sekitori, too. ;)
Oops, of course! Somehow the other guys popped into my head because they were there longer (though I guess not much longer in Tenshoho’s case) and have been out for a while.
Is grabbing the thong allowed?
(sorry this was meant to be a comment on the nakabi thread re: Aonishiki, must have seemed a bit odd out of context!)