Enho’s quest for the yusho and immediate sekitori return came to an end today at the hands of Nobehara. His ankle injury in his previous bout can’t have helped. Nobehara takes the yusho; Enho should find himself ranked Ms2-Ms3 at Haru, where 4-5 wins could suffice for promotion.
Here are the updated standings in the promotion zone.
Himukamaru has completed his basho early, and currently leads the promotion queue. Toshinofuji, Fukuzaki, and Shimazuumi would all pass him with a final win, and Takakento can pass any of that trio by winning if they lose, while Inami can finish no better than 6th in line. The demotion queue in Juryo is: Hakuyozan, Hidenoumi, Kazekeno, Kotokuzan, Tochitaikai, Nishikigi. Hakuyozan is already demotable, but could yet stay up if he survives two exchange bouts, starting tomorrow with Toshinofuji. I am guessing we’ll see Fukuzaki, Shimazuumi, and Takakento visiting Juryo on senshuraku.
Thanks for following Tachiai’s third-division coverage. This is the final mid-basho post, but I will update the promotion picture once the action concludes.
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Thank you very much for reporting, lksumo!
I agree with Justme!
Your coverage has much increased my interest in the lower divisions.
Though, as appetite comes with eating, it would be great if the gap between Makuuchi and Makushita was closed with a short daily report of the Juryo basho. Or don’t U think that there would be enough interest?
Honestly, the structure of the juryo yusho and promotion/demotion races doesn’t lend itself to meaningful coverage until late in a basho. I don’t have the bandwidth to do full daily recaps like Andy’s, so other than following a few favorites, I’m not sure what daily posts would cover…
As a long time fan of Enho, I was rooting for his return to Sekitori.
Feeling sad that he couldn’t make it.
Thank you for the coverage.
As I don’t follow Makushita much, your blogs helps me to get an idea of new upcoming Rikishis who are performing well and can be expected to see in Juryo and Makuchi.