A day late, here are some of the bouts from the lower divisions that took place on Senshuraku. This includes some tidying up – regular bouts featuring rikishi we have followed through Kyushu basho – and some playoffs.
Continue readingWe have a short report today. Most matches in the lower divisions are Darwin matches, between rikishi hanging in the 3-3 zone, but we have a few others as well.
Continue readingWhile in the upper divisions, Makuuchi and Juryo, we normally expect the yusho to be decided on day 14, or preferably 15, in the lower divisions day 13 is usually the day of decisions. Some playoffs will still take place on senshuraku, but either the yusho itself or the participants in that playoff are determined on day 13.
Continue readingHere we are, approaching the last “act” of the basho. First, we’ll look at the closing day of the second “act”, and then we’ll switch over to day 11, to see some of the yusho developments.
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