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To: Jack Hammer

Well, it seems Tochinoshin didn’t have a match on day 15, which is probably the way of getting around the possible embarrassment of having to crown a juryo.

Tochinoshin was as far up as komusubi a few years back, but injuries made him miss three tournaments in a row, so he was sent back down to makushita, and has had to work his way up the ranks again. I would expect him to be maegashira in November.

Hakuho won the tourney at 14-1; no one else was even close, the highest scores were 11-4 by the other yokozuna, and also Tochiozan, who wants to get back to sekiwake.


12 posted on 09/28/2014 3:47:02 AM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: chajin

Update: Tochinoshin won the Juryo tourney, which means he should be back in the makuuchi ranks in November.


13 posted on 09/28/2014 5:08:13 AM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: chajin

Yes, it was Hakuho; let’s see if/when he gets a promotion.

But Tochinoshin didn’t wrestle him the entire tourney?

That strikes me as strange...

Anyway, I suspect Hakuho will need another two or three tournament wins to move up a peg, but, as I said, I’m no expert.


14 posted on 09/28/2014 2:30:31 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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