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Day 13 Comments
(Princeton U. students reporting) Through 12 days, Aki 2K4 remained anybody's yusho. Three men—Yokozuna Asashoryu, Ozeki Kaio, and Sekiwake Wakanosato—controlled their own destinies, able to yusho if only they could keep winning. Four others—M3 Tochinonada, M5 Dejima, M10 Kyokushuzan, and newcomer M15 Roho—were only one win off Kaio's 10-2 pace. With Asashoryu/Wakanosato and Dejima/Roho matched up, Day 13 would all but knock at least two of these men out of the yusho hunt.

In the day's headline bout, Asashoryu took control early, driving familiar foe Wakanosato to the edge. But when Wakanosato calmly deflected the Yokozuna's attack and threw him to the dohyo, Sho's hopes of winning a fifth straight yusho came crashing down along with his 140-kg frame. Wakanosato, improving to 10-3, is back in a form that we haven't seen since Aki 2K3. Maybe after three years in the sanyaku, Wakanosato is finally ready for the Ozeki run we've all been waiting for. Well, no, probably not.

Moving on to the tournament leader, Kaio had defeated fellow Ozeki Chiyotaikai in an unbelievable 12 consecutive bouts coming into Aki. Kaio picked up lucky number 13 on Day 13, fending off Taikai's ubiquitous tsuppari, which gave the slumping ozeki an early advantage in the bout. However, Chiyotaikai's attack stalled, he resorted to a pull-down attempt, and Kaio shoved him out of the ring. While Kaio remains all alone in the yusho lead at 11-2, Taikai appears ready to venture into the land of kadoban. That would make for a revolting three—count �eem, three—Ozeki on kadoban next basho.

But while Kaio tried to distance himself from the field, most of the 9-3 Maegashira were able to keep up. In the only head-to-head bout between the remaining contenders, Roho continued his mind-blowing, spine-tingling, hair-raising, mouth-watering rookie run by quickly pulling down Dejima, who started too low at the tachi-ai and was unable to recover. With his 10-3 record, one would think Roho would be getting some stiff competition in the final days. Apparently, someone didn't get the memo, as he has drawn the underwhelming Takekaze for Day 14. 

Tochinonada also stayed in the yusho race with a win over fellow M3 Hakuho. He made steady forward progress from the tachi-ai against firm resistance from Hakuho, then pushed Hakuho down and to the side at the tawara for a win via oshitaoshi. Tochinonada has already faced all the sanyaku, Ozeki, and Yokozuna with the sole exception of Kotomitsuki, with whom he is paired on  day 14. This makes him one of the strongest yusho contenders remaining. On the other hand, Hakuho's hopes for his third straight kachi-koshi are looking slim now that his record has slipped to 6-7. Standing in his way tonight is Kokkai, who is also at 6-7 and in grave danger of failing to kachi-koshi for the first time. 

The startlingly successful Kyokushuzan took down M13 Tochisakae in typical Shuzan fashion. He danced around, gave some shoves to the throat, then threw Tochisakae down after managing to get him turned at the tawara. Now, if Kenji were here, he'd probably berate Shuzan for yet another cheap win. But alas, we are not Kenji. Say what you want about Shuzan's style, but he's been getting the job done at Aki, and he's still a threat to yusho at 10-3.

Finally, in one of the day's more amusing matches, M12 Hayateumi (a.k.a. �gThe Japanese Jumping Bean�h) lived up to his nickname that we just made up by attempting to scale Mount Takekaze. Hayateumi jumped about 3 feet in the air, only to discover that M7 Takekaze measures 3'2�h. Still, perched in a dominant position atop Takekaze's head, Hayateumi took down his diminutive opponent. Hayateumi has been on fire in the latter half of this basho, winning six of his last seven going into tonight. Seemingly doomed to make-kochi after his 1-5 start, now he's just one win away from getting his eight. Go JJB.

Let's recap. In all likelihood, one of five rikishi will take the yusho, none of whom is the Yokozuna. Kaio (11-2) still leads, with a small army of four men representing three countries following closely at 10-3. It's his tournament to lose, and unlike other contenders we've seen in recent basho, Kaio has experience, with four yusho already under his mawashi. He'll face Wakanosato tonight and Asashoryu tomorrow, and if all goes according to plan for Kaio, then in the immortal words of R. Kelly, �gAfter the Sho, it's the after-party.�h

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Day 11 Comments
(By Simon Siddall) Yokozuna Asashoryu (9-2) got a bread and butter win against M6 Kakizoe (6-5) to keep his yusho challenge alive and well. After a shaky two-day losing streak in the first week, the Yokozuna looks to have finally settled. Kakizoe gave him a brief scare today as he thrust as hard as he could but Asashoryu soon took control and won by hatakikomi as his plucky opponent lost his balance.

M5 Dejima, who has looked back to his old self this basho came up against the abysmal Ozeki Chiyotaikai (6-5). The Ozeki is apparently carrying an injury, which would have to explain why he has looked so utterly poor this basho. Dejima (9-2) brushed Chiyotaikai's feeble thrusts aside and kept going forward. The impressive thing about Dejima this basho is that he has won almost every day in his own way - always going forward and not trying hatakikomi at the edge, as so many other rikishi have been doing of late. Dejima looks to be Asashoryu's main rival for the yusho at the moment, while Chiyotaikai must surely be an even money bet for a make-koshi.

In an Ozeki - Sekiwake match-up, Kaio (9-2) met Miyabiyama (5-6) and (yet again) went backwards from the tachiai. He even tried a pull-down win before catching Miyabiyama off balance and pushing him out for a nasty okuridashi win. I can't remember a basho where all the Ozeki have been so passive and poor. It was a shockingly ugly win, and while most rikishi would be happy with the numbers, Kaio again clearly wasn't impressed with his own sumo. You just needed to look at his expression. That familiar raising of the face and rolling of the eyes as he wins in a way he hates. It feels as if he's been doing that for years.

Sekiwake Wakanosato (8-3) upset me greatly by beating M1 Kokkai (5-6) with a display of defensive sumo. The technique was a rare one - Katasukashi (under shoulder swing down). Kokkai didn't help his cause by seeming to want to dive as spectacularly as possible when Wakanosato pulled him down after trading a few pushes and slaps after the tachiai. Still, Wakanosato will probably be happy with his overall sumo this basho, and he will surely have his sights set on ten or eleven wins so as to stake his claim for the Ozeki rank.

The hugely impressive M3 Hakuho (future Ozeki/Yokozuna, in my opinion) met M7 Takamisakari, who pressed forward from the tachiai and looked a clear winner. However, with a fine demonstration of technique and balance, the Mongolian turned the fight and threw Takamisakari at the edge. There followed a mono-ii, where Head Shinpan Kokonoe (formerly Chiyonofuji) pointed out that Hakuho (6-5) had let a trailing leg touch the clay just outside, and he was therefore judged the unfortunate loser. It could be said that Takamisakari (5-6), with the superior tachi-ai in this bout, deserved to win, but Hakuho's excellent technique was there for all to see. The Mongolian now needs to win all his remaining bouts to claim the record ten wins in all of his first three basho in the top division.

M4 Asasekiryu (2-9) and M5 Toyozakura (4-7), both so impressive in the last basho, have looked lackluster this time around. They met today and Toyozakura won by doing his best Kyokushuzan impersonation. It was horrible sumo, and halfway through the bout, I was already muttering the word, 'hatakikomi.' And lo and behold...Toyozakura won by that very technique. I couldn't watch the replay, it was so bad.

On the subject of horrible sumo wrestlers, M10 Kyokushuzan (8-3) came up against the vastly superior M3 Tochinonada (8-3). Tochinonada overpowered Kyokushuzan at the tachiai and bundled him out in a couple of seconds for an easy and impressive oshidashi win. Now that the Mongolian knows he's got no chance for the yusho, he's back to his old self and didn't bother trying today. This contrasts hugely with the first week, when he really went for it and showed great fighting spirit in every bout, simply because he knows the only chance he'll ever have of winning a yusho is going zensho for the first ten days while ranked low on the banzuke. Expect him to lose almost every day for the rest of the basho. Tochinonada, on the other hand, is surely an outside bet for the yusho, as he has already fought all the Yokozuna and Ozeki, and looks strong enough to go all the way. If he can get a couple more wins, he's certain for a sansho, probably the shukun-sho.

In the day's heavyweight bout, veteran M9 Kotonowaka took on M16 Takanotsuru, Toki's evil twin brother. Kotonowaka surprised everyone with a blatant henka (step to the side), which Takanotsuru did well to recover from. The bout soon degenerated into the inevitable stalemate in the centre of the dohyo. Kotonowaka might have liked these extended bouts when he was younger, but he's no spring chicken anymore, and the longer it went on, the odds would have had to favour the younger man. However, Kotonowaka (7-4) showed he still had some of the old magic by turning Takanotsuru (7-4) around and pushing him out for an easy okuridashi win.

M14 Kotooshu has generally been disappointing in his first basho in the top ranks, but he showed some of the promise we all know he possesses in abundance today by dominating the (unnaturally white-skinned) M10 Futeno (3-8). For such a big rikishi, Kotooshu (6-5) showed admirable balance and poise. He even showed his playful side by lifting Futeno from behind for a totally unnecessary okuritsuridashi. It would be a disaster if he fails to make his kachi-koshi.

The likeable M15 Roho has been exceeding expectations this basho, and despite coming in a little high at the tachiai, he shrugged off the ineffective attacks of M16 Aminishiki (4-7) and went forward for the easy oshidashi win and, more importantly, a nice eleventh day kachi-koshi. He can relax now (let's hope he doesn't) and try and get ten or more wins, and possibly a sansho. In the post-match interview, Roho said he was 'Double ureshii!' Good lad!

M17 Kitazakura (5-6) has been annoying the hell out of this writer since the last time he was up in Makuuchi, chucking the salt around a la Mitoizumi. In today's bout, he looked dominant at the tachiai, but M15 Toyonoshima (4-7) managed to make him look daft (again) by patiently absorbing the aimless pushing of his larger foe and securing an inside right hand grip, which led eventually to a very nice susoharai (rear foot sweep), and the inevitable sight of Kitazakura punching the dohyo in disgust, as he seems to do every day. He tries his hardest, but it's obvious that the big fella doesn't really belong at this level.

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Simon Siddall reporting

Day 9 Comments
As we enter the second half, the contenders are closing the gap on the pretenders. Sure enough, Kyokushuzan's old habit reared its ugly head and it promptly cost him his first defeat. In a key bout of the day against Dejima, Shu didn't have the balls after all to forge ahead. Yep, the morote followed by the pull. This is good film session material for his Waseda sumo team on how not to execute good sumo. I try to like this guy and now he pulls this again (pun intended). Shu and Dejima are now tied for the lead at 8-1 apiece. 

Is anyone starting to get annoyed at watching M17 Kitazakura (5-4) and his over-animated displays of emotion? This guy loses and he bangs his fist on the clay. He wins and he pumps his fist not once but twice. He picked up a nice win today in a throwing duel against Kotooshu (5-4) but geez, tone it down a little. I guess you can liken Kitazakura's antics a bit like Takamisakari's without the lovable factor. 

Tamanoshima (3-6) is 3-1 after starting 0-5 with a nonchalant pull down of Kokkai (4-5). Kokkai is dragging out the tachiai way too much and provoking matta, ala Takanonami. Then he dives in with his head too low, ala Tosanoumi. I love the guy but I wish he'd just line it up and go like Kakizoe. The wet-behind-the-ears factor is thwarting our rising Georgian star.

Someone's sneaking up on the yusho hunt and his name is Mr. Sekiwake. Wakanosato (7-2) came out firing tsuppari of all things to dominate Iwakiyama (5-4) to pick up his 6th straight win. Waka had the eye of the tiger today. He looks mad. It's about time. Let's hope he keeps this intensity up for 6 more days. He could make things very interesting. 

Kaio (7-2) displayed his signature right uwatenage for the first time this basho to the delight of the crowd. The victim was M1 Shimotori, who drops to 3-6. 

Musoyama (2-7) withdrew from competition today citing a bad left shoulder again. This is the same injury that had him sit out day 15 in July. Come November, looks like we'll have two kadoban Ozeki (Tochiazuma) fighting to keep rank all over again. Tochinonada (6-3) picks up the gimme.

Three cheers for Chiyotaikai! He made it through a bout without pulling! And guess what, he won! Seriously, Chiyo (6-3) displayed his best sumo yet by persevering in his tsuppari and blasting out Miyabiyama (4-5).

19-year old phenom Hakuho challenged countryman king of the hill Asashoryu for the first time officially, and the bout was fast paced and exciting. Unfortunately for Hakuho, the speed of the Yokozuna prevails again. Despite Haku getting his preferred left outer grip, the match ended when Sho unleashed a mean underarm throw before Haku could mount an attack. Hakuho drops to 5-4 and Sho picks up his 7th win against two losses to join Kaio and Wakanosato in chasing down leaders Kyokushuzan and Dejima.

Day 7 Comments
An intriguing basho indeed. After day 7, M10 Kyokushuzan is leading the field with a stunning 7-0 followed by M16 Takanotsuru and M5 Dejima each at 6-1. Asashoryu, Kaio and Wakanosato lurk at 5-2, Chiyotaikai looks worse than he has in years, and Musoyama's sumo again looks like retirement might not be far away. 

Kyokushuzan is on a mission. With his win today over Tokitsuumi (1-6), he is 7-0 for the first time in his career. Mike and I haven't exactly been kind to Shu, but it's as if he's trying to convert us with his sumo of late. Seven wins and not a single pulling technique. That's five Yorikiri (force out) and two Oshi-taoshi (push out). Yes, they are all forward moves, and there's a story behind it. Shu has enrolled himself at famed Waseda University to further his education and on the side has become "special coach" to its struggling sumo program. He saw its five collegiate wrestlers working so hard day after day with not much to show for it and it hit him: "I've got to be a model for these guys". He vowed to not continue his retreating, gimmicky tactics and went back to textbook aggressive sumo in his practice before Aki basho. And while it hasn't been pretty at times, he's holding true to his word. Unbelievably, this story has half-way converted me. It's a true testament that good sumo works. Let's see how far he can take himself this basho and the Waseda sumo program over the next couple years...

Takanotsuru (6-1) finally met his match today in Kotooshu (5-2) to taste his first defeat. Tsuru gave a hard slap to the face at the tachiai, which awakened the gentle giant. The Bulgarian met Tsuru straight up and bullied him right out, then gave him an extra push ala Asashoryu or Akebono to boot. 

"Deru deru Dejima" (6-1) is as reckless as ever but he's getting the job done, looking like a freight train to force out Kotoryu (3-4). I'm telling you, the key here was getting off to such a hot start. I'm not sure how long he can keep this up, but experience is in his favor. He'll start getting tested very soon if he keeps the wins coming. 

Musoyama (2-5) lost to M1 Shimotori (3-4) for the third consecutive time. He gave up the left outer grip to Shimo, which is the Maegashira's preferred grip. He promptly dumped Muso with a throw from that left side. Musoyama looks down and out to me, but who am I. I said this once before and he came back with a vengeance to salvage the basho. 

Speaking of down and out, Chiyotaikai's (4-3) sumo this basho is hilarious. It's so unbelievably predictable, I won't even get into it. Today it was Kokkai (4-3) who stopped the lightning fast but ineffective tsuppari in its tracks and ushered the Ozeki out upon being given the momentum. The key on Chiyo's sumo this basho is that more people have been able to stop his tsuppari. This doesn't bode well considering the opponents Chiyo will be facing for the balance of the basho. 

Kaio (5-2) pulled down Iwakiyama (4-3) for the win and gave his customary unsatisfied, puzzled look as if to say "what's going on with me". It's okay, I'd probably try to pull down a horse like Iwaki, too. I think Kaio is okay; he'll be in the hunt over the final days. 

Finally, Asashoryu's (5-2) speed overcame Tamanoshima (1-6) but still it wasn't his best sumo. After being pushed back from the tachiai, it took two tries to dispose Tama with an outer grip throw from the right side. Like Kaio, I don't think there's anything to worry about here. It's not the beginning of Asashoryu's demise or anything. It's a mere dip in sumo's dominant rikishi's biorhythm. He too will be knocking on the door by next weekend.

Day 3 Comments
Due to some unforeseen circumstances, Kenji is unable to report on today's bouts, so I (Mike) will briefly add my comments in his place. Through the first three days, I am extremely impressed with the sumo exhibited by the rikishi so far this basho. I've always maintained that the overall quality of sumo seems to be higher for the Tokyo basho, and so far, this year's Aki basho has been no exception. Today, Tosanoumi gave Asashoryu all he could handle keeping Asashoryu from getting too close at the tachi-ai. Tosanoumi grabbed a left uwate and just when you thought he had the advantage, the Yokozuna threw the M4 over with a scoop throw. Excellent sumo from Asashoryu and excellent effort from Tosanoumi 

In the Ozeki ranks, Musoyama made it 0-3 with another lackluster performance against M4 Asasekiryu. Asasekiryu hit Musoyama straight on, and then evaded to his right taking advantage of Musoyama's head lower than it should have been. He easily slapped the Ozeki over to pick up his first win. What can you say about Musoyama so far? No concentration, no de-ashi, no fundamentals, and of course no wins.

Ozeki Tochiazuma suffered a huge setback today against Komusubi Kyokutenho. As the two rikishi jockeyed for position in the center of the ring after the tachi-ai, Tochiazuma's left foot seemed to slip on the starting line causing his knee to hit the dohyo. The "winning" technique was tsukihiza, which means Kyokutenho (2-1) had nothing to do with the fall. I think this is largely a result of Tochiazuma compensating for his wounded left shoulder. Though he started 2-0 this basho, his sumo style was still a bit unorthodox. Tochiazuma was noticeably limping as he exited the arena, and it was announced on Wednesday Japan time that Tochiazuma was forced to withdraw due to a knee sprain. Tough luck for Tochiazuma who was trying to make an impact in his comeback basho as Ozeki.

Ozeki Kaio has looked the best of any rikishi so far. Today was yet another classic yotsu-zumo contest involving M3 Tochinonada. The rikishi hooked up at the tachi-ai with Kaio grabbing the quick right outer grip. This left Nada with his bread and butter, the hidari-shitate, and the M3 wasted no time in unleashing a huge inner grip throw. Kaio somehow staved off the maneuver and kept his balance using Tochinonada's (2-1)expended energy against him to just smother him with a force out. Kaio has looked so solid. If he fights like this everyday, he is the favorite to yusho; he will crush Asashoryu with this kind of performance. Let's hope we don't see any of those bad chocolates from Forrest Kaio (3-0).

I said yesterday that I was fine with Chiyotaikai pulling down Kotomitsuki after driving him to the ring's edge, but that I was uneasy about seeing a pull down from him. Well sure enough, when faced against a rikishi who he was concerned about today, Chiyotaikai hit Hakuho (1-2) at the tachi-ai, and then promptly backed up pulling down the youngster in the process. Just great. We've already used every word in the book when describing this kind of chicken s**t sumo from Chiyotaikai (3-0). All I can say is if he's resorting to these tactics this early, he is done. Hakuho receives a bit of compensation as he will be rewarded the fusensho win tomorrow against Tochiazuma.

Komusubi Kotomitsuki overpowered Sekiwake Wakanosato today showing the form he enjoyed at the peak of his career. Mitsuki looked completely different today forcing the action with solid de-ashi anchoring powerful thrusts. Wakanosato was overwhelmed as he never could get at Kotomitsuki's belt. It seems as if Wakanosato is slipping into that mediocrity enjoyed by so many other rikishi who occupy the sanyaku and upper Maegashira ranks. Both rikishi are just 1-2.

Sekiwake Miyabiyama finally unleashed his tsuppari today against M2 Tamanoshima (0-3), so it was no surprise that he bullied the M2 back and out in short time. The first two days with no tsuppari whatsoever equaled two losses. Today, Miyabiyama (1-2) finally utilizes his strength and wins with ease. Sometimes I wonder what these guys are thinking.

In the Maegashira ranks picking up big wins were M1 Shimotori (2-1) who withstood M5 Toyozakura's (1-2) tsuppari charge forcing the inexperienced rikishi to fight at the belt turning the bout in Shimotori's favor; M5 Dejima moved to 3-0 with a solid pull down win over M1 Kokkai (1-2) who charged with his head way too low; M6 Hokutoriki (2-1) who stuck to his tsuppari guns and drove out M8 Kotoryu (1-2) for an impressive second win and more confidence to boot; M10 Kyokushuzan who briefly retreated from the tachi-ai but quickly repented of his ways forcing out the hapless M13 Otsukasa (0-3) for the force out win; M14 Kotooshu (2-1) who just smothered the smaller M12 Hayateumi (0-3) for the easy force out; M15 Roho who remains perfect after drubbing M13 Tochisakae (0-3); M15 Toyonoshima (2-1) who bullied the taller M12 Takanowaka (2-1) pushing him down flat on his back; and M16 Takanotsuru who remains perfect at 3-0 after forcing out the struggling M16 Aminishiki (1-2).

Day 1 Comments
Howdy strangers, your slacking correspondent is reporting for duty once again. You'd think being in Japan during the Nagoya basho would help me follow the action better but turned out it was just the opposite with a crazy family schedule. I'm back from hiatus to see that foreigners, save maybe Toyonoshima, are getting all the ink for September and day one's sumo backed that up. 

Two thirds of the dynamic shin-nyumaku trio collected wins on their debut bouts. Bulgarian M14 Kotooshu and Russian M15 Roho won handily but native M15 Toyonoshima was befuddled by belt technician Aminishiki. Roho's little brother Hakurozan, a shin-Juryo rikishi himself, also won. The icing on the cake was that dad was in the audience to see his two boys open the basho successfully. I think this trio will all kachi-koshi but definitely look for Kotooshu to continue his meteoric rise to the pinnacle of the sport. 

Skipping up the ranks a bit, M7 Takamisakari frenzied the crowd with an even more animated than usual pre-bout ritual, then proceeded to turn the tables on a hard-charging M6 Kakizoe to collect an opening day win and, as usual, a wad of cash. Someone should keep track of how much this guy makes (or could potentially make) in sponsorship money each basho. An M7 vs. M6 bout on opening day generated 10 banners, for crying out loud. I bet he's the richest rank and file Meagashira in history. 

News flash- Dejima has won on day one! Unbelievable! If he can string together another win or two, he's my new yusho candidate! A notorious slow starter, the M5 former Ozeki lucked out in being matched against mysteriously lackluster M6 Hokutoriki. Pushed him right out, aided by an ill-advised pull from the man who challenged Asashoryu for the whole ball of wax just two basho ago. Go figure. 

If Hokutoriki had pressure to follow up a great performance in July, M5 Toyozakura is that person in September. Coming off a stunning 12-3, the unheralded 3-time Makuuchi rikishi got off to a good start thanks to, again, an ill-advised pull from none other than M4 Tosanoumi. Being a Tosa fan, this infuriates me but I'm glad to see an underdog like Toyozakura start strong. 

In the last 3 basho M4 Asasekiryu has gone 13-2, 3-12 and 11-4. "Mr. Inconsistency" stepped out a fraction of a second ahead of the falling Tochinonada to start with a loss. Does this mean we are in store for another double-digit loss basho to continue this trend? Who knows, but Seki has become lost in the shuffle of a new wave of foreign rising stars.

One of those stars is M3 Hakuho, who disposed of Sekiwake Miyabiyama like it was a walk in the park with a perfectly timed tsukiotoshi. This guy has ring presence and sumo instincts beyond his 19 years. And he's gaining weight nicely. He will be something special very soon. 

Perennial Sekiwake Wakanosato, in his 17th straight basho at sanyaku, defeated M2 Tamanoshima with a strong underarm throw. He'll probably win 8 or 9 again in unspectacular fashion. 

I thought the Ozeki bouts were kind of boring today. Tochiazuma looked best, if only because his opponent, M2 Iwakiyama, offered resistance. Chiyotaikai rolled yes, but it's no reference because his opponent, M1 Shimotori, is scared of him and offered little resistance. Similarly for Kaio, Kyokutenho was about as uninspired as Hokutoriki so it almost doesn't count. But if you want resistance, how about Kokkai defeating Musoyama for the third straight time in as many bouts? The Georgian patiently positioned himself into a hidari-yotsu grip and pressured the Ozeki into a yorikiri win. He gets Asashoryu tomorrow in a bout everyone will be watching. 

Speaking of Sho, he dominated as usual. The victim was Komusubi Kotomitsuki. This thing was over before it started; Sho's level of intensity is on a different plane. I had started falling asleep on the couch watching the Ozeki bouts so I was half awake during this one. Tomorrow, with Kokkai across the shikirisen, you can bet I'll be wide awake.

Basho Predictions

Yusho: Asashoryu
Shukunsho: Hakuho
Kantosho: Kotooshu
Ginosho: Hakuho

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