[sumo] SUMO | Daieisho Collects First Emperor's Cup, Continues Trend of First-Time Winners at New Year Basho | JAPAN Forward

[R. Brown]

One item I find somewhat interesting, that so many ozeki win their first
championship after becoming ozeki.  Ozeki means champion, but actually
being a champion is not required, only a suggestion that 33 wins over three
consecutive basho at the komusubi and sekiwake level.  Kisenosato and
Kotoshigiku both made it to ozeki without a championship.  Takakeisho was
promoted without a championship.  Shodai did have one but also did not
reach the 33 win level.  As I recall, Asanoyama won his first championship
after promotion.  It would seem as though the council should promote
Terunofuji back to ozeki now.  He doesn't have 33 wins in the last three
basho.  He did get 45 wins over the last four, got his second yusho and
defeated both two remaining ozeki in this month's tourney.  Will he get it
or will they make him wait?

Kodaiyama

On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 7:48 PM Jeffrey Anderson <jpaitv at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Good basho overview
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