[sumo] [sumo game] TORCH 2021 long-overdue update. We have a new leader.

[kj bauman]

Good day all,
  Atamifuji had a good run, but passed the TORCH to a new rikish/rank on Day 13.  Then in the kettie-sen match, the TORCH ended up in the hands of a TD Sd 100 rikishi!!! Here's how the path of the TORCH progressed during Natsu:

Day 2: Sandanme 48 East Atamifuji (0-0) defeats Sandanme 48 West Ebisumaru (0-0)
Day 4: Sandanme 48 East Atamifuji (1-0) defeats Sandanme 47 East Shogun (1-0)
Day 6: Sandanme 48 East Atamifuji (2-0) defeats Sandanme 45 West Azumasato (2-0)
Day 8: Sandanme 48 East Atamifuji (3-0) defeats Sandanme 44 East Toma (3-0)
Day 9: Sandanme 48 East Atamifuji (4-0) defeats Sandanme 50 East Kotoryusei (4-0)
Day 11: Sandanme 48 East Atamifuji (5-0) defeats Sandanme 82 East Asashinjo (5-0)
Day 13: Sandanme 48 East Atamifuji (6-0) passes the TORCH to Sandanme 35 West Kotodaigo (6-0)
KETTEI-SEN: Sandanme 35 West Kotodaigo (7-0) passes the TORCH to Sandanme 100 Tsukedashi Ishizaki (7-0)

End-of-Natsu Rikishi: ISHIZAKI
End-of-Natsu-Rank: SANDANME 100 TSUKEDASHI

standings:
2 points – Oshirokita
2 points – Terarno
2 points – Wamahada
1 point – Athenayama
1 point – Chankomafuji
1 point – code_number3
1 point – Mmikasazuma

And so brings us to Nagoya's banzuke release.

Start-of-Nagoya Rikishi: ISHIZAKI
Start-of-Nagoya Rank: MAKUSHITA 56 WEST
 

And path of the TORCH:
Day 2: Makushita 56 West Ishizaki (0-0) defeats Makushita 57 East Sakurai (0-0)
Day 4: Makushita 56 West Ishizaki (1-0) defeats Makushita 54 West Shimoyama (1-0)
Day 6: Makushita 56 West Ishizaki (2-0) defeats Makushita 59 East Genki (2-0)
Day 8: Makushita 56 West Ishizaki (3-0) defeats Makushita 55 West Atamifuji (3-0)
Day 9: Makushita 56 West Ishizaki (4-0) defeats Sandanme 1 West Onojo (4-0)
Day 11: Makushita 56 West Ishizaki (5-0) defeats Makushita 47 West Mineyaiba (5-0)

On Day 13, we had a TORCH MATCH!!

RIKISHI
ISHIZAKI vs HOKUSEIHO

RANK
MAKUSHITA 56 WEST vs MAKUSHITA 2 WEST

Player(s) up for points:
Amamaniac’s rikishi pick is HOKUSEIHO
Kintamayama’s rikishi pick is HOKUSEIHO
Wamahada’s rank pick is MAKUSHITA 2 WEST
a loss = 1 point, but a win = 3 points and an opportunity for more points in the next torch match

And the result:
Day 13: Makushita 56 West Ishizaki (6-0) passes the TORCH Makushita 2 West Hokuseiho (6-0) [3 points Amamaniac & Kintamayama & Wamahada]

standings:
5 points – Wamahada
3 points – Amamaniac
3 points – Kintamayama
2 points – Oshirokita
2 points – Terarno
1 point – Athenayama
1 point – Chankomafuji
1 point – code_number3
1 point – Mmikasazuma

Impressive that Wamahada has picked up points with his rank and rikishi picks!

End-of-Nagoya Rikishi: HOKUSEIHO
End-of-Nagoya Rank: MAKUSHITA 2 WEST

Aki will certainly put the TORCH in the Juryo ranks.
 
Good luck to all!