[sumo] [sumo TORCH game] senshuraku last match of 2024 game.

[kj bauman]

Athenayama moves up to second place but doesn’t get an opportunity to hold the final TORCH.  Seven players in the final TORCH MATCH on senshuraku.  It might take a day for me to tally points…In the meantime, pour a libation, celebrate a good 2024 for sumo, and contemplate TORCHBEARER 2025 picks.

RIKISHI
DAISEIZAN vs TOMOKAZE

RANK
JURYO 12 EAST vs JURYO 5 WEST

Player(s) up for points:
Asterix’s rank pick is JURYO 12 EAST
Shokikogi’s rank pick is JURYO 12 EAST
Hakuhonofan’s rank pick is JURYO 5 WEST
rhyen’s rank pick is JURYO 5 WEST
Chankomafuji’s rikishi pick is TOMOKAZE
Kuhne’s rikishi pick is TOMOKAZE
Mmikasazuma’s rikishi pick is TOMOKAZE
a loss = 1 point, but a win = 3 points and an opportunity for more points in the next torch match

standings: Kintamayama leads 53 other players with points.

In a couple of weeks the window will be open to participate in the TORCH 2025 session.  A prize goes to the winner!