Wow! What a basho! The Hatsu Basho 2020 may have been the most exciting basho in years. With both yokozuna dropping out so early, the field was open to absolutely anyone - and the result proved it! Tokushoryu has been a juryo mainstay for the past two years, making some appearances in the makuuchi division. ... Continue Reading →
Wakaichirō is performing incredibly well! He is now 4-1, and already has the kachi-koshi! Great work, Wakaichirō! To see gifs of each match, check out our Twitter page at the following link: https://twitter.com/NorthAmericanS5 . We are going to use our Twitter moving forward to give mid-basho updates on Wakaichirō, so be sure to check it... Continue Reading →
That's all for the Kyushu Basho 2019! In makuuchi, the boss is. . .well. . .still the boss. Hakuho grabbed the yusho, and he made it seem almost easy. He had a final record of 14-1, whereas the two next highest (Asanoyama and Shodai) had records of 11-4. Going into the basho, I thought that... Continue Reading →
This basho has been a test for Wakaichirō. At his highest rank ever, Wakaichirō has never faced competition like this before. While he isn't getting an "A" on this test, he certainly isn't failing either. So far, Wakaichirō's biggest downfall seems to be his experience. As you'll see, he got a late start on one... Continue Reading →
The Aki Basho 2019 is over, and what a basho it was! In the top division, the seiwake really stole the show with Mitakeumi and Takakeisho going to a playoff to decide the yusho. Mitakeumi won the showdown, earning his second career yusho. He also went 12-3 in this basho. When paired with his 9-6... Continue Reading →
With Musashikuni out, Wakaichirō had to represent all of North America in the Aki Basho 2019. . .and has he ever! He is at his highest rank ever, and he has had his best performance ever. Our expectations were high, but he has shattered them! I won't provide much commentary for these matches, because they... Continue Reading →
I am still waiting on media to be delivered before I make my next large post. In the meantime, here is a recap of Brodi Henderson's performance in the Aki Basho 2015. This was Brodi's second basho after his mae-zumo bouts, and he still wasn't too far removed from competing in American amateur sumo -... Continue Reading →
With Musashikuni Mamu withdrawing from the basho, it was up to Wakaichirō Ken to represent the entire North American continent. And he represented us very well! At the New Year, Wakaichirō had one goal: to get a kachi-koshi in the sandanme division. After fighting as hard as he could, Wakaichirō completed his goal with two... Continue Reading →
Unfortunately, my recap of Musashikuni Mamu's performance in the Negoya Basho 2019 will be rather short. I predicted that he would finish with a 5-2 record. Well, this was my worst prediction yet! Musashikuni amassed a 1-2 record before withdrawing from the basho entirely. This left him with a 1-6 record. Not what you'd like... Continue Reading →
It is a little over halfway through the Nagoya Basho 2019, and it seems that the ozeki are cursed! Takakeisho (0-0-8), Tochinoshin (0-6-2), and Goeido (3-5) are firmly too injured to compete, and it seems that Takayasu (7-1) may need to also withdraw. On the other hand, the yokozuna are flying high. Both Kakuryu (8-0)... Continue Reading →
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