Every basho, I recorded the traffic of Reddit.com/r/sumo in number of unique visitors and pageviews. I wasn't sure what to expect for this basho, but. . .wow! It was an all-time high for monthly pageviews! I think it was partially because a Reddit.com user posted a video complication of Enho to a larger subreddit on... Continue Reading →
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 →
It is another basho already!? Just when I was going to write more posts after the holidays, I unfortunately had a family member pass away. I had to spend some time away from my hobbies and focus on the family (and work, of course). Nevertheless, the Hatsu Basho 2020 is well timed. It will improve... Continue Reading →
Every basho, I create a chart that tracks the popularity of the basho on Reddit.com/r/sumo, as measured by the number of daily discussion thread comments. Since becoming a moderator for the subreddit, I can now see the number of unique visitors and page views for the subreddit. Below are five charts that illustrate the popularity... Continue Reading →
Every basho, I create a chart that tracks the popularity of the basho on Reddit.com/r/sumo, as measured by the number of daily discussion thread comments. I made one again for the Haru Basho 2019, which includes the popularity of the Kyushu Basho 2018 and the Hatsu Basho 2019. Click here to see a full-sized image... Continue Reading →
I created a chart for the popularity of the Aki Basho 2018 as well as the popularity of the Kyushu Basho 2018 on Reddit.com/r/sumo, as measured by the number of daily discussion thread views and comments. Unfortunately, between this basho and the last one, Reddit disabled the feature to view the number of post views. ... Continue Reading →
Musashikuni Mamu finished his basho performance on Day 14, and he was so close to making me look like a fortune teller. Before the basho, I predicted that Musashikuni would finish with a 4-3 record. He actually finished with a 3-4 record, but was only inches away from a fourth victory. So close! This was... Continue Reading →
Wakaichirō Ken finished his Hatsu Basho 2019 performance on Day 13, and my prediction was correct! Before the basho, I predicted that Wakaichirō would finish with a 5-2 record, and he did! This was a wonderful bounce-back showing by Wakaichirō. Wakaichirō had slipped in the past two basho with back-to-back 2-5 performances, falling to the... Continue Reading →
Well, the primary story-line of the basho has concluded - Kisenosato has retired. Everyone seemed to have very strong opinions about his situation. Should he have retired sooner? Should he have not retired altogether? Did he deserve yokozuna status? Did he not? Is he overrated? Is he underrated? Personally, I was one of the few... Continue Reading →
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