Almost halfway done with the Kyushu Basho 2018! Of course, the biggest story has been Kisenosato. After starting 0-4, the yokozuna pulled out of the basho. Will he return in 2019? Most signs seem to point towards yes, but only time will tell. I think the more interesting story, however, is that seven days have... Continue Reading →
The Kyūshū basho is here already!? Not that I am complaining, but it seems like the Aki basho just ended! I think it seems that the two bashos are so close together because we've had so much North American sumo action between them, such as the Georgia Sumo Open and the Texas Sumo Classic. Nevertheless,... Continue Reading →
Two weeks ago, I made a post about the Lone Star Sumo 12th Annual Texas Classic, which was held in San Antonio, Texas. In the post, I mentioned that I wasn't able to obtain any video footage of the matches. Well, given that Cornelius Booker competed in the event, I should have guessed that he... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article entitled, "John Tenta - Canada's Best Sumo Wrestler." I received a lot of positive feedback, and sumo fans from all around the world really loved learning about John Anthony Tenta Jr. After writing the article, I continued doing so internet sleuthing to discover more information about Tenta's... Continue Reading →
The Lone Star Sumo 12th Annual Texas Classic was held last weekend on October 13th in San Antonio, Texas. The organizer of the event, Tom Zabel, is well known in North American sumo circles, and he has done great things to encourage the growth of sumo in the United States. He hosts many sumo events... Continue Reading →
[Author Edit: Although I thought that I was reusing the original header image from a legitimate source, John Gunning informed me that it was actually an image taken by him and reused without his permission. I have removed my original header image by his request, and will replace it when I have the time to... Continue Reading →
The U.S. Sumo Open and the U.S. Sumo Nationals are the two largest sumo events in North America. This leaves the door open for another competition to lay claim to being the third largest sumo event in North America, which the organizers of the Georgia Sumo Open seem determined to do. This year, the Georgia... Continue Reading →
The U.S. Sumo Open is the premier sumo event of North America. Started in the year 2001, it has now grown to a spectacle that gathers 4,300 sumo fans in attendance. While most of the competitors are indeed American, recent years have also seen an vast increase in the number of international rikishi (sumo wrestlers). ... Continue Reading →
I've always been curious about the popularity of the bashos across days. Do they start with a wide viewership and then fade across the days? Or do they start with a small viewership that builds up to the very end? I decided to (somewhat) answer this question by looking at the Aki Basho 2018 posts... Continue Reading →
Musashikuni Mamu completed his Aki Basho 2018 performance on Day 14, finishing with a 3-4 record. His performance was pretty solid. I predicted that he would have a 4-3 record, with a chance of either a 5-2 or a 3-4 performance. It seems that luck unfortunately veered him toward the latter outcome. Of course, I'm... Continue Reading →
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