Trivia - Intai

["Matz, Justin" <JMATZ@imf.org>]

Some of the data on important (Rikishi who made Makushita) Rikishi who
retired.

By the way, Moti - Nakao did not win the Jonidan Yusho in July 2000 - it was
Hakunoryu of Izutsu-beya who again is back in Jonidan.

Shikishima
Michinoku-beya (former Tatsutagawa)
Hatsudohyo:  1989 Hatsu
Life:  416-418-37     .499
Highest Rank:  Maegashira Hitto
Makunouchi:  175-228-17     .434 (.417)  2 Kinboshi (both over Takanohana)
Juryo:  129-113-13     .533  (.506)  Juryo Yusho in Haru 1994
Makushita Yusho in Hatsu 1992

Narahikari
Musashigawa-beya
Hatsudohyo:  1987 Haru
Recent performance:  189-168-42  .529
Highest Rank:  Makushita 30
Jonokuchi Yusho Kyushu 1994
He missed all basho from Hatsu 1993 until his triumphant return in Kyushu
1994 due to injury.  He fell off the banzuke for 5 tournaments (almost all
of 1994).  He made it back to Makushita pretty quickly after that but then
bounced around between lower Makushita and Sandanme.

Daiden
Taiho-beya
Hatsudohyo:  1986 Aki
Recent Makushita/Sandanme Performance:   202-183  .525
Highest Rank:  Juryo 13
Juryo:  5-10     .333   (In Haru 1994).

Ohnomiya
OhnoMatz-beya
Hatsudohyo:  1998 Hatsu
Life:  74-59-7   .556
(Never made Makushita - just from one of my Matz family of stables!)

Tochishimizu
Kasugano-beya
Hatsudohyo:  1989 Haru 
Performance since 1996 Natsu basho:  98-97-22  .503
Highest Rank:  Makushita 31
Jonokuchi Yusho in Haru 2000, and Natsu 1993.

Kiyonoumi
Dewanoumi-beya
Hatsudohyo:  1985 Haru
Recent Performance:  212-222  .488
Highest Rank:  Makushita 2  (Oh, so close!)


Shikinohana
Shikihide-beya
Hatsudohyo:  1992 Haru
Recent Performance:  174-172-18  .503
Highest Level:  Sandanme
Jonidan Yusho in Kyushu 1999.

Hirohata - FOR YOU MOTI!
Naruto-beya
Hatsudohyo:  1994 Hatsu
Lifetime Record:  141-122-45
Made it to Sandanme
Jonokuchi Yusho in Kyushu 1998 and Nagoya 2000

Tamanohana
Kataonami-beya
Hatsudohyo:  1994 Hatsu - as a Makushita Tsukedashi
Life:  140-138-37   .504
Highest Rank:  Makushita 8
Looks like injury derailed this former college star(?) early in his career.
His debut was makekoshi and he fell straight to Jonidan from there due to
injury.  He did battle back - but further injuries made him fall again and
again.  He finished in Jonidan.  (So far his career looks similar to current
Musashigawa-beya former Tsukedashi Yamauchi who just achieved a 6-1 in
Jonidan).

Chiyononada
Kokonoe-beya
Hatsudohyo:  1998 Haru (same as Taka, Ake, Kaio, Waka, etc.)
Recent:  199-174-61  .534  
Highest Rank:  Makushita 26
Jonidan Yusho in Kyu 1997.
Recently fell all the way to Jonokuchi before retiring this tournament.

Hope this helps some of you fill in some blanks and achieve some closure
when wondering what happened to some of the former lower division yusho
winners!

Muhomatz