RE: Kyokai News - May 7

[Knut Högvall <iknh@iar.se>]

> The Mainichi Shimbun is reporting that the Sumo Kyokai
> is planning to institue a new policy of not granting
> the Kosho status to Ozekis, starting as early as this
> coming Aki Basho in September. 
> 
> At the same time they will be extending the Ozeki
> kanraku (demotion) criteria from the current two 
> consecuetive bashos to three.

Okay, it's early in the morning here, so that's probably the reason I'm obviously missing something.

Today: One kosho basho + two makekoshi basho = demotion after three basho.
Proposal: No kosho basho + three makekoshi basho = demotion after three basho.

Where's the difference?

And that's only if we calculate for a rikishi who gets injured and granted the kosho status. If we have a rikishi who's *not* injured, and just performs badly, today he can perform badly for two basho before getting demoted, but with the proposal he can perform badly for *three* basho before getting demoted. Won't that give us *more* paper ozeki instead of less?

Help, what am I missing here????!!!

- Heiyu