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[Basten <cbasten@statgen.ncsu.edu>]

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Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 00:18:32 +0100
From: Alex Ferguson <abf@csmail.ucc.ie>
To: sumo@statgen.ncsu.edu
Subject: Re: Day 7 results and day 8 pairings

On Sun, May 18, 2003 at 01:11:56AM +0200, Lukas Grossmann wrote:
> Takanowaka is kosho. This means, he nevertheless will be demoted
> according to his 0-2-13 record for the Nagoya Basho, thereby most
> certainly falling down to Juryo. Only then, should he not participate
> at the Nagoya Basho, he will retain the same Juryo rank for the
> Aki Basho as well.

Owch!  Didn't realize as big a demotion as that was likely.  Still,
we live and learn.  As does Takanowaka, especially, in this case. ;-)
Thanks Lukas (and likewise to Kintamayama).

Cheers,
Alex.