San Jose Sumo Basho - Results - soc.culture.japan #27444

[Richard Webb <webb@phys1.physics.wsu.edu>]

In article <1993Jun7.011925.633@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>, mike@clubmezz.Berkeley.EDU (Michael T. Itamura) writes:
|> 
|>   From what I gathered from the morning paper, on saturday, Akebono
|> won the tournament.  Takanohana beat his brother Wakanohana in one
|> semi-final match and Akebono beat Takanonami in the other.  Konishiki
|> beat Kotofuji in the first round and then lost to Naminohana in the
|> second round.
|>   Here are the results from today (sunday):
|> 
|> The bracket for the sunday tournament:
|> 
|> Takanohana vs Kotobeppu
|> Takamisugi vs winner Tochinofuji/Naminohana
|> Kitakachidoki vs winner Mainoumi/Kotonaizuma
|> Wakashoyo vs Kotofuji
|> 
|> Takanonami vs Daishoho
|> Misugisato vs winner Kiraiho/Oginishiki
|> Kushimaumi vs Kaio
|> Tochinowaka vs Musashimaru
|> 
|> Konishiki vs Kenko
|> Toyonoumi vs winner Tokitsunada/Hitachiryu
|> Tomoefuji vs vs winner Mitoizumi/Daizen
|> Kotonowaka vs Kyokudozan
|> 
|> Wakanohana vs Terao
|> Kirishima vs winner Higonoumi/Daishoyama
|> Kotonishiki vs Kasugafuji
|> Takatoriki vs Akebono
|> 
|> First round winners:
|> 
|> Takanohana Takamisugi(over Naminohana) Mainoumi Wakashoyo
|> Takanonami Misugisato(over Oginishiki) Kaio Musashimaru
|> Konishiki Tokitsunada Mitoizumi Kotonowaka
|> Wakanohana Higonoumi Kotonishiki Akebono
|> 
|> Second round winners:
|> 
|> Takanohana Wakashoyo
|> Takanonami Musashimaru
|> Konishiki Mitoizumi
|> Wakanohana Akebono
|> 
|> Third round winners:
|> 
|> Takanohana Musashimaru Konishiki Akebono
|> 
|> Semi-final results:
|> 
|> Musashimaru Konishiki
|> 
|> Winner Day 2:
|> 
|> Konishiki
|> 
|> Winner Day 1 vs. Winner Day 2:
|> 
|> Akebono over Konishiki
|> 
|>   I must say that the tournament was a lot of fun.  There were lots of cheers
|> for Akebono, Konishiki, and Takanohana.  Other popular rishiki included the
|> dimunitive 211 pound Mainoumi and Mitoizumi (the "Salt Shaker").   The three
|> matches that really stand out (to me) were the Mainoumi-Kotoinazuma,
|> Kasugafuji-Kotonishiki, and the first Akeboni-Konishiki match.  Mainoumi was
|> much quicker than Kotoinazuma allowing him to side step and spin around
|> Kotoinazuma.  After spinning the larger Maegashira around, Mainoumi was able
|> to push his opponent out of the dohyo.  The Kasugafuji/Kotonishiki was the
|> shortest one of the day.  After much posturing, Kasugafuji charged at
|> Kotonishiki.  Kotonishiki took one step to the left and Kasugafuji went plop
|> on his face.  The Akebono-Konishiki match was eagerly anticipated by the crowd
|> who hoped to see the two biggest rishiki do battle.  When the match started,
|> the entire arena was illuminated by dozens of camera flashes.  Konishiki was
|> able to push Akebono to the edge of the dohyo but Akebono refused to budge
|> any farther.  Akebono was able to push Konishiki a couple of feet back
|> towards the center of the ring before Konishiki was finally able to bulldoze
|> Akebono out of the dohyo.
|> 
|> WINNER Day 1) Akebono
|> WINNER Day 2) Konishiki
|> TOURNAMENT WINNER) Akebono
|> 
|> Outstanding Performance Award) Wakanohana
|> 
|> Fighting Spirit Award) Takanonami
|> 
|> Technique Award) Mainoumi
|> 
|> 					Mike Itamura