Re: Call for Rules

[Stephen Allanson <sallanso@huachuca-sec1.army.mil>]

>Date: Wed, 8 Feb 95 14:23:47 JST
From: robert@lsi.melco.co.jp (streitenber>

>Subject: Call for Rules
>
>Including me, there are 5 freaks so let's give it a try.
>
>Let's play it nice and simple for the beginning.
>
>My proposal: First the Maegashira Ranks:
>
>The deviation of the actual banzuke and the players input is accumulated.
>The step from east to west is one point es is the step from east to (higher
>ranked west). Let's illustrate that with examples:
>
>Banzuke:
>^^^^^^^
>M1: Kotonowaka          Takatoriki
>M2: Tochinowaka         Terao
>
>Players Guess:
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>M1: Takatoriki          Terao
>M2: Tochinowaka         Kotonowaka
>
>
>Caluclation:  # Takatoriki : 1 Point  (East -> West / same Rank)
>===========   # Terao      : 2 Points (West -> West / One Rank difference)
>         # Kotonowaka : 3 Points (West -> East / One Rank difference)
>         # Tochinowaka: 0 Points (Hit !!!)
>
>I think the direction of the 'misses' doesn't make any difference. I also
>hope that the step from west to east is equal to the step from east to
>(higher ranked) west. All the calculations are realted to the Players Guess,
>so if you forget one and make up a new one you'll be heavily penalized ;-)
>
>As for sanyaku ranks ...
>
>uups, I'm sure you folks out there have some better ideas, but
>here just my two cents:
>
>Movement within ranks: Same as Maegashira (One point each)
>
>Rise Ozeki ---> Yokozuna: (Read the papers, dummy !!!)
>
>Rise/Drop from Ozeki <---> Sekiwake: (when is it announced ???)


Rise to Ozeki usually comes after three consecutive good tournaments as a
Sekiwake - in the neighborhood of 33(this is a guess, but it is close I think)
or more wins for the three previous tournaments.  As far as an announcement of 
the promotion, I think it is announced shortly after the promotion council 
meets.  This is a couple of days after the previous tournament.

Fall from Ozeki to Sekiwake (I think an Ozeki is always demoted to Sekiwake
initially) occurs whan an Ozeki has consecutive Makekoshi records.  He is
demoted to Sekiwake and if in the next tournament earns 10 or more shiro boshi
(wins) he is reinstated as an Ozeki.  Recently both Konishiki and Kirishima had
this opportunity and were unsuccessful at it.


>Rise/Drop Sekiwake <---> Komosubi: (how does it work - help !!!)

Rise to Sekiwake from Komusubi occurs when a Komusubi has a Kachikoshi
tournament.

Fall from Sekiwake to Komusubi occurs when a Sekiwake has a Makekoshi
tournament.  However, this is not a set in stone demotion, it depends on the
record - perhaps a 7-8 record will only drop to Komusubi.  But he could drop
further if there are other rikishi, in the upper Maegashira ranks who are
deserving of the Komusubi rank.  I read a rule of thumb somewhere that went
something like this "promoted one grade for each shiro boshi over 7 and demoted
the same way one grade for each kuro boshi over 7.  But this is not carved in
stone."  for example in the upcoming Banzuke we will probably have
Naminohana(9-6) at M-7 move up more than the rule figures(up to M-5) because of 
the very poor records in the last tournament of the Maegashira 1-6 ranks (most 
had more than 10 loses).

>Rise/Drop Komosubi <---> Maegashira:  Same as Maegashira (One point each)
>
>Finally: Rise from Juryo:  Same as Maegashira (One point each)
>
>//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Man, I'm sure I forgot a lot, so give me some feedback here. (Waiting for Abe-
san)
>
>If we get this thing going, I'll post a template for the Banzuke. It's easier
to process it
>with a script file then.
>
>Let's beat the silly season - Guess the Banzuke
>
>--- Robert
>
>P.S> Just in case you didn't figure it out: The less points the better ;-)
>
Robert I think this will be fun and I hope the info helps.

Cheers
Steve A.
Sierra Vista, Arizona