Re: Waka Kyujo?

[David Metzger <mr-irv-s-horowitz@worldnet.att.net>]

What is a Yokozuna-Ozeki ?

Masumi Abe wrote:
> 
> As long as you have two Ozeki in Banzuke, you won't see any Yokozuna-Ozeki
> titles with any Yokozuna. For Nagoya, Takanonami will be at Higashi Ozeki and
> Chiyotaikai will be at Nishi Ozeki. That means no need to have a
> Yokozuna-Ozeki.
> 
> If Chiyotaikai failed to reach 8th win, and no new Ozeki is promoted after
> Nagoya-basho, then there will be a Yokozuna-Ozeki for Aki-basho that that will
> be the second best Yokozuna based on the Nagoya-basho record. He will be Nishi
> Yokozuna-Ozeki.
> 
> -Toshiyori Masumiriki
> 
> Da Kine Sumo E-zine & Web site from Kawika wrote:
> 
> > We went over this before, but I like to be redundant.  If Chiyotaikai
> > (broken nose guy) does not enter the basho, then what?  Any special title
> > activated, like yokozuna-ozeki?
> >
> > >From: Masumi Abe <abe@accesscom.com>
> > >To: sumo@brooks.statgen.ncsu.edu
> > >Subject: Re: Waka Kyujo?
> > >Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 00:16:33 -0700
> > >
> > >Yes, it's NOT likely for him to enter Nagoya-basho.
> > >So, it's likely to have only two foreign born rikishi at Yokozuna rank.
> > >
> > >-Toshiyori Masumiriki
> > >
> > >
> > >Da Kine Sumo E-zine & Web site from Kawika wrote:
> > >
> > > > ?
> > > >
> > > > "Takanohana can't practice because of the shoulder injury, and it's
> > >likely
> > > > for him to enter Nagoya-basho."
> > > >
> > > > You meant, "NOT likely for him to enter," right?
> > > >
> > > > Wow, so Hawai`ian only at the top, YAHOO!!!!!
> > > >
> > > > >From: Masumi Abe <abe@accesscom.com>
> > > > >To: Sumo <sumo@brooks.statgen.ncsu.edu>
> > > > >Subject: Re: Waka Kyujo?
> > > > >Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 23:14:48 -0700
> > > > >
> > > > >Nikkan Sports wrote that Waka decided to skip Nagoya-basho, since he
> > > > >tried too hard to get back to hon-basho too early when he entered the
> > > > >Natsu-basho and injured again. He does not want to repeat that mistake.
> > > > >
> > > > >In the same article, Nikkan Sports also said that even now Takanohana
> > > > >can't practice because of the shoulder injury, and it's likely for him
> > > > >to enter Nagoya-basho.
> > > > >
> > > > >-Toshiyori Masumiriki
> > > > >
> > >
> >
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