Sumo’s latest rankings: Big promotions for Tobizaru and Daieisho, Tochinoshin relegated to Juryo

The Japanese Sumo Group launched their newest banzuke (rating doc) yesterday for the upcoming haru basho (Spring Match) that begins on March 12. This doc takes into consideration the performances from the hatsu basho (New Yr Match) which was gained by ozeki Takakeisho in January.

The banzuke tells us what we anticipated, that Takakeisho’s yusho (championship victory) in January was not spectacular sufficient for him to get promoted to yokuzuna. Nevertheless, if he wins this subsequent event, it is going to be exhausting to disclaim him his life’s purpose.

With no sekiwake ranked wrestlers assembly the necessities for ozeki promotion which means we’re nonetheless left with Terunofuji serving double-duty as yokuzuna and ozeki.

Wakatakakage and Hoshoryu did sufficient final outing to maintain their sekiwake ranks, however neither will have the ability to attain 33 wins over three straight tournaments, which is required for ozeki promotion, in March.

All different san’yaku (higher ranked wrestlers) have been demoted for shedding information. The wrestler who fell furthest was Takayasu, who moved from sekiwake to maegashira 7. That was as a result of an harm pressured 1-5-9 document final month.

The favored Tobizaru and the current Fuji TV event winner Daeisho profit from these demotions, each of whom transfer as much as komusubi. That is Tobizaru’s first look within the higher rankings.

January event runner-up, and Preventing Spirit award winner, Kotoshoho makes the most important leap within the rankings, going from maegashira 13 to five.

Three wrestlers have been relegated from the makuuchi (high division): Ichinojo, Tochinoshin and Chiyomaru. Ichinojo was relegated due to his suspension enforced 0-0-15 document prior to now event. Former ozeki Tochinoshin goes down after a 2-3-10 document (having injured his shoulder on day 5 final month). Tochinoshin turns 36 this 12 months. It’s potential that the favored Georgian wrestler, who was final within the second division in 2014 (once more due to harm), could resolve to name it a day. The all the time meme-able Chiyomaru is relegated after a paltry 4-11 document.

This implies we’ve got three promotions to makuuchi. They’re Hokuseiho, Kinbozan and Bushozan. That is will mark all three’s first appearances within the high division. Kinbozan may even be the primary wrestler from Kazakhstan to compete in he makuuchi.

Asanoyama doesn’t get recalled to the highest division, regardless of successful the juryo (second division) with a 14-1 document. The previous ozeki might want to spend not less than one other event within the decrease division earlier than he can return to the place he was earlier than scandals and a year-long suspension busted him right down to sumo’s fourth tier.

Additionally of word, Hakuho’s teenage prodigy Ochiai can be competing within the second division in March after spectacularly going undefeated and successful the makushita (third division) in his first ever senior event.

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