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July 2021 Basho
Introduction and Previews (including 2 new Fred Pinkerton height x weight scatter plots)--links to all player information (ranking, prefecture or country of origin, date of birth, stable, height, weight)
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Video: Note: NHK videos will be available on demand until 2 weeks after the end of the Basho. After that, they will be removed from the site. They are usually available for on demand viewing about 1 day after the matches. Note that "highlights" means complete full match video of all daily Makuuchi matches.
Day 2 Video highlights (replays of all 21 matches--NHK) (27:00)
Chris Sumo Youtube
JSA Youtube has offered 2 full matches on its Youtube channel. Hopefully they will do this every day. It is a live feed, no commentary, but it gives another perspective on these matches.
2. Daishoho (J12e--0-1) v Abi (J14e--1-0) (this is a Juryo (2nd Divsion) match. Abi is in the black belt.
Abi was a regular Top Division Rikishi (16 Basho, 2 Special Prizes, 2 Kinboshi--gold star wins by a Rank and Filer [Maegashira] against a Yokozuna). He fell out of favor with the Sumo authorities for various infractions and was suspended from July 2020 to March 2021 (with a drop in ranki all the way to Makushita 56w [3rd Division, non-salaried]. Since coming back he has won consecutive Makushita Yusho (Championships) with perfect scores of 7-0. This is his first Basho back in Juryo (2nd Division--salaried), and it will be interesting to see how long it takes him to get back to the Top Division.
Tachiai.org is following the Jonokuchi Division Basho of this Tournament. Jonokuchi is Division 6, the lowest division, non salaried. Today there was no video.
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Notable:
Hakuho (Y1e) easily won his 2nd consecutive match, disposing of Endo (M1e), but a pall was cast over the Tournament by what looked like a possiblly serious shoulder or neck injury to Takakeisho (O1w) during his loss to Ichinojo (M2w). Right after the tachiai (initial charge) Takakeisho looked defenseless as Ichinojo ushered him out. He leaned motionless from the floor against the raised dohyo. He was quickly ushered out in a wheel chair. His status for the rest of the Basho is unknown at this time. Terunofuji (O1w) won his 2nd match, but not before a tremendous fight (over 24 seconds) with new Komusubi Wakatakakge (K1e). The other Ozeki, Shodai (O2e) disposed of January Basho winner Daieisho (M1w) in less than 3 seconds. For the 2nd consecutive day the rank and filers (Maegeshira) held their own (2-3) v san yaku (Top Rankers). They are now 4-6 against their betters. After two days in the May Basho, they were 3-9. Two of the top Maegashira in that Tournament are now san yaku. Ichinojo and Hotukofuji (M3e) are both undefeated at 2-0 v the Top Rankers. The first week of any Basho is always difficult for the high rank and filers, as most, if not all of their schedules are laced with Top Rankers. And Rookie Ichiyamamoto (M17e) suffered his first Makuuchi defeat at the hands of Chiyonokuni (M16e).
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Partial or complete absences from this Basho
Wins-Losses-Absences
O2w---Asanoyama (0-0-15)
S1e---Takayasu (0-0-2)
Condensed results (20 matches)
Key: Time of Match--s=seconds; Rank; Winner; Basho Record; Finishing Move; Rank; Loser; Basho Record
Day 2 Condensed results
01.6s M16e Chiyonokuni (1-1) hatakikomi M17e Ichiyamamoto (1-1)
03.4s M15e Tsurugisho (2-0) yorikiri M16w Ishiura (0-2)
04.9s M15w Tokushoryu (2-0) yorikiri M14e Daiamami (0-2)
19.1s M14w Chiyonoo (1-1) yoritaoshi M13w Ura (1-1)
05.4s M13e Chiyomaru (1-1) oshidashi M12e Tochinoshin (0-2)
10.5s M11w Kotonowaka (2-0) yorikiri M12w Kagayaki (1-1)
03.8s M10e Tamawashi (2-0) okuridashi M11e Kaisei (0-2)
26.9s M9w Shimanoumi (1-1) uwatedashinage M10w Terutsuyoshi (1-1)
04.3s M9e Hidenoumi (1-1) hikiotoshi M8e Takarafuji (0-2)
13.1s M7w Chiyoshoma (2-0) uwatenage M8w Aoiyama (1-1)
08.1s M6e Onosho (1-1) hatakikomi M7e Myogiryu (0-2)
06.1s M5w Hoshoryu (2-0) shitatenage M6w Kiribayama (1-1)
15.9s M4e Kotoeko (1-1) yorikiri M5e Okinoumi (1-1)
02.2s M4w Chiyotairyu (1-1) hatakikomi M3w Tobizaru (1-1)
05.7s M3e Hokutofuji (2-0) yorikiri K1w Meisei (0-2)
21.2s S1w Mitakeumi (1-1) oshidashi M2e Takanosho (0-2)
24.6s O1e Terunofuji (2-0) yorikiri K1e Wakatakakage (0-2)
02.3s O2e Shodai (2-0) tsukiotoshi M1w Daieisho (0-2)
04.1s M2w Ichinojo (2-0) yorikiri O1w Takakeisho (1-1)
05.6s Y1e Hakuho (2-0) uwatedashinage M1e Endo (0-2)
Source: Sumo Reference (text results) and Nikkansports.com length of bouts data (see result sources below)
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Finishing Moves (20 matches/40 TOTAL) Note: finishing move links below link to short NHK videos demonstrating the technique.
Frontal Force Out (Yorikiri)............7-14
Slap Down (Hatakikomi)..................3--3
Frontal Push Out (Oshidashi)............2--7
Pulling Over Arm Throw (Uwatedashinage).2--2