von shimodahito » 27. Nov 2016 11:18
good day all,
The 2016 TORCH prize is ready to be sent out.
With the final TORCH MATCH POINTS complete, it’s now time to award the end-of-year FINAL TORCH POINTS. To recap the rules for end-of-year TORCH POINTS, 25 points are awarded if you picked the FINAL TORCH position. Additional points are awarded to the next 10 closest picks. (10 points to the closest pick, down to 1 point for the 10th closest pick).
We’ll start with the END-OF-YEAR TORCH POINTS for RANK. Kotoshikona & yorikiried by fate made the correct TORCH RANK pick at JURYO 11 EAST for 25 points; but 2 players were only one rank off the mark and each get 10 points. In all, 29 players earned FINAL TORCH RANK points.
JURYO 6 EAST........(1 point: Chisaiyama)
JURYO 6 WEST........(2 points: Oshirokita & Ryoshishokunin & Shitamachi & Yubinhaad)
JURYO 7 EAST........(3 points: Ganzohnesushi)
JURYO 7 WEST........(4 points: Cydrome & Daughter of Sukubidubidu & Haidouzo & Mmikasazuma & Yoohoo)
JURYO 8 EAST........(5 points: Konrad & Naganoyama & Profomisakari & Suwihuto)
JURYO 8 WEST........(6 points: Furanohana)
JURYO 9 EAST........(7 points: Fatakiyama & Jejima & orandashoho)
JURYO 9 WEST........
JURYO 10 EAST.......(9 points: Shokikogi)
JURYO 10 WEST.......(10 points: Hitotsuboshi)
FINAL TORCH RANK: JURYO 11 EAST...(25 points: kotoshikona & yorikiried by fate)
JURYO 11 WEST.......(10 points: Unkonoyama)
JURYO 12 EAST.......(9 points: Pandaazuma)
JURYO 12 WEST.......(8 points: Gurowake)
JURYO 13 EAST.......(7 points: Achiyama & Terarno)
JURYO 13 WEST.......
JURYO 14 EAST.......
JURYO 14 WEST.......(4 points: chishafuwaku)
MAKUSHITA 1 EAST....
MAKUSHITA 1 WEST....
MAKUSHITA 2 EAST....
The FINAL TORCH RANK points put kotoshikona & yorikiried by fate into the lead with 41 points, Naganoyama stayed in 2nd place with 33 points, and kuroimori dropped to 3rd place with 29 points.
Next, the END-OF-YEAR TORCH POINTS for RIKISHI. Profomisakari scored 25 points with the correct TORCH RIKISHI pick, KYOKUTAISEI. In all, 20 players earned FINAL TORCH RIKISHI points.
GAGAMARU.....(1 point: Daughter of Sukubidubidu)
CHIYOMARU....
AMAKAZE......
KOTOEKO......
CHIYOO.......(2 points: Cydrome)
TOKUSHORYU...
SATO.........(3 points: Derek & Kintamayama)
ONOSHO.......(4 points: Jejima & Hoshihitomi)
DAIESHO......
URA..........(5 points: Gibuten & kotoshikona & Mmikasazuma & Pandaazuma)
TSURUGISHO...(6 points: Shitamachi & Unkonoyama)
OSUNAARASHI..(7 points: Rufakiyama)
AZUMARYU.....
AMURU........
ASAHISHO.....(8 points: Fatakiyama)
AMINISHIKI...
HOMAREFUJI...
KITAHARIMA...
ASASEKIRYU...
KITATAIKI....
YAMAGUCHI....
FINAL TORCH RIKSHI: KYOKUTAISEI...(25 points: Profomisakari)
SEIRO........
DAISHOHO.....
OYANAGI......
RYUDEN.......(10 points: Umigame & Kofuji-ICAN)
SADANOFUJI...
SATOYAMA.....(9 points: Yubinhaad)
MEISEI.......
RIKISHIN.....
SAKAMOTO.....
WAKANOSHIMA..
KIZENRYU.....
IWASAKI......(5 points: orandashoho & Tenshinhan)
ASABENKEI....
FUJIAZUMA....
TOCHIMARU....
SHIMANOUMI...
KAIRYU.......
MASUNOSHO....
TAMAASUKA....
TAKAGENJI....
TOYONOSHIMA..
With all the points added, our final standings:
47 points – Profomisakari
46 points – kotoshikona
41 points – yorikiried by fate
33 points – Naganoyama
29 points – kuroimori
24 points – Yubinhaad
23 points – Unkonoyama
19 points – Kofuji-ICAN
19 points – Umigame
17 points – Rufakiyama
15 points – Fatakiyama
14 points – Pandaazuma
14 points – Shokikogi
12 points – Haidouzo
11 points – Chisaiyama
11 points – Jejima
12 points – Hitotsubushi
12 points – orandashoho
10 points – Achiyama
10 points – Terarno
9 points – Mmikasazuma
8 points – Gurowake
8 points – Shitamachi
8 points – Toratorii
7 points – Kintamayama
6 points – Cydrome
6 points – Furanohana
5 points – Daughter of Sukubidubidu
5 points – Gibuten
5 points – Konrad
5 points – Suwihuto
5 points – Tenshinhan
4 points – chishafuwaku
4 points – Ganzohnesushi
4 points – Hoshihitomi
4 points – Ronnie
4 points – Yoohoo
3 points – Derek
2 points – Oshirokita
2 points – Ryoshishokunin
1 point – Kosimazaki
1 point – Sukubidubidu
1 point – Taiga
(26 participants with zero points)
Congratulations to Profomisakari, who won in 2009 with a record 59 points. Also, this is the third year (2011 & 2015) with 3 players hitting the 25 TORCH point bullseye (2012 had one bullseye). Incidently, if Juryo 3 East Tokushoryu would have won the final TORCH MATCH, the top 3 would have been Sukubidubidu, Naganoyama, & kuroimori. Shin-deshis kotoshikona, Naganoyama, and Unkonoyama made strong debuts.
Thanks for participating and I hope you all can update your pick or, if a new player, submit a pick for next year. You can send your TORCHBEARER 2017 picks to me now, or wait until the Hatsu banzuke is released. An invite (with rules for new players) will be out soon. Pick one rank and one rikishi where you think the TORCH will be at the end of the year. This sumo game has a prize. New players are always welcome.
Again, thanks.
-shimodahito
Past winners:
2008 – Jejima & Terarno
2009 – Profomisakari (with a record 59 points)
2010 – Konrad
2011 – crall (I wonder where he went?)
2012 – kuroimori
2013 – wildcard
2014 – Hoshihitomi
2015 – Jejima
2016 – Profomisakari