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Re: Aonishiki's Special Streaks

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Louis Epstein <le@lekno.ws> wrote:
> After rising from jonokuchi to sekitori status
> with every record either 7-0 or 6-1,Aonishiki
> has thus far won at least 10 matches in every
> sekitori basho of his career (two in juryo and
> the rest in makuuchi).
> As a maegashira,komosubi,and sekiwake he won
> sansho every basho.(Onosato also did this
> but had a 9-6 basho as sekiwake).
> 
> Now he is to be promoted to ozeki and will no
> longer be eligible for sansho and the double
> digit win numbers that he rode across the
> "great barrier" will at last be informally
> expected of him (though not necessary to
> retain his rank,he will need to build on them
> to yusho/doten level to win the only remaining
> possible promotion).
> 
> Getting to this level while never having gone
> make-koshi is rare enough...I'm not sure it has
> ever been done always getting 10 or more wins
> since sekitori basho became 15 matches long.
> 
> Onosato has not gone make-koshi yet but did have
> 9-6 basho as sekiwake and his first basho as 
> ozeki,and withdrew injured at the end of this
> past basho.
> 
> How long can Aonishiki keep up the streak
> of 10 or more wins...and will he or Onosato
> go make-koshi at any time?

Aonishiki won his 10th match on the 12th
day of the Hatsu basho...and Onosato his 8th.
 
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