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Re: Aonishiki's Special Streaks

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Louis Epstein <le@lekno.ws> wrote:
> Louis Epstein <le@lekno.ws> wrote:
>> 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.
> 
> They finished the basho with 12 and 10,
> and if Aonishiki can get a yusho or doten
> performance in March he will be a yokozuna.

The current basho has ended these streaks,
as Aonishiki has already lost 6 and Onosato
has withdrawn injured.
   
>>> -=-=-
>>> The World Trade Center towers MUST rise again,
>>> at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed.

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