Q Breezy

@Hakkeyoi_Sumo But you're counting stats from his whole Ozeki stint. From early last basho, I thought it looked clear that he'd found a new level. He'll hopefully not have as many losses per basho going forward and he certainly won't have 100% of his losses come from maegashira like this basho.

What really gives me a stomach ache about Hoshoryu and a Yokozuna promotion at this point is: In 9 basho as an Ōzeki, 25 of his losses came from Maegashira. That's a 2,8 losses per basho average. A Yokozuna cannot afford 3 Kinboshi per basho. I hope he can turn that off.

@Welonz I mean...I'm not uninterested.

youtube added an AI idea generation thing and is saying i should make videos on mouthwash

@SumoKaboom Wait, I lied. When I looked a few days ago, I expected Onosato to be at 8 by now, not lose 2 straight. Gonna need both guys then.

@SumoKaboom I just need a Takayasu win tonight!

🏆 MAKEKOSHI BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!! 🏆 Congrats to Vicky H. on this incredible loser line - guys we hate to see lose, especially when they give us 3 fights in a row on Day 11. Vicky has the speed of a true champion! WHO HAS THE ELUSIVE KACHIKOSHI BINGO OUT THERE? YOU??? #bigsumofan

@GSumoBreakdown The era of the 12-3 yusho is over thanks to Onosato developing Yokozuna-level sumo last basho, but Takerufuji is the story of Kyushu and bests him again. Takayasu and Onokatsu go for double digit wins. Wakatakakage doesn't. Shishi's good form and beginner's luck carry him to 9-6.

It is once again time for your Bold Predictions! Tell us what you think will happen this basho. Who will win? Who will lose? Who will land face first in a shimpan's lap? The best prediction will win a free GSB t-shirt!

@GSumoBreakdown Takayasu does great and tricks some into believing again, but Onosato takes the cup. Takerufuji stomps Juryo. Saying Takakeisho won't get 10 is weaksauce; he gets 6 wins at best.

It is time for Aki Bold Predictions. Whoever has the best prediction will win a free Grand Sumo Breakdown t-shirt!

@HardRockBet The math ain't mathin'. I can't actually bet SGPs because your software tries to overpay on them and I don't want trouble. Fix this before you have to fight thousands of your customers over your own mistakes. The bigger the underdog, the greater the resulting error.

@HardRockBetHelp If I try to bet Howard ML (NCAAF) +2500 and parlay it with a total at -110, why is the app offering to pay me +250000? Adding a -110 bet to the parlay should almost double the winnings, not 100x them. Something like this is happening on every game I've looked at.

@GSumoBreakdown @tachiai_blog Your stated tiebreaker rules don't consider where the tie occurs. The slot being contested can change the rules. You understand that a 6-9 rikishi won't win a TB if it requires them to be promoted. They've also always lost the TB to a falling rikishi if it would mean no demotion.

@tachiai_blog I wish I could explain it.🤣 Well I can actually. If you accept that there is an anti-Juryo bias when considering a Makuuchi rikishi or a Juryo rikishi for a rank, then, by the math and typical tie breaker rules, Nishikifuji deserved to be ranked there. But it's still very dumb.

sumo.or.jp/EnHonbashoBanz… Ummmmm... What are we doing banzuke committee

@GSumoBreakdown @sumo_tim A bit of a late start to his pro career, but if he doesn't get 20, he'll be close. Onosato already seems like the favorite in every basho for the next decade.

@sumo_tim I said it halfway through the basho. This is the first of a 20 Yusho reign for Onosato. I wasn't completely serious, but I'm not completely joking either.

How many yusho will Onosato end his career on?

@GSumoBreakdown Teru wins 1 at most, retires before next basho. Ozeki yusho, Onosato and Oshoma special prizes.

It is time for Natsu 2024 Bold Predictions! Best prediction will win a free Grand Sumo Breakdown T-shirt. What do you think will happen in the upcoming basho?

@GSumoBreakdown You know, I was gonna say Takayasu choked it away to Kiribayama but I didn't want to be that specific. Regardless, Takayasu faded too early and Shodai managed not to suck for an entire basho. Now I don't even think he'll suck next time.

@GSumoBreakdown No promotion for Takakeisho. Takayasu chokes his way to a jun-yusho. Shodai still sucks. Kagayaki does nothing of note. I post less pessimistic predictions next basho.

It is Bold Predictions time for the Haru 2023 Basho! Let us know who will win, who will lose, who will fall victim to Ura's magic this time? Best predictions will win a free Grand Sumo Breakdown t-shirt.

@GSumoBreakdown Takayasu struggles post neck sprain, Ichiyamamoto even worse (no more than 4 wins), Jake is punished. Hoshoryu wins I guess, Meisei/Ryuden/Kotoshoho KKs.

New year, new bold predictions! Send us your bold predictions for the Hatsu Basho and whoever has the best prediction will win a GSB t-shirt! Will someone earn Yokozuna or Ozeki? Will someone accidentally slap a gyoji? Who will win it all? If you're right, you will win!

@Frittenpate @MigClass Unfortunately, this went down as an Izori in the record books. But I'm not actually correcting you, because this was 100% a tsutaezori that was mislabeled by the one deciding the kimarite.

@MigClass Tsutaezori, underarm forward body drop That winning technique is so rare and seldom, he is a freak.

Ura doing something that shouldn't be possible in Sumo

@GSumoBreakdown Sumo Erotica does nothing for me, but I like the songs. Sea Shanty #1, the Be Prepared parody from the same ep was #2.

What was your favorite punishment from the GSB Crew this year? Links to the punishments will be provided in the comments.

@OfSumo 141

@GSumoBreakdown @sumokeisho He better stop winning soon. It'd be a shame if he got a special prize.

@sumokeisho Don't tell anyone, but we like it when he is in the top division so we can be needlessly mean to him.

.@GSumoBreakdown congrats, you get to talk about your favourite rikishi for another basho 🎉

@Terunoumi89 @sumo_tim @Hakkeyoi_Sumo My first draft for M8-M9 was Takarafuji/Tochinoshin - Aoiyama/Takanosho, so it made sense to me. Isegahama bias was not a part of that thought process. Underdemoting 5-10s happens more often than not. Overpromoting Takanosho instead was possible, but not necessary.

@sumo_tim @Hakkeyoi_Sumo True, I also predicted Takarafuji ending up lower (although I'm certainly no expert). But can Isegahama really influence the banzuke according to his will, without remarks from other oyakata?

Takarafuji ahead of Takanosho and Tochinoshin really is an unexplainable move from the Banzuke committee. Is it time for Isegahama to go? The general weirdness each tournament is one thing, favouring guys from your own stable for no reason is borderline corruption.

@Terunoumi89 @sumo_tim @Hakkeyoi_Sumo My first draft for M8-M9 was Takarafuji/Tochinoshin - Aoiyama/Takanosho, so it made sense to me. Isegahama bias was not a part of that thought process. Underdemoting 5-10s happens more often than not. Overpromoting Takanosho instead was possible, but not necessary.