Basho Wrap-Up
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Basho Wrap-Up: Natsu 2026
Welcome back to the world of sumo! Unfortunately for the ever-growing number of injured rikishi, our boys have been very busy since the Natsu basho wrapped up. Between most basho, rikishi will rest for a while before departing on regional tours, or jungyo. At jungyo, the rikishi perform a mix of training and performances, either…
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Basho Wrap-Up: Haru 2026
I procrastinated and was holding out for the Isegahama-beya scandal to be resolved. But, as I like to say, the JSA’s gonna JSA and they delayed their decision. And then I forgot. And then I kept forgetting. But I actually think I like this fashion of dropping the recap of the last basho two or…
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Basho Wrap-Up: Hatsu 2026
I consider myself to be a fairly responsible person. However, this time I was not a fairly responsible person, considering I wrote almost the entirety of this post after the end of the Hatsu basho and then forgot to post it. I’ve now edited it to encompass events throughout February, and I will be posting…
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Basho Wrap-Up: Kyushu 2025
This was a killer basho. All things considered, some of it resulted in an anticlimax; Onosato’s kyujo threw a bit of a wrench in the yusho race, and the way it played out did not give us a three-way playoff. It did, however, give us something even better: an Ozeki. Heading into the final weekend,…