Jezz wrote:
>
> KW Kintamayama 8 lost to 6W Doitsuyama 14 (Sextuple shock!!!!!!)
>
> So a very bad day for ALL our top-rankers!  Look forward to hearing the
> winners interviews ;-)

What a pity that I couldn't be in the sumo chat room today...
it would have been too good to rub it in Kintamayama's face - very
humbly of course ;-) especially since Kintamayama has been the idea
man for my shikona.
I fear tomorrow I can't be in the chat room too. I have a date in
the morning.

Doitsuyama

>SE Chijanofuji 10 lost to 4E Robanoumi 14  (Triple shock!!!)

Well I must say that all of the canings have worked. Aside from the bruises
and splinters on the butts of all of my rikishi, they are in prime
condition. We will push forward and and bring our sumo to a higher level. I
like the idea of the triple "shock". Maybe I will try the cattle prod
tomorrow to keep my boys in line.
With my psychic abilities I saw Tochiazuma beating Takanohana a mile away.
Actually about 33 km's away but who's counting. I predict Taka will by kyujo
by the end of the week. Sad to say because he is one of my favourites.
-Robanoumi oyakata

> Day 1 (Sunday) results
>
> SOE Yubiquitoyama 10  lost to 1E Hananotaka 14  (SHOCK)

"I (huff) was able to do ( puff) my own type of sumo (wheeze), and I was
able to (gasp) move forward effectively (hyperventilate).  I will try to do
my best tomorrow (all of the above)."

Actually, I thought I had lost thanks to Kotonowaka (my number 1 bench
rikishi) until I re-checked and saw that the Sekiwake-Ozeki had chosen
Dejima.  No one is more shocked than myself.

> For Zentoryu's benefit, does anyone know what time the dead-line is for
> "American East
> Coast", because Jejima doesn't!

3:00 pm Japan Time is 1:00 am Central Standard Time, so I believe it's 2:00
am Eastern Time.

Josh Reyer
(Hananotaka)

A lot of top-rankers in the REAL sumo world lost today.....  How did the
Bench Sumo Sanyaku do?

Day 1 (Sunday) results

SOE Yubiquitoyama 10  lost to 1E Hananotaka 14  (SHOCK)

SOW Maeden 11 lost to 1W Haraiboshi 12 (Double shock!!)

SE Chijanofuji 10 lost to 4E Robanoumi 14  (Triple shock!!!)

SW Jejima 10 lost to 4W Zentoryu 12 (Quadruple shock!!!!)

KE Philanomi 12 lost to 3E Ookihito 14 (Quintuple shock!!!!!)

KW Kintamayama 8 lost to 6W Doitsuyama 14 (Sextuple shock!!!!!!)

So a very bad day for ALL our top-rankers!  Look forward to hearing the
winners interviews ;-)

2E Kitakaze 5 lost to 5E Donaldnodebu 12

2W Marushiki 7 lost to 5W Nekonishiki 10

3W Tochiaraki 12 lost to 6E Gaijingai 14

So today, ALL of the lower ranked cyber-rikishi in the match-ups won....
The bench sumo council is displeased!

Hoshitori

East              Rank            West
Yubiquitoyama  *  Sekiwake-Ozeki  Maeden       *
Chijanofuji    *  Sekiwake        Jejima       *
Philanomi      *  Komusubi        Kintayama    *
                   Maegashira
Hananotaka     O  1               Haraiboshi   O
Kitakaze       *  2               Marushiki    *
Ookihito       O  3               Tochiaraki   *
Robanoumi      O  4               Zentoryu     O
Donaldnodebu   O  5               Nekonishiki  O
Gaijingai      O  6               Doitsuyama   O

Points leader-board:
1E Hananotaka     14
4E Robanoumi      14
3E Ookihito       14
6E Gaijingai      14
6W Doitsuyama     14
KE Philanomi      12
1W Haraiboshi     12
3W Tochiaraki     12
4W Zentoryu       12
5E Donaldnodebu   12
SOW Maeden        11
SOE Yubiquitoyama 10
SE Chijanofuji    10
SW Jejima         10
5W Nekonishiki    10
KW Kintamayama     8
2W Marushiki       7
2E Kitakaze        5

Day 2 (Monday) match-ups

SOE Yubiquitoyama (0-1) v 1W Haraiboshi (1-0)
SOW Maeden (0-1) v 3E Ookihito (1-0)
SE Chijanofuji (0-1) v 2W Marushiki (0-1)
SW Jejima (0-1) v 6E Gaijingai (1-0)
KE Philanomi (0-1) v 3W Tochiaraki (0-1)
KW Kintamayama (0-1) v 5E Donaldnodebu (1-0)
1E Hananotaka (1-0) v 4W Zentoryu (1-0)
2E Kitakaze (0-1) v 5W Nekonishiki (1-0)
4E Robanoumi (1-0) v 6W Doitsuyama (1-0)

Day 3 (Tuesday) match-ups

SOE Yubiquitoyama v 3W Tochiaraki
SOW Maeden v 1E Hananotaka
SE Chijanofuji v 4W Zentoryu
SW Jejima v 2E Kitakaze
KE Philanomi v 6E Gaijingai
KW Kintamayama v 3E Ookihito
1W Haraiboshi v 4E Robanoumi
2W Marushiki v 5E Donaldnodebu
5W Nekonishiki v 6W Doitsuyama

You have until 3 pm Japan time tomorrow, to change your line-up.  Please
send it in the format, which you know that I like ;-)  to make it easier
for me to cut and paste!

For Zentoryu's benefit, does anyone know what time the dead-line is for
"American East
Coast", because Jejima doesn't!

'Til tomorrow,

Jejima

Day 1 (Sunday) match-ups

SOE Yubiquitoyama (0-0)
4 Dejima 3 Kaio 3 Tochinonada 2 Musashimaru 2 Tochiazuma
Bench: Wakanosato Takatoriki Musoyama Aogiyama Higonoumi
v
1E Hananotaka (0-0)
4 Musashimaru 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Kaio 2 Wakanosato 2 Chiyotenzan
Bench: Kotonowaka Higonoumi Musoyama Tokitsuumi Tochiazuma

SOW Maeden (0-0)  (Maeden says, for anyone watching NHK today, listen
out for his Akebono yell!)
4 Akebono 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Tokitsuumi 2 Tochinonada 2 Wakanoyama
Bench: Kinkaiyama Takatoriki Miyabiyama Musoyama Tosanoumi
v
1W Haraiboshi (0-0)
4 Musashimaru 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Kaio 2 Musoyama 2 Tochiazuma
Bench: Kotonowaka Miyabiyama Chiyotenzan Takatoriki Tokitsuumi

SE Chijanofuji (0-0)
4 Dejima 3 Kaio 3 Akebono 2 Tochinonada 2 Tochiazuma
Bench: Miyabiyama Wakanoyama Kinkaiyama Kotonowaka Musoyama
v
4E Robanoumi (0-0)
4 Akebono 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Kaio 2 Akinoshima 2 Tochiazuma
Bench:  Musoyama Takatoriki Wakanosato Miyabiyama Kotonowaka

SW Jejima (0-0)
4 Dejima 3 Kaio 3 Musashimaru 2 Asanowaka 2 Wakanoyama
Bench: Miyabiyama Tochinonada Kaiho Takatoriki Musoyama
v
4W Zentoryu (0-0)
4 Akebono 3 Chiyotakai 3 Chiyotenzan 2 Takatoriki 2 Miyabiyama
Bench: Tosanoumi Musoyama Wakanosato Tochiazuma Kaiho

KE Philanomi (0-0)
4 Akebono 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Kaio 2 Chiyotenzan 2 Kotonowaka
Bench Akinoshima Wakanosato  Musoyama  Toki  Miyabiyama
v
3E Ookihito (0-0)
4 Chiyotenzan 3 Tochinonada 3 Musashimaru 2 Miyabiyama 2 Chiyotaikai
Bench: Wakanosato Takatoriki Tosanoumi Musoyama Tochiazuma

KW Kintamayama (0-0)
4 Takanohana 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Kaio 2 Musoyama 2 Akinoshima
Bench:  Tochinonada Takatoriki Hamanoshima Kaiho Tochiazuma
v
6W Doitsuyama (0-0)
4 Musashimaru 3 Kaio 3 Akinoshima 2 Tochinonada 2 Chiyotenzan
Bench: Miyabiyama Chiyotaikai Takatoriki Tochiazuma Musoyama

2E Kitakaze (0-0)
4 Takanohana 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Tosanoumi 2 Musoyama 2 Tochiazuma
Bench: Miyabiyama Toki Wakanosato Akinoshima Chiyotenzan
v
5E Donaldnodebu (0-0)
4 Chiyotenzan  3 Otsukasa  3 Musashimaru  2 Kyokutenho  2 Chiyotaikai
Bench Tosanoumi Musoyama Takatoriki Kinkaiyama Terao

2W Marushiki (0-0)
4 Musashimaru 3 Terao 3 Asanowaka 2 Dejima 2 Kyokushuzan
Bench: Kaio Musoyama Kaiho Akinoshima Tochiazuma
v
5W Nekonishiki (0-0)
4 Dejima 3 Akebono 3 Chiyotenzan 2 Kaio 2 Akinoshima
Bench: Toki, Miyabiyama, Musoyama, Tochiazuma, Kyokushuzan

3W Tochiaraki (0-0)
4 Musashimaru 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Kaio 2 Musoyama 2 Tochiazuma
Bench: Wakanosato Kotonowaka Miyabiyama Akinoshima Takatoriki
v
6E Gaijingai (0-0)
4. Takanonami 3. Kaio 3. Chiyotenzan 2. Takatoriki 2. Tochiazuma
Bench: Akebono, Miyabiyama, Akinoshima, Musoyama, Kotonowaka

Hi Josh & All,

Not only can you indeed change your squad everyday (if you like); It is
even
advisable to DEFINITELY change your squad every day... Especially if
(some of) your Rikishi happen to fighting each other on a particular
day. :-)

"Joshua A. Reyer" wrote:
> I just to make a quick rules check with Jejima; we change our squads
> everyday (if we like), right?
>
> Good luck!
> Josh
>

--

Greeting from a Sumo fan from the Netherlands,



Jan "Chijanofuji" de Veen

The Sumo Colosseum - http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/6136/

Dear BS-ers,

Just a couple of clarifications.  YES, you can choose your line-up up to
3 pm (Japan time) on any day.  If you don't send in a new line-up, or it
arrives late (after 3 pm), then I will use your previous day's line-up.
ALWAYS send your new line-ups direct to my personal email address
(jezz@...) and NOT to the bench_sumo@onelist.com
(I will endeavour to send out each day's finalised teams before 4 pm
Japan time)  The advantage of this is that if one of your star rikishi
turns out to be nursing a major injury - or pulls out all together (no
subs in this game!) - then you can confine him to last position on your
bench.

I received a couple of entries after the dead-line, and after a lot of
thinking, I have decided not to let them join this time around.  This
was because I had already spent a couple of hours getting everything
sorted out - and sending the stuff out to you guys -, and if I was to
include them, then I would have a lot more work to do - and it sets a
dangerous precedent for future BS games, when the number of participants
may be bigger!

You might be wondering at the schedule....  well as there are 18 of us
taking part, it means that you will be meeting everyone bar two.  Unlike
in real sumo, where there are the 40 (plus whoever they drag up from
Juryo), this makes the scheduling a bit night-marish!  So with the top
two rikishi (the Sekiwake-Ozeki's) not meeting the bottom two (M6s), it
means that everyone else has to!  So there are some unfortunate gaps,
where some of the higher ranked rikishis will not get to go up against
all the Komusubis and Sekiwakes - as they would in real sumo.  I have
drawn up a schedule (which can have a couple of minor changes if
necessary) for the whole 15 days, with the sanyaku matches being
scheduled for the end.  I will only reveal the schedule a day in advance
(and I promise not to peep!), to keep the excitement going.  Also Jejima
always picks his team BEFORE viewing his opponents team for any day
(again you'll have to trust me on this!).

I have changed the nature of this mailing list, from a moderated one
(where I have to approve ALL emails sent by anyone else other than me)
to a un-moderated one.  However, please restrict any emails to the
subject/nature of the game!  (BUT new team line-ups too go direct to me)

Anybody beating one of the two Sekiwake-Ozeki will be expected (but not
obliged) to send in an after match interview.  Similarly, anyone with a
long string of wins and a good chance of getting the Yusho would also be
expected to send in a few words....  Also if you win a match with
maximum (14) points please say something...  (or if you narrowly win a
tight match etc).  Or if you lose for several days in a row, it would be
interesting to hear what you plan to do, to change your luck....  Just
try and get into the persona of your cyber-rikishi!

Apologies to Haraiboshi for being thrown at the two Sekiwake-Ozekis on
the first couple of days - but well else can you expect from being
ranked at M1???

For the staticians....

Rikishi       Number of people picking (out of 18):
Musoyama      18  (Yes!  On everybody's team!!!)
Tochiazuma    14
Kaio          13
Miyabiyama    13
Chiyotaikai   12
Takatoriki    12
Chiyotenzan   10
Musashimaru    9
Akinoshima     9
Wakanosato     8
Akebono        7
Kotonowaka     7
Tochinonada    7
Dejima         5
Tosanoumi      5
Kaiho          4
Toki           3
Tokitsuumi     3
Wakanoyama     3
Kinkaiyama     3
Takanohana     2
Kyokushuzan    2
Terao          2
Higonoumi      2
Asanowaka      2
Takanonami     1
Aogiyama       1
Kyokutenho     1
Hamanoshima    1
Otsukasa       1

Those NOT picked by anyone.....  Wakanohana, Kotonishiki, Tamakasuga,
Asanosho, Shikishima, Minatofuji, Ganyu, Kotoryu, Yotsukasa and Ohinode.

Less than 24 hours to go before the real action starts!

All the best,

Jejima

> SOE Yubiquitoyama (0-0) v 1E Hananotaka (0-0)

Doh!  First day and I draw the top ranked Sekiwake-Ozeki.  Such goes life at
the meatgrinder.

Looks interesting, guys!  I noticed that the "Musashimaru, Chiyotaikai,
Kaio, Musoyama, Tochiazuma" seems to be the most popular first string squad
(with 3!), with slight variations such as the "Takanohana, Chiyotaikai,
Kaio, Musoyama, Tochiazuma", and the "Musashimaru, Chiyotaikai, Tosanoumi,
Tochiazuma" squads also popular.  And then there's my "Musashimaru,
Chiyotaikai, Kaio, Wakanosato, Chiyotenzan" squad (with Musoyama and
Tochiazuma in reserve...).

I was also happy to see Wakanosato on 8 of 18 squads.  I'm glad I'm not the
only one who thinks this young, hard working rikishi will go far.  I was the
only one to put him on my first squad, though...

I just to make a quick rules check with Jejima; we change our squads
everyday (if we like), right?

Good luck!
Josh

Day 1 (Sunday) match-ups

SOE Yubiquitoyama (0-0) v 1E Hananotaka (0-0)
SOW Maeden (0-0) v 1W Haraiboshi (0-0)
SE Chijanofuji (0-0) v 4E Robanoumi (0-0)
SW Jejima (0-0) v 4W Zentoryu (0-0)
KE Philanomi (0-0) v 3E Ookihito (0-0)
KW Kintamayama (0-0) v 6W Doitsuyama (0-0)
2E Kitakaze (0-0) v 5E Donaldnodebu (0-0)
2W Marushiki (0-0) v 5W Nekonishiki (0-0)
3W Tochiaraki (0-0) v 6E Gaijingai (0-0)

Day 2 (Monday) match-ups

SOE Yubiquitoyama v 1W Haraiboshi
SOW Maeden v 3E Ookihito
SE Chijanofuji v 2W Marushiki
SW Jejima v 6E Gaijingai
KE Philanomi v 3W Tochiaraki
KW Kintamayama v 5E Donaldnodebu
1E Hananotaka v 4W Zentoryu
2E Kitakaze v 5W Nekonishiki
4E Robanoumi v 6W Doitsuyama

You have until Sunday 3 pm (Japan time), to change your line-ups from
the provisional ones given below.  When changing your squad, PLEASE keep
to the same format as below, it makes it much easier (and quicker) for
me to cut and paste for the 'official' postings!  ;-)

Sekiwake-Ozeki East:  Yubiquitoyama
Email address: f95-sge@...
4 Musashimaru 3 Dejima 3 Kaio 2 Musoyama 2 Tochiazuma
Bench: Wakanosato Takatoriki Tochinonada Aogiyama Higonoumi

'To manage to stay competitive in the growing elite of on of the best
games
in the world of cyber sumo, thereby getting the most out of these
enthrilling days of Aki basho 1999.
Or to put it another way: "I'll keep doing my brand of sumo and hope you

will be rooting me on..."'

Sekiwake-Ozeki West Maeden
Email address: ozora@...
4 Akebono 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Tosanoumi 2 Musoyama 2 Miyabiyama
Bench: Takatoriki Wakanoyama Tokitsuumi Kinkaiyama Tochinonada
'I except to continue to kick-ass at this cyber-basho.  My back is
feeling
good and I am almost at 100 kilos, my ideal fighting weight.  I know
that
this cyber-basho is the begin of my climb up the banzuke to the ultimate

rank of yokozuna, which I know I am worthy of.  I pity all those
sekitori
that must face me during this cyber-basho, I will destroy each and every
one
of them.  Not even henka will save you!'

Sekiwake East Chijanofuji
Email address: chrysalis@..., lordvader@...
4 Akebono 3 Dejima 3 Kaio 2 Musoyama 2 Tochiazuma
Bench: Kotonowaka Miyabiyama Tochinonada Wakanoyama Kinkaiyama
'I will do my best to perform to the best of my ability and hope to make

my kachikoshi this time. I hope all cyberfans will root for me.'

Sekiwake West Jejima
Email address:  jezz@...
4 Musashimaru 3 Dejima 3 Kaio 2 Musoyama 2 Miyabiyama
Bench: Wakanoyama Takatoriki Tochinonada Kaiho Asanowaka
'I am hoping to stay uninjured throughout the tournament, in getting my
8
wins.  I also ask my opponents not to do any unsporting henkas against
me.'

Komusubi East Philanomi
Email address: philnorm@...
4 Akebono 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Kaio 2 Musoyama 2 Kotonowaka
Bench: Miyabiyama Chiyotenzan Wakanosato Toki Akinoshima
'This is Philanomi. Please don't root for me as I usually do my worst.'

Komusubi West Kintamayama
Email address:sumo@...
4 Takanohana 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Kaio 2 Musoyama 2 Tochiazuma
Bench: Akinoshima Tochinonada Takatoriki Hamanoshima Kaiho
'To beat the crap out of everyone in the immediate vicinity..'

1 East Hananotaka
Email address: jreyer@...
4 Musashimaru 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Kaio 2 Wakanosato 2 Chiyotenzan
Bench: Kotonowaka Higonoumi Musoyama Tokitsuumi Tochiazuma
"I will do my best to get kachikoshi.  Thank you for your support."

1 West Haraiboshi
Email address: HHMeier@...
4 Musashimaru 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Kaio 2 Musoyama 2 Tochiazuma
Bench: Kotonowaka Miyabiyama Chiyotenzan Takatoriki Tokitsuumi
"I will try to do my best, so that the fans will root for us and we hope
to
establish our squad among the top cyber-rikishis."

2 East Kitakaze
Email address: gjavranr@...
4 Takanohana 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Tosanoumi 2 Musoyama 2 Tochiazuma
Bench: Miyabiyama Toki Wakanosato Akinoshima Chiyotenzan
'The goal is of course kachi-kochi, but I´m hoping for at least 10 wins'

2 West Marushiki
Email address:chunter@...
4 Musashimaru 3 Terao 3 Asanowaka 2 Dejima 2 Kyokushuzan
Bench: Kaio Musoyama Kaiho Akinoshima Tochiazuma
'We try our best to win and have fun.  !!  We want to be Number 1'

3 East Ookihito
Email address: lukas.grossmann.1@...
4 Musashimaru 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Tosanoumi 2 Musoyama 2 Tochiazuma
Bench: Miyabiyama Chiyotenzan Wakanosato Takatoriki Tochinonada
"Well... I'm gonna give everything I have to reach kachi-koshi,
so I hope you'll be rooting for me!"

3 West Tochiaraki
Email: kurtis_araki@...
4 Musashimaru 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Kaio 2 Musoyama 2 Tochiazuma
Bench: Wakanosato Kotonowaka Miyabiyama Akinoshima Takatoriki
'Should be at least pretty decent. I've been known to have mental lapses
from day to day, but if I focus hard, I could get 10-11 wins.'

4 East Robanoumi
Email address: robhoey@...
4 Akebono 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Kaio 2 Musoyama 2 Tochiazuma
Bench: Akinoshima Takatoriki Wakanosato Miyabiyama Kotonowaka
'We will do our best! Of course!'

4 West Zentoryu
Email address: lmilliard@...
4 Akebono 3 Chiyotakai 3 Tosanoumi 2 Musoyama 2 Miyabiyama
Bench: Chiyotenzan Takatoriki Wakanosato Tochiazuma Kaiho
'Not to fall flat on my face'

5 East Donaldnodebu
Email address: donald@...
4 Musashimaru 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Tosanoumi 2 Musoyama 2 Kyokutenho
Bench: Terao Chiyotenzan Kinkaiyama Otsukasa Takatoriki
"Much chest-thumping preceded by copious amounts of alcoholic beverages
being consumed before bouts.  If we're not doing too good, by say, Day
13, then I guess we better start 'Yaocho-ing' are way to victory.  See
you in the winner's circle, Booster!"

5 West Nekonishiki
Email address: ryogoku@...
4 Akebono 3 Dejima 3 Kaio 2 Musoyama 2 Chiyotenzan
Bench: Miyabiyama Tochiazuma Toki Akinoshima Kyokushuzan
"I will do my best, yoroshiku onegaishimassssss"  :)
And more seriously: since it seems it will be the only sumo game (more
exactly I don't really understand the upside hoshitori), I would feel
uncomfortable if I could not get any make-koshi this time, so this is
why
I'd like to join the game. :)

6 East Gaijingai
Email address: jeffand@...
4 Akebono 3 Takanonami 3 Kaio 2 Musoyama 2 Chiyotenzan
Bench: Tochiazuma Takatoriki Akinoshima Kotonowaka Miyabiyama
"I will do my best"  (What else did you expect???) :-)

6 West Doitsuyama
Email address: alexander.nitschke@...
4 Musashimaru 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Kaio 2 Musoyama 2 Tochiazuma
Bench: Akinoshima Miyabiyama Chiyotenzan Takatoriki Tochinonada
'As novice rikishi we humbly deserve the bashing from the experienced
players. ;-)'

I was making the banzuke (with those who entered last basho's trial
game, getting the top rankings), when I decided that it is a bit stupid
giving any cyber-rikishi a Yokozuna or Ozeki rank, as they haven't been
earned!  However, I want to keep this game as true to the real thing as
possible, and in the real thing, you HAVE to have 2 Ozekis.....
Therefore, as a solution, I have come up with the stop-gap rank of
Sekiwake-Ozeki.  This is to fill the Ozeki ranks, but is not the
semi-permanent type (as in REAL sumo), but will be lost with a losing
record.  The real rank of Ozeki will exist, as soon as a cyber-rikishi
has done something which even vaguely warrants it....!

Aki-Basho 1999 BS Banzuke

East             Rank            West
Yubiquitoyama    Sekiwake-Ozeki  Maeden
Chijanofuji      Sekiwake        Jejima
Philanomi        Komusubi        Kintayama
                  Maegashira
Hananotaka       1               Haraiboshi
Kitakaze         2               Marushiki
Ookihito         3               Tochiaraki
Robanoumi        4               Zentoryu
Donaldnodebu     5               Nekonishiki
Gaijingai        6               Doitsuyama

Yes another Sumo internet game!

Jejima here!

After the very succesful trial run during the second half of the last
basho, I am hoping to run a full scale version of Bench Sumo (otherwise
known as the BS game ;-)

The rules are as follows:-

1.  You pick a squad of ten rikishi comprising of exactly; 1 Yokozuna, 1
Ozeki, 1 Sekiwake, 1 Komusubi and 6 non-sanyaku makanouchi rikishi.

2.  For each day of the basho, before 3 pm Japan time, you email me a
team of 5 rikishi (from your squad of ten) - in the case that you DON'T
send in a new line-up, it will assumed that you are sticking with the
previous day's line-up.  You also put your remaining five rikishi in
order of 'reserves' on the 'bench' (hence the name of the game).  The
first in your team is worth 4 pts for a win, the next 2 are each worth 3
pts, and the the other 2, 2 pts apiece.

3.  Each day you will be competing against another cyber-rikishi (I am
going to do the match-ups as close to the real thing as possible, ie
there will be an Ozeki show-down on the last day).  If you score more
points than your opponent, then you get a shiroboshi (win) for that day,
else a kuroboshi (loss).  If you both have the same number of points,
then your first rikishi's results on the bench will be examined,
followed by the 2nd rikishi and so on.  In the unlikely case that you
are still equal after going through all five rikishi on the bench, then
the results of your 4 pter, followed by your first 3 pter and so on in
your team will be looked at.  IF (highly unlikely) you are still tied
after all that, then the youngest rikishi in either squad which was
victorious that day will secure the win.

4.  Each day, I will endeavour to send out an email to all those taking
part with the finalised teams before 4 pm (Japan time), so that you can
see exactly who is in your cyber-rikishi's opponent's team for that day,
before the day's matches start.  I will also try and get the official
results out by about 7 pm, also daily.  All cyber-rikishi schedules will
be announced two days in advance (like the real thing! ;-)

5.  Entries must be in by Friday September 10th, 6 pm (Japan time).

6.  The banzuke order for this game will be decided (apart from the ten
cyber-rikishi who entered the trial run last basho, who will be given
the top spots for this tournament - if they send in a team in, in time),
on a first come, first served basis.  So the faster you send in your
squad, the higher ranked you are likely to be!

7.  Any questions, email me directly!

8.  Please cut and paste the following entry form with your squad, and
email directly to me (jezz@...)

Entry form:-

Shikona:
Email address:
Squad:-
Yokozuna:
Ozeki:
Sekiwake:
Komusubi:
Makanouchi (6 picks):
1st:
2nd:
3rd:
4th:
5th:
6th:
Pre-basho interview answer (by your cyber-rikishi) to the question "What
are your expectations for this cyber-basho?"

Good luck!

Jejima

Quietly away from the main Sumo ML, there has been a small
mini-tournament going on over the last seven days of the basho between
10 cyber-rikishi.  This game is known as 'Bench-Sumo' (or the BS game
;-), and each of the participants picked a squad of ten rikishi, from
which they could put out a team of five on any one day, one rikishi
being worth 4 pts for a win, two being worth 3 pts each, and the other
two, 2 pts each.  Each cyber-rikishi would then compete each day with
another cyber-rikishi.  If they had equal scores, then the results of
their first rikishi on the bench would be considered, then the second
and so on.  This was surprisingly a VERY fun game ;-)  and hopefully for
the next basho, there will be a full scale Bench-Sumo tournament.

Anyway the last day's results, and final positions are as follows:-

Day Seven (day fifteen) - Sunday - results

Philanomi 7 was beaten by Jejima 11
Yubiquitoyama 12 over-came Chijanofuji 10
Tabehodaiyama 12 narrowly squeaked a win from Nomihodaiyama 11
Kintayama 7 was no match for Myobudani 9
Maeden 8 was thrashed by Seigatakaigai 11

And so....

Final Day's Leader board
Yubiquitoyama *OOOOOO  (and yusho!)
Maeden        OOOOO**
Seigatakaigai *OOO*OO
Myobudani     OOO**OO
Tabehodaiyama O**O*OO
Chijanofuji   O***OO*
Jejima        *O**O*O
Philanomi     O***O**
Nomihodaiyama ***O***
Kintayama     **O****

Day 7 Points leader board

Maeden        78
Seigatakaigai 78
Yubiquitoyama 76
Chijanofuji   71
Myobudani     70
Nomihodaiyama 69
Tabehodaiyama 64
Philanomi     62
Kintayama     55
Jejima       54

Day Seven (day fifteen) - Sunday - slates

Philanomi (2-4) (philnorm@...)
4 Kotonowaka 3 Akebono 3 Musoyama 2 Chiyotenzan 2 Kotonishiki
Bench: Chiyotaikai Kaio Wakanoyama Yotsukasa Kyokutenho
VS
Jejima (2-4) (jezz@...)
4 Musoyama 3 Dejima 3 Kotonowaka 2 Wakanosato 2 Chiyotenzan
Bench Kyokushuzan Kaiho Takanonami Takanohana Kyokutenho
____________________________________
Yubiquitoyama (5-1) (s.gelow@...)
4 Musoyama 3 Tosanoumi 3 Wakanosato 2 Tamakasuga 2 Kotonowaka
Bench: Dejima  Akebono Kotoryu Takanonami Wakanoyama
VS
Chijanofuji (3-3) (lordvader@...)
4 Akebono 3 Dejima 3 Chiyotaikai 2 Musoyama 2 Tosanoumi
Bench: Kyokushuzan Tokitsuumi Terao Wakanoyama Kyokutenho
____________________________________
Tabehodaiyama (3-3) (tabehodaiyama@...)
4 Kaio 3 Musashimaru 3 Chiyotenzan 2 Kotonowaka 2 Chiyotaikai
Bench  Akinoshima  Tokitsuumi Musoyama Toki  Miyabiyama
VS
Nomihodaiyama (1-5) (nomihodaiyama@...)
4 Wakanosato 3 Akebono 3 Chiyotenzan 2 Kaio 2 Kyokushuzan
Bench  Kotonishiki Terao Takanonami Kaiho   Musoyama
____________________________________

Kintayama (1-5) (sumo@...)
4 Tosanoumi 3 Kotonowaka 3 Musoyama 2 Terao 2 Tokitsuumi
Bench  Tochiazuma Takanohana Kotoryu Takanonami Takatoriki
VS
Myobudani (4-2) (reinmuthks@...)
4 Tosanoumi 3 Musashimaru 3 Kotonowaka 2 Chiyotaikai 2Tokitsuumi
Bench: Kyokutenho Tochiazuma Terao Kotoryu Wakanoyama
____________________________________

Maeden (5-1) (kawika@...)
4 Akebono 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Tosanoumi 2 Miyabiyama 2 Musoyama
Bench: Kaio Tokitsuumi Kotonishiki Wakanoyma Kaiho
VS
Seigatakaigai (4-2) (t-c@...)
4 Dejima 3 Miyabiyama 3 Kyokushuzan 2 Tosanoumi 2 Musoyama
Bench: Wakanosato Kotonowaka Musashimaru Takanonami Kotoryu
____________________________________

Day Six (day fourteen) - results

Kintayama 9 and Tabehodaiyama 9 went to the second bench rikishi - Tabe
won
Jejima 9 was no match for Myobudani 12
Maeden 12 and Yubiquitoyama 12 had a close battle....  Yubi's second
bench rikishi wins the day!
Nomihodaiyama 7 bent the knee to Seigatakaigai 12
Chijanofuji 12 beat  Philanomi 9

And so....

Leader board (after Day 6)
Maeden        OOOOO*
Yubiquitoyama *OOOOO
Seigatakaigai *OOO*O
Myobudani     OOO**O
Chijanofuji   O***OO
Tabehodaiyama O**O*O
Philanomi     O***O*
Jejima        *O**O*
Nomihodaiyama ***O**
Kintayama     **O***

Day 6 Points leader board

Maeden        71
Seigatakaigai 67
Yubiquitoyama 64
Myobudani     61
Chijanofuji   61
Nomihodaiyama 58
Philanomi     55
Tabehodaiyama 52
Kintayama     48
Jejima        43


Day Seven (day fifteen) - Sunday - match-ups

Philanomi (2-4) v Jejima (2-4)
Yubiquitoyama (5-1) v Chijanofuji (3-3)
Tabehodaiyama (3-3) v Nomihodaiyama (1-5)
Kintayama (1-5) v Myobudani (4-2)
Maeden (5-1) v Seigatakaigai (4-2)

Below is how I like it!

Example:
Jejima (jezz@...)
4 Takanohana 3 Takanonami 3 Dejima 2 Chiyotenzan 2 Musoyama
Bench: Kaiho Kyokushuzan Kotonowaka Kyokutenho Kotonishiki

You have until 3.30 pm Japan time Sunday, to change your line-up from
today's slate for a different one tomorrow (if you so choose).


All the best,

Jezz

Day Six (day fourteen) - Saturday - slates

Kintayama (1-4) (sumo@...)
4 Tosanoumi 3 Kotonowaka 3 Takatoriki 2 Tokitsuumi 2 Tochiazuma
Bench  Musoyama Takanohana Kotoryu Takanonami Terao
    VS
Tabehodaiyama (2-3) (tabehodaiyama@...)
4 Kaio 3 Musashimaru 3 Chiyotenzan 2 Kotonowaka 2 Chiyotaikai
Bench  Akinoshima  Tokitsuumi Musoyama Toki  Miyabiyama
____________________________________

Jejima (2-3) (jezz@...)
4 Dejima 3 Kyokutenho 3 Musoyama 2 Wakanosato 2 Kotonowaka
Bench Chiyotenzan Kyokushuzan Kaiho Takanonami Takanohana
    VS
Myobudani (3-2) (reinmuthks@...)
4 Tosanoumi 3 Musashimaru 3 Kotonowaka 2 Chiyotaikai 2Tokitsuumi
Bench: Kyokutenho Tochiazuma Terao Kotoryu Wakanoyama
____________________________________
Maeden (5-0) (kawika@...)
4 Akebono 3 Miyabiyama 3 Tosanoumi 2 Kotonishiki 2 Tokitsuumi
Bench: Musoyama Wakanoyama Kaiho Kaio Chiyotaikai
     VS
Yubiquitoyama (4-1) (s.gelow@...)
4 Dejima 3 Tamakasuga 3 Musoyama 2 Wakanosato 2 Tosanoumi
Bench: Kotonowaka  Akebono Kotoryu Takanonami Wakanoyama
____________________________________
Nomihodaiyama (1-4) (nomihodaiyama@...)
4 Wakanosato 3 Akebono 3 Chiyotenzan 2 Kaio 2 Kyokushuzan
Bench  Kotonishiki Terao Takanonami Kaiho   Musoyama
         VS
Seigatakaigai (3-2) (t-c@...)
4 Dejima 3 Kotonowaka 3 Musashimaru 2 Tosanoumi 2 Wakanosato
Bench: Musoyama Miyabiyama Kyokushuzan Takanonami Kotoryu


____________________________________
Chijanofuji (2-3) (lordvader@...)
4 Dejima 3 Tosanoumi 3 Akebono 2 Kyokushuzan 2 Kyokutenho
Bench: Wakanoyama Chiyotaikai Tokitsuumi Musoyama Terao
  VS
Philanomi (2-3) (philnorm@...)
4 Akebono 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Kotonowaka 2 Kaio 2 Chiyotenzan
Bench Kotonishiki Kyokutenhp Wakanoyama Yotsukasa Musoyama


____________________________________

Interesting close results today....

Day Five (day thirteen) - Friday - results

Myobudani 7 submitted to Maeden 14
Nomihodaiyama 11 yet again was narrowly defeated by Yubiquitoyama 12
Seigatakaigai 11 and Chijanofuji 11 went to the 2nd bench rikishi -
Chijanofuji won.
Jejima 7 limply beat (by blashing :-) Kintayama 5
Tabehodaiyama 7 succumbed to Philanomi 9

And so....

Leader board (after Day 5)
Maeden        OOOOO
Yubiquitoyama *OOOO
Seigatakaigai *OOO*
Myobudani     OOO**
Chijanofuji   O***O
Philanomi     O***O
Tabehodaiyama O**O*
Jejima        *O**O
Nomihodaiyama ***O*
Kintayama     **O**

Day 5 Points leader board

Maeden        59
Seigatakaigai 55
Yubiquitoyama 52
Nomihodaiyama 51
Myobudani     49
Chijanofuji   49
Philanomi     46
Tabehodaiyama 43
Kintayama     39
Jejima        34

Poor old Nomihodaiyama - doing well on the pts board, but already
makekoshi ;-)

Day Six (day fourteen) - Saturday - match-ups

Kintayama (1-4) v Tabehodaiyama (2-3)
Jejima (2-3) v Myobudani (3-2)
Maeden (5-0) v Yubiquitoyama (4-1)
Nomihodaiyama (1-4) v Seigatakaigai (3-2)
Chijanofuji (2-3) v Philanomi (2-3)

Day Seven (day fifteen) - Sunday - match-ups

Philanomi v Jejima
Yubiquitoyama v Chijanofuji
Tabehodaiyama v Nomihodaiyama
Kintayama v Myobudani
Maeden v Seigatakaigai

Just about everyone has got the hang of my preferred way of receiving
forms, but if it is YOU who still hasn't caught on, below is an example
of the best way for me!  ;-)

Example:
Jejima (jezz@...)
4 Takanohana 3 Takanonami 3 Dejima 2 Chiyotenzan 2 Musoyama
Bench: Kaiho Kyokushuzan Kotonowaka Kyokutenho Kotonishiki

You have until 3.30 pm Japan time Saturday, to change your line-up from
today's slate for a different one tomorrow (if you so choose).

All the best,

Jejima

I am away from home, and so am doing this in a rush.  Hopefully I will
be able to get it out for the Sumo starts.  (NHK is showing the diet at
present on it's terrestrial channel).


Day Five (day thirteen) - Friday - match-ups

Myobudani (3-1)(reinmuthks@...)
4 Tochiazuma, 3 Tosanoumi, 3 Kotonowaka, 2 Kyokushuzan, 2 Terao
Bench:  Musashimaru, Kyokutenho, Chiyotaikai, Wakanoyama, Kotoryu
    VS
Maeden (4-0) (ozora@...)
4 Akebono  3 Tosanoumi  3 Kotonishiki  2 Kaio  2 Wakanoyama
Kaiho  Musoyama  Tokitsuumi  Miyabiyama  Chiyotaikai
____________________________________

Nomihodaiyama (1-3) (nomihodaiyama@...)
4 Wakanosato 3 Akebono 3 Chiyotenzan 2 Kaio 2 Kyokushuzan
Bench  Kotonishiki Terao Takanonami Kaiho   Musoyama
         VS
Yubiquitoyama (3-1) (s.gelow@...)
4 Tamakasuga 3 Wakanosato 3 Akebono 2 Dejima 2 Kotoryu
Bench: Wakanoyama Musoyama Kotonowaka Takanonami Tosanoumi
____________________________________
Seigatakaigai (3-1) (t-c@...)
4 Wakanosato 3 Dejima 3 Kotonowaka 2 Tosanoumi 2 Musashimaru
Bench: Musoyama Miyabiyama Kyokushuzan Takanonami Kotoryu
      VS
Chijanofuji (1-3) (lordvader@...)
4 Akebono 3 Dejima 3 Kyokutenho 2 Terao 2 Wakanoyama
Bench: Musoyama Tosanoumi Chiyotaikai Tokitsuumi Kyokushuzan
____________________________________
Jejima (1-3) (jezz@...)
4 Wakanosato 3 Kaiho 3 Dejima 2 Musoyama 2 Kyokutenho
Bench Kotonowaka Kyokushuzan Chiyotenzan Takanonami Takanohana
    VS
Kintayama (1-3) (sumo@...)
4 Tochiazuma  3 Kotonowaka 3 Takatoriki 2 Terao 2 Takanohana
Bench  Musoyama Tokitsuumi Kotoryu Takanonami Tosanoumi
____________________________________

Tabehodaiyama (2-2) (tabehodaiyama@...)
4 Kaio 3 Musashimaru 3 Chiyotenzan 2 Kotonowaka 2 Chiyotaikai
Bench  Akinoshima  Tokitsuumi Musoyama Toki  Miyabiyama
     VS
Philanomi (3-1) (philnorm@...)
4 Akebono 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Kaio 2 Chiyotenzan 2 Kotonishiki
Bench Kotonowaka Kyokutenho Wakanoyama Yotsukasa Musoyama
____________________________________

Some very close bouts today.  None went to the bench, though.

Results....

Day Four (day twelve) - Thursday - results (with cricket comparisons)

Nomihodaiyama 12 finally broke her duck over Kintayama 7
Chijanofuji 10 was bowled a googly by Tabehodaiyama 11
Seigatakaigai 14 hit for six Philanomi 12
Maeden 10 sticky wicket proved too much for Jejima 5
Yubiquitoyama 12 was able to York Myobudani 11

And so....

Leader board (after Day 4)
Maeden        OOOO
Seigatakaigai *OOO
Myobudani     OOO*
Yubiquitoyama *OOO
Tabehodaiyama O**O
Nomihodaiyama ***O
Chijanofuji   O***
Philanomi     O***
Kintayama     **O*
Jejima        *O**



Day 4 Points leader board

Maeden        45
Seigatakaigai 44
Myobudani     42
Yubiquitoyama 40
Nomihodaiyama 40
Chijanofuji   38
Philanomi     37
Tabehodaiyama 36
Kintayama     34
Jejima        27  (this is getting embarrassing!)


Day Five (day thirteen) - Friday - match-ups

Myobudani (3-1) v Maeden (4-0)
Nomihodaiyama (1-3) v Yubiquitoyama (3-1)
Seigatakaigai (3-1) v Chijanofuji (1-3)
Jejima (1-3) v Kintayama (1-3)
Tabehodaiyama (2-2) v Philanomi (3-1)

Day Six (day fourteen) - Saturday - match-ups

Kintayama v Tabehodaiyama
Jejima v Myobudani (we meet at last!)
Maeden v Yubiquitoyama (possible yusho implications here...)
Nomihodaiyama v Seigatakaigai
Chijanofuji v Philanomi

Please send in changed slates in this form!!!!  (example below)

Jejima (jezz@...)
4 Takanohana 3 Takanonami 3 Dejima 2 Chiyotenzan 2 Musoyama
Bench: Kaiho Kyokushuzan Kotonowaka Kyokutenho Kotonishiki

If makes it aa LOT easier and faster for me to cut and stick the final
line-ups!!!!

You have until 3.30 pm Japan time Friday, to change your line-up from
today's slate for a different one tomorrow (if you so choose) - as
Kintayama has already done.  (as usual)

All the best,

Jejima

Day Four (day twelve) - Thursday - match-ups

Nomihodaiyama (0-3) (nomihodaiyama@...)
4 Akebono 3 Wakanosato 3 Kotonishiki 2 Kaio 2 Chiyotenzan
Bench  Takanonami Kaiho Kyokushuzan Terao Musoyama
         VS
Kintayama (1-2) (sumo@...)
4 Takanohana 3 Kotonowaka 3 Takatoriki 2 Tokitsuumi 2 Kotoryu
Bench  Musoyama Terao Tochiazuma  Takanonami Tosanoumi
____________________________________

Chijanofuji (1-2) (lordvader@...)
4 Akebono 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Dejima 2 Wakanoyama 2 Tokitsuumi
Bench  Kyokutenho Musoyama Kyokushuzan Terao Tosanoumi
        VS
Tabehodaiyama (1-2) (tabehodaiyama@...)
4 Chiyotaikai 3 Musashimaru 3 Tokitsuumi 2 Kaio 2 Musoyama
Bench Chiyotenzan Kotonowaka Miyabiyama Toki Akinoshima

____________________________________

Seigatakaigai (2-1) (t-c@...)
4 Musashimaru 3 Dejima 3 Kotonowaka 2 Tosanoumi 2 Kotoryu
Bench: Musoyama Miyabiyama Kyokushuzan Takanonami Wakanosato
      VS
Philanomi (1-2) (philnorm@...)
4 Akebono 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Kaio 2 Chiyotenzan 2 Kotonishiki
Bench Kotonowaka Kyokutenho Wakanoyama Yotsukasa Musoyama
____________________________________

Maeden (3-0) (kawika@...)
4 Akebono 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Kotonishiki 2 Wakanoyama 2 Tokitsuumi
Bench Kaio Musoyama Kaiho Tosanoumi Miyabiyama
      VS
Jejima (1-2) (jezz@...)
4 Takanohana 3 Dejima 3 Kotonowaka 2 Chiyotenzan 2 Takanonami
Bench Musoyama Kyokutenho Wakanosato Kaiho Kyokushuzan
____________________________________

Yubiquitoyama (2-1) (s.gelow@...)
4 Dejima 3 Wakanosato 3 Akebono 2 Wakanoyama 2 Kotonowaka
Bench: Kotoryu Takanonami Tamakasuga Musoyama Tosanoumi
    VS
Myobudani (3-0) (reinmuthks@...)
4)chiyotaikai 3)wakanoyama 3)kotoryu 2)kotonowaka 2)musashimaru
bench 1)kyokutenho 2)terao 3)kyokushuzan 4)tosanoumi 5)tochiazuma
____________________________________

Wow - some of the cyber-rikishi did power sumo today!  No less than FOUR
perfect 14s today!  But the first match-up was especially close!

Results....

Day Three (day eleven) - Wednesday - results

Seigatakaigai 11 squeaked a win over Tabehodaiyama 11 after a mono-ii
was called (decided by the *4th* bench rikishi!)
Chijanofuji 8 was no match for Kintayama 14
Nomihodaiyama 12 loses her third straight against Myobudani 14 (all of
Nomi's matches have been VERY close!)
Yubiquitoyama 14 over-whelmed Jejima 9 (the second time Jejima has faced
14 pts!)
Philanomi 7 put up little resistance against undefeated Maeden 14

Leader board (after Day 1)
Maeden        OOO
Myobudani     OOO
Seigatakaigai *OO
Yubiquitoyama *OO
Chijanofuji   O**
Kintayama     **O
Philanomi     O**
Tabehodaiyama O**
Jejima        *O*
Nomihodaiyama ***


Day 2 Points leader board

Maeden        35
Myobudani     31
Seigatakaigai 30
Yubiquitoyama 28
Chijanofuji   28
Nomihodaiyama 28
Kintayama     27
Philanomi     25
Tabehodaiyama 25
Jejima        22

Day Four (day twelve) - Thursday - match-ups

Nomihodaiyama (0-3) v Kintayama (1-2)
Chijanofuji (1-2) v Tabehodaiyama (1-2)
Seigatakaigai (2-1) v Philanomi (1-2)
Maeden (3-0) v Jejima (1-2)
Yubiquitoyama (2-1) v Myobudani (3-0)

Day Five (day thirteen) - Friday - match-ups

Myobudani v Maeden
Nomihodaiyama v Yubiquitoyama
Seigatakaigai v Chijanofuji
Jejima v Kintayama
Tabehodaiyama v Philanomi

You have until 3.30 pm Japan time Thursday, to change your line-up from
today's slate for a different one tomorrow (if you so choose) - as
Kintayama has already done.  Make it easier for me, (to copy and
paste) by JUST using the following format, so that it looks like how it
appears in the messages that I send around 4 pm ;-)

All the best,

Jejima

Interestingly, nine out of the ten of us, are going into today with our
Yokozuna's leading the teams (as it should be of course!).  So unless
you see the zabutons flying for kinboshi, all our first picks
effectively neutralise each other.  It might all come down to who you've

got on your bench..... ;-)


Day Three (day eleven) - Wednesday - match-ups

Seigatakaigai (1-1) (t-c@...)
4 Musashimaru 3 Dejima 3 Miyabiyama 2 Tosanoumi 2 Kotoryu
Bench: Musoyama Kotonowaka Kyokushuzan Takanonami Wakanosato
      VS
Tabehodaiyama (1-1) (tabehodaiyama@...)
4 Musashimaru 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Tokitsuumi 2 Miyabiyama 2 Kaio
Bench Toki  Kotonowaka Akinoshima  Chiyotenzan Musoyama
____________________________________

Chijanofuji (1-1) (lordvader@...)
4 Akebono 3 Dejima 3 Chiyotaikai 2 Musoyama 2 Tosanoumi
Bench  Terao Wakanoyama Kyokutenho Tokitsuumi Kyokushuzan
        VS
Kintayama (0-2) (sumo@...)
4 Takanohana 3 Kotonowaka 3 Kotoryu 2 Tochiazuma  2 Tosanoumi
Bench  Tokitsuumi Takatoriki Terao Musoyama Takanonami
____________________________________

Nomihodaiyama (0-2) (nomihodaiyama@...)
4 Akebono 3 Musoyama 3 Kaio 2 Terao 2 Chiyotenzan
Bench Wakanosato  Takanonami Kyokushuzan  Kaiho Kotonishiki
         VS
Myobudani (2-0) (reinmuthks@...)
4 Musashimaru 3 Tochiazuma 3 Tosanoumi 2 Kotonowaka 2 Kotoryu
Bench Terao Chiyotaikai Kyokushuzan Kyokutenho Wakanoyama
____________________________________

Yubiquitoyama (1-1) (s.gelow@...)
4 Tamakasuga 3 Kotoryu 3 Kotonowaka 2 Akebono 2 Tosanoumi
Bench: Wakanosato Dejima Musoyama Wakanoyama Takanonami
    VS
Jejima (1-1)  (jezz@...)
4 Takanohana 3 Kyokushuzan 3 Musoyama 2 Kotonowaka 2 Dejima
Bench Kaiho Chiyotenzan Wakanosato Takanonami Kyokutenho
____________________________________

Philanomi (1-1)  (philnorm@...)
4 Akebono 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Kaio 2 Chiyotenzan 2 Kotonishiki
Bench Kotonowaka Kyokutenho Wakanoyama Yotsukasa Musoyama
       VS
Maeden (2-0) (kawika@...)
4 Akebono 3 Tosanoumi 3 Miyabiyama 2 Wakanoyama 2 Tokitsuumi
Bench Kotonishiki Musoyama Kaiho Chiyotaikai Kaio
____________________________________

Well no-one got a perfect 14 today.  This was largely due to Musoyama
surprising everybody and losing.  In fact most people only had about two
of their rikishi notch up wins today.  Interestingly (for me, anyway), a
couple of bouts were decided by the rikishi on the bench (after being
even score with the picked 'team'), both times going to the second
rikishi on the bench!

Anyway,

Results....

Day Two (day ten) - Tuesday - results

Maeden 9 spanked Tabehodaiyama 3
Yubiquito 6 narrowly beat Philanomi 6 (decided by second rikishi on the
bench)
Nomihodaiyama 7 narrowly lost to Jejima 7 (also decided by the second
rikishi on the bench)
Chijanofuji 6 lost to Myobudani 9
Seigatakaigai 12 thrashed Kintayama 7

Leader board (after Day 1)
Maeden        OO
Myobudani     OO
Chijanofuji   O*
Seigatakaigai *O
Philanomi     O*
Yubiquitoyama *O
Tabehodaiyama O*
Jejima        *O
Nomihodaiyama **
Kintayama     **

Day 2 Points leader board

Maeden        21
Chijanofuji   20
Seigatakaigai 19
Philanomi     18
Myobudani     17
Nomihodaiyama 16
Yubiquitoyama 14
Tabehodaiyama 14
Jejima        13
Kintayama     13


Day Three (day eleven) - Wednesday - match-ups

Seigatakaigai (1-1) v Tabehodaiyama (1-1)
Chijanofuji (1-1) v Kintayama (0-2)
Nomihodaiyama (0-2) v Myobudani (2-0)
Yubiquitoyama (1-1) v Jejima (1-1)
Philanomi (1-1) v Maeden (2-0)

Day Four (day twelve) - Thursday - match-ups

Nomihodaiyama v Kintayama
Chijanofuji v Tabehodaiyama
Seigatakaigai v Philanomi
Maeden v Jejima
Yubiquitoyama v Myobudani

You have until 3.30 pm Japan time Wednesday, to change your line-up from
today's slate for a different one tomorrow (if you so choose) - as
Kintayama has already done.  You can change your team as often as you
want
before the dead-line - as Maeden did today (3 selections before he got
the winning combination).  However, to make it easier for me, (to copy
and
paste) can you please use the following format, if possible....  and
don't
forget to arrange your bench in your desired order.  As showed today, it
can
be important!

Shikona
4 Rikishi A 3 Rikishi B 3 Rikishi C 2 Rikishi D 2 Rikishi E
Bench: Rikishi E Rikishi F Rikishi G Rikishi H Rikishi I Rikishi J

All the best,  (and Jejima, sorry, Dejima for Yusho!!!)

Jezz

Day Two (Day Ten) - Tuesday - match-ups

Maeden (1-0) (kawika@...)
4 Akebono 3 Miyabiyama 3 Wakanoyama 2 Kaiho 2 Tosanoumi
Bench Musoyama Kotonishiki Tokitsuumi Chiyotaikai Kaio
      VS
Tabehodaiyama (1-0) (tabehodaiyama@...)
4 Musoyama 3 Tokitsuumi 3 Musashimaru 2 Chiyotenzan 2 Chiyotaikai
Bench Toki Kaio Akinoshima Kotonowaka Miyabiyama
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Yubiquitoyama (0-1) (s.gelow@...)
4 Musoyama 3 Akebono 3 Takanonami 2 Kotonowaka 2 Kotoryu
Bench: Wakanoyama Tosanoumi Tamakasuga Wakanosato Dejima
    VS
Philanomi (1-0) (philnorm@...)
4 Akebono 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Kaio 2 Chiyotenzan 2 Kotonishiki
Bench Kotonowaka Kyokutenho Wakanoyama Yotsukasa Musoyama
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Nomihodaiyama (0-1) (nomihodaiyama@...)
4 Akebono 3 Takanonami 3 Kaio 2 Kaiho 2 Chiyotenzan
Bench Wakanosato Musoyama Kyokushuzan Terao Kotonishiki
         VS
Jejima (0-1) (jezz@...)
4  Takanohana 3 Musoyama 3 Takanonami 2 Kotonowaka 2 Kyokutenho
Bench Kaiho Kyokushuzan Chiyotenzan Dejima Wakanosato
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Chijanofuji (1-0) (lordvader@...)
4 Akebono 3 Musoyama 3 Chiyotaikai 2 Tosanoumi 2 Wakanoyama
Bench  Terao Dejima Kyokutenho Kyokushuzan Tokitsuumi
        VS
Myobudani (1-0) (reinmuthks@...)
4 Musashimaru 3 Terao 3 Kotonowaka2 Wakanoyama 2 Tosanoumi
Bench Tochiazuma Kotoryu Kyokutenho Kyokushuzan Chiyotaikai
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Seigatakaigai (0-1) (t-c@...)
4 Musashimaru 3 Takanonami 3 Dejima 2 Miyabiyama 2 Musoyama
Bench Tosanoumi Wakanosato Kyokushuzan Kotonowaka Kotoryu
      VS
Kintamayama (sumo@...)
4 Takanohana 3 Kotonowaka 3 Musoyama 2 Takanonami 2 Kotoryu
Bench Tochiazuma Tosanoumi Tokitsuumi Takatoriki Terao
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Maeden: I write this now so it will reach you ahead of time before our
bout.
   What ever our differences have been to me the GREAT thing about sumo
is respectibility. I failed this with you and I hope is some way to
change this.
   I want to wish you luck in our matchup and in the entire bench sumo
contest.
Philanomi

PHIL

Bench Sumo

Well, an exciting day 1.  No-one needed to call on their bench rikishi
to decide bouts.  Chijanofuji has the distinction of the first (and so
far the only) cyber-rikishi to get a perfect 14 pts from their out-field
team.  What a bugger that s/he was up against Jejima that day....

Results....

Day One (day nine) - Monday - results

Maeden 12 beat Kintayama 7
Yubiquito 8 lost to Tabehodaiyama 11
Nomihodaiyama 9 lost to Philanomi 12
Chijanofuji 14 thrashed Jejima 6
Seigatakaigai 7 narrowly lost to Myobudani 8

Leader board (after Day 1)
Chijanofuji   O
Maeden        O
Philanomi     O
Tabehodaiyama O
Myobudani     O
Nomihodaiyama *
Yubiquito     *
Seigatakaigai *
Kintayama     *
Jejima        *

Day 1 Points leader board

Chijanofuji   14
Maeden        12
Philanomi     12
Tabehodaiyama 11
Nomihodaiyama  9
Myobudani      8
Yubiquito      8
Seigatakaigai  8
Kintayama      7
Jejima         6

Day Two (day ten) - Tuesday - match-ups

Maeden (1-0) v Tabehodaiyama (1-0)
Yubiquito (0-1) v Philanomi (1-0)
Nomihodaiyama (0-1) v Jejima (0-1)
Chijanofuji (1-0) v Myobudani (1-0)
Seigatakaigai (0-1) v Kintayama (0-1)

Day Three (day eleven) - Wednesday - match-ups

Seigatakaigai v Tabehodaiyama
Chijanofuji v Kintayama
Nomihodaiyama v Myobudani
Yubiquito v Jejima
Philanomi v Maeden

You have until 3.30 pm Japan time Tuesday, to change your line-up from
today's slate for a different one tomorrow (if you so choose) - as
Kintayama has already done.  (BTW, I change my team, BEFORE looking at
my opponent for the day)

All the best,

Jejima

Today's official starting line-up teams:  Day One (Day 9 of the real
basho)

Maeden (kawika@...)
4 Akebono 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Kaio 2 Kaiho 2 Tosanoumi
Bench Miyabiyama Musoyama Tokitsuumi Kotonishiki Wakanoyama
      VS
Kintamayama (sumo@...)
4 Takanohana 3 Kotonowaka 3 Musoyama 2 Tochiazuma 2 Kotoryu
Bench Takanonami Tosanoumi Tokitsuumi Takatoriki Terao
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Yubiquitoyama (s.gelow@...)
4 Musoyama 3 Kotonowaka 3 Wakanoyama 2 Tosanoumi 2 Tamakasuga
Bench: Wakanosato Kotoryu Akebono Dejima Takanonami
       VS
Tabehodaiyama (tabehodaiyama@...)
4 Musoyama 3 Tokitsuumi 3 Musashimaru 2 Chiyotenzan 2 Chiyotaikai
Bench Toki Kaio Akinoshima Kotonowaka Miyabiyama
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Nomihodaiyama (nomihodaiyama@...)
4 Akebono 3 Takanonami 3 Kaio 2 Kaiho 2 Chiyotenzan
Bench Wakanosato Musoyama Kyokushuzan Terao Kotonishiki
         VS
Philanomi (philnorm@...)
4 Akebono 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Kaio 2 Chiyotenzan 2 Kotonishiki
Bench Kotonowaka Kyokutenho Wakanoyama Yotsukasa Musoyama
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Chijanofuji (lordvader@...)
4 Chiyotaikai 3 Musoyama 3 Akebono 2 Dejima 2 Tosanoumi
Bench Wakanoyama Kyokushuzan Kyokutenho Tokitsuumi Terao
        VS
Jejima (jezz@...)
4 Musoyama 3 Kotonowaka  3 Takanohana 2 Kyokutenho 2 Wakanosato
Bench  Kaiho Kyokushuzan Chiyotenzan Dejima Takanonami
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Seigatakaigai (t-c@...)
4 Musashimaru 3 Takanonami 3 Dejima 2 Tosanoumi 2 Musoyama
Bench Miyabiyama Kyokushuzan Wakanosato Kotonowaka Kotoryu
      VS
Myobudani (reinmuthks@...)
4 Musashimaru 3 Tochiazuma 3 Chiyotaikai 2 Tosanoumi 2 Kotonowaka
Bench Wakanoyama Kyokushuzan Kotoryu Terao Kyokutenho

Just to clarify...  The one-list mailing list, is just to make it easier
for me to send results and new-match-ups and other stuff to everyone (I
only have to type one address, rather than nine).  The whole game is
being worked out on low-tech scraps of paper!  To change your starting
line-up (from your squad of 10), please email direct to my real email
address, namely

jezz@...

Don't worry about the onelist website etc, as there is nothing there!


All the best, and good luck for tomorrow....

Jejima

Day One (day eight) - Monday - match-ups

Maeden (0-0) v Kintayama (0-0)
Yubiquito (0-0) v Tabehodaiyama (0-0)
Nomihodaiyama (0-0) v Philanomi (0-0)
Chijanofuji (0-0) v Jejima (0-0)
Seigatakaigai (0-0) v Myobudani (0-0)

Day Two (day nine) - Tuesday - match-ups

Maeden v Tabehodaiyama
Yubiquito v Philanomi
Nomihodaiyama v Jejima
Chijanofuji v Myobudani
Seigatakaigai v Kintayama

You have until Monday, 3.30 pm Japan time (NOT 4 pm), to change your
starting line-up if you so desire.  I will then try and get all the
starting line-ups emailed to everyone before 4 pm, so that you can see
who your team is up against, as you watch the action!  (And email that
person a good luck message - or a be damned message, whatever your
chosen shiriken is...!)


Here are everybody's provisional starting line-ups.....

Shikona: Maeden
Email address: kawika@...

Provisional starting line-up
4 pt rikishi ----- Akebono
3 pt (1st)-------- Chiyotaikai
3 pt (2nd)-------- Kaio
2 pt (1st)-------- Kaiho
2 pt (2nd)-------- Tosanoumi

Bench
(1st)------------- Miyabiyama
(2nd)------------- Musoyama
(3rd)------------- Tokitsuumi
(4th)------------- Kotonishiki
(5th)------------- Wakanoyama
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Shikona:Kintamayama
Email address:sumo@...

Provisional starting line-up
4 pt rikishi -----Takanohana
3 pt (1st)--------Kotonowaka
3 pt (2nd)--------Musoyama
2 pt (1st)--------Tochiazuma
2 pt (2nd)--------Kotoryu

Bench
(1st)------------Takanonami
(2nd)------------Tosanoumi
(3rd)----------- Tokitsuumi
(4th)-------------Takatoriki
(5th)-------------Terao
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Shikona: Yubiquitoyama
Email address: s.gelow@...

Provisional starting line-up
4 pt rikishi -----Akebono
3 pt (1st)--------Dejima
3 pt (2nd)--------Musoyama
2 pt (1st)--------Kotonowaka
2 pt (2nd)--------Takanonami
Bench
(1st)-------------Tosanoumi
(2nd)-------------Wakanoyama
(3rd)-------------Tamakasuga
(4th)-------------Wakanosato
(5th)-------------Kotoryu
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Shikona:    Tabehodaiyama
Email address: tabehodaiyama@...

Provisional starting line-up
4 pt rikishi -----  Musoyama
3 pt (1st)-------- Tokitsuumi
3 pt (2nd)-------- Musashimaru
2 pt (1st)-------- Chiyotenzan
2 pt (2nd)-------- Chiyotaikai

Bench
(1st)------------- Toki
(2nd)------------- Kaio
(3rd)------------- Akinoshima
(4th)------------- Kotonowaka
(5th)------------- Miyabiyama
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Shikona: Nomihodaiyama
Email address: nomihodaiyama@...

Provisional starting line-up
4 pt rikishi -----Akebono
3 pt (1st)--------Takanonami
3 pt (2nd)--------Kaio
2 pt (1st)--------Kaiho
2 pt (2nd)--------Chiyotenzan

Bench
(1st)-------------Wakanosato
(2nd)-------------Musoyama
(3rd)-------------Kyokushuzan
(4th)-------------Terao
(5th)-------------Kotonishiki

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Shikona: Philanomi
Email address: philnorm@...

Provisional starting line-up
4 pt rikishi -----Akebono
3 pt (1st)--------Chiyotaikai
3 pt (2nd)--------Kaio
2 pt (1st)--------Chiyotenzan
2 pt (2nd)--------Kotonishiki

Bench
(1st)-------------Kotonowaka
(2nd)-------------Kyokutenho
(3rd)-------------Wakanoyama
(4th)-------------Yotsukasa
(5th)-------------Musoyama
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Shikona: Chijanofuji
Email address: lordvader@...

Provisional starting line-up
4 pt rikishi Akebono
3 pt (1st)Dejima
3 pt (2nd)Musoyama
2 pt (1st)Tosanoumi
2 pt (2nd)Terao

Bench
(1st)Chiyotaikai
(2nd)Wakanoyama
(3rd)Tokitsuumi
(4th)Kyokushuzan
(5th)Kyokutenho

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Shikona: Jejima
Email address: jezz@...

Provisional starting line-up
4 pt rikishi ----- Musoyama
3 pt (1st)-------- Takanohana
3 pt (2nd)-------- Kotonowaka
2 pt (1st)-------- Takanonami
2 pt (2nd)-------- Dejima

Bench
(1st)------------- Kyokutenho
(2nd)------------- Kaiho
(3rd)------------- Kyokushuzan
(4th)------------- Wakanosato
(5th)------------- Chiyotenzan
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Shikona: Seigatakaigai
Email address: t-c@...

Provisional starting line-up
4 pt rikishi -----Musashimaru
3 pt (1st)--------Takanonami
3 pt (2nd)--------Dejima
2 pt (1st)--------Tosanoumi
2 pt (2nd)--------Wakanosato

Bench
(1st)-------------Miyabiyama
(2nd)-------------Musoyama
(3rd)-------------Kyokushuzan
(4th)-------------Kotonowaka
(5th)-------------Kotoryu

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Shikona: Myobudani
Email address: reinmuthks@...

Provisional starting line-up
4 pt rikishi -----Musashimaru
3 pt (1st)--------Tochiazuma
3 pt (2nd)--------Chiyotaikai
2 pt (1st)--------Tosanoumi
2 pt (2nd)--------Kotonowaka

Bench
(1st)-------------Wakanoyama
(2nd)-------------Kyokushuzan
(3rd)-------------Kotoryu
(4th)-------------Terao
(5th)-------------Kyokutenho