J14 – Trois rikishis toujours dans la course

Mitakeumi abat Goeido
Mitakeumi abat Goeido

J14 – Trois rikishis toujours dans la course

Le cercle des potentiels vainqueurs de la coupe de l’Empereur s’est encore réduit aujourd’hui. Un des prétendants n’a pas su saisir sa chance et s’est fait sortir.

Mais il ne s’agit pas des deux sekiwake : le premier, Takakeisho, affrontait le maegashira 5 Ryuden, et il a utilisé sa technique favorite, oshidashi,  pour faire sortir hors du dohyô son adversaire, incapable de résister à la poussée frontale du japonais.

Le second, Mitakeumi, a été encore plus expéditif. Il combattait l’ôzeki Goeidô, en confiance depuis ses dernières victoires. Le sekiwake n’a pas pris de risque : au tachi-ai, il a évité promptement Goeidô en le poussant sur les haut des épaules, le faisant choir à terre en moins d’une seconde. Les fans n’apprécieront probablement pas une telle henka, mais Mitakeumi devait la tête à tout prix.

Le troisième larron, le M8 Okinoumi s’est offert une belle frayeur devant le komusubi Endo : alors qu’après un combat relativement équilibré, les deux adversaires s’étaient auto-annihilés en tombant à terre ensemble, les juges sont revenus sur un pied sorti du cercle sacré par Endo et par inadvertance. Okinoumi se paye donc la troisième place en tête.

Le dernier lutteur à 10 victoires était Tsurugisho (M14) et rencontrait le lourd M9 Kotoyuki. Mais là, Tsurugisho n’a pas fait le poids et s’est fait promptement sortir.

Après sa victoire contre le M3 Tomokaze, Asanoyama (M2) rejoint Tsurugisho à 10 Victoires, et ils seront les seuls à pouvoir éventuellement contrecarrer les 3 premiers en cas de triple défaite de leur part…

Enfin, le malheureux Tochinoshin, ôzeki kadoban, n’a pas atteint son objectif avec une 8ème défaite concédée aujourd’hui contre le M6 Myogiryu, sur un pas extérieur inopportun.

Les lutteurs kachi koshi du jour sont :

Makuuchi : Hokutofuji, Sadanoumi, Kotoyuki, Enho, Onosho et Wakatakakage
Jûryô : Hidenoumi, Sokokurai, Chiyomaru, Ichiyamamoto

Les lutteurs make koshi du jour sont :

Makuuchi : Azumaryu, Tochiozan, Nishikigi, Tomokaze, Ryuden, Tochinoshin
Jûryô : Tobizaru, Chiyoshoma, Kyokushuho

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Trio tied for lead entering final day

Three wrestlers head into the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament tied for the lead, with sekiwake duo Takakeisho and Mitakeumi winning on Saturday to set up a showdown with surprise rank-and-filer Okinoumi.

The two wrestlers at sumo’s third-highest rank will battle for the title along with No. 8 maegashira Okinoumi on Sunday at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan, after makuuchi newcomer and overnight co-leader Tsurugisho fell off the pace in an otherwise stunning debut tournament.

Takakeisho (11-3) wasted little time dispatching No. 5 Ryuden (6-8) on Day 14, digging in low and thrusting out the rank-and-filer to bounce back from his loss to ozeki Goeido on Friday.

The 23-year-old sekiwake is on track to win his second title, having already secured his promotion back to the sport’s second-highest rank with 10 wins here.

Mitakeumi (11-3) followed suit, taking a controversial sidestep at the initial charge with Goeido (9-5) and slapping the charging ozeki down to deny him a second-straight victory over a sekiwake.

Okinoumi (11-3) survived a close brush with Endo (8-6) and picked up a massive win to remain at the top.

The maegashira took Endo to the edge before the komusubi made an unbelievable reversal, with both going down trying to throw the other out. The match referee, however, ruled Endo’s heel inched over the straw while he was on the ropes.

No. 14 Tsurugisho (10-4) ended a four-bout winning streak and fell back in his bid to make history by winning the championship in his makuuchi debut. The top-division rookie got taken back at the initial charge by No. 9 Kotoyuki (8-6) and was thrust out at the edge.

In other matches, Abi sent out No. 8 Takarafuji to even their records at 9-5. The komusubi launched into an offensive of powerful thrusts that the rank-and-filer, who started the day one win off the lead, was unable to repel.

May’s champion, No. 2 Asanoyama, earned his 10th win and retained a shot at a second title by throwing out No. 3 Tomokaze (6-8), who will finish with a losing record for the first time in four top-division appearances.

Tochinoshin (6-8) faces a demotion after suffering his eighth loss while fighting as a kadoban ozeki needing eight wins to keep his rank. The Georgian unknowingly stepped over the straw while on the defense against No. 6 Myogiryu (7-5-2) and had his match ended by the referee.

No. 10 Meisei (9-5) and No. 16 Yutakayama (9-5) fell out of contention after respective losses to No. 3 Daieisho (7-7) and No. 11 Onosho (8-6).

Top-ranked maegashira Hokutofuji claimed his seventh consecutive win after losing six straight since beating Hakuho on Day 1 and clinched a winning record with a day to spare, as did Onosho, Kotoyuki, No. 10 Sadanoumi, and popular No. 11 Enho.

Written by Kyodo

  • Makuuchi
  • Juryô
Rikishis
Score
Kimarites
Score
Rikishis
Ishiura
石浦
(Maegashira 15)
7-7
8-6
Wakatakakage
若隆景

(Juryo 3)
Shôhôzan
松鳳山

(Maegashira 12)
9-5
6-8
Azumaryu
東龍

(Maegashira 15)
Onosho
阿武咲

(Maegashira 11)
8-6
9-5
Yutakayama
豊山

(Maegashira 16)
Tochiôzan
栃煌山

(Maegashira 16)
6-8
8-6
Enho
炎鵬

(Maegashira 11)
Terutsuyoshi
照強

(Maegashira 9)
3-11
4-10
Takagenji
貴源治

(Maegashira 17)
Tsurugisho
剣翔

(Maegashira 14)
10-4
8-6
Kotoyuki
琴勇輝

(Maegashira 9)
Kagayaki

(Maegashira 13)
5-9
7-7
Kotoeko
琴恵光

(Maegashira 7)
Shimanaoumi
志摩ノ海

(Maegashira 6)
4-10
8-6
Sadanoumi
佐田の海

(Maegashira 10)
Chiyotairyû
千代大龍

(Maegashira 5)
2-12
5-9
Daishoho
大翔鵬

(Maegashira 12)
Nishikigi
錦木

(Maegashira 13)
6-8
3-11
Shodai
正代

(Maegashira 4)
Daieisho
大栄翔

(Maegashira 3)
7-7
9-5
Meisei
明生

(Maegashira 10)
Tomokaze
友風
(Maegashira 3)
6-8
10-4
Asanoyama
朝乃山

(Maegashira 2)
Hokutofuji
北勝富士

(Maegashira 1)
8-6
7-7
Tamawashi
玉鷲

(Maegashira 4)
Kotoshôgiku
琴奨菊

(Maegashira 7)
5-9
5-9
Aoiyama
碧山

(Maegashira 1)
Abi
阿炎

(Komusubi)
9-5
9-5
Takarafuji
宝富士

(Maegashira 8)
Okinoumi
隠岐の海
(Maegashira 8)
11-3
8-6
Endo
遠藤
(Komusubi)
Ryuden
竜電

(Maegashira 5)
6-8
11-3
Takakeisho
貴景勝

(Sekiwake)
Mitakeumi
御嶽海
(Sekiwake)
11-3
9-5
Gôeidô
豪栄道

(Ozeki)
Tochinoshin
栃ノ心

(Oseki)
6-8
7-5-2
Myogiryu
妙義龍

(Maegashira 6)
Rikishis
Score
Kimarites
Score
Rikishis
Irodori

(Juryo 13)
5-9
4-3
Hoshoryu
竜虎

(Makushita 5)
Gagamaru
臥牙丸

(Juryo 10)
6-8
4-3
Kototebakari
竜虎

(Makushita 4)
Kaisei
魁聖

(Juryo 8)
9-5
5-9
Asagyokusei
朝玉勢

(Juryo 14)
Mitoryu
水戸龍

(Juryo 6)
6-8
2-12
Chiyonoumi
千代の海

(Juryo 11)
Kaisho
魁勝

(Juryo 14)
8-6
8-6
Hidenoumi
英乃海

(Juryo 6)
Daishomaru
大翔丸

(Juryo 5)
9-5
8-6
Kyokutaisei
旭大星

(Juryo 9)
Yago
矢後

(Juryo 4)
7-7
7-7
Kizakiumi
木崎海

(Juryo 13)
Kyokushuho
旭秀鵬

(Juryo 7)
6-8
7-7
Kiribayama
貴ノ富士

(Juryo 4)
Tokushoryu
徳勝龍

(Juryo 3)
7-7
9-5
Kotonowaka
琴ノ若

(Juryo 11)
Takanosho
隆の勝

(Juryo 2)
9-5
12-2
Ikioi

(Juryo 12)
Sokokurai
蒼国来

(Juryo 10)
8-6
6-8
Chiyoshoma
千代翔馬

(Juryo 2)
Chiyomaru
千代丸

(Juryo 1)
8-6
6-8
Tobizaru
翔猿

(Juryo 8)
Ichiyamamoto
一山本

(Juryo 9)
8-6
5-9
Daiamami
大奄美

(Juryo 1)

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