We have a pretty entertaining basho shaping up, especially with the Yokozuna going kyujo from today.
Takayasu leads the pack, but Mitakeumi, Abi, Wakatakakage, and a host of others all in the mix.
Damn, Wakatakagake beats Ichinojo, the biggest man in sumo in a straight-up push-out. Is he goated with the sauce?
Basho is shaping up for an exciting finish, with a high likelihood of a first-time yusho.
Would love to see Takayasu bring it home, but Wakatakakage or Kotonowaka would also be worthy winners.
Pulling so hard for takayasu
Hairy back guys represent
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Takayasu crumbled to the pressure of being in the lead, leaving him and Wakatakakage tied at two losses and Kotonowaka lurking behind with three and still a chance should the other two lose tomorrow.
Since theyāve all already faced one another, theyāll fight independently and see where how the dominos fall.
Still rooting for Takayasu to get it done, but losing today while the other two won canāt be helping his already shaky confidence.
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Takayasu snatched defeat from the jaws of victory three times in a row, and he whose name you canāt say fast five times in a row earned his first yusho.
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Confirmed goated with the sauce. Wakataka is bound for big things.
Iām glad to see Shodai keep his rank for some reason. Would suck if he got sucks sidelined because of lingering COVID.
Very excited to see a new sumo league coming to Iowa!
https://twitter.com/gsumobreakdown/status/1509864159017639938?s=21&t=wDaLsYcrv2S5BxILFQE56Q
Never thought Iād need to ask this question, but how do you guys watch sumo outside of Japan?
NHKās Grand Sumo website is one place but also there are underground discord and youtube channels that host sumo coverage.
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Also if you want to see juryo matches, Natto Sumoās discord and YouTube channels are the only place I know to get them. And his YouTube gets taken down very often.
I just watch the highlights on NHK World TV app
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Oh yeah, NHK doesnāt show all of the matches on their website, which is why I often watch through the Natto discord.
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Sumo is my religion and not being in Japan while a basho is ongoing is heresy.
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Maybe itās just me, but I would think that attending a basho would just be painfully boring compared to watching a highlights show or a DVR recording. Just too much dead time without any action. Donāt get me wrong ā itās on my list of stuff to do if I can plan a Japan trip around it, but I canāt imagine doing it more than once.
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Youād think so, but sometimes NHK airs full-length segments with all of the pre-match ceremonies and I enjoy chilling out and watching the pageantry. Everyone I know whoās seen sumo in Japan has said itās a blast to take it all in. That said, I donāt think Iād have time to follow the sport without highlight shows.
For the past 10 years, I have, almost without fail, watched every moment of sumo from 4PM to 6PM each day of each tournament broadcast.
And Iāve attended several basho live and canāt wait to go again. If you go live and find it boring, youāre probably not a true fan (not that thereās anything wrong with that).
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Maybe. Iād consider myself a true NFL fan. I also would consider going to a regular season game to be torture. Iāve got to be able to watch multiple games at once.
If my Dolphins make a Superbowl in my lifetime, Iād probably go to that. Thatās about it. Unfortunately, that doesnāt look like a decision Iām ever going to have to worry about making.
iām a Browns fan if it makes you feel any better.
But if you do have a chance to go to a live basho, splurge for the best seats possible on the first level. Itāll make all the difference.