Sumo Kaboom

Leslie and Laurie Collins, Texan sisters and diehard sumo fans, talk about all things sumo.

Episode 113: May Basho Days 4-10

It's a rollicking breakdown of days 4-10 of the May, 2022 basho. Not much has happened as expected in this basho, so all bets are off. Who knows who is going to win this one!?

Sources:
https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202205100001044.html
https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202205100001044.html
https://www.facebook.com/events/363937592367593?ref=newsfeed
https://www.darkcirclesumo.com/events

Time Code:
:40 Newsflash
1:02 Aminishki Retirement ceremony
2:14 Cowboy Cup
3:20 Consulate's Cup Dates
4:00 Day 4
Ichiyamamoto/Myogiryu
Ura/Kotoshoho
5:17 Abi/Endo
6:15 Kitanofuji the commentator
7:36 Day 5
Kotoeko/Takarafuji
9:15 Takarafuji's losing "trend"
Ura/Wakamotoharu
9:25 Wakamotoharu Found His Groove, the movie
12:28 Wakatakakage/Hoshoryu henka
14:12 Mitakeumi/Tamawashi
15:20 Terunofuji/Hokutofuji
16:20 Takakeisho/Onosho
16:41 Onosho disappeared
17:30 Kotoeko/Wakamotoharu
18:23 Takanosho/Shodai
19:05 Shodai's "trend"
19:25 Takakeisho/Abi
20:00 Tamawashi/Terunofuji
21:30 Day 7 & slaps
Yutakayama/Oho
Myogiryu/Midorifuji
23:35 "foreaaaaaaaarm" and British section
25:18 Leslie's plea for crumpets, Shortbread and Spencer's
27:17 Wakamotoharu/Kotoshoho
29:30 Abi/Hoshoryu
30:14 Kiribayama/Wakatakakage
31:15 Kakuryu or Takayasu singing?
31:30 Endo/Terunofuji
33:00 Shodai lost his sumo spirit
33:55 Sadanoumi/Ichiyamamoto
34:43 Takarafuji /Chiyoshoma
36:00 All the Ozeki won
36:15 Shodai skuttlebutt
37:15 Terunifuji/Takanosho
38:02 Day 9
Takarafuji finally won!
39:15 HOkutofuji/Kotonowaka skuttlebutt
40:45 The staredown
41:40 Abi/shodai
43:51 Skuttlebutt Wakatakakage/Takakeisho
45:14 Day 10
Aoiyama
Ichiyamamoto/Kotoshoho
Sadanoumi/Tochinoshin
Takanosho/Endo
Meisei/Terutsuyoshi
Kotonowaka/Tamawashi slo-mo
50:00 Lobster Clawing technique
52:00 leaderboard
53:26 Shodai coulllllllld still win

** Music:**

"Advanced Japanese Folk" by Audiotoolz

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