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Makuuchi Yusho:	M14 Rupatengu (11-4; 101 points)
Juryo Yusho:	J13 Gawasukotto (11-4; 109 points)
Makushita Yusho:	m2 Gibuten (13-2; 107 points)
Gino-sho:	M9 Flohru (9-6; 112 points)
Kanto-sho:	M14 Rupatengu (11-4; 101 points)
Shukun-sho:	not awarded

by Takanotaki, 2013/11/26

Kyushu Basho 2013 - Day 15

The 2013 Sumo Game year draws to a close with the end of the Kyushu basho. EM14 Rupatengu claimed the Makuuchi yusho on day 14. And shin-Ozeki Tosahayate needed the upset loss of Hakuho to claim a last-gasp winning record.

The Juryo and Makushita winners were both decided in straight match-ups. E Juryo 13 Gawasukotto ended his three-day losing streak at the right moment, beating E Juryo 2 Fatakiyama in the highest-scoring bout of the day. Fatakiyama will have to be content with certain Makuuchi promotion for Hatsu. It will be his second visit after a very short-lived trip there in Haru this year. In Makushita, E Makushita 2 Gibuten overcame a regular name on this commentary - W Makushita 9 Survivor - in a tie-break. Gibuten is almost certain to be in Juryo next basho, and Survivor will be making a strong claim for promotion as well.

Thanks for playing and I wish everyone a pleasant holiday.

by Pandaazuma, 2013/11/26

Kyushu Basho 2013 - Day 14

The Makuuchi yusho is decided early as E Maegashira 14 Rupatengu reaches an unassailable 11 wins after all his immediate pursuers lost. Congratulations to him on his first top-division title.

Juryo will be decided by a straight match-up between E Juryo 2 Fatakiyama and E Juryo 13 Gawasukotto. Gawasukotto has lost three straight days after a great 10-1 run and is fortunate to still have a shot at the yusho.

Makushita will also be decided in such a manner in a bout between 12-2 players E Makushita 2 Gibuten and W Makushita 9 Survivor.

Good luck to all!

by Pandaazuma, 2013/11/24

Kyushu Basho 2013 - Day 13

E Maegashira 14 Rupatengu takes the sole lead of Makuuchi ahead of a chasing pack of three players including E Maegashira 3 Ganzohnesushi, who today won an incredible eighth tie-break out of eight to go 9-4.

E Juryo 13 Gawasukotto has lost two straight days but is still the sole leader of Juryo. And W Makushita 9 Survivor retakes the Makushita lead with E Makushita 2 Gibuten right on his tail.

by Pandaazuma, 2013/11/23

Kyushu Basho 2013 - Day 11

And we're into day 11 and the yusho races are really taking shape now...well, in the bottom two divisions they are. Makuuchi is a real mess as four leaders - all from Maegashira - celebrate winning records today, among them M3 Ganzohnesushi, who has won an incredible seven out of seven tie-breaks against very tough foes. The chasing pack includes three sanyaku players in Randomitsuki, Pandaazuma and Kotononami.

E Juryo 13 Gawasukotto is now the sole leader of our second division with his only loss coming on the first day. E Juryo 2 Fatakiyama clings on in the chase with one less win.

And in Makushita our only zensho player - W Makushita 9 Survivor - finally lost and fell into a lead shared by two other players, E Makushita 2 Gibuten and E Makushita 13 Fetmen. 3 other players make up the chasing pack at 9-2.

by Pandaazuma, 2013/11/21

Kyushu Basho 2013 - Day 8

Komusubi Kotononami regained the sole lead with a brilliant 9-9 win while his closest rival, former Yokozuna Doitsuyama lost. Five players are right on Kotononami's tail.

E Juryo 2 Fatakiyama and E Juryo 13 Gawasukotto continue to set the pace in the second division at 7-1. Only one player is within striking distance with 6 wins. And in the lower echelons, W Makushita 9 Survivor gets a day-eight winning record and sole ownership of the lead.

by Pandaazuma, 2013/11/17

Kyushu Basho 2013 - Day 7

In top division action, Komusubi Kotononami bounced back nicely to stay in the lead with former Yokozuna Doitsuyama at 6-1.

E Juryo 2 Fatakiyama and E Juryo 13 Gawasukotto are setting the pace in Juryo, also at 6-1. And in Makushita W Makushita 9 Survivor is the only zensho player left. This quite phenomenal player from Osaka has never scored below double digits in his career and is seemingly on a collision course for sanyaku in the future. The top lads await him!

by Pandaazuma, 2013/11/17

Kyushu Basho 2013 - Day 6

Sole leader Komusubi Kotononami finally fell to defeat against yusho race rival E Maegashira 2 Natsunoyama and is now part of a leading pack of six players that includes in-form Sekiwake Sumio. It's a very open race so far with many wrestlers still in with a chance of yusho.

E Juryo 2 Fatakiyama bounced back from his day-five loss to keep the lead along with W Juryo 9 Mainoumi and E Juryo 13 Gawasukotto. And it's a similar story in the third division, where W Makushita 5 Sekihiryu, W Makushita 9 Survivor and E Makushita 26 Anjoboshi are all now the only zensho players left in Sumo Game.

by Pandaazuma, 2013/11/16

Kyushu Basho 2013 - Day 4

As day four concludes the yusho races begin to take shape. In Makuuchi Komusubi Kotononami continues his winning streak along with E Maegashira 2 Natsunoyama and W Maegashira 12 Vikanohara. Sadly, Ozeki promotion hopeful Sekiwake Andoreasu is now 0-4 and needs to win every bout now, many of them against fellow sanyaku.

In Juryo we have an early sole leader in E Juryo 2 Fatakiyama. And the Makushita lead has now been whittled down to just five players.

by Pandaazuma, 2013/11/13

Kyushu Basho 2013 - Day 3

At the conclusion of day 3 a group of seven players leads Makuuchi. The only sanyaku member of the group is Komusubi Kotononami. Ozeki hopeful Andoreasu had another reverse and can now only afford to lose one more over the next 12 days. The German gaming maestro is certainly good enough to do it but even for him, that's a pretty tall order.

Only two players remain undefeated in Juryo: E Juryo 2 Fatakiyama and W Juryo 11 Haidouzo. And Makushita is the usual massive blob of players at this stage.

by Pandaazuma, 2013/11/12

Kyushu Basho 2013 - Day 2

Welcome to the final basho of the year. First of all, congratulations to Ozeki Tosahayate, who hits the exalted rank for the second time in his career. He replaces Hokuro as Sumo Game's sole ozeki and is off to a 1-1 start. In the sanyaku division, only Sekiwake Andoreasu has a realistic chance of promotion to ozeki this time, needing 11 wins, but he is off to the worst possible start, losing on the first two days.

There have been plenty of upsets so far and the average scores are reflecting that. Good luck to all the players.

by Pandaazuma, 2013/11/11