1. Who will win the Makuuchi yusho?
Unsurpisingly n one guessed the Yusho winner in Makuuchi.
2. Will there be a ketteisen (playoff)?
Tikozan, Wamahada, Scnappamawashi and Akamiri were correct there was no play off.
3. What will the winner's record be (without any ketteisen)?
13-2 Tikozan, Wamahada, Schnappamawashi, Susanoo and Athenayama were correct.
4. Who will win the Juryo yusho?
Mita Tikozan and Bunbukuchagama found the winner.
5. Will there be a ketteisen (playoff)?
No Profomisakari and Athenayama were correct.
6. What will the winner's record be (without any ketteisen?
11-4 Wamahada, Schnappamawashi, Akamiri and Bunbukuchagama were correct.
7. Who will win the Makushita Yusho?
Asahakuryu No correct answer.
8. Sanyaku East (Hoshoryu, Kotozakura, Daieisho, Oshoma) vs Sanyaku West (Onosato, Kiishima, Wakatakakage, Takayasu).
Who will have the most wins?
Question cancelled.
9. Will there be a kinboshi? If yes, name the Yokozuna who will suffer the first kinboshi of the basho (Hoshoryu or Onosato)
a) Yes (Hoshoryu) All were correct but Susanoo and Athenayama.
10. Onokatsu is at his highest rank M3E and had 10-5 records in the last 2 tournaments. Will he get a KK this time?
No (6-9) Wamahada, Susanoo, Athenayama and Bunbukuchagama were correct.
11. Ura (M9E) is on a 4 MK streak. Last time he performed a double digit KK (10-5) was on November 2021 (!) at M7E. Will he perform a double digits KK this basho?
Ura withdrawed on day 14 with 8 wins and prevent me to do the total upset !
All were correct but Athenayama
12. Kusano (M14E) has only double digit KK records since he's become a Sekitori (14-1 and 13-2) will he also get a double digit KK record in his first basho as Makuuchi?
11-4 Profomisakarai, Susanoo, Athenayama, Akamiri and Bunbukuchagama were correct.
13. Fujinokawa (M14W) and Kotoeiho (M17E) will participate in their first basho as Makuuchi. Who will get the best record?
a) Fujinokawa (10-5) All were correct but Tikozan.
14. Of the sekitori who were demoted from Makuuchi to Juryo (Nishikigi, Ryuden, Shonannoumi, Tamashoho and Tochitaikai) who will get more wins? Draw is a possible answer
Shonannoumi (10-5) Wamahada and Schnappamawashi were correct.
15. Veteran Takarafuji (J7W) is on a 3 MK streak with double digit losses (10, 12 and 10). Will he achieve a KK this basho?
No Wamahada, Athenayama and Akamiri were correct.
16. Tsurugisho (J9w) vs Mitoryu (J10E) who will get more wins?
Mitoryu withdrawed early on day 6 so it was an easy win for Tsurugisho (7-8) Profomisakari, Akamiri and Bunbukuchagama were correct.
Wamahada and Akamiri are tied with the most correct answers and thanks to the tiebreaker here are the final results :
1. Wamahada 9 points .
2. Akamiri 9 points.
3. Bunbukuchagama 8 points.
4. Schnappamawashi 7 points.
5. Profomisakari 6 points.
6. Tikozan 5 points.
7. Susanoo 5 points.
8. Athenayama 5 points.
Congrats to WAMAHADA !
Thanks to all the players, see you in September !