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July 25, 2005
5 in a row!
OK, Lance won his 7th straight, but Asashoryu has his own streak going. After Koto'oshu lost his match, Asashoryu had a tough one but won it, to get his 5th tournament championship in a row. In September, he goes for the "Asa Slam" -- 6 tournaments in a row. Only 3 other wrestlers have won 5 in a row: Chiyonofuji, Kitanoumi, and Taiho -- all considered among the best Yokozunas ever. Only one, Taiho, ever won 6 in a row. In addition, Asashoryu's record for the year now stands at 57-3 after his 13-win tournament. The record for wins in one year is 82, meaning Asashoryu just has to go 26-4 in the last 2 tournaments to break the record. He now has 13 championships in his career, putting him 6th all time. And, oh yeah, he's only 24 years old.
Meanwhile, in other final sumo tournament news, the award winners were: Koto'oshu (outstanding performance), Futeno (technique), and Kokkai (fighting spirit). Futeno is a former high school Sumo champion (who beat Asashoryu on his way to winning that) and finished this tournament 10-5. Look for him to move up the rankings in the next few tournaments to become one of the top wrestlers. He is also the Kevin McHale of Sumo, easily the most articulate wrestler I've heard in interviews.
Movers for next tournament:
Kotomitsuki and Miyabiyama will be demoted after 7-8 records. Hakuho was 6-2 when he dropped out, but he'll be demoted because of the injury. And Chiyotaikai will be 'kadoban' again, meaning another losing record and he loses his Ozeki rank.
Wakanosato (11-4) and Futeno might be able to move up into the top ranks.
Next tournament starts September 11.
Posted by JoshHornik at July 25, 2005 05:18 PM
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