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SUMO: looking forward to the last day of the January 2026 tourney!!! (spoilers in comments)
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Like I was saying, spoilers in comments... The image is from back in the first day...
My guess, Hosh > Ono, Ao > Koto (but K looks good this basho!), Atami > Oshou --> Ao > Atami in playoff.
The biggest/closest/consequentialest match is Aonishiki vs Kotozakura. I don't think they've met previously without K being injured, so it could really go either way.
But yeah, like uh, wow, there are some permutations here, man.
I'm cheering for Aonishiki. I'm an Onosato fan too, but for him to win he'd have to fight at least 3 bouts in a row, and that's gotta be bad for his injury.
I also want everyone to win, but most of all for Aonishiki.
now
can there be 3 yokozunas?
Yes there can be 3 yokozunas. As I understand it, it's very unlikely for Aonishiki to be yokozuna after this tournament, but after next tournament it is possible depending on what happens. See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makuuchi#Criteria_for_promotion
indeed