[sumo] [sumo game] TORCH 2023: where did the TORCH end up and who got bonus points?

[kj bauman]

good day all,
   The 2023 TORCH prize is ready for the winner.   The TORCH MATCH point leader is charliki/Gibuten with 23 points.  But now it’s time to award the end-of-year FINAL TORCH POINTS.  To recap the rules for end-of-year TORCH POINTS, 25 points are awarded if you picked the FINAL TORCH position RANK or RIKISHI.  Additional points are awarded to the next 10 closest picks.  (10 points to the closest pick, down to 1 point for the 10th closest pick).

We’ll start with the END-OF-YEAR TORCH POINTS for RANK.   Three players, chankomafuji & Jesinofuji & LLCoolKay, claimed the bullseye with their JURYO 5 EAST pick.   In all, 39 players earned FINAL TORCH RANK points!  Kudos to rookie nutzername who was just one away from the bullseye, and Kintamayama who scored a point with a very rare Maegashira pick.

MAEGASHIRA 16 WEST...(1 point: Kintamayama)
MAEGASHIRA 17 EAST...
JURYO 01 EAST........
JURYO 01 WEST........
JURYO 02 EAST........(5 points: Aled ap Tomos)
JURYO 02 WEST........(6 points: Holleshoryu & Nekonishiki)
JURYO 03 EAST........(7 points: Fujisan & Hakuhonofan & Pitinosato)
JURYO 03 WEST........(8 points: Kotogouryuu)
JURYO 04 EAST........(9 points: Umigame)
JURYO 04 WEST........(10 points: nutzername)
FINAL TORCH RANK: JURYO 5 EAST...(25 points: Chankomafuji & Jesinofuji & LLCoolKay) 
JURYO 05 WEST........(10 points: rhyen)
JURYO 06 EAST........(9 points: Itachi & Leoben)
JURYO 06 WEST........(8 points: Chisaiyama & Domichi & Shitamachi & Suwihuto & Yubinhaad)
JURYO 07 EAST........(7 points: Haidouzo & Munjeezy)
JURYO 07 WEST........(6 points: Cydrome & Takanorappa)
JURYO 08 EAST........(5 points: Kitanoedo & Naganoyama & Tochyatsu)
JURYO 08 WEST........(4 points: Ganzohnesushi & itchyknee & Jejima)
JURYO 09 EAST........(3 points: Fatakiyama & Sukubidubidu & Terarno)
JURYO 09 WEST........(2 points: ChickyStarr & Senkoho)
JURYO 10 EAST........(1 point: dingo & Kaito & maorencze)

Next, the END-OF-YEAR TORCH POINTS for RIKISHI.  There were no 25 bullseye points for ONOSHO, but four players (Godango, Houmaumi, Sukubidubidu, wolfhangho) came within one position for 10 points each.  In all, 28 players earned FINAL TORCH RIKISHI points.  
Kudos to Aled ap Tomos & Chankomafuji & Chisaiyama & Ganzohnosushi & Holleshoryu & Itachi & Jejima & Jesinofuji & Kintamayama & Kotogouryuu & Naganoyama & Sukubidubidu for scoring both RIKISHI and RANK points; proof that this truly is a skill game. ;-).

TOMOKAZE.......(1 point: Chankomafuji & Kuhne & Mmikasazuma & sagi)
ICHIYAMAMOTO...
TOHAKURYU......
CHURANOUMI.....
ROGA...........(2 points: Chisaiyama & Holleshoryu & Itachi)
NISHIKIFUJI....(3 points: Kofuji-ICAN)
KITANOWAKA.....(4 points: Gibuten & Naganoyama)
AOIYAMA........
KOTOSHOHO......
BUSHOZAN.......
SHIMAZUUMI.....(7 points: Gawasukotto)
KAGAYAKI.......
OSHOMA.........(8 points: Kintamayama & Kotogouryuu & Taikoubana)
DAIAMAMI.......(9 points: Aled ap Tomos & Ganzohnesushi & Jesinofuji)
MITORYU........(10 points: Sukubidubidu)
FINAL TORCH RIKSHI: ONOSATO...none
SHISHI.........(10 points: Godango & Houmanumi & wolfhangho)
CHIYOSHOMA.....
HAKUOHO........
DAISHOHO.......
TAMASHOHO......(7 points: Obana)
CHIYOMARU......(6 points: Jejima)
TOKIHAYATE......
TAKAHASHI......(5 points: Andonishiki & Asterix & rokudenashi & Sakura)
TAKAKENTO.......
AKUA............
TENSHOHO........
HITOSHI.........
HIDENOUMI.......
SHIMANOUMI......
SHIDEN.........(1 point: Toratorii)

OK, now the winner!  With all the points added, our final standings put 89 players on the board:

FINAL TORCHBEARER 2023 POINT STANDINGS: 
40 points - Jesinofuji
32 points - Chankomafuji
31 points - LLCoolKay
27 points - Andonishiki
27 points - Asterix
27 points - charliki/Gibuten
27 points - Cydrome
27 points - Takanorappa
20 points - Sukubidubidu
19 points - Sakura
19 points - Yukiarashi
18 points - Aled ap Tomos
18 points - Munjeezy
17 points - Ganzohnesushi
17 points - Haidouzo
17 points - Yarimotsu
16 points - Jejima
16 points - Kotogouryuu
15 points - Obana
14 points - Naganoyama
14 points - rokudenashi
13 points - Itachi
13 points - kuroimori
13 points - umbriel2
13 points - Unkonoyama
13 points - Wakatake
12 points - nutzername
11 points - Chisaiyama
11 points - Fujisan
11 points - Hakuhonofan
11 points - Pitinosato
10 points - Godango
10 points - Houmanumi
10 points - Leoben
10 points - rhyen
10 points - Torideyama
10 points - wolfgangho
9 points - Holleshoryu
9 points - Kintamayama
9 points - Taikoubana
9 points - Umigame
8 points - Domichi
8 points - Fatakiyama
8 points - itchyknee
8 points - Shitamachi
8 points - Suwihuto
8 points - Terarno
8 points - Yubinhaad
7 points - Ronnie/Gawasukotto
6 points - kaioshoryu
6 points - Kitanoedo
6 points - mt fuji
6 points - Nekonishiki
6 point - Tochyatsu
6 points - Toratorii
5 points - Kintaro
5 points - Mmikasazuma
4 points - Churaumi
4 points - Daughter of Sukubidubidu
4 points - Gurowake
4 points - Joaoiyama
4 points - McBugger
4 points - Miselet
4 points - Sumo Spiffy
4 points - Tsuchinoninjin
3 points - ChickyStarr
3 points - Kofuji-ICAN
3 points - Senkoho
2 points - dingo
2 points - Kaito
2 points - maorencze
1 point - Achiyama
1 point - Akōgyokuseki
1 point - Amamaniac
1 point - Andreas21
1 point - Benihana
1 point - code_number3
1 point - Derek
1 point - Ganzekiiwa(Rocks)
1 point - Jason
1 point - kotoshikona
1 point - Kuhne
1 point - mugatake
1 point - orandashoho
1 point - Pandaazuma
1 point - sagi
1 point - Shio-kago
1 point - Shokikogi
1 point - sumojoann

   Congratulations to Jesinofuji, the TORCHBEARER 2023 winner.  I’ll be corresponding to send the prize.  
   An opportunity to play TORCH 2024 will be sent in a couple of weeks.