<div dir="auto">Moti </div><div><br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Best regards,<div dir="auto">Gaijingai </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div>For of all sad words of tongue or pen,</div><div>The saddest are these:</div><div>It might have been.</div><div>- John Greenleaf Whittier</div></div></div></div></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Moti Dichne</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:niramiai@gmail.com">niramiai@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Sun, Sep 27, 2026 at 3:40 PM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - News and other<br>To: Sumo Newsletter2 <<a href="mailto:sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com">sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com</a>><br></div><br><br><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;color:rgb(53,60,65);font-family:Inter,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol"">Atamifuji lost to Fujinokawa, getting his fifth consecutive defeat in the closing stages of the basho. At the tachiai, he allowed his opponent to gain a morozashi. Unable to secure a hold on the mawashi himself, he attempted to drive forward but was caught by a come-from-behind sukuinage. Although he had previously posted records of 9 and 12 wins since debuting at the Sekiwake rank in Natsu, he finished this tournament with only eight wins. He fell four victories short of the 33-win benchmark across three consecutive tournaments generally required for promotion to Ozeki. Asakayama, the Director of the Judging Department, commented on the prospect of continuing his Ozeki promotion bid next tournament, noting, "It’s not as if there is absolutely no chance, but the situation is tough." When asked if he needed to start over, Asakayama expressed hope for a comeback, saying, "He should approach it with that kind of mindset."</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(53,60,65);font-family:Inter,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol"">Asakayama went on to discuss Aonishiki's possible tsunatori run. Aonishiki finished the basho with an 11-4 record; although he missed out on the yusho after losing to Yokozuna Oonosato, he had contended for the title and finished just one win behind the winner. Would this performance—considered "equivalent to a championship victory"—qualify as a Yokozuna promotion bid for the next tournament? Asakayama remarked, "Eleven wins is a pretty tough threshold. Even if it is considered 'equivalent' to a win, we have to carefully evaluate both the content of the bouts and the overall record." </p>
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