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Day 13 thoughts...
- Azumaryu looked good in beating Daishoho. Could be a fruitful run at Makuuchi for him, as the previous ones ended with him going straight back down.
- Terutsuyoshi bouncing back nicely to grab a kachi-koshi after his Aki disaster. Perhaps he heeded my words of needing to put more effort into his sumo as he does his salt throws.
- Tsurugisho gets a taste of reality as he loses to Chiyotairyu today for make-koshi. Looks like endurance may be an issue for him.
- If Enho loses one more bout after today's loss, it'll be his first make-koshi since May 2019. Two more losses would result in his first 9+ loss tournament since a 4-11 effort in March 2018, which saw him go back down to the third division. Regardless, Enho either needs to learn some new tricks, or put on 40-50 pounds.
- If there were any slim hopes of Mitakeumi having an ozeki run, they were snuffed out by Takakeisho. Very disappointed in Mitakeumi's form this tournament.
- Out of all the sekiwake & lower, Asanoyama is the clear cream of the crop and is best positioned to make an ozeki run in 2020. With Mitakeumi dipping in form and all the other sekiwake/komusubi looking unimpressive, Asanoyama is the one you have to watch. We'll see in January if he can build on a 10+ win performance in Kyushu to get to that magical 33 wins in 3 tournaments threshold.
- Hakuho clinches a tie for the yusho, and will lock it up on day 14 with either a win, or losses from Asanoyama and Shodai.
Two more days to go. I will try to provide commentary for either day 14 or 15. All depends on what's on the line. Hakkeyoi!!!
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