About
Fantasy Basho is the best way to be invested in a sumo tournament, whether you're a lifelong sumo fan or a newcomer to the sport. Pick four rikishi and see how they do for you.
Scoring
Each team owner for Fantasy Basho will pick four rikishi to make up their team. The one rule is that you must stay within the budget, all assigned by rank. Each team earns:
- 2 Points for Each Win
- 1 Point for Each Kinboshi
- 1 Point for a Special Prize
You can pick one team and ride it out for the whole basho, or consider your selection for all 15 days. The team with the most points at the end of the basho wins.
Name | Wins | Kinboshi | Prizes | Total |
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Torikumi
Banzuke
Notable Maneuvers
Yoritaoshi. It's important to remember that the "frontal crush out" is very different than a simple yorikiri. Specifically, it involves grabbing an opponent and sending them out by falling on them. And that's what Kotoeko did to Terutsuyoshi.
Match of the Day
Yokozuna East Terunofuji versus Maegashira #1 East Daieisho
Get a kinboshi, earn Match of the Day accolades. But Daieisho absolutely got the best of the Yokozuna as well. It wasn't so much that Terunofuji couldn't handle a pushing battle, as Daieisho disrupted Terunofuji's attempts to land a grip. More impressively, Daieisho exploited the openings that he could find, and ended up sideways to Terunofuji. Then he shoved harder to win with an okurida...