The Ladies' League Masters Series (LLMS) is a special parallel competition for the top female cyber-rikishi in the sumo gaming world!   The  LLMS is meant to be a fun new contest to boost competition and interest in sumo games in general amongst ladies, perhaps create a few nice friendly rivalries or even gaming companionships :)

The MASTERS Champion will own the exclusive privilege of wearing the "Pink Mawashi" after it is awarded, until, and for the duration of, the next Basho. 

The LLMS pitches the participating ladies against each other in EVERY game they happen to be competing, with everyone battling everyone in each of the games (not necessarily on ALL games, but in the ones they happen to compete in), establishing the LL MASTERS CHAMPION for each Basho based on their overall performance in the games they participate in!  (In games that feature direct duels, such as Bench Sumo and Sumo Game, any direct duels between LL MASTERS invitees will count as they are - should two or more players not face each other directly (for instance, because they are not competing in the same division), their overall points performance will count as a "match", as it will in all games that do not feature direct duels!). 

The distinguished ladies who compete in the LLMS every 2 months do not have to do anything additional or change their usual gaming habits.  They can simply keep playing the games they already participate in, even though it is recomended to play a minimum of about 3-5 games for optimal results.  One of the goals of the LLMS is of course for more female players in the world to be indirectly "encouraged" to play in more of the games!

Please note: performances in the LL MASTERS will have no actual impact on players' ranking on the SUPER BANZUKE or any of their rankings in any of the individual games, but separate LL MASTERS rankings will be maintained, and an overall LL MASTERS WORLD CHAMPION will be proclaimed at the end of each year!

There are three basic categories: overall (raw) record, head-to-head (bout) record, and winning percentage! 

(note: since this basho we have 11 and not 10 participants, the example numbers below may be incorrect)

Overall (raw) record:
Counts up all the wins, ties and losses of each Rikishi in each game.  For example, of a player participates in 3 games, and their records against other MASTERS competitors in these three games happen to be 4-0-2, 3-0-6, and 6-2-2, then their raw record will be 13-2-10 (or 13 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses).  This category will determine the Outstanding Performance Prize (Shukun-sho) winner.

Head-to-head (bout) record:
Is determined though the direct match-up of two particular rikishi based on their meetings in each of the games they BOTH participate.  Rikishi A may beat Rikishi B in 3 games, lose to B in 2 games, and they tie in 1 game... with a direct comparison of  3-1-2 in all five, A wins the head-to-head bout between the two.  With 10 Rikishi participating in the LL MASTERS, the best possible record here is obviously 9-0-0.  This category will be used to determine the Fighting Spirit Prize (Kanto-sho) winner!

Winning percentage:
Divides the raw points earned though wins and ties by the total number of matches participated in from all games.  This will be used to determine the Technique Prize (Gino-sho) winner!

Yusho:
Players receive points for all  places they earn in each of the three categories, ranging from 9 points for first to 0 points for tenth.  The Rikishi with the highest combined points score will win the MASTERS Yusho, and the Green Mawashi!  A perfect score of 27 (top in all three categories) will constitute a "Zen-Yusho".  In case of a points tie at the top, the direct head-to-head bout(s) between those tied will serve as the first tie-breaker.  The quotient derived from multiplying the overall (raw) record points by the winning percentage will serve as the second tie-breaker.  Third tie-breaker will be the number of Kachi-koshi each tied Rikishi has achieved in the individual games that Basho.  Should there still be a tie after all that, Co-Champions will be declared.  Yusho winners are NOT eligible for any of the special prizes, and should they occupy the top spot in any of the special prize categories, the prizes will be given to the next highest ranked Rikishi in that category.

Special note: depending on the participation rate and who plays in which games, the actual method of determining the winner(s) may vary from the above.  But that is the plan for now :)