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Natsu Basho 2002 marked the beginning of a great new tradition in internet sumo gaming - the playing of the inaugural SUPER BANZUKE MASTERS Tournament! For the first time ever, the ten best cyber-Rikishi in the World were invited to measure themselves against their closest peers and rivals, and to compete in the greatest tournament in all of internet sumo - THE MASTERS! The Nagoya 2002 edition of the SB Masters is thus the second time this great new competition is held, with SUPER BANZUKE Ozeki Igiski having won the inaugural event with an impressive Zen-Yusho. Every cyber-Rikishi may dream of one day competing in the MASTERS, but only the very best of the best will receive the honor of being invited to compete for the fabled Green Mawashi, which is emblematic of the MASTERS Champion. The Green Mawashi is exclusively awarded to SB MASTERS Champions as a token which embodies the pursuit of excellence and the ability to perform at one's best abilities, mastering a variety of different challenges. The Green Mawashi consists of a simple "Masters Green" Kesho-Mawashi with golden trim and the white Tsuna, which is worn only by a Grand Champion. The MASTERS Champion will own the exclusive privilege of wearing the Green Mawashi after it is awarded, until, and for the duration of, the next Basho. As is the tradition, the Defending Champion will then help the New Champion to slip into the Green Mawashi in the solemn Mawashi Ceremony (unless of course the Defending Champion retains the title)! To win the MASTERS YUSHO shall henceforth become the ultimate achievement in internet sumo gaming! :) The SUPER BANZUKE MASTERS SERIES pitches the top-10, or Sanyaku, Rikishi on the SUPER BANZUKE against each other in EVERY game included in the SUPER BANZUKE, with everyone battling everyone in each of the games, establishing the SB MASTERS CHAMPION for each Basho based on their overall performance in all the games! (In games that feature direct duels, such as Bench Sumo and Sumo Game, any direct duels between SB MASTERS invitees will count as they are - should two or more Rikishi 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!). Although G.I.S.P. is not part of the SUPER BANZUKE system due to lacking all-time stats, it is nevertheless one of the games included in the SB MASTERS competition! The 10 honored cyber-Rikishi who qualify for the SB MASTERS SERIES every 2 months do not have to do anything additional or change their usual gaming habits. HOWEVER, it would obviously be to their advantage to participate in "as many of the games as possible", for maximum points earning potential! This way, the SBK hopes that the top players in the world will be indirectly "encouraged" to play in more of the games! Please note: in order to complete the SB MASTERS at the end of each Basho, the "Guess The Banzuke" competition from BEFORE that Basho will be used, even though the 10 invitees won't be finalized until AFTER the GTB has been played and the results are out. Potential invitees to the SB MASTERS are thus encouraged to participate in each GTB round "just in case", as their scores will be added to the SB MASTERS scores automatically after the 10 invitees are announced. The SBK will announce the ten honored invitees to the SB MASTERS (which will coincide with the top-10 (or Sanyaku ranks) in the SUPER BANZUKE before each Basho. In the case that an invitee would like to, for whatever reason, withdraw from the SB MASTERS that Basho, they should inform the SBK immediately, in which eventuality they will be replaced by the next highest ranked Rikishi on the SB (i.e. numbers 11, 12, etc. as needed). Please note: invitee's performances in the SB MASTERS will have no actual impact on their ranking on the SUPER BANZUKE or any of their rankings in any of the individual games, but separate SB MASTERS rankings will be maintained, and an overall SB MASTERS WORLD CHAMPION will be proclaimed at the end of each year! |
THE 2002 NAGOYA SB MASTERS
INVITEES AND COMPETITION RESULTS:
PREVIOUS SB MASTERS:
NATSU 2002 |
------------------------------------ DOI - - - - - - - - - - 0-0-0 N/A YUB O x ½ x ½ O x x x O 3-2-5 x FEG O ½ x O x O x O O O 6-1-3 O IGI x O x O O O O x 5-0-3 O LEO x O O x O x O O O 6-0-3 O EKI O O O x O x O O 6-0-2 O CHZ O x O O x O O O O 7-0-2 O KIR O O x O ½ O O O 6-1-1 O TAM O O O O O O O O O O 10-0-0 O KAI O O O O ½ ½ x O O 6-2-1 O ---------------------------------- RAW 55-6-20/(71.61%)/8-0-1 BOUT Quotient 58 x 0.7161 = 45.5338 |
------------------------------------ DOI x O ½ O ½ x O O O x 5-2-3 O YUB - - - - - - - - - - 0-0-0 N/A FEG O O x O x x O O O x 6-0-4 O IGI x O x x O O O x 4-0-4 ½ LEO x O O x x O x O ½ 4-1-4 ½ EKI x O O x x O O x 4-0-4 ½ CHZ x O O O x x O O x 5-0-4 O KIR x O x x O x O O 4-0-4 ½ TAM O O O O O x O O O x 8-0-2 O KAI O O O O ½ x x O O 6-1-2 O ---------------------------------- RAW 46-4-31/(59.26%)/5-4-0 BOUT Quotient 48 x 0.5926 = 28.4448 |
------------------------------------ DOI x ½ O x O x O x x x 3-1-6 x YUB x x O x O O x x x O 4-0-6 x FEG - - - - - - - - - - 0-0-0 N/A IGI x x ½ O O O x x 3-1-4 x LEO x O O ½ O O x x O 5-1-3 O EKI x O x x O x ½ x 2-1-5 x CHZ x x O x ½ O x x x 2-1-6 x KIR x O x O O x ½ O 4-1-3 O TAM O O O ½ O O O O x x 7-1-2 O KAI x O O x O x x x O 4-0-5 x ---------------------------------- RAW 34-7-38/(47.47%%)/3-0-6 BOUT Quotient 37.5 x 0.4747 = 17.8013 |
------------------------------------ DOI O x O x x x x O 3-0-5 x YUB O x O O x x x O 4-0-4 ½ FEG O O ½ x x x O O 4-1-3 O IGI - - - - - - - - - - 0-0-0 N/A LEO x O ½ O x O ½ O 4-2-2 O EKI O x x ½ x O O 3-1-3 ½ CHZ x x ½ O O x O 3-1-3 ½ KIR x O x ½ x x O O 3-1-4 x TAM O O O ½ O O x O 6-1-1 O KAI O x O x O x O 4-0-3 O ---------------------------------- RAW 34-7-28/(54.35%)/4-3-2 BOUT Quotient 37.5 x 0.5435 = 20.3813 |
------------------------------------ DOI O x x O x O x x x 3-0-6 x YUB O x x O O x O x ½ 4-1-4 ½ FEG O x x ½ x x O O x 3-1-5 x IGI O x ½ x O x ½ x 2-2-4 x LEO - - - - - - - - - - 0-0-0 N/A EKI x ½ x x x x O x 1-1-6 x CHZ O O x ½ x x x x 2-1-5 x KIR O x x x O x O O 4-0-4 ½ TAM O O x O x O O x x 5-0-4 O KAI O O x O x x x O 4-0-4 ½ ---------------------------------- RAW 28-6-42/(40.79%)/1-3-5 BOUT Quotient 31 x 0.4079 = 12.6449 |
------------------------------------ DOI x x x O x O x x 2-0-6 x YUB O x x O O x x O 4-0-4 ½ FEG O x O O x O ½ O 5-1-2 O IGI x O O ½ O x x 3-1-3 ½ LEO O ½ O O O O x O 6-1-1 O EKI - - - - - - - - - - 0-0-0 N/A CHZ x O x O O O x x 4-0-4 ½ KIR x O ½ ½ x ½ O 2-3-2 ½ TAM O O O O ½ O x x 5-1-2 O KAI O O x O x O x O 5-0-3 O ---------------------------------- RAW 36-7-27/(56.43%)/4-4-1 BOUT Quotient 39.5 x 0.5643 = 22.2899 |
------------------------------------ DOI x O x x O x x x x 2-0-7 x YUB O x x x O O x x O 4-0-5 x FEG O O x O ½ x O O O 6-1-2 O IGI O O ½ x x O x 3-1-3 ½ LEO x x O ½ O O O O 5-1-2 O EKI O x O x x x O O 4-0-4 ½ CHZ - - - - - - - - - - 0-0-0 N/A KIR x O x x x O O 3-0-4 x TAM O O ½ O O x O x O 6-1-2 O KAI x O x x O x O x O 4-0-5 x ---------------------------------- RAW 37-4-34/(52.00%)/3-2-4 BOUT Quotient 39 x 0.5200 = 20.2800 |
------------------------------------ DOI x x O x ½ x x x 1-1-6 x YUB O x O O x O x x 4-0-4 ½ FEG O x O x x O ½ x 3-1-4 x IGI O x O ½ O O x x 4-1-3 O LEO x O O O x O x x 4-0-4 ½ EKI O x ½ ½ O ½ x 2-3-2 ½ CHZ O x O O O x x 4-0-3 O KIR - - - - - - - - - - 0-0-0 N/A TAM O x O ½ O O x x 4-1-3 O KAI O x O x O x O 4-0-3 O ---------------------------------- RAW 30-7-32/(48.55%)/4-3-2 BOUT Quotient 33.5 x 0.4855 = 16.2643 |
------------------------------------ DOI x x x x x x x x x x 0-0-10 x YUB x x x x x O x x x O 2-0-8 x FEG x x x ½ x x x x O O 2-1-7 x IGI x x x ½ x x O x 1-1-6 x LEO x x O x O x x O O 4-0-5 x EKI x x x x ½ x O O 2-1-5 x CHZ x x ½ x x O x O x 2-1-6 x KIR x O x ½ x x O O 3-1-4 x TAM - - - - - - - - - - 0-0-0 N/A KAI x x x x x x x ½ O 1-1-7 x ---------------------------------- RAW 17-6-58/(24.69%)/0-0-9 BOUT Quotient 20 x 0.2469 = 4.9380 |
------------------------------------ DOI x x x x ½ ½ O x x 1-2-6 x YUB x x x x ½ O O x x 2-1-6 x FEG O x x O x O O O x 5-0-4 O IGI x O x O x O x 3-0-4 x LEO x x O x O O O x 4-0-4 ½ EKI x x O x O x O x 3-0-5 x CHZ O x O O x O x O x 5-0-4 O KIR x O x O x O x 3-0-4 x TAM O O O O O O O ½ x 7-1-1 O KAI - - - - - - - - - - 0-0-0 N/A ---------------------------------- RAW 33-4-38/(46.67%)/3-1-5 BOUT Quotient 35 x 0.4667 = 16.3345 |
SHUKUN-SHO: W T L Pts.
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GINO-SHO: PCT. Pts.
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KANTO-SHO: W T L Pts.
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(YUSHO): TOT.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NAGOYA 2002 SB MASTERS CHAMPION: DOITSUYAMA! WITH A ZEN-YUSHO! |
How the Yusho and
Special Prizes are determined:
There are three basic categories: overall (raw) record, head-to-head (bout) record, and winning percentage! Overall (raw) record:
Head-to-head (bout) record:
Winning percentage:
Yusho:
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