Checking in on the Kyushu Basho Through Day 4

Replied to Ten Predictions For the 2026 Kyushu Basho by Nicholas A. Ferrell (The Emu Café Social) I will make ten general predictions below and we can check back and see how I did in just over two weeks. I made ten pre-tournament predictions for the now-ongoing Kyushu Basho on November 6. Now, through day four, I check in on my predictions with some new assessments. My yusho pick was K1w Yoshinofuji. He sits a 2-2 after day 4, with impressive wins over Y1e Onosato on day 1 and O2i Kirishima in day 3, but losses against O1e Aonishki on day 2 and S1e Fujinokawa on days 2 and 4. The loss against Fujinokawa stung a bit, but I (and I suspect Mr. Yoshinofuji) will take 2/3 against the Onosato-Aonishki-Kirishimia gamut. He’ll likely need to go 10-1 the rest of the way (or 9-2 at worst), but I have hope for my prediction. I made a bold prediction that Onosato and Aonishki, the last two yusho winners, would be in the mix. Onosato is 3-1 and most definitely in the mix. His loss against…

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