Ok, we can all breathe now. The 2024 Kyushu Basho is a wrap. I have the results and my analysis up on the Stomp (link in the reply).

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Better late than never! Day 14 results, highlights and analysis are up on Sumo Stomp! (link in the reply).

Poor, poor Kiri...

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I feel like we've seen a lot of kindness, respect and sportsmanship in Kyushu, with how guys fought a hurt Mitakeumi and with Hoshoryu checking on Wakamotoharu.

And then there's Abi...

Dude does not give a sheet.

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Virtually identical.

"I went all the way to Fukuoka, fought Abi, and all I got was this lousy sagari"

Oh lordy. More high drama on the dohyo last night at the Kyushu basho.

Day 13 results, highlights and analysis are up on sumo-stomp.com for you to hopefully enjoy. Check the link in the reply.

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Just for you, here's more slow-mo Ura.

Day 12: Kirishima vs. Takanosho was spicy. 🌶️ #sumo

Day 12's results, highlights and analysis for the Kyushu basho are up on Sumo Stomp! (link in the reply). #sumo

I feel a grandstand finish coming...

Day 11 of the Kyushu basho delivered plenty of action (thanks partly to Ura, sumo's version of flubber). Results, highlights and analysis are up on the Stomp now (link in the reply). #sumo

I'm really liking what I'm seeing from Gonoyama in Kyushu. He's showing a lot more nuance in his sumo than we're used to seeing. In past tournaments he would have tried to push through an opponent and get slapped down, but now he's willing to bounce back and reset.

2024 Kyushu Basho: Day 10 results and analysis are up on Sumo Stomp! Link in the reply. #sumo