Another year is in the books, sumo-wise, and what a year it was: more scandals, the March tournament was cancelled (hence the x in the ratings), the May tournament was reclassified as a "technical examination", yet more scandals, one ozeki mercifully retired and two rikishi with questionable credentials were promoted to ozeki. Sumo fever -- catch it.
The one positive constant this year has been, once again, Hakuho. He's so dominant that I've invented a new word to describe him. Hakuho is the "transcender", the one who transcends. I've used somewhat more prosaic descriptions for the remainder of the rikishi. Without further ado, here is the power rating list for 2011.
Average 1/11 x 5/11 7/11 9/11 11/11
The Transcender
128 Hakuho 150 x 121 108 118 145
The Contenders (Close to the Top)
105 Kotoshogiku 101 x 87 131 111 95
98 Baruto 83 x 90 96 99 120
95 Harumafuji 65 x 109 142 73 85 94 Kakuryu 86 x 113 102 81 86
92 Kisenosato 84 x 81 108 101 85
The Pretenders (Not Quite There)
72 Kotooshu 95 x 29**87 6** 70
68 Goeido 64 x 103 41 46 85
65 Okinoumi 38 x 77 77 76 58
64 Toyonoshima 63 x 33 75 58 89
The Defenders (Middle Class)
54 Homasho 67 x 40 42 95 2549 Tochiozan 56 x 45 34 60 32**
The Upenders -- Occasionally (Blue Collar Workers or Shirkers)
42 Takekaze 30 x 59 47 36 37
41 Yoshikaze 24 x 46 49 58 28
40 Tochinoshin 20 x 71 47 49 11
39 Tochinowaka [12] x 18 24 30 64 39 Aran 52 x 46 47 24 25
37 Kitataiki 32 x 33 18 35 38 36 Myogiryu -- x -- [11] [13] 36
35 Aminishiki 51 x 43 10 29 41 35 Shohozan -- x -- [7] [11] 35
35 Wakakoyu 28 x 29 54 20 44 32 Wakanosato 30 x 37 48 39 6**
32 Aioyama [[4]] x [[5]] [7] [10]**32 31 Kyokutenho 26 x 29 18 42 38
30 Miyabiyama 19 x 21 32 28 51
The Rear Enders (The Lower Rung)
26 Gagamaru 18 x 24 19 57 12
26 Tamawashi 50 x 30 19 20 12
25 Toyohibiki 26 x 29 23 19 30
25 Takayasu [9] x [8] 24 24 28
24 Daido [9] x [8] 17 25 30
24 Fujiazuma [8] x [9] 26 20 27
24 Shotenro 26 x 17 24 30 **
The Descenders (Demotions Waiting to Happen)
24 Tokitenku 22 x 24 30 22 20 23 Kaisei [8] x 29 32 15 16
22 Sadanofuji [6] x [5] [9] [8] 22
20 Sagatsukasa [[5]] x [13] 25 19 16
20 Asasekiryu 25 x 23 20 17 15
