Data driven sumo writing
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Sorry for lack of articles lately. Basically the next batch of analysis I want to do requires me getting ELO rankings set up and verify they’re working as expected. That said, when that work is done I can do a whole heck of a lot more analysis. Cheers!
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Jason Kelce (former center for the Eagles) put out an awesome video of him trying sumo. He even went all out with the mawashi!
I have a new article up at the blog. I built on some of my novel research previously to look into injuries: does moving up in tiers (mid Maegashira-Joi) make injuries more likely, are there tournaments people get injured at more often, and does a certain style make injuries 1/2
Some bad news: Hikarumusashi, the only American currently in sumo is at 2-3 in lower Sandanme.
Some good: I expect to have an article out this week with more unique and novel data analysis. Excited to share it!
Quite proud of this. On a recent episode of Grand Sumo Breakdown (a sumo podcast I listen to) I got a shout out from them for my recent article on injuries. It starts at about ~8:30 youtube.com/watch?v=Q0NmwKTj…
This was the post in question if you're curious. Me going over injuries.
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No guarantees but I have a follow up piece going over injuries in sumo further. Excited to be pushing the analysis forwards!
New article up at Ozeki Analytics. I took a look at injuries in sumo: how they’ve changed over time, who takes injury losses the most, injury rate by age and much more. Check it out please 🙏
It’s here! I took a look at the “average” Banzuke using a few different ways to calculate average. Using tiers Hakuho and Kaio appeared in the Joi 4 full years longer than anyone else in the modern era! What a stat?!
I have a piece in editing that should hopefully go up tomorrow. There’s a crazy Hakuho and Kaio stat in it that I double checked to make sure it was real. I believe it is. Absolute insanity.
Great thread on sumo development. I often bang on about the only American in pro sumo, Hikarumusashi, and these are some tough truths for boosters like myself as he got a later start