Opening Tachiai…

Makushita 57 West · Oitekaze · 3-4
Nagoya 2026 (July)
Each salaried basho in the movement sample, versus everyone else at that rank and record. East fill beat the cohort median.
sample: since 2016, 35 cases
405–440–1 · 74 basho. Sumo API career totals (corpus from 1958) — not the Kyokai’s register, not all-time.
East fill is a win. West fill is a loss. Ink is kyujo.
3-4 · Makushita 57 West
Nagoya 2026 only — not a career count.
Movement — same rank and record, labeled sample window.
East fill beat the cohort median. West fill missed it. Ink is even.
Open Person in Research — case table for this sample.
Ms35 → Ms57 · Sumo API rank history, newest 18 basho. Higher on the sheet is up.