Saturday, January 28, 2017

2017 BBM Sumo Wrestling Box Break - Part #1

We have a new Yokozuna in sumo...and the first Japanese Yokozuna in 14 years!  Congratulations to the 72nd Yokozuna Kisenosato (shown here during the official announcement)



Last month BBM announced their upcoming 2017 sumo set and I did a quick highlight on this blog about the set.  A few weeks ago BBM released the set and last week I had a few boxes on my doorstep.  I finally got around to opening the first 8 packs from the box and each time I open BBM sets I am impressed with the printing quality.  Back in 2015, BBM released three sets throughout the year (click here for a quick rundown) and last year in 2016 they released only two sets....three if you count the Masterpiece set which included some retired wrestlers.  I hoping we get back to three this year, but unless there is some big changes in the format of how BBM does their sumo sets, I suspect we'll only have two.  Back to the 2017 set, the front designs are quite appealing as its lessens the amount of spectators usually shown on the cards.  The top 4 ranks have a floral design in the background, the Maegashira ranks have a maze design, and the Juryo ranks have a hexagon design.  Each front has the wrestler's name in English and Japanese as well as his rank and stable info.  The backs have the all-important biographical info along with a full-body, kesho-mawashi photo and a short, anecdotal write up about the wrestler.  Along the bottom are the wrestler's 2016 record and ranks and the top has the name in English and Japanese again.  A simple, well balanced design in my opinion.  I opened 8 packs for Part #1 of this box break and got 40 cards with zero doubles....none of the special autograph inserts yet.  So far so good on the collation and the best card out of the bunch is Yokozuna Hakuho.  At the very end I included the checklist for this set.











Checklist for 2017 BBM Sumo:

Regular Cards
#1 - Yokozuna Harumafuji
#2 - Yokozuna Kakuryu
#3 - Yokozuna Hakuho
#4 - Ozeki Goeido
#5 - Ozeki Kisenosato
#6 - Ozeki Kotoshogiku
#7 - Ozeki Terunofuji
#8 - Sekiwake Takayasu
#9 - Sekiwake Okinoumi
#10 - Komusubi Mitakeumi
#11 - Komusubi Tamawashi
#12 - Maegashira Tochiozan
#13 - Maegashira Aoiyama
#14 - Maegashira Kaisei
#15 - Maegashira Yoshikaze
#16 - Maegashira Endo
#17 - Maegashira Shodai
#18 - Maegashira Kotoyuki
#19 - Maegashira Chiyonokuni
#20 - Maegashira Shohozan
#21 - Maegashira Takarafuji
#22 - Maegashira Nishikigi
#23 - Maegashira Tochinoshin
#24 - Maegashira Takekaze
#25 - Maegashira Takanoiwa
#26 - Maegashira Sadanoumi
#27 - Maegashira Ikioi
#28 - Maegashira Myogiryu
#29 - Maegashira Kagayaki
#30 - Maegashira Chiyoshoma
#31 - Maegashira Arawashi
#32 - Maegashira Kyokusho
#33 - Maegashira Hokutofuji
#34 - Maegashira Daishomaru
#35 - Maegashira Chiyotori
#36 - Maegashira Hidenoumi
#37 - Maegashira Ichinojo
#38 - Maegashira Sokokurai
#39 - Maegashira Chiyotairyu
#40 - Maegashira Ishiura
#41 - Maegashira Toyohibiki
#42 - Maegashira Gagamaru
#43 - Juryo Chiyomaru
#44 - Juryo Amakaze
#45 - Juryo Kotoeko
#46 - Juryo Chiyoo
#47 - Juryo Tokushory
#48 - Juryo Sato
#49 - Juryo Onosho
#50 - Juryo Daieisho
#51 - Juryo Ura
#52 - Juryo Tsurugisho
#53 - Juryo Osunaarashi
#54 - Juryo Azumaryu
#55 - Juryo Amuru
#56 - Juryo Asahiso
#57 - Juryo Aminishiki
#58 - Juryo Homarefuji
#59 - Juryo Kitaharima
#60 - Juryo Asasekiryu
#61 - Juryo Kitataiki
#62 - Juryo Yamaguchi
#63 - Juryo Kyokutaisei
#64 - Juryo Seiro
#65 - Juryo Daishoho
#66 - Juryo Oyanagi
#67 - Juryo Ryuden
#68 - Juryo Sadanofuji
#69 - Juryo Satoyama
#70 - Juryo Meisei
New Juryo Cards
#71 - Juryo Rikishin
#72 - Juryo Daiamami
#73 - Juryo Terutsuyoshi
Behind the Scene Photo Cards
#74 - Ozeki Goeido
#75 - Ozeki Kisenosato
#76 - Ozeki Kotoshogiku
#77 - Ozeki Terunofuji
#78 - Sekiwake Takayasu
#79 - Maegashira Endo
#80 - Maegashira Kotoyuki
#81 - Maegashira Ishiura
Young Hopeful Cards
#82 - Maegashira Mitakeumi
#83 - Maegashira Shodai
#84 - Maegashira Kagayaki
#85 - Maegashira Hokutofuji
#86 - Juryo Sato
#87 - Juryo Ura
Three Stage Stance Cards
#88 - Upper, Hakuho and Kakuryu
#89 - Middle, Hakuho and Kakuryu
#90 - Lower, Hakuho and Kakuryu
Special Insert Autograph Cards
Sekiwake Takayasu
Sekiwake Okinoumi
Komusubi Mitakeumi
Komusubi Tamawashi
Maegashira Endo
Maegashira Yoshikaze
Maegashira Takanoiwa
Maegashira Shodai
Maegashira Tochinoshin
Maegashira Ishuura

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