Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Ryogoku, Tsunenoyama, Tokitsunada, Tamakairiki, Wakanoyama, Kitakachidoki, Tatsuhikari, Takamisugi, Wakanohana, Kiraiho, Takatoriki, Kushimaumi, Daishoho, Mitoizumi, Akinoshima, Akebono, Tomoefuji, Misugisato, Konishiki share the lead at 1 wins
May (Natsu) 1992 has completed day 1. Ryogoku, Tsunenoyama, Tokitsunada, Tamakairiki, Wakanoyama, Kitakachidoki, Tatsuhikari, Takamisugi, Wakanohana, Kiraiho, Takatoriki, Kushimaumi, Daishoho, Mitoizumi, Akinoshima, Akebono, Tomoefuji, Misugisato, Konishiki share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Upsets
Misugisato (Maegashira 1) beat Kirishima (Ozeki) by Tsukiotoshi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 24% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 11-14, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Konishiki, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-0 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
解説 ・ InsightKonishiki's last two basho: 12 wins, then 13 (champion) — 25 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
His rating of 2384 is at career-peak level (2384) — the rating says he is knocking on the door.
- Ozeki Konishiki1-0 ・ yokozuna bid
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Musashimaru (Komusubi, 0-1) vs Kirishima (Ozeki, 0-1) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 6-2; the rating model gives Musashimaru 33%; Forward Pusher vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even
- Konishiki (Ozeki, 1-0) vs Takatoriki (Maegashira 5, 1-0) →head-to-head: Konishiki leads 12-12; the rating model gives Konishiki 87%
- Kushimaumi (Maegashira 4, 1-0) vs Akebono (Sekiwake, 1-0) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 11-3; the rating model gives Kushimaumi 29%