Basho Preview ・ 場所前展望
Banzuke →Kadoban pressure on Kirishima at July (Nagoya) 1992
July (Nagoya) 1992 opens on July 5. ozeki Kirishima, after finishing 0-4-11 last basho, enters this one kadoban. It is kadoban No.
Banzuke Notes
There is no yokozuna on this banzuke. Ozeki Akebono, Konishiki, Kirishima carry the top of the bill — and the extra weight that comes with it.
Ozeki Akebono went won the title at 13-2 last basho and looks to build on it. Ozeki Konishiki went 9-6 last basho and looks to build on it.
In the sanyaku ranks, Misugisato moves up to Komusubi after going 10-5 at Maegashira 1; Takanohana moves up to Komusubi after going 9-6 at Maegashira 2; Tomoefuji moves up to Komusubi after going 8-7 at Maegashira 1.
- Ozeki Akebonolast basho Sekiwake, 13-2
- Ozeki Konishikilast basho Ozeki, 9-6
- Komusubi Misugisatolast basho Maegashira 1, 10-5
- Komusubi Takanohanalast basho Maegashira 2, 9-6
- Komusubi Tomoefujilast basho Maegashira 1, 8-7
Kadoban
ozeki Kirishima, after finishing 0-4-11 last basho, enters this one kadoban. It is kadoban No. 3, but he has fought his way out of all 2 previous ones. His pre-basho rating of 2172 is 193 points off his peak of 2365 — yet still the No. 4 figure in makuuchi. The ability is there; the question is the record.
- Ozeki Kirishimalast basho 0-4-11 ・ kadoban #3
New Faces in Makuuchi
Making their makuuchi debut: Kenko, Tachihikari.
Returning to makuuchi: Enazakura, Daizen, Kotogaume, Hananokuni.
- Maegashira 13 Enazakurareturning
- Maegashira 14 Daizenreturning
- Maegashira 14 Kenkodebut
- Maegashira 15 Kotogaumereturning
- Maegashira 15 Tachihikaridebut
- Maegashira 16 Hananokunireturning
Title Contenders (Rating)
Akebono tops the pre-basho ELO chart at 2294. On the numbers, these five headline the title race.
解説 ・ InsightAkebono has climbed from a rating of 2084 to 2294 over the past year — the momentum is real.
Just 6 points separate him from Konishiki — the data says it's a two-horse race.
One caveat: Kirishima is returning from a layoff — whether the numbers hold is an open question.
- Ozeki AkebonoELO 2294 ・ Forward Pusher
- Ozeki KonishikiELO 2288
- Sekiwake KotonishikiELO 2183 ・ Belt Grinder
- Ozeki KirishimaELO 2172 ・ Belt Grinder
- Sekiwake AkinoshimaELO 2165 ・ Thrower
Day 1 Bouts to Watch
- Tomoefuji (Komusubi) vs Konishiki (Ozeki) →head-to-head: Konishiki leads 3-2; the rating model gives Tomoefuji 24%
- Kirishima (Ozeki) vs Takanohana (Komusubi) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 9-5; the rating model gives Kirishima 54%; Belt Grinder vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even
- Akinoshima (Sekiwake) vs Daishoyama (Maegashira 6) →head-to-head: Daishoyama leads 6-5; the rating model gives Akinoshima 72%