Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kotofuji, Mainoumi, Daishoyama, Kiraiho, Kotoinazuma, Kasugafuji, Kotobeppu, Kotonowaka, Oginohana, Kyokudozan, Tochinowaka, Toyonoumi, Misugisato, Daishoho, Akinoshima, Kushimaumi, Takanohana, Konishiki, Akebono share the lead at 1 wins
January (Hatsu) 1993 has completed day 1. Kotofuji, Mainoumi, Daishoyama, Kiraiho, Kotoinazuma, Kasugafuji, Kotobeppu, Kotonowaka, Oginohana, Kyokudozan, Tochinowaka, Toyonoumi, Misugisato, Daishoho, Akinoshima, Kushimaumi, Takanohana, Konishiki, Akebono share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Akebono, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-0 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Konishiki stands at 1-0 — 7 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightAkebono's last two basho: 9 wins, then 14 (champion) — 23 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
This is kadoban No. 5 — he has survived all 4 previous ones.
His pre-basho rating of 2183 sits 201 points below his peak of 2384 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Akebono1-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Konishiki1-0 ・ kadoban #5
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Daishoho (Komusubi, 1-0) vs Konishiki (Ozeki, 1-0) →head-to-head: Daishoho leads 8-6; the rating model gives Daishoho 46%
- Akebono (Ozeki, 1-0) vs Daizen (Maegashira 4, 0-1) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 4-1; the rating model gives Akebono 84%; Forward Pusher vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even
- Takanohana (Sekiwake, 1-0) vs Kushimaumi (Maegashira 1, 1-0) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 8-8; the rating model gives Takanohana 73%; Belt Grinder vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Kushimaumi