Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Daishoyama, Akebono share the lead at 10 wins
January (Hatsu) 1993 has completed day 12. Daishoyama, Akebono share the lead at 10-2.
Championship Race
Naminohana, Takanohana, Konishiki trail by one. 3 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightIf Daishoyama holds on, it would be the first maegashira championship since Tagaryu in September (Aki) 1984.
Upsets
Kotoinazuma (Maegashira 12) beat Tomoefuji (Maegashira 2) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 29% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Akebono, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 10-2 — 3 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Konishiki reached 9-3 to clear kadoban status.
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 Akebono10-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Konishiki9-3 ・ kadoban #5
Records Decided Today
8 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 15 Kotofujikachi-koshi (8-4)
- Maegashira 11 Kasugafujimake-koshi (4-8)
- Maegashira 7 Takanonamikachi-koshi (8-4)
- Maegashira 6 Tochinowakakachi-koshi (8-4)
- Maegashira 5 Teraomake-koshi (4-8)
- Maegashira 3 Wakanohanakachi-koshi (8-4)
- Maegashira 1 Akinoshimakachi-koshi (8-4)
- Maegashira 4 Daizenmake-koshi (4-8)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Akebono (Ozeki, 10-2) vs Kotonishiki (Sekiwake, 7-5) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 30-11; the rating model gives Akebono 57%; Forward Pusher vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even
- Daishoyama (Maegashira 14, 10-2) vs Konishiki (Ozeki, 9-3) →head-to-head: Konishiki leads 6-1; the rating model gives Daishoyama 15%