Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kotofuji, Daishoyama, Kotoinazuma, Kasugafuji, Oginohana, Kyokudozan, Tochinowaka, Misugisato, Akinoshima, Takanohana, Konishiki, Akebono share the lead at 2 wins
January (Hatsu) 1993 has completed day 2. Kotofuji, Daishoyama, Kotoinazuma, Kasugafuji, Oginohana, Kyokudozan, Tochinowaka, Misugisato, Akinoshima, Takanohana, Konishiki, Akebono share the lead at 2-0.
Championship Race
13 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Akebono, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 2-0 — 11 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Konishiki stands at 2-0 — 6 more wins needed with 13 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 Akebono2-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Konishiki2-0 ・ kadoban #5
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Akebono (Ozeki, 2-0) vs Terao (Maegashira 5, 1-1) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 14-3; the rating model gives Akebono 86%; Forward Pusher vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even
- Toyonoumi (Maegashira 4, 1-1) vs Konishiki (Ozeki, 2-0) →head-to-head: Konishiki leads 5-3; the rating model gives Toyonoumi 30%
- Takanohana (Sekiwake, 2-0) vs Tomoefuji (Maegashira 2, 0-2) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 8-4; the rating model gives Takanohana 74%