Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →January (Hatsu) 1993 ・ Day 4 ・ Jan 13
Daishoyama, Misugisato, Akinoshima, Takanohana, Akebono share the lead at 4 wins
January (Hatsu) 1993 has completed day 4. Daishoyama, Misugisato, Akinoshima, Takanohana, Akebono share the lead at 4-0.
Championship Race
11 days remain in the race.
- Maegashira 14 Daishoyama4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 2 Misugisato4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 1 Akinoshima4-0 ・ W4
- Sekiwake Takanohana4-0 ・ W4
- Ozeki Akebono4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 15 Kotofuji3-1
- Maegashira 16 Mainoumi3-1
- Maegashira 14 Naminohana3-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Akebono, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 4-0 — 9 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Konishiki stands at 3-1 — 5 more wins needed with 11 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 Akebono4-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Konishiki3-1 ・ kadoban #5
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Akebono (Ozeki, 4-0) vs Kushimaumi (Maegashira 1, 2-2) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 11-3; the rating model gives Akebono 81%; Forward Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Kushimaumi
- Misugisato (Maegashira 2, 4-0) vs Konishiki (Ozeki, 3-1) →head-to-head: Konishiki leads 19-9; the rating model gives Misugisato 36%
- Akinoshima (Maegashira 1, 4-0) vs Kotonishiki (Sekiwake, 2-2) →head-to-head: Kotonishiki leads 40-9; the rating model gives Akinoshima 26%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Akinoshima