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January (Hatsu) 1993Day 5 ・ Jan 14

Takanohana, Akebono share the lead at 5 wins

January (Hatsu) 1993 has completed day 5. Takanohana, Akebono share the lead at 5-0.

Ozeki Watch

Ozeki Akebono, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 5-0 — 8 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.

Kadoban ozeki Konishiki stands at 4-1 — 4 more wins needed with 10 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.

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