Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Takanohana, Akebono share the lead at 6 wins
January (Hatsu) 1993 has completed day 6. Takanohana, Akebono share the lead at 6-0.
Championship Race
Daishoyama, Naminohana, Kyokudozan, Tochinowaka, Konishiki trail by one. 9 days remain.
- Sekiwake Takanohana6-0 ・ W6
- Ozeki Akebono6-0 ・ W6
- Maegashira 14 Daishoyama5-1
- Maegashira 14 Naminohana5-1 ・ W5
- Maegashira 6 Kyokudozan5-1
- Maegashira 6 Tochinowaka5-1
- Ozeki Konishiki5-1
Upsets
Daishoyama (Maegashira 14) beat Takanonami (Maegashira 7) by Sukuinage — pre-basho ratings gave just a 34% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Akebono, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 6-0 — 7 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Konishiki stands at 5-1 — 3 more wins needed with 9 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 Akebono6-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Konishiki5-1 ・ kadoban #5
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Akebono (Ozeki, 6-0) vs Akinoshima (Maegashira 1, 4-2) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 30-8; the rating model gives Akebono 79%; Forward Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Akinoshima
- Wakashoyo (Maegashira 3, 3-3) vs Konishiki (Ozeki, 5-1) →head-to-head: Wakashoyo leads 7-6; the rating model gives Wakashoyo 34%
- Takanohana (Sekiwake, 6-0) vs Misugisato (Maegashira 2, 4-2) →head-to-head: Misugisato leads 7-5; the rating model gives Takanohana 76%; Belt Grinder vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Misugisato