Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Takanohana, Akebono share the lead at 7 wins
January (Hatsu) 1993 has completed day 7. Takanohana, Akebono share the lead at 7-0.
Championship Race
Daishoyama, Naminohana trail by one. 8 days remain.
- Sekiwake Takanohana7-0 ・ W7
- Ozeki Akebono7-0 ・ W7
- Maegashira 14 Daishoyama6-1
- Maegashira 14 Naminohana6-1 ・ W6
Upsets
Daishoyama (Maegashira 14) beat Kyokudozan (Maegashira 6) by Sukuinage — pre-basho ratings gave just a 29% chance.
Wakashoyo (Maegashira 3) beat Konishiki (Ozeki) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 34% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Akebono, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 7-0 — 6 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Konishiki stands at 5-2 — 3 more wins needed with 8 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 Akebono7-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Konishiki5-2 ・ kadoban #5
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Musashimaru (Sekiwake, 5-2) vs Konishiki (Ozeki, 5-2) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 8-7; the rating model gives Musashimaru 52%
- Akebono (Ozeki, 7-0) vs Wakanohana (Maegashira 3, 3-4) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 21-19; the rating model gives Akebono 83%; Forward Pusher vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even
- Takanohana (Sekiwake, 7-0) vs Tochinowaka (Maegashira 6, 5-2) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 22-9; the rating model gives Takanohana 80%; Belt Grinder vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even