Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Daishoyama, Naminohana, Takanohana, Akebono share the lead at 7 wins
January (Hatsu) 1993 has completed day 8. Daishoyama, Naminohana, Takanohana, Akebono share the lead at 7-1.
Championship Race
Kotobeppu, Tochinowaka, Konishiki trail by one. 7 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightIf Daishoyama, Naminohana holds on, it would be the first maegashira championship since Tagaryu in September (Aki) 1984.
Upsets
Wakanohana (Maegashira 3) beat Akebono (Ozeki) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 17% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Akebono, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 7-1 — 6 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Konishiki stands at 6-2 — 2 more wins needed with 7 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 Akebono7-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Konishiki6-2 ・ kadoban #5
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Akebono (Ozeki, 7-1) vs Daishoho (Komusubi, 1-7) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 7-1; the rating model gives Akebono 76%; Forward Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Daishoho
- Daizen (Maegashira 4, 4-4) vs Konishiki (Ozeki, 6-2) →head-to-head: Daizen leads 1-1; the rating model gives Daizen 34%
- Takanohana (Sekiwake, 7-1) vs Oginohana (Maegashira 8, 4-4) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 9-2; the rating model gives Takanohana 84%; Belt Grinder vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Oginohana