Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Tomonohana, Minatofuji, Kasugafuji, Tochinowaka, Kotobeppu, Higonoumi, Akinoshima, Kotofuji, Tomoefuji, Takamisugi, Daishoyama, Daishoho, Misugisato, Takatoriki, Kotonowaka, Musashimaru, Wakanohana, Konishiki, Takanohana, Akebono share the lead at 1 wins
July (Nagoya) 1993 has completed day 1. Tomonohana, Minatofuji, Kasugafuji, Tochinowaka, Kotobeppu, Higonoumi, Akinoshima, Kotofuji, Tomoefuji, Takamisugi, Daishoyama, Daishoho, Misugisato, Takatoriki, Kotonowaka, Musashimaru, Wakanohana, Konishiki, Takanohana, Akebono share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanohana, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-0 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Konishiki stands at 1-0 — 7 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightTakanohana's last two basho: 11 wins, then 14 (champion) — 25 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
This is kadoban No. 6 — he has survived all 5 previous ones.
His pre-basho rating of 2174 sits 210 points below his peak of 2384 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Takanohana1-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Konishiki1-0 ・ kadoban #6
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Akebono (Yokozuna, 1-0) vs Takatoriki (Komusubi, 1-0) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 31-16; the rating model gives Akebono 83%; Forward Pusher vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even
- Kirishima (Maegashira 1, 0-1) vs Konishiki (Ozeki, 1-0) →head-to-head: Kirishima leads 20-20; the rating model gives Kirishima 40%
- Takanohana (Ozeki, 1-0) vs Kotonowaka (Maegashira 2, 1-0) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 35-6; the rating model gives Takanohana 85%; Belt Grinder vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Kotonowaka