Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Akebono leads alone at 10-0
July (Nagoya) 1993 has completed day 10. Akebono (Yokozuna) leads alone at 10-0.
Championship Race
Wakanohana, Takanohana trail by one. 5 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightAkebono is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 10.
- Yokozuna Akebono10-0 ・ W10
- Sekiwake Wakanohana9-1
- Ozeki Takanohana9-1 ・ W7
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanohana, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 9-1 — 4 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Konishiki stands at 7-3 — 1 more win needed with 5 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 Takanohana9-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Konishiki7-3 ・ kadoban #6
Records Decided Today
6 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 13 Tochinowakakachi-koshi (8-2)
- Maegashira 4 Kitakachidokimake-koshi (2-8)
- Maegashira 3 Kyokudozanmake-koshi (2-8)
- Maegashira 6 Mainoumimake-koshi (2-8)
- Maegashira 1 Kotonishikikachi-koshi (8-2)
- Maegashira 3 Oginohanamake-koshi (2-8)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Akebono (Yokozuna, 10-0) vs Misugisato (Maegashira 2, 4-6) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 16-6; the rating model gives Akebono 84%; Forward Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Misugisato
- Takanohana (Ozeki, 9-1) vs Tochinowaka (Maegashira 13, 8-2) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 22-9; the rating model gives Takanohana 90%