Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Ozeki Konishiki clears kadoban
July (Nagoya) 1993 has completed day 11. Akebono (Yokozuna) leads alone at 11-0.
Championship Race
Wakanohana trail by one. 4 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightAkebono is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 11.
- Yokozuna Akebono11-0 ・ W11
- Sekiwake Wakanohana10-1
Upsets
Tochinowaka (Maegashira 13) beat Takanohana (Ozeki) by Hikiotoshi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 10% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 9-22, which makes it count double.
Minatofuji (Maegashira 15) beat Kushimaumi (Maegashira 7) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 34% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanohana, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 9-2 — 4 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Konishiki reached 8-3 to clear kadoban status.
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 Takanohana9-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Konishiki8-3 ・ kadoban #6
Records Decided Today
2 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 7 Kushimaumimake-koshi (3-8)
- Ozeki Konishikikachi-koshi (8-3)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Akebono (Yokozuna, 11-0) vs Akinoshima (Maegashira 10, 7-4) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 30-8; the rating model gives Akebono 82%; Forward Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Akinoshima
- Takanohana (Ozeki, 9-2) vs Konishiki (Ozeki, 8-3) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 15-7; the rating model gives Takanohana 75%