Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Akebono leads alone at 12-1
July (Nagoya) 1993 has completed day 13. Akebono (Yokozuna) leads alone at 12-1.
Championship Race
Kotonishiki, Wakanohana, Takanohana trail by one. 2 days remain.
- Yokozuna Akebono12-1
- Maegashira 1 Kotonishiki11-2 ・ W4
- Sekiwake Wakanohana11-2
- Ozeki Takanohana11-2
Upsets
Oginishiki (Maegashira 10) beat Kirishima (Maegashira 1) by Sukuinage — pre-basho ratings gave just a 32% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanohana, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 11-2 — 2 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Konishiki reached 9-4 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 Takanohana11-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Konishiki9-4 ・ kadoban #6
Records Decided Today
13 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 16 Hitachiryumake-koshi (5-8)
- Maegashira 14 Kasugafujikachi-koshi (8-5)
- Maegashira 12 Kiraihokachi-koshi (8-5)
- Maegashira 16 Tomonohanakachi-koshi (8-5)
- Maegashira 14 Daizenkachi-koshi (8-5)
- Maegashira 12 Kotobeppukachi-koshi (8-5)
- Maegashira 11 Higonoumikachi-koshi (8-5)
- Maegashira 13 Kenkokachi-koshi (8-5)
- Maegashira 9 Toyonoumimake-koshi (5-8)
- Maegashira 11 Teraokachi-koshi (8-5)
- Maegashira 4 Tokitsunadamake-koshi (5-8)
- Sekiwake Takanonamikachi-koshi (8-5)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Akebono (Yokozuna, 12-1) vs Konishiki (Ozeki, 9-4) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 9-8; the rating model gives Akebono 76%
- Takanohana (Ozeki, 11-2) vs Musashimaru (Sekiwake, 7-6) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 33-19; the rating model gives Takanohana 69%; Belt Grinder vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even