Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Akebono wins the playoff and the championship
July (Nagoya) 1993 has completed final day. Wakanohana, Takanohana, Akebono finished level at 13-2, and Akebono won the playoff to take the championship.
Championship Race
For Wakanohana, Takanohana, level after regulation, one bout decided everything.
- Sekiwake Wakanohana13-2
- Ozeki Takanohana13-2 ・ W4
- Yokozuna Akebono13-2
- Maegashira 1 Kotonishiki12-3
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanohana reached the 13-win benchmark at 13-2 — yokozuna promotion is within sight.
Kadoban ozeki Konishiki reached 9-6 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 Takanohana13-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Konishiki9-6 ・ kadoban #6
Records Decided Today
3 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
解説 ・ InsightTakamisugi came into the final day at 7-7 and lost the bout that mattered most.
- Maegashira 7 Takamisugimake-koshi (7-8)
- Maegashira 2 Kotonowakakachi-koshi (8-7)
- Sekiwake Musashimarukachi-koshi (8-7)
Special Prizes
Outstanding Performance: Akinoshima; Fighting Spirit: Kotonishiki; Technique: Wakanohana.
- Maegashira 10 AkinoshimaOutstanding Performance・9-6
- Maegashira 1 KotonishikiFighting Spirit・12-3
- Sekiwake WakanohanaTechnique・13-2