Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Tochinowaka, Akinoshima, Tomoefuji, Wakanohana, Konishiki, Akebono share the lead at 3 wins
July (Nagoya) 1993 has completed day 3. Tochinowaka, Akinoshima, Tomoefuji, Wakanohana, Konishiki, Akebono share the lead at 3-0.
Championship Race
12 days remain in the race.
Upsets
Kotonishiki (Maegashira 1) beat Takanohana (Ozeki) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 22% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 14-34, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanohana, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 2-1 — 11 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Konishiki stands at 3-0 — 5 more wins needed with 12 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 Takanohana2-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Konishiki3-0 ・ kadoban #6
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Akebono (Yokozuna, 3-0) vs Oginohana (Maegashira 3, 1-2) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 2-0; the rating model gives Akebono 87%
- Takatoriki (Komusubi, 2-1) vs Konishiki (Ozeki, 3-0) →head-to-head: Takatoriki leads 12-12; the rating model gives Takatoriki 40%
- Wakanohana (Sekiwake, 3-0) vs Mitoizumi (Maegashira 5, 2-1) →head-to-head: Wakanohana leads 8-8; the rating model gives Wakanohana 78%; Pulling Pusher vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even