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July (Nagoya) 1993Day 4 ・ Jul 7

Tochinowaka, Akinoshima, Wakanohana, Akebono share the lead at 4 wins

July (Nagoya) 1993 has completed day 4. Tochinowaka, Akinoshima, Wakanohana, Akebono share the lead at 4-0.

Ozeki Watch

Ozeki Takanohana, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 3-1 — 10 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.

Kadoban ozeki Konishiki stands at 3-1 — 5 more wins needed with 11 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.

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