Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →July (Nagoya) 1993 ・ Day 5 ・ Jul 8
Tochinowaka, Wakanohana, Akebono share the lead at 5 wins
July (Nagoya) 1993 has completed day 5. Tochinowaka, Wakanohana, Akebono share the lead at 5-0.
Championship Race
10 days remain in the race.
- Maegashira 13 Tochinowaka5-0 ・ W5
- Sekiwake Wakanohana5-0 ・ W5
- Yokozuna Akebono5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 10 Akinoshima4-1
- Komusubi Takatoriki4-1
- Sekiwake Musashimaru4-1
- Maegashira 1 Kotonishiki4-1 ・ W4
- Ozeki Konishiki4-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanohana, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 4-1 — 9 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Konishiki stands at 4-1 — 4 more wins needed with 10 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 Takanohana4-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Konishiki4-1 ・ kadoban #6
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Akebono (Yokozuna, 5-0) vs Kotonowaka (Maegashira 2, 2-3) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 24-3; the rating model gives Akebono 86%; Forward Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Kotonowaka
- Kotonishiki (Maegashira 1, 4-1) vs Konishiki (Ozeki, 4-1) →head-to-head: Kotonishiki leads 12-12; the rating model gives Kotonishiki 46%
- Wakanohana (Sekiwake, 5-0) vs Kitakachidoki (Maegashira 4, 1-4) →head-to-head: Wakanohana leads 10-4; the rating model gives Wakanohana 79%; Pulling Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Kitakachidoki