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July (Nagoya) 1993Day 6 ・ Jul 9

Wakanohana, Akebono share the lead at 6 wins

July (Nagoya) 1993 has completed day 6. Wakanohana, Akebono share the lead at 6-0.

Championship Race

Tochinowaka, Akinoshima, Musashimaru, Kotonishiki, Takanohana trail by one. 9 days remain.

Ozeki Watch

Ozeki Takanohana, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 5-1 — 8 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.

Kadoban ozeki Konishiki stands at 4-2 — 4 more wins needed with 9 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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