Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Wakanohana, Akebono share the lead at 8 wins
July (Nagoya) 1993 has completed day 8. Wakanohana, Akebono share the lead at 8-0.
Championship Race
Kotonishiki, Takanohana trail by one. 7 days remain.
- Sekiwake Wakanohana8-0 ・ W8
- Yokozuna Akebono8-0 ・ W8
- Maegashira 1 Kotonishiki7-1 ・ W7
- Ozeki Takanohana7-1 ・ W5
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanohana, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 7-1 — 6 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Konishiki stands at 6-2 — 2 more wins needed with 7 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 Takanohana7-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Konishiki6-2 ・ kadoban #6
Records Decided Today
2 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
解説 ・ InsightWakanohana, Akebono clinched at 8-0 — the fastest kachi-koshi possible in a 15-day basho.
- Sekiwake Wakanohanakachi-koshi (8-0)
- Yokozuna Akebonokachi-koshi (8-0)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Akebono (Yokozuna, 8-0) vs Kotonishiki (Maegashira 1, 7-1) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 30-11; the rating model gives Akebono 79%; Forward Pusher vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even
- Takanohana (Ozeki, 7-1) vs Tokitsunada (Maegashira 4, 3-5) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 3-0; the rating model gives Takanohana 87%
- Wakanohana (Sekiwake, 8-0) vs Kyokudozan (Maegashira 3, 2-6) →head-to-head: Wakanohana leads 11-4; the rating model gives Wakanohana 76%; Forward Pusher vs Technician — style matchup slightly favors Wakanohana