Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Naminohana, Kotogaume, Mitoizumi, Mainoumi, Kirishima, Asanowaka, Kasugafuji, Tomonohana, Tochinowaka, Akinoshima, Higonoumi, Oginishiki, Terao, Musoyama, Daizen, Musashimaru, Takanohana, Takanonami, Akebono share the lead at 1 wins
May (Natsu) 1994 has completed day 1. Naminohana, Kotogaume, Mitoizumi, Mainoumi, Kirishima, Asanowaka, Kasugafuji, Tomonohana, Tochinowaka, Akinoshima, Higonoumi, Oginishiki, Terao, Musoyama, Daizen, Musashimaru, Takanohana, Takanonami, Akebono share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanonami, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-0 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Wakanohana stands at 0-0-1 — 8 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightTakanonami's last two basho: 13 wins, then 12 — 25 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
This is Wakanohana's first kadoban.
His pre-basho rating of 2222 sits 236 points below his peak of 2458 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Takanonami1-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Wakanohana0-0-1 ・ kadoban #1―
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Akebono (Yokozuna, 1-0) vs Daizen (Maegashira 4, 1-0) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 4-1; the rating model gives Akebono 90%; Pulling Pusher vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even
- Oginishiki (Maegashira 1, 1-0) vs Takanohana (Ozeki, 1-0) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 12-2; the rating model gives Oginishiki 25%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Oginishiki
- Musashimaru (Ozeki, 1-0) vs Terao (Komusubi, 1-0) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 14-3; the rating model gives Musashimaru 70%; Forward Pusher vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even