Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →May (Natsu) 1994 ・ Day 4 ・ May 11
Tochinowaka, Musoyama, Musashimaru, Takanohana, Takanonami, Akebono share the lead at 4 wins
May (Natsu) 1994 has completed day 4. Tochinowaka, Musoyama, Musashimaru, Takanohana, Takanonami, Akebono share the lead at 4-0.
Championship Race
Minatofuji, Daishoho, Asanowaka, Kasugafuji, Takatoriki trail by one. 11 days remain.
- Maegashira 7 Tochinowaka4-0 ・ W4
- Sekiwake Musoyama4-0 ・ W4
- Ozeki Musashimaru4-0 ・ W4
- Ozeki Takanohana4-0 ・ W4
- Ozeki Takanonami4-0 ・ W4
- Yokozuna Akebono4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 15 Minatofuji3-1
- Maegashira 14 Daishoho3-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanonami, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 4-0 — 9 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Wakanohana stands at 0-0-4 — 8 more wins needed with 11 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 Takanonami4-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Wakanohana0-0-4 ・ kadoban #1――――
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Akebono (Yokozuna, 4-0) vs Akinoshima (Maegashira 3, 1-3) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 30-8; the rating model gives Akebono 91%; Pulling Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Akinoshima
- Kotonishiki (Sekiwake, 2-2) vs Takanohana (Ozeki, 4-0) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 34-14; the rating model gives Kotonishiki 36%; Belt Grinder vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even
- Musashimaru (Ozeki, 4-0) vs Kotonowaka (Maegashira 3, 1-3) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 29-13; the rating model gives Musashimaru 73%; Forward Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Kotonowaka