Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Musoyama, Takanohana, Takanonami, Akebono share the lead at 5 wins
May (Natsu) 1994 has completed day 5. Musoyama, Takanohana, Takanonami, Akebono share the lead at 5-0.
Championship Race
Daishoho, Tochinowaka, Musashimaru trail by one. 10 days remain.
- Sekiwake Musoyama5-0 ・ W5
- Ozeki Takanohana5-0 ・ W5
- Ozeki Takanonami5-0 ・ W5
- Yokozuna Akebono5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 14 Daishoho4-1 ・ W4
- Maegashira 7 Tochinowaka4-1
- Ozeki Musashimaru4-1
Upsets
Kotonowaka (Maegashira 3) beat Musashimaru (Ozeki) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 27% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 13-29, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanonami, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 5-0 — 8 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Wakanohana stands at 0-0-5 — 8 more wins needed with 10 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 Takanonami5-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Wakanohana0-0-5 ・ kadoban #1―――――
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Akebono (Yokozuna, 5-0) vs Terao (Komusubi, 3-2) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 14-3; the rating model gives Akebono 85%; Forward Pusher vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even
- Musashimaru (Ozeki, 4-1) vs Takatoriki (Maegashira 1, 3-2) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 37-8; the rating model gives Musashimaru 72%; Forward Pusher vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even
- Takanonami (Ozeki, 5-0) vs Musoyama (Sekiwake, 5-0) →head-to-head: Musoyama leads 25-24; the rating model gives Takanonami 71%; Thrower vs Forward Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Takanonami