Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →May (Natsu) 1994 ・ Day 6 ・ May 13
Takanohana, Takanonami, Akebono share the lead at 6 wins
May (Natsu) 1994 has completed day 6. Takanohana, Takanonami, Akebono share the lead at 6-0.
Championship Race
Daishoho, Musoyama, Musashimaru trail by one. 9 days remain.
- Ozeki Takanohana6-0 ・ W6
- Ozeki Takanonami6-0 ・ W6
- Yokozuna Akebono6-0 ・ W6
- Maegashira 14 Daishoho5-1 ・ W5
- Sekiwake Musoyama5-1
- Ozeki Musashimaru5-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanonami, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 6-0 — 7 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Wakanohana stands at 0-0-6 — 8 more wins needed with 9 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 Takanonami6-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Wakanohana0-0-6 ・ kadoban #1――――――
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Akebono (Yokozuna, 6-0) vs Kenko (Maegashira 2, 2-4) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 9-1; the rating model gives Akebono 91%
- Takanonami (Ozeki, 6-0) vs Oginishiki (Maegashira 1, 3-3) →head-to-head: Takanonami leads 10-6; the rating model gives Takanonami 77%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even
- Terao (Komusubi, 3-3) vs Takanohana (Ozeki, 6-0) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 22-6; the rating model gives Terao 24%; Pulling Pusher vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even