Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Akebono leads alone at 7-0
May (Natsu) 1994 has completed day 7. Akebono (Yokozuna) leads alone at 7-0.
Championship Race
Musoyama, Musashimaru, Takanohana, Takanonami trail by one. 8 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightAkebono is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 7.
Upsets
Oginishiki (Maegashira 1) beat Takanonami (Ozeki) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 23% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 6-10, which makes it count double.
Takamisugi (Maegashira 10) beat Kotonowaka (Maegashira 3) by Tsukiotoshi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 29% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 5-8, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanonami, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 6-1 — 7 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Wakanohana stands at 0-0-7 — 8 more wins needed with 8 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 Takanonami6-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Wakanohana0-0-7 ・ kadoban #1―――――――
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Akebono (Yokozuna, 7-0) vs Musoyama (Sekiwake, 6-1) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 22-6; the rating model gives Akebono 80%; Forward Pusher vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even
- Kotonowaka (Maegashira 3, 3-4) vs Takanohana (Ozeki, 6-1) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 35-6; the rating model gives Kotonowaka 21%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Kotonowaka