Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kushimaumi, Daishi, Akinoshima, Takamisugi, Konishiki, Kenko, Kotoinazuma, Kiraiho, Kitakachidoki, Kotonowaka, Asanowaka, Daizen, Mainoumi, Kyokudozan, Musoyama, Kotonishiki, Wakanohana, Takanonami, Musashimaru, Takanohana share the lead at 1 wins
July (Nagoya) 1994 has completed day 1. Kushimaumi, Daishi, Akinoshima, Takamisugi, Konishiki, Kenko, Kotoinazuma, Kiraiho, Kitakachidoki, Kotonowaka, Asanowaka, Daizen, Mainoumi, Kyokudozan, Musoyama, Kotonishiki, Wakanohana, Takanonami, Musashimaru, Takanohana share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanohana, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-0 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Wakanohana stands at 1-0 — 7 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightTakanohana's last two basho: 11 wins, then 14 (champion) — 25 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
This is kadoban No. 2 — he survived 0 of 1, and fell 1 time.
His pre-basho rating of 2222 sits 236 points below his peak of 2458 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Takanohana1-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Wakanohana1-0 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Kotofuji (Maegashira 4, 0-1) vs Musashimaru (Ozeki, 1-0) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 3-1; the rating model gives Kotofuji 16%; Belt Grinder vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even
- Takanonami (Ozeki, 1-0) vs Asanowaka (Maegashira 5, 1-0) →head-to-head: Takanonami leads 10-3; the rating model gives Takanonami 80%; Thrower vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Takanonami
- Daizen (Maegashira 5, 1-0) vs Wakanohana (Ozeki, 1-0) →head-to-head: Wakanohana leads 8-1; the rating model gives Daizen 32%