Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kushimaumi, Daishi, Akinoshima, Konishiki, Kotonowaka, Mainoumi, Musoyama, Wakanohana, Takanonami, Musashimaru share the lead at 2 wins
July (Nagoya) 1994 has completed day 2. Kushimaumi, Daishi, Akinoshima, Konishiki, Kotonowaka, Mainoumi, Musoyama, Wakanohana, Takanonami, Musashimaru share the lead at 2-0.
Championship Race
13 days remain in the race.
Upsets
Mainoumi (Maegashira 4) beat Takanohana (Ozeki) by Kirikaeshi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 10% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 1-10, which makes it count double.
Kirishima (Maegashira 6) beat Oginishiki (Maegashira 1) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 32% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanohana, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-1 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Wakanohana stands at 2-0 — 6 more wins needed with 13 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 Takanohana1-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Wakanohana2-0 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Takanonami (Ozeki, 2-0) vs Kaio (Komusubi, 0-2) →head-to-head: Takanonami leads 28-24; the rating model gives Takanonami 63%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even
- Asanowaka (Maegashira 5, 1-1) vs Wakanohana (Ozeki, 2-0) →head-to-head: Wakanohana leads 7-0; the rating model gives Asanowaka 23%
- Mainoumi (Maegashira 4, 2-0) vs Musashimaru (Ozeki, 2-0) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 5-2; the rating model gives Mainoumi 15%