Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Daishi, Wakanohana, Musashimaru share the lead at 4 wins
July (Nagoya) 1994 has completed day 4. Daishi, Wakanohana, Musashimaru share the lead at 4-0.
Championship Race
Konishiki, Kotonowaka, Takanonami, Takanohana trail by one. 11 days remain.
- Maegashira 15 Daishi4-0 ・ W4
- Ozeki Wakanohana4-0 ・ W4
- Ozeki Musashimaru4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 12 Konishiki3-1
- Maegashira 7 Kotonowaka3-1
- Ozeki Takanonami3-1
- Ozeki Takanohana3-1
Upsets
Misugisato (Maegashira 6) beat Oginishiki (Maegashira 1) by Kainahineri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 34% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 3-6, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanohana, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 3-1 — 10 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Wakanohana stands at 4-0 — 4 more wins needed with 11 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 Takanohana3-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Wakanohana4-0 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Takanohana (Ozeki, 3-1) vs Tomonohana (Maegashira 2, 2-2) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 7-1; the rating model gives Takanohana 87%; Belt Grinder vs Technician — style matchup is even
- Kasugafuji (Maegashira 3, 1-3) vs Musashimaru (Ozeki, 4-0) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 1-0; the rating model gives Kasugafuji 15%
- Terao (Komusubi, 2-2) vs Wakanohana (Ozeki, 4-0) →head-to-head: Wakanohana leads 19-5; the rating model gives Terao 42%