Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →July (Nagoya) 1994 ・ Day 5 ・ Jul 7
Wakanohana, Musashimaru share the lead at 5 wins
July (Nagoya) 1994 has completed day 5. Wakanohana, Musashimaru share the lead at 5-0.
Championship Race
Daishi, Kotonowaka, Takanonami, Takanohana trail by one. 10 days remain.
- Ozeki Wakanohana5-0 ・ W5
- Ozeki Musashimaru5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 15 Daishi4-1
- Maegashira 7 Kotonowaka4-1
- Ozeki Takanonami4-1
- Ozeki Takanohana4-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanohana, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 4-1 — 9 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Wakanohana stands at 5-0 — 3 more wins needed with 10 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 Takanohana4-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Wakanohana5-0 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Tomonohana (Maegashira 2, 2-3) vs Musashimaru (Ozeki, 5-0) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 4-1; the rating model gives Tomonohana 19%; Technician vs Forward Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Musashimaru
- Takanonami (Ozeki, 4-1) vs Hamanoshima (Maegashira 2, 2-3) →head-to-head: Takanonami leads 9-2; the rating model gives Takanonami 80%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Takanonami
- Kotonishiki (Sekiwake, 2-3) vs Wakanohana (Ozeki, 5-0) →head-to-head: Wakanohana leads 25-16; the rating model gives Kotonishiki 53%