Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Wakanohana, Musashimaru share the lead at 6 wins
July (Nagoya) 1994 has completed day 6. Wakanohana, Musashimaru share the lead at 6-0.
Championship Race
Kotonowaka trail by one. 9 days remain.
- Ozeki Wakanohana6-0 ・ W6
- Ozeki Musashimaru6-0 ・ W6
- Maegashira 7 Kotonowaka5-1
Upsets
Hamanoshima (Maegashira 2) beat Takanonami (Ozeki) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 20% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 2-9, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanohana, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 4-2 — 9 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Wakanohana stands at 6-0 — 2 more wins needed with 9 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 Takanohana4-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Wakanohana6-0 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Takanonami (Ozeki, 4-2) vs Daizen (Maegashira 5, 2-4) →head-to-head: Takanonami leads 13-4; the rating model gives Takanonami 72%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Takanonami
- Tochinowaka (Maegashira 1, 2-4) vs Wakanohana (Ozeki, 6-0) →head-to-head: Wakanohana leads 21-8; the rating model gives Tochinowaka 28%
- Kaio (Komusubi, 2-4) vs Musashimaru (Ozeki, 6-0) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 26-20; the rating model gives Kaio 30%; Thrower vs Forward Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Kaio