Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →July (Nagoya) 1994 ・ Day 7 ・ Jul 9
Wakanohana, Musashimaru share the lead at 7 wins
July (Nagoya) 1994 has completed day 7. Wakanohana, Musashimaru share the lead at 7-0.
Championship Race
8 days remain in the race.
- Ozeki Wakanohana7-0 ・ W7
- Ozeki Musashimaru7-0 ・ W7
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanohana, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 5-2 — 8 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Wakanohana stands at 7-0 — 1 more win needed with 8 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 Takanohana5-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Wakanohana7-0 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Oginishiki (Maegashira 1, 3-4) vs Wakanohana (Ozeki, 7-0) →head-to-head: Wakanohana leads 9-3; the rating model gives Oginishiki 38%
- Takanohana (Ozeki, 5-2) vs Hamanoshima (Maegashira 2, 4-3) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 9-1; the rating model gives Takanohana 90%; Belt Grinder vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even
- Kotonishiki (Sekiwake, 2-5) vs Musashimaru (Ozeki, 7-0) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 26-18; the rating model gives Kotonishiki 39%; Pulling Pusher vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even