Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →July (Nagoya) 1994 ・ Day 9 ・ Jul 11
Wakanohana, Musashimaru share the lead at 9 wins
July (Nagoya) 1994 has completed day 9. Wakanohana, Musashimaru share the lead at 9-0.
Championship Race
6 days remain in the race.
- Ozeki Wakanohana9-0 ・ W9
- Ozeki Musashimaru9-0 ・ W9
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanohana's yokozuna bid is over at 6-3 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Wakanohana reached 9-0 to clear kadoban status.
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 Takanohana6-3 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Wakanohana9-0 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hamanoshima (Maegashira 2, 5-4) vs Musashimaru (Ozeki, 9-0) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 8-0; the rating model gives Hamanoshima 15%; Belt Grinder vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even
- Takanonami (Ozeki, 7-2) vs Musoyama (Sekiwake, 5-4) →head-to-head: Musoyama leads 25-24; the rating model gives Takanonami 58%; Thrower vs Forward Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Takanonami
- Tomonohana (Maegashira 2, 4-5) vs Wakanohana (Ozeki, 9-0) →head-to-head: Wakanohana leads 7-1; the rating model gives Tomonohana 29%