Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kasugafuji, Kotoinazuma, Kitakachidoki, Terao, Daishoho, Konishiki, Mitoizumi, Kyokudozan, Mainoumi, Tamakasuga, Kotonowaka, Takatoriki, Musoyama, Kotonishiki, Kaio, Wakanohana, Akinoshima, Takanonami, Takanohana share the lead at 1 wins
March (Haru) 1996 has completed day 1. Kasugafuji, Kotoinazuma, Kitakachidoki, Terao, Daishoho, Konishiki, Mitoizumi, Kyokudozan, Mainoumi, Tamakasuga, Kotonowaka, Takatoriki, Musoyama, Kotonishiki, Kaio, Wakanohana, Akinoshima, Takanonami, Takanohana share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanonami, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-0 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Wakanohana stands at 1-0 — 7 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightTakanonami's last two basho: 9 wins, then 14 (champion) — 23 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
This is kadoban No. 3 — he survived 1 of 2, and fell 1 time.
His pre-basho rating of 2266 sits 192 points below his peak of 2458 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Takanonami1-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Wakanohana1-0 ・ kadoban #3
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 1-0) vs Mainoumi (Maegashira 6, 1-0) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 10-1; the rating model gives Takanohana 95%; Belt Grinder vs Technician — style matchup is even
- Misugisato (Maegashira 4, 0-1) vs Musashimaru (Ozeki, 0-1) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 18-2; the rating model gives Misugisato 19%; Thrower vs Forward Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Misugisato
- Wakanohana (Ozeki, 1-0) vs Kotonowaka (Maegashira 4, 1-0) →head-to-head: Wakanohana leads 24-10; the rating model gives Wakanohana 72%; Pulling Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Kotonowaka