Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →March (Haru) 1996 ・ Day 10 ・ Mar 19
Ozeki Wakanohana clears kadoban
March (Haru) 1996 has completed day 10. Takanohana (Yokozuna) leads alone at 9-1.
Championship Race
Kotonowaka, Musoyama, Wakanohana, Takanonami trail by one. 5 days remain.
- Yokozuna Takanohana9-1 ・ W7
- Maegashira 4 Kotonowaka8-2
- Sekiwake Musoyama8-2
- Ozeki Wakanohana8-2 ・ W5
- Ozeki Takanonami8-2
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanonami, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 8-2 — 5 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Wakanohana reached 8-2 to clear kadoban status.
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 Takanonami8-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Wakanohana8-2 ・ kadoban #3
Records Decided Today
7 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 14 Kirishimamake-koshi (2-8)
- Maegashira 2 Aogiyamamake-koshi (2-8)
- Sekiwake Musoyamakachi-koshi (8-2)
- Ozeki Wakanohanakachi-koshi (8-2)
- Maegashira 3 Higonoumimake-koshi (2-8)
- Ozeki Takanonamikachi-koshi (8-2)
- Maegashira 3 Oginishikimake-koshi (2-8)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 9-1) vs Asanowaka (Maegashira 5, 3-7) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 9-0; the rating model gives Takanohana 94%; Belt Grinder vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even
- Kotonowaka (Maegashira 4, 8-2) vs Musashimaru (Ozeki, 7-3) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 29-13; the rating model gives Kotonowaka 23%; Thrower vs Forward Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Kotonowaka