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Torikumi for this day →Asahiyutaka takes a gold star off yokozuna Takanohana
March (Haru) 1996 has completed day 3. Asahiyutaka (Maegashira 6) defeated yokozuna Takanohana by Katasukashi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 1. Kotonowaka, Musoyama, Kotonishiki share the lead at 3-0.
Championship Race
12 days remain in the race.
Today's Kinboshi
Asahiyutaka (Maegashira 6) defeated yokozuna Takanohana by Katasukashi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 1.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanonami, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 2-1 — 11 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Wakanohana stands at 2-1 — 6 more wins needed with 12 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 Takanonami2-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Wakanohana2-1 ・ kadoban #3
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 2-1) vs Kenko (Maegashira 1, 1-2) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 16-2; the rating model gives Takanohana 88%
- Takanonami (Ozeki, 2-1) vs Oginohana (Maegashira 2, 0-3) →head-to-head: Takanonami leads 4-2; the rating model gives Takanonami 86%
- Kaio (Sekiwake, 2-1) vs Kotonishiki (Sekiwake, 3-0) →head-to-head: Kotonishiki leads 16-12; the rating model gives Kaio 61%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Kaio