Basho Report ・ 場所レポート

Torikumi for this day →
March (Haru) 1996Day 4 ・ Mar 13

Kotonowaka, Musoyama, Kotonishiki share the lead at 4 wins

March (Haru) 1996 has completed day 4. Kotonowaka, Musoyama, Kotonishiki share the lead at 4-0.

Ozeki Watch

Ozeki Takanonami, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 3-1 — 10 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.

Kadoban ozeki Wakanohana stands at 3-1 — 5 more wins needed with 11 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.

Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch