Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →March (Haru) 1996 ・ Day 5 ・ Mar 14
Kotonowaka, Musoyama share the lead at 5 wins
March (Haru) 1996 has completed day 5. Kotonowaka, Musoyama share the lead at 5-0.
Championship Race
Wakashoyo, Kotonishiki, Musashimaru, Takanonami, Takanohana trail by one. 10 days remain.
- Maegashira 4 Kotonowaka5-0 ・ W5
- Sekiwake Musoyama5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 10 Wakashoyo4-1 ・ W4
- Sekiwake Kotonishiki4-1
- Ozeki Musashimaru4-1 ・ W4
- Ozeki Takanonami4-1
- Yokozuna Takanohana4-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanonami, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 4-1 — 9 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Wakanohana stands at 3-2 — 5 more wins needed with 10 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 Takanonami4-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Wakanohana3-2 ・ kadoban #3
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 4-1) vs Tamakasuga (Maegashira 5, 3-2) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 18-4; the rating model gives Takanohana 92%; Belt Grinder vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even
- Wakanohana (Ozeki, 3-2) vs Aogiyama (Maegashira 2, 1-4) →head-to-head: Wakanohana leads 7-1; the rating model gives Wakanohana 78%
- Musoyama (Sekiwake, 5-0) vs Kotonishiki (Sekiwake, 4-1) →head-to-head: Musoyama leads 22-7; the rating model gives Musoyama 52%; Forward Pusher vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even