Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kotonowaka, Takanonami, Takanohana share the lead at 7 wins
March (Haru) 1996 has completed day 8. Kotonowaka, Takanonami, Takanohana share the lead at 7-1.
Championship Race
Kitakachidoki, Musoyama, Kotonishiki, Wakanohana trail by one. 7 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightIf Kotonowaka holds on, it would be the first maegashira championship since Mitoizumi in July (Nagoya) 1992.
- Maegashira 4 Kotonowaka7-1
- Ozeki Takanonami7-1 ・ W5
- Yokozuna Takanohana7-1 ・ W5
- Maegashira 12 Kitakachidoki6-2 ・ W4
- Sekiwake Musoyama6-2
- Sekiwake Kotonishiki6-2
- Ozeki Wakanohana6-2
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanonami, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 7-1 — 6 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Wakanohana stands at 6-2 — 2 more wins needed with 7 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 Takanonami7-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Wakanohana6-2 ・ kadoban #3
Records Decided Today
1 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 2 Oginohanamake-koshi (0-8)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 7-1) vs Higonoumi (Maegashira 3, 2-6) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 15-1; the rating model gives Takanohana 94%; Belt Grinder vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Higonoumi
- Wakanohana (Ozeki, 6-2) vs Kaio (Sekiwake, 5-3) →head-to-head: Wakanohana leads 15-14; the rating model gives Wakanohana 41%
- Takanonami (Ozeki, 7-1) vs Musoyama (Sekiwake, 6-2) →head-to-head: Musoyama leads 25-24; the rating model gives Takanonami 63%; Thrower vs Forward Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Takanonami