Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kotonowaka, Takanohana share the lead at 8 wins
March (Haru) 1996 has completed day 9. Kotonowaka, Takanohana share the lead at 8-1.
Championship Race
Musoyama, Kotonishiki, Wakanohana, Takanonami trail by one. 6 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightIf Kotonowaka holds on, it would be the first maegashira championship since Mitoizumi in July (Nagoya) 1992.
- Maegashira 4 Kotonowaka8-1
- Yokozuna Takanohana8-1 ・ W6
- Sekiwake Musoyama7-2
- Sekiwake Kotonishiki7-2
- Ozeki Wakanohana7-2 ・ W4
- Ozeki Takanonami7-2
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Takanonami, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 7-2 — 6 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Wakanohana stands at 7-2 — 1 more win needed with 6 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 Takanonami7-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Wakanohana7-2 ・ kadoban #3
Records Decided Today
2 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 4 Kotonowakakachi-koshi (8-1)
- Yokozuna Takanohanakachi-koshi (8-1)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 8-1) vs Oginishiki (Maegashira 3, 2-7) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 12-2; the rating model gives Takanohana 94%; Belt Grinder vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Oginishiki
- Takanonami (Ozeki, 7-2) vs Kotonishiki (Sekiwake, 7-2) →head-to-head: Takanonami leads 21-19; the rating model gives Takanonami 66%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Takanonami
- Daishoho (Maegashira 10, 5-4) vs Kotonowaka (Maegashira 4, 8-1) →head-to-head: Daishoho leads 8-3; the rating model gives Daishoho 39%