Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Oginishiki, Minatofuji, Dejima, Yamato, Aogiyama, Tochinowaka, Asanowaka, Kotoinazuma, Ganyu, Kotonishiki, Akinoshima, Tosanoumi, Takatoriki, Kaio, Takanonami, Musashimaru, Wakanohana, Akebono, Takanohana share the lead at 1 wins
March (Haru) 1997 has completed day 1. Oginishiki, Minatofuji, Dejima, Yamato, Aogiyama, Tochinowaka, Asanowaka, Kotoinazuma, Ganyu, Kotonishiki, Akinoshima, Tosanoumi, Takatoriki, Kaio, Takanonami, Musashimaru, Wakanohana, Akebono, Takanohana share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Wakanohana, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-0 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Takanonami stands at 1-0 — 7 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightWakanohana's last two basho: 11 wins, then 14 (champion) — 25 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
His rating of 2435 is at career-peak level (2458) — the rating says he is knocking on the door.
This is kadoban No. 2 — he survived his only previous one.
His pre-basho rating of 2241 sits 239 points below his peak of 2480 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Wakanohana1-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Takanonami1-0 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Tosanoumi (Komusubi, 1-0) vs Akebono (Yokozuna, 1-0) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 14-4; the rating model gives Tosanoumi 26%
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 1-0) vs Tamakasuga (Maegashira 6, 0-1) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 18-4; the rating model gives Takanohana 93%; Pulling Pusher vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even
- Kotoryu (Maegashira 4, 0-1) vs Musashimaru (Ozeki, 1-0) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 6-1; the rating model gives Kotoryu 14%; Thrower vs Forward Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Kotoryu