Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Minatofuji, Dejima, Kotoinazuma, Takatoriki, Kaio, Takanonami, Musashimaru, Wakanohana, Akebono, Takanohana share the lead at 2 wins
March (Haru) 1997 has completed day 2. Minatofuji, Dejima, Kotoinazuma, Takatoriki, Kaio, Takanonami, Musashimaru, Wakanohana, Akebono, Takanohana share the lead at 2-0.
Championship Race
13 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Wakanohana, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 2-0 — 11 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Takanonami stands at 2-0 — 6 more wins needed with 13 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 Wakanohana2-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Takanonami2-0 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 2-0) vs Tochiazuma (Maegashira 4, 0-2) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 16-5; the rating model gives Takanohana 94%; Pulling Pusher vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even
- Kotonishiki (Maegashira 3, 1-1) vs Akebono (Yokozuna, 2-0) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 30-11; the rating model gives Kotonishiki 18%
- Takanonami (Ozeki, 2-0) vs Tosanoumi (Komusubi, 1-1) →head-to-head: Takanonami leads 25-13; the rating model gives Takanonami 50%; Thrower vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Takanonami