Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kaio, Takanonami, Musashimaru, Wakanohana, Akebono, Takanohana share the lead at 3 wins
March (Haru) 1997 has completed day 3. Kaio, Takanonami, Musashimaru, Wakanohana, Akebono, Takanohana share the lead at 3-0.
Championship Race
12 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Wakanohana, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 3-0 — 10 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Takanonami stands at 3-0 — 5 more wins needed with 12 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 Wakanohana3-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Takanonami3-0 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Musoyama (Sekiwake, 2-1) vs Akebono (Yokozuna, 3-0) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 22-6; the rating model gives Musoyama 28%
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 3-0) vs Kotonowaka (Maegashira 1, 0-3) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 35-6; the rating model gives Takanohana 94%; Pulling Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Kotonowaka
- Wakanohana (Ozeki, 3-0) vs Kaio (Maegashira 1, 3-0) →head-to-head: Wakanohana leads 15-14; the rating model gives Wakanohana 73%