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Torikumi for this day →Kotonowaka takes a gold star off yokozuna Takanohana
March (Haru) 1997 has completed day 4. Kotonowaka (Maegashira 1) defeated yokozuna Takanohana by Hatakikomi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 3. Kaio, Takanonami, Musashimaru, Akebono share the lead at 4-0.
Championship Race
11 days remain in the race.
- Maegashira 1 Kaio4-0 ・ W4
- Ozeki Takanonami4-0 ・ W4
- Ozeki Musashimaru4-0 ・ W4
- Yokozuna Akebono4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 14 Minatofuji3-1
- Maegashira 13 Dejima3-1
- Maegashira 11 Aogiyama3-1
- Maegashira 9 Tochinowaka3-1
Today's Kinboshi
Kotonowaka (Maegashira 1) defeated yokozuna Takanohana by Hatakikomi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 3.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Wakanohana, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 3-1 — 10 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Takanonami stands at 4-0 — 4 more wins needed with 11 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 Wakanohana3-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Takanonami4-0 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 3-1) vs Kotonishiki (Maegashira 3, 2-2) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 34-14; the rating model gives Takanohana 93%
- Tochiazuma (Maegashira 4, 1-3) vs Akebono (Yokozuna, 4-0) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 9-4; the rating model gives Tochiazuma 16%
- Kenko (Maegashira 5, 1-3) vs Musashimaru (Ozeki, 4-0) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 14-4; the rating model gives Kenko 12%