Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Takanonami, Akebono share the lead at 6 wins
March (Haru) 1997 has completed day 6. Takanonami, Akebono share the lead at 6-0.
Championship Race
Dejima, Takatoriki, Kaio, Musashimaru, Takanohana trail by one. 9 days remain.
- Ozeki Takanonami6-0 ・ W6
- Yokozuna Akebono6-0 ・ W6
- Maegashira 13 Dejima5-1
- Sekiwake Takatoriki5-1
- Maegashira 1 Kaio5-1
- Ozeki Musashimaru5-1
- Yokozuna Takanohana5-1
Upsets
Kotonishiki (Maegashira 3) beat Musashimaru (Ozeki) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 16% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 18-26, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Wakanohana's yokozuna bid is over at 3-1-2 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Takanonami stands at 6-0 — 2 more wins needed with 9 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 Wakanohana3-1-2 ・ yokozuna bid――
- Ozeki Takanonami6-0 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 5-1) vs Kaio (Maegashira 1, 5-1) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 28-12; the rating model gives Takanohana 87%; Pulling Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Kaio
- Kotonowaka (Maegashira 1, 1-5) vs Akebono (Yokozuna, 6-0) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 24-3; the rating model gives Kotonowaka 15%
- Takanonami (Ozeki, 6-0) vs Terao (Maegashira 3, 1-5) →head-to-head: Takanonami leads 17-6; the rating model gives Takanonami 72%; Thrower vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Takanonami