Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kaio takes a gold star off yokozuna Takanohana
March (Haru) 1997 has completed day 7. Kaio (Maegashira 1) defeated yokozuna Takanohana by Shitatenage for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 2. Takanonami, Akebono share the lead at 7-0.
Championship Race
Dejima, Kaio, Musashimaru trail by one. 8 days remain.
- Ozeki Takanonami7-0 ・ W7
- Yokozuna Akebono7-0 ・ W7
- Maegashira 13 Dejima6-1 ・ W4
- Maegashira 1 Kaio6-1
- Ozeki Musashimaru6-1
Today's Kinboshi
Kaio (Maegashira 1) defeated yokozuna Takanohana by Shitatenage for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 2.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Wakanohana's yokozuna bid is over at 3-1-3 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Takanonami stands at 7-0 — 1 more win needed with 8 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 Wakanohana3-1-3 ・ yokozuna bid―――
- Ozeki Takanonami7-0 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Kyokushuzan (Komusubi, 1-6) vs Akebono (Yokozuna, 7-0) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 7-1; the rating model gives Kyokushuzan 23%
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 5-2) vs Terao (Maegashira 3, 1-6) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 22-6; the rating model gives Takanohana 95%; Pulling Pusher vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even
- Takanonami (Ozeki, 7-0) vs Kaio (Maegashira 1, 6-1) →head-to-head: Takanonami leads 28-24; the rating model gives Takanonami 46%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even