Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Akebono leads alone at 8-0
March (Haru) 1997 has completed day 8. Akebono (Yokozuna) leads alone at 8-0.
Championship Race
Kaio, Takanonami, Musashimaru trail by one. 7 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightAkebono is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 8.
- Yokozuna Akebono8-0 ・ W8
- Maegashira 1 Kaio7-1
- Ozeki Takanonami7-1
- Ozeki Musashimaru7-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Wakanohana's yokozuna bid is over at 3-1-4 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Takanonami stands at 7-1 — 1 more win needed with 7 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 Wakanohana3-1-4 ・ yokozuna bid――――
- Ozeki Takanonami7-1 ・ kadoban #2
Records Decided Today
1 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
解説 ・ InsightAkebono clinched at 8-0 — the fastest kachi-koshi possible in a 15-day basho.
- Yokozuna Akebonokachi-koshi (8-0)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 6-2) vs Kenko (Maegashira 5, 2-6) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 16-2; the rating model gives Takanohana 94%
- Kaio (Maegashira 1, 7-1) vs Akebono (Yokozuna, 8-0) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 25-6; the rating model gives Kaio 29%