Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kaiho, Toki, Asanosho, Kyokushuzan, Akinoshu, Dejima, Mitoizumi, Higonoumi, Ganyu, Tochinowaka, Asahiyutaka, Takatoriki, Minatofuji, Kaio, Musoyama, Takanonami, Kotonishiki, Wakanohana, Takanohana, Akinoshima share the lead at 1 wins
May (Natsu) 1998 has completed day 1. Kaiho, Toki, Asanosho, Kyokushuzan, Akinoshu, Dejima, Mitoizumi, Higonoumi, Ganyu, Tochinowaka, Asahiyutaka, Takatoriki, Minatofuji, Kaio, Musoyama, Takanonami, Kotonishiki, Wakanohana, Takanohana, Akinoshima share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Upsets
Akinoshima (Komusubi) beat Akebono (Yokozuna) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 18% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 8-30, which makes it count double.
Kotonishiki (Maegashira 2) beat Musashimaru (Ozeki) by Tsukiotoshi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 31% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 18-26, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Wakanohana, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-0 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
解説 ・ InsightWakanohana's last two basho: 10 wins, then 14 (champion) — 24 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
His rating of 2449 is at career-peak level (2458) — the rating says he is knocking on the door.
- Ozeki Wakanohana1-0 ・ yokozuna bid
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Chiyotaikai (Komusubi, 0-1) vs Takanohana (Yokozuna, 1-0) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 9-6; the rating model gives Chiyotaikai 26%
- Akebono (Yokozuna, 0-1) vs Aogiyama (Maegashira 1, 0-1) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 5-0; the rating model gives Akebono 83%
- Takanonami (Ozeki, 1-0) vs Kotonishiki (Maegashira 2, 1-0) →head-to-head: Takanonami leads 21-19; the rating model gives Takanonami 64%