Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Tosanoumi takes a gold star off yokozuna Akebono
May (Natsu) 1999 has completed day 1. Tosanoumi (Maegashira 1) defeated yokozuna Akebono by Uwatenage for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 9. Yotsukasa, Kyokutenho, Asanosho, Ganyu, Shikishima, Wakanosato, Minatofuji, Toki, Terao, Tokitsuumi, Tochinowaka, Takatoriki, Kotonishiki, Kaio, Akinoshima, Takanonami, Musashimaru, Tosanoumi, Wakanohana share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Today's Kinboshi
Tosanoumi (Maegashira 1) defeated yokozuna Akebono by Uwatenage for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 9.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Musashimaru, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-0 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 0-0-1 — 8 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightMusashimaru's last two basho: 8 wins, then 13 (champion) — 21 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
This is Chiyotaikai's first kadoban.
His pre-basho rating of 2340 sits 249 points below his peak of 2589 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Musashimaru1-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai0-0-1 ・ kadoban #1―
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Akebono (Yokozuna, 0-1) vs Dejima (Sekiwake, 0-1) →head-to-head: Dejima leads 7-6; the rating model gives Akebono 65%
- Kotonowaka (Maegashira 1, 0-1) vs Wakanohana (Yokozuna, 1-0) →head-to-head: Wakanohana leads 24-10; the rating model gives Kotonowaka 36%
- Tosanoumi (Maegashira 1, 1-0) vs Takanonami (Ozeki, 1-0) →head-to-head: Takanonami leads 25-13; the rating model gives Tosanoumi 44%