Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Wakanosato, Musashimaru share the lead at 10 wins
May (Natsu) 1999 has completed day 12. Wakanosato, Musashimaru share the lead at 10-2.
Championship Race
Toki, Dejima, Kaio, Takanonami, Akebono trail by one. 3 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightIf Wakanosato holds on, it would be the first maegashira championship since Mitoizumi in July (Nagoya) 1992.
- Maegashira 10 Wakanosato10-2 ・ W8
- Ozeki Musashimaru10-2 ・ W4
- Maegashira 8 Toki9-3
- Sekiwake Dejima9-3 ・ W6
- Sekiwake Kaio9-3 ・ W5
- Ozeki Takanonami9-3 ・ W4
- Yokozuna Akebono9-3 ・ W4
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Musashimaru, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 10-2 — 3 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai has been absent since day one. With no path to a winning record, demotion to sekiwake is certain.
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 Musashimaru10-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai0-0-12 ・ kadoban #1――――――――――――
Records Decided Today
4 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 8 Kotoryumake-koshi (4-8)
- Maegashira 3 Kotonishikikachi-koshi (8-4)
- Maegashira 4 Kyokushuzanmake-koshi (4-8)
- Maegashira 5 Tochinowakamake-koshi (4-8)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Akebono (Yokozuna, 9-3) vs Akinoshima (Sekiwake, 6-6) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 30-8; the rating model gives Akebono 59%
- Musashimaru (Ozeki, 10-2) vs Takanonami (Ozeki, 9-3) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 39-21; the rating model gives Musashimaru 66%; Pulling Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Takanonami
- Dejima (Sekiwake, 9-3) vs Wakanosato (Maegashira 10, 10-2) →head-to-head: Wakanosato leads 18-14; the rating model gives Dejima 80%; Forward Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Wakanosato