Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →May (Natsu) 1999 ・ Day 2 ・ May 10
Kyokutenho, Asanosho, Ganyu, Minatofuji, Toki, Kotonishiki, Kaio, Takanonami, Musashimaru, Wakanohana share the lead at 2 wins
May (Natsu) 1999 has completed day 2. Kyokutenho, Asanosho, Ganyu, Minatofuji, Toki, Kotonishiki, Kaio, Takanonami, Musashimaru, Wakanohana share the lead at 2-0.
Championship Race
13 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Musashimaru, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 2-0 — 11 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 0-0-2 — 8 more wins needed with 13 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 Musashimaru2-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai0-0-2 ・ kadoban #1――
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Tosanoumi (Maegashira 1, 1-1) vs Wakanohana (Yokozuna, 2-0) →head-to-head: Wakanohana leads 12-6; the rating model gives Tosanoumi 43%
- Akebono (Yokozuna, 0-2) vs Kotonowaka (Maegashira 1, 0-2) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 24-3; the rating model gives Akebono 73%
- Musashimaru (Ozeki, 2-0) vs Tochiazuma (Komusubi, 1-1) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 16-8; the rating model gives Musashimaru 68%