Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Tosanoumi takes a gold star off yokozuna Wakanohana
May (Natsu) 1999 has completed day 3. Tosanoumi (Maegashira 1) defeated yokozuna Wakanohana by Oshidashi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 10. Ganyu, Toki, Kotonishiki, Musashimaru share the lead at 3-0.
Championship Race
12 days remain in the race.
Today's Kinboshi
Tosanoumi (Maegashira 1) defeated yokozuna Wakanohana by Oshidashi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 10.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Musashimaru, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 3-0 — 10 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 0-0-3 — 8 more wins needed with 12 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 Musashimaru3-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai0-0-3 ・ kadoban #1―――
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Akebono (Yokozuna, 1-2) vs Tochiazuma (Komusubi, 1-2) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 9-4; the rating model gives Akebono 64%
- Tochinonada (Maegashira 2, 0-3) vs Wakanohana (Yokozuna, 2-1) →head-to-head: Tochinonada leads 5-4; the rating model gives Tochinonada 31%
- Musashimaru (Ozeki, 3-0) vs Tosanoumi (Maegashira 1, 2-1) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 28-6; the rating model gives Musashimaru 71%