Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Tochinonada takes a gold star off yokozuna Wakanohana
May (Natsu) 1999 has completed day 4. Tochinonada (Maegashira 2) defeated yokozuna Wakanohana by Oshitaoshi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 5. Toki, Kotonishiki, Musashimaru share the lead at 4-0.
Championship Race
11 days remain in the race.
Today's Kinboshi
Tochinonada (Maegashira 2) defeated yokozuna Wakanohana by Oshitaoshi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 5.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Musashimaru, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 4-0 — 9 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 0-0-4 — 8 more wins needed with 11 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 Musashimaru4-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai0-0-4 ・ kadoban #1――――
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Miyabiyama (Maegashira 2, 1-3) vs Wakanohana (Yokozuna, 2-2) →head-to-head: Wakanohana leads 2-1; the rating model gives Miyabiyama 32%
- Akebono (Yokozuna, 2-2) vs Tochinonada (Maegashira 2, 1-3) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 7-3; the rating model gives Akebono 78%
- Musashimaru (Ozeki, 4-0) vs Takatoriki (Komusubi, 1-3) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 37-8; the rating model gives Musashimaru 76%