Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →May (Natsu) 1999 ・ Day 5 ・ May 13
Toki, Musashimaru share the lead at 5 wins
May (Natsu) 1999 has completed day 5. Toki, Musashimaru share the lead at 5-0.
Championship Race
Hamanoshima, Minatofuji, Kotonishiki, Takanonami trail by one. 10 days remain.
- Maegashira 8 Toki5-0 ・ W5
- Ozeki Musashimaru5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 13 Hamanoshima4-1 ・ W4
- Maegashira 9 Minatofuji4-1
- Maegashira 3 Kotonishiki4-1
- Ozeki Takanonami4-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Musashimaru, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 5-0 — 8 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 0-0-5 — 8 more wins needed with 10 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 Musashimaru5-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai0-0-5 ・ kadoban #1―――――
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Akebono (Yokozuna, 3-2) vs Takatoriki (Komusubi, 1-4) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 31-16; the rating model gives Akebono 72%
- Chiyotenzan (Maegashira 3, 2-3) vs Wakanohana (Yokozuna, 3-2) →head-to-head: Chiyotenzan leads 1-0; the rating model gives Chiyotenzan 29%
- Musashimaru (Ozeki, 5-0) vs Kyokushuzan (Maegashira 4, 1-4) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 17-2; the rating model gives Musashimaru 84%