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Torikumi for this day →Kotonishiki takes a gold star off yokozuna Wakanohana
May (Natsu) 1999 has completed day 7. Kotonishiki (Maegashira 3) defeated yokozuna Wakanohana by Yorikiri for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 7. Toki, Kotonishiki, Musashimaru share the lead at 6-1.
Championship Race
8 days remain in the race.
Today's Kinboshi
Kotonishiki (Maegashira 3) defeated yokozuna Wakanohana by Yorikiri for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 7.
Upsets
Ganyu (Maegashira 12) beat Higonoumi (Maegashira 7) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 32% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Musashimaru, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 6-1 — 7 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 0-0-7 — 8 more wins needed with 8 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 Musashimaru6-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai0-0-7 ・ kadoban #1―――――――
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Akebono (Yokozuna, 5-2) vs Kaio (Sekiwake, 4-3) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 25-6; the rating model gives Akebono 56%
- Kyokushuzan (Maegashira 4, 2-5) vs Wakanohana (Yokozuna, 3-4) →head-to-head: Wakanohana leads 6-4; the rating model gives Kyokushuzan 27%
- Musashimaru (Ozeki, 6-1) vs Chiyotenzan (Maegashira 3, 3-4) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 6-3; the rating model gives Musashimaru 82%