Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Dejima wins the playoff and the championship
July (Nagoya) 1999 has completed final day. Dejima, Akebono finished level at 13-2, and Dejima won the playoff to take the championship.
Championship Race
For Akebono, level after regulation, one bout decided everything.
- Sekiwake Dejima13-2 ・ W4
- Yokozuna Akebono13-2
- Yokozuna Musashimaru12-3 ・ W6
Upsets
Kotoryu (Maegashira 15) beat Miyabiyama (Maegashira 4) by Yoritaoshi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 24% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 6-9, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai reached 10-5 to clear kadoban status.
解説 ・ InsightThis is kadoban No. 2 — he survived 0 of 1, and fell 1 time.
His pre-basho rating of 2340 sits 249 points below his peak of 2589 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai10-5 ・ kadoban #2
Records Decided Today
4 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
解説 ・ InsightMinatofuji, Miyabiyama came into the final day at 7-7 and lost the bout that mattered most.
- Maegashira 4 Minatofujimake-koshi (7-8)
- Maegashira 1 Kotonishikikachi-koshi (8-7)
- Maegashira 4 Miyabiyamamake-koshi (7-8)
- Sekiwake Kaiokachi-koshi (8-7)
Special Prizes
Outstanding Performance: Dejima; Fighting Spirit: Dejima, Tosanoumi; Technique: Dejima.
- Sekiwake DejimaTechnique・13-2
- Sekiwake DejimaFighting Spirit・13-2
- Sekiwake DejimaOutstanding Performance・13-2
- Komusubi TosanoumiFighting Spirit・11-4