Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kyokushuzan, Daizen, Toki, Wakatsutomu, Higonoumi, Aminishiki, Terao, Otsukasa, Jumonji, Kaiho, Hayateumi, Tosanoumi, Chiyotenzan, Chiyotaikai, Miyabiyama, Tochiazuma, Wakanosato, Kaio, Asashoryu, Takanohana share the lead at 1 wins
May (Natsu) 2001 has completed day 1. Kyokushuzan, Daizen, Toki, Wakatsutomu, Higonoumi, Aminishiki, Terao, Otsukasa, Jumonji, Kaiho, Hayateumi, Tosanoumi, Chiyotenzan, Chiyotaikai, Miyabiyama, Tochiazuma, Wakanosato, Kaio, Asashoryu, Takanohana share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Upsets
Asashoryu (Komusubi) beat Musashimaru (Yokozuna) by Shitatenage — pre-basho ratings gave just a 11% chance.
Wakanosato (Maegashira 1) beat Musoyama (Ozeki) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 32% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 8-17, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-0 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Miyabiyama stands at 1-0 — 7 more wins needed with 14 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 1-0 — 7 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightKaio's last two basho: 10 wins, then 13 (champion) — 23 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
This is kadoban No. 2 — he survived his only previous one.
His pre-basho rating of 2309 sits 330 points below his peak of 2639 — the decline shows in the numbers.
This is kadoban No. 4 — he survived 1 of 3, and fell 2 times.
His pre-basho rating of 2422 sits 167 points below his peak of 2589 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Kaio1-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Miyabiyama1-0 ・ kadoban #2
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai1-0 ・ kadoban #4
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Chiyotenzan (Maegashira 2, 1-0) vs Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 0-1) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 6-3; the rating model gives Chiyotenzan 12%
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 1-0) vs Tamanoshima (Maegashira 3, 0-1) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 1-0; the rating model gives Takanohana 88%
- Asashoryu (Komusubi, 1-0) vs Musoyama (Ozeki, 0-1) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 12-3; the rating model gives Asashoryu 21%