Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kyokushuzan, Wakatsutomu, Higonoumi, Aminishiki, Otsukasa, Jumonji, Chiyotaikai, Wakanosato, Kaio, Asashoryu, Takanohana share the lead at 2 wins
May (Natsu) 2001 has completed day 2. Kyokushuzan, Wakatsutomu, Higonoumi, Aminishiki, Otsukasa, Jumonji, Chiyotaikai, Wakanosato, Kaio, Asashoryu, Takanohana share the lead at 2-0.
Championship Race
13 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 2-0 — 11 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Miyabiyama stands at 1-1 — 7 more wins needed with 13 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 2-0 — 6 more wins needed with 13 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 Kaio2-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Miyabiyama1-1 ・ kadoban #2
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai2-0 ・ kadoban #4
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 2-0) vs Asashoryu (Komusubi, 2-0) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 2-0; the rating model gives Takanohana 90%
- Takanowaka (Maegashira 1, 0-2) vs Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 1-1) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 9-2; the rating model gives Takanowaka 12%
- Dejima (Ozeki, 1-1) vs Wakanosato (Maegashira 1, 2-0) →head-to-head: Wakanosato leads 18-14; the rating model gives Dejima 50%