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May (Natsu) 2001Day 2 ・ May 14

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.

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.

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