Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Takanowaka takes a gold star off yokozuna Musashimaru
May (Natsu) 2001 has completed day 3. Takanowaka (Maegashira 1) defeated yokozuna Musashimaru by Hatakikomi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 1. Kyokushuzan, Wakatsutomu, Higonoumi, Aminishiki, Chiyotaikai, Wakanosato, Takanohana share the lead at 3-0.
Championship Race
12 days remain in the race.
Today's Kinboshi
Takanowaka (Maegashira 1) defeated yokozuna Musashimaru by Hatakikomi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 1.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 2-1 — 11 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Miyabiyama stands at 2-1 — 6 more wins needed with 12 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 3-0 — 5 more wins needed with 12 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 Kaio2-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Miyabiyama2-1 ・ kadoban #2
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai3-0 ・ kadoban #4
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Wakanosato (Maegashira 1, 3-0) vs Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 1-2) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 10-5; the rating model gives Wakanosato 19%
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 3-0) vs Tochinonada (Sekiwake, 0-3) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 12-2; the rating model gives Takanohana 81%
- Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 3-0) vs Kotomitsuki (Komusubi, 2-1) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 22-20; the rating model gives Chiyotaikai 55%