Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kyokushuzan, Wakatsutomu, Higonoumi, Chiyotaikai, Takanohana share the lead at 4 wins
May (Natsu) 2001 has completed day 4. Kyokushuzan, Wakatsutomu, Higonoumi, Chiyotaikai, Takanohana share the lead at 4-0.
Championship Race
11 days remain in the race.
- Maegashira 15 Kyokushuzan4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 12 Wakatsutomu4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 11 Higonoumi4-0 ・ W4
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai4-0 ・ W4
- Yokozuna Takanohana4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 13 Toki3-1
- Maegashira 13 Tochinohana3-1
- Maegashira 10 Aminishiki3-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 2-2 — 11 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Miyabiyama stands at 2-2 — 6 more wins needed with 11 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 4-0 — 4 more wins needed with 11 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 Kaio2-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Miyabiyama2-2 ・ kadoban #2
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai4-0 ・ kadoban #4
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 4-0) vs Wakanosato (Maegashira 1, 3-1) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 9-0; the rating model gives Takanohana 83%
- Tamanoshima (Maegashira 3, 1-3) vs Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 2-2) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 5-2; the rating model gives Tamanoshima 13%
- Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 4-0) vs Asashoryu (Komusubi, 3-1) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 30-9; the rating model gives Chiyotaikai 75%