Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kyokushuzan, Higonoumi, Takanohana share the lead at 5 wins
May (Natsu) 2001 has completed day 5. Kyokushuzan, Higonoumi, Takanohana share the lead at 5-0.
Championship Race
Wakatsutomu, Takanonami, Hayateumi, Chiyotaikai, Asashoryu trail by one. 10 days remain.
- Maegashira 15 Kyokushuzan5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 11 Higonoumi5-0 ・ W5
- Yokozuna Takanohana5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 12 Wakatsutomu4-1
- Maegashira 5 Takanonami4-1 ・ W4
- Maegashira 4 Hayateumi4-1
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai4-1
- Komusubi Asashoryu4-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 3-2 — 10 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Miyabiyama stands at 3-2 — 5 more wins needed with 10 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 4-1 — 4 more wins needed with 10 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 Kaio3-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Miyabiyama3-2 ・ kadoban #2
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai4-1 ・ kadoban #4
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Tochinonada (Sekiwake, 0-5) vs Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 3-2) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 17-4; the rating model gives Tochinonada 21%
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 5-0) vs Takanowaka (Maegashira 1, 2-3) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 6-0; the rating model gives Takanohana 89%
- Otsukasa (Maegashira 8, 3-2) vs Higonoumi (Maegashira 11, 5-0) →head-to-head: Otsukasa leads 4-2; the rating model gives Otsukasa 50%; Pulling Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Higonoumi