Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Higonoumi, Takanohana share the lead at 6 wins
May (Natsu) 2001 has completed day 6. Higonoumi, Takanohana share the lead at 6-0.
Championship Race
Kyokushuzan, Hayateumi, Chiyotaikai trail by one. 9 days remain.
- Maegashira 11 Higonoumi6-0 ・ W6
- Yokozuna Takanohana6-0 ・ W6
- Maegashira 15 Kyokushuzan5-1
- Maegashira 4 Hayateumi5-1 ・ W4
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai5-1
Upsets
Wakanosato (Maegashira 1) beat Kaio (Ozeki) by Shitatenage — pre-basho ratings gave just a 21% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 13-21, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio's yokozuna bid is over at 3-3 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Miyabiyama stands at 4-2 — 4 more wins needed with 9 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 5-1 — 3 more wins needed with 9 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 Kaio3-3 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Miyabiyama4-2 ・ kadoban #2
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai5-1 ・ kadoban #4
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 6-0) vs Tochiazuma (Sekiwake, 4-2) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 16-5; the rating model gives Takanohana 72%
- Hayateumi (Maegashira 4, 5-1) vs Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 4-2) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 6-0; the rating model gives Hayateumi 15%
- Higonoumi (Maegashira 11, 6-0) vs Kyokutenho (Maegashira 7, 3-3) →head-to-head: Kyokutenho leads 6-4; the rating model gives Higonoumi 44%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Higonoumi