Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Takanohana leads alone at 7-0
May (Natsu) 2001 has completed day 7. Takanohana (Yokozuna) leads alone at 7-0.
Championship Race
Higonoumi, Chiyotaikai trail by one. 8 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightTakanohana is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 7.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio's yokozuna bid is over at 4-3 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Miyabiyama stands at 5-2 — 3 more wins needed with 8 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 6-1 — 2 more wins needed with 8 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 Kaio4-3 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Miyabiyama5-2 ・ kadoban #2
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai6-1 ・ kadoban #4
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Kotomitsuki (Komusubi, 5-2) vs Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 5-2) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 7-3; the rating model gives Kotomitsuki 23%
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 7-0) vs Wakanoyama (Maegashira 2, 2-5) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 6-0; the rating model gives Takanohana 89%