Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Takanohana leads alone at 8-0
May (Natsu) 2001 has completed day 8. Takanohana (Yokozuna) leads alone at 8-0.
Championship Race
Chiyotaikai trail by one. 7 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightTakanohana is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 8.
- Yokozuna Takanohana8-0 ・ W8
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai7-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio's yokozuna bid is over at 4-4 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Miyabiyama stands at 6-2 — 2 more wins needed with 7 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 7-1 — 1 more win needed with 7 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 Kaio4-4 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Miyabiyama6-2 ・ kadoban #2
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai7-1 ・ kadoban #4
Records Decided Today
1 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
解説 ・ InsightTakanohana clinched at 8-0 — the fastest kachi-koshi possible in a 15-day basho.
- Yokozuna Takanohanakachi-koshi (8-0)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 8-0) vs Dejima (Ozeki, 2-6) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 13-4; the rating model gives Takanohana 83%
- Tosanoumi (Maegashira 3, 2-6) vs Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 6-2) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 28-6; the rating model gives Tosanoumi 11%