Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kaio, Musashimaru share the lead at 5 wins
July (Nagoya) 2001 has completed day 5. Kaio, Musashimaru share the lead at 5-0.
Championship Race
10 days remain in the race.
- Ozeki Kaio5-0 ・ W5
- Yokozuna Musashimaru5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 14 Oginishiki4-1
- Maegashira 13 Tokitsuumi4-1 ・ W4
- Maegashira 7 Tamanoshima4-1
- Maegashira 5 Takanowaka4-1
- Ozeki Musoyama4-1 ・ W4
- Komusubi Wakanosato4-1
Upsets
Kyokushuzan (Maegashira 5) beat Dejima (Ozeki) by Uwatehineri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 33% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 6-21, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Kadoban ozeki Dejima stands at 3-2 — 5 more wins needed with 10 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Kaio stands at 5-0 — 3 more wins needed with 10 days left.
解説 ・ InsightThis is kadoban No. 2 — he survived his only previous one.
His pre-basho rating of 2269 sits 228 points below his peak of 2497 — the decline shows in the numbers.
This is Kaio's first kadoban.
His pre-basho rating of 2481 sits 187 points below his peak of 2668 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Dejima3-2 ・ kadoban #2
- Ozeki Kaio5-0 ・ kadoban #1
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Higonoumi (Maegashira 2, 3-2) vs Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 5-0) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 11-2; the rating model gives Higonoumi 8%
- Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 4-1) vs Takanonami (Maegashira 1, 0-5) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 21-7; the rating model gives Chiyotaikai 81%
- Kaio (Ozeki, 5-0) vs Asashoryu (Komusubi, 2-3) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 25-12; the rating model gives Kaio 74%