Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Daishi, Hamanishiki, Kitazakura, Akinoshima, Oginishiki, Otsukasa, Higonoumi, Kyokutenho, Toki, Tochinonada, Tokitsuumi, Kaiho, Tosanoumi, Takanowaka, Kotomitsuki, Musoyama, Chiyotaikai, Wakanosato, Musashimaru share the lead at 1 wins
September (Aki) 2001 has completed day 1. Daishi, Hamanishiki, Kitazakura, Akinoshima, Oginishiki, Otsukasa, Higonoumi, Kyokutenho, Toki, Tochinonada, Tokitsuumi, Kaiho, Tosanoumi, Takanowaka, Kotomitsuki, Musoyama, Chiyotaikai, Wakanosato, Musashimaru share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 0-1 — 13 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Miyabiyama stands at 0-1 — 8 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightKaio's last two basho: 4 wins, then 13 (champion) — 17 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
This is kadoban No. 3 — he has survived all 2 previous ones.
His pre-basho rating of 2324 sits 315 points below his peak of 2639 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Kaio0-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Miyabiyama0-1 ・ kadoban #3
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 1-0) vs Takanowaka (Maegashira 2, 1-0) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 9-2; the rating model gives Musashimaru 88%
- Tamanoshima (Komusubi, 0-1) vs Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 1-0) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 14-8; the rating model gives Tamanoshima 27%
- Musoyama (Ozeki, 1-0) vs Tochiazuma (Sekiwake, 0-1) →head-to-head: Tochiazuma leads 18-7; the rating model gives Musoyama 47%