Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kotomitsuki leads alone at 12-1
September (Aki) 2001 has completed day 13. Kotomitsuki (Maegashira 2) leads alone at 12-1.
Championship Race
2 days remain in the race.
解説 ・ InsightIf Kotomitsuki holds on, it would be the first maegashira championship since Mitoizumi in July (Nagoya) 1992.
- Maegashira 2 Kotomitsuki12-1 ・ W10
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio's yokozuna bid is over at 0-4-9 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Miyabiyama withdrew at 3-7-3. With no path to a winning record, demotion to sekiwake is certain.
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 Kaio0-4-9 ・ yokozuna bid―――――――――
- Ozeki Miyabiyama3-7-3 ・ kadoban #3―――
Records Decided Today
4 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 12 Wakanoyamakachi-koshi (8-5)
- Maegashira 11 Akinoshimakachi-koshi (8-5)
- Maegashira 9 Higonoumimake-koshi (5-8)
- Yokozuna Musashimarukachi-koshi (8-5)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 8-5) vs Wakanosato (Komusubi, 6-7) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 10-5; the rating model gives Musashimaru 80%
- Musoyama (Ozeki, 10-3) vs Kyokutenho (Maegashira 8, 8-5) →head-to-head: Kyokutenho leads 12-11; the rating model gives Musoyama 87%
- Kotomitsuki (Maegashira 2, 12-1) vs Kaiho (Maegashira 4, 9-4) →head-to-head: Kotomitsuki leads 5-4; the rating model gives Kotomitsuki 74%