Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Hamanishiki, Kitazakura, Kyokutenho, Toki, Tochinonada, Kotomitsuki, Chiyotaikai, Wakanosato, Musashimaru share the lead at 2 wins
September (Aki) 2001 has completed day 2. Hamanishiki, Kitazakura, Kyokutenho, Toki, Tochinonada, Kotomitsuki, Chiyotaikai, Wakanosato, Musashimaru share the lead at 2-0.
Championship Race
13 days remain in the race.
Upsets
Asashoryu (Maegashira 1) beat Kaio (Ozeki) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 21% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 0-2 — 13 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Miyabiyama stands at 0-2 — 8 more wins needed with 13 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 Kaio0-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Miyabiyama0-2 ・ kadoban #3
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 2-0) vs Kotonowaka (Maegashira 1, 1-1) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 29-13; the rating model gives Musashimaru 86%
- Musoyama (Ozeki, 1-1) vs Kotomitsuki (Maegashira 2, 2-0) →head-to-head: Kotomitsuki leads 10-7; the rating model gives Musoyama 65%
- Asashoryu (Maegashira 1, 1-1) vs Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 2-0) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 30-9; the rating model gives Asashoryu 24%