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Torikumi for this day →Kotomitsuki takes a gold star off yokozuna Musashimaru
September (Aki) 2001 has completed day 4. Kotomitsuki (Maegashira 2) defeated yokozuna Musashimaru by Uwatedashinage for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 3. Kitazakura (Maegashira 13) leads alone at 4-0.
Championship Race
11 days remain in the race.
Today's Kinboshi
Kotomitsuki (Maegashira 2) defeated yokozuna Musashimaru by Uwatedashinage for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 3.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio's yokozuna bid is over at 0-4 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Miyabiyama stands at 1-3 — 7 more wins needed with 11 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 Kaio0-4 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Miyabiyama1-3 ・ kadoban #3
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 3-1) vs Tosanoumi (Maegashira 3, 1-3) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 28-6; the rating model gives Musashimaru 86%
- Kotomitsuki (Maegashira 2, 3-1) vs Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 2-2) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 22-20; the rating model gives Kotomitsuki 27%
- Kitazakura (Maegashira 13, 4-0) vs Oginishiki (Maegashira 10, 2-2) →head-to-head: Oginishiki leads 5-4; the rating model gives Kitazakura 45%; Belt Grinder vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Oginishiki