Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Asashoryu takes a gold star off yokozuna Musashimaru
September (Aki) 2001 has completed day 6. Asashoryu (Maegashira 1) defeated yokozuna Musashimaru by Ashitori for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 1. Kitazakura, Tokitsuumi, Kotomitsuki, Musoyama, Asashoryu share the lead at 5-1.
Championship Race
Aminishiki, Oginishiki, Daizen, Kyokutenho, Tochiazuma, Musashimaru trail by one. 9 days remain.
Today's Kinboshi
Asashoryu (Maegashira 1) defeated yokozuna Musashimaru by Ashitori for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 1.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio's yokozuna bid is over at 0-4-2 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Miyabiyama stands at 2-4 — 6 more wins needed with 9 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 Kaio0-4-2 ・ yokozuna bid――
- Ozeki Miyabiyama2-4 ・ kadoban #3
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 4-2) vs Kaiho (Maegashira 4, 3-3) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 3-3; the rating model gives Musashimaru 93%
- Tokitsuumi (Maegashira 4, 5-1) vs Miyabiyama (Ozeki, 2-4) →head-to-head: Miyabiyama leads 11-3; the rating model gives Tokitsuumi 32%
- Musoyama (Ozeki, 5-1) vs Tosanoumi (Maegashira 3, 2-4) →head-to-head: Tosanoumi leads 18-17; the rating model gives Musoyama 72%