Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kaiho takes a gold star off yokozuna Musashimaru
September (Aki) 2001 has completed day 7. Kaiho (Maegashira 4) defeated yokozuna Musashimaru by Uchigake for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 1. Kotomitsuki, Asashoryu share the lead at 6-1.
Championship Race
Kitazakura, Daizen, Kyokutenho, Tokitsuumi, Musoyama trail by one. 8 days remain.
Today's Kinboshi
Kaiho (Maegashira 4) defeated yokozuna Musashimaru by Uchigake for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 1.
Upsets
Tosanoumi (Maegashira 3) beat Musoyama (Ozeki) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 28% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio's yokozuna bid is over at 0-4-3 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Miyabiyama stands at 3-4 — 5 more wins needed with 8 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 Kaio0-4-3 ・ yokozuna bid―――
- Ozeki Miyabiyama3-4 ・ kadoban #3
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 4-3) vs Tokitsuumi (Maegashira 4, 5-2) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 4-0; the rating model gives Musashimaru 91%
- Tosanoumi (Maegashira 3, 3-4) vs Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 4-3) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 21-10; the rating model gives Tosanoumi 21%
- Kotomitsuki (Maegashira 2, 6-1) vs Asashoryu (Maegashira 1, 6-1) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 36-9; the rating model gives Kotomitsuki 53%; Belt Grinder vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Asashoryu