Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kotomitsuki leads alone at 7-1
September (Aki) 2001 has completed day 8. Kotomitsuki (Maegashira 2) leads alone at 7-1.
Championship Race
Daizen, Asashoryu trail by one. 7 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightIf Kotomitsuki holds on, it would be the first maegashira championship since Mitoizumi in July (Nagoya) 1992.
Upsets
Kaiho (Maegashira 4) beat Musoyama (Ozeki) by Hatakikomi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 16% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 3-6, which makes it count double.
Tosanoumi (Maegashira 3) beat Chiyotaikai (Ozeki) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 21% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 10-21, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio's yokozuna bid is over at 0-4-4 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Miyabiyama stands at 3-5 — 5 more wins needed with 7 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 Kaio0-4-4 ・ yokozuna bid――――
- Ozeki Miyabiyama3-5 ・ kadoban #3
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 5-3) vs Tamakasuga (Maegashira 3, 1-7) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 14-3; the rating model gives Musashimaru 92%
- Musoyama (Ozeki, 5-3) vs Tokitsuumi (Maegashira 4, 5-3) →head-to-head: Musoyama leads 5-2; the rating model gives Musoyama 81%
- Kotomitsuki (Maegashira 2, 7-1) vs Tamanoshima (Komusubi, 4-4) →head-to-head: Kotomitsuki leads 17-6; the rating model gives Kotomitsuki 50%; Belt Grinder vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even