Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Musashimaru leads alone at 10-1
September (Aki) 2002 has completed day 11. Musashimaru (Yokozuna) leads alone at 10-1.
Championship Race
Kotomitsuki, Asashoryu, Kaio, Chiyotaikai, Takanohana trail by one. 4 days remain.
- Yokozuna Musashimaru10-1 ・ W10
- Maegashira 7 Kotomitsuki9-2
- Ozeki Asashoryu9-2
- Ozeki Kaio9-2 ・ W5
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai9-2
- Yokozuna Takanohana9-2 ・ W6
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Chiyotaikai, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 9-2 — 4 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Tochiazuma has been absent since day one. With no path to a winning record, demotion to sekiwake is certain.
Kadoban ozeki Kaio reached 9-2 to clear kadoban status.
Kadoban ozeki Musoyama stands at 7-4 — 1 more win needed with 4 days left.
解説 ・ InsightChiyotaikai's last two basho: 11 wins, then 14 (champion) — 25 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
His rating of 2572 is at career-peak level (2589) — the rating says he is knocking on the door.
This is Tochiazuma's first kadoban.
His pre-basho rating of 2490 sits 203 points below his peak of 2693 — the decline shows in the numbers.
This is kadoban No. 3 — he has survived all 2 previous ones.
His pre-basho rating of 2452 sits 216 points below his peak of 2668 — the decline shows in the numbers.
This is kadoban No. 2 — he survived 0 of 1, and fell 1 time.
At 2450, his rating remains near his career peak of 2497 — no sign of decline in the data.
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai9-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Tochiazuma0-0-11 ・ kadoban #1―――――――――――
- Ozeki Kaio9-2 ・ kadoban #3
- Ozeki Musoyama7-4 ・ kadoban #2
Records Decided Today
5 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 10 Kasuganishikimake-koshi (3-8)
- Maegashira 8 Tamakasugakachi-koshi (8-3)
- Maegashira 3 Kotoryumake-koshi (3-8)
- Maegashira 2 Tokimake-koshi (3-8)
- Maegashira 2 Shimotorimake-koshi (3-8)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Musoyama (Ozeki, 7-4) vs Takanohana (Yokozuna, 9-2) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 26-11; the rating model gives Musoyama 24%
- Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 10-1) vs Asashoryu (Ozeki, 9-2) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 5-4; the rating model gives Musashimaru 47%