Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Asashoryu leads alone at 6-0
September (Aki) 2002 has completed day 6. Asashoryu (Ozeki) leads alone at 6-0.
Championship Race
9 days remain in the race.
解説 ・ InsightAsashoryu is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 6.
- Ozeki Asashoryu6-0 ・ W6
- Maegashira 12 Wakanoyama5-1
- Maegashira 8 Tamakasuga5-1
- Maegashira 7 Kotomitsuki5-1
- Maegashira 4 Takanowaka5-1 ・ W4
- Sekiwake Wakanosato5-1
- Ozeki Musoyama5-1 ・ W4
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai5-1 ・ W5
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Chiyotaikai, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 5-1 — 8 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Tochiazuma stands at 0-0-6 — 8 more wins needed with 9 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Kaio stands at 4-2 — 4 more wins needed with 9 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Musoyama stands at 5-1 — 3 more wins needed with 9 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 Chiyotaikai5-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Tochiazuma0-0-6 ・ kadoban #1――――――
- Ozeki Kaio4-2 ・ kadoban #3
- Ozeki Musoyama5-1 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 5-1) vs Wakanosato (Sekiwake, 5-1) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 10-5; the rating model gives Musashimaru 58%
- Tochinonada (Maegashira 1, 0-6) vs Takanohana (Yokozuna, 4-2) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 12-2; the rating model gives Tochinonada 13%
- Asashoryu (Ozeki, 6-0) vs Takanowaka (Maegashira 4, 5-1) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 10-1; the rating model gives Asashoryu 80%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even