Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Asashoryu leads alone at 7-0
September (Aki) 2002 has completed day 7. Asashoryu (Ozeki) leads alone at 7-0.
Championship Race
Tamakasuga, Kotomitsuki, Musoyama, Chiyotaikai, Musashimaru trail by one. 8 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightAsashoryu is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 7.
- Ozeki Asashoryu7-0 ・ W7
- Maegashira 8 Tamakasuga6-1
- Maegashira 7 Kotomitsuki6-1 ・ W4
- Ozeki Musoyama6-1 ・ W5
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai6-1 ・ W6
- Yokozuna Musashimaru6-1 ・ W6
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Chiyotaikai, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 6-1 — 7 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Tochiazuma stands at 0-0-7 — 8 more wins needed with 8 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Kaio stands at 5-2 — 3 more wins needed with 8 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Musoyama stands at 6-1 — 2 more wins needed with 8 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 Chiyotaikai6-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Tochiazuma0-0-7 ・ kadoban #1―――――――
- Ozeki Kaio5-2 ・ kadoban #3
- Ozeki Musoyama6-1 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Wakanosato (Sekiwake, 5-2) vs Takanohana (Yokozuna, 5-2) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 9-0; the rating model gives Wakanosato 27%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Wakanosato
- Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 6-1) vs Toki (Maegashira 2, 2-5) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 15-0; the rating model gives Musashimaru 85%; Forward Pusher vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even
- Asashoryu (Ozeki, 7-0) vs Kotoryu (Maegashira 3, 2-5) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 4-1; the rating model gives Asashoryu 86%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Asashoryu