Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Asashoryu leads alone at 8-0
September (Aki) 2002 has completed day 8. Asashoryu (Ozeki) leads alone at 8-0.
Championship Race
Kotomitsuki, Chiyotaikai, Musashimaru trail by one. 7 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightAsashoryu is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 8.
- Ozeki Asashoryu8-0 ・ W8
- Maegashira 7 Kotomitsuki7-1 ・ W5
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai7-1 ・ W7
- Yokozuna Musashimaru7-1 ・ W7
Upsets
Tokitsuumi (Maegashira 6) beat Tochinonada (Maegashira 1) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 33% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Chiyotaikai, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 7-1 — 6 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 stands at 6-2 — 2 more wins needed with 7 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Musoyama stands at 6-2 — 2 more wins needed with 7 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 Chiyotaikai7-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Tochiazuma0-0-8 ・ kadoban #1――――――――
- Ozeki Kaio6-2 ・ kadoban #3
- Ozeki Musoyama6-2 ・ kadoban #2
Records Decided Today
2 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
解説 ・ InsightAsashoryu clinched at 8-0 — the fastest kachi-koshi possible in a 15-day basho.
- Maegashira 1 Tochinonadamake-koshi (0-8)
- Ozeki Asashoryukachi-koshi (8-0)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 7-1) vs Tosanoumi (Sekiwake, 5-3) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 28-6; the rating model gives Musashimaru 65%; Forward Pusher vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even
- Toki (Maegashira 2, 2-6) vs Takanohana (Yokozuna, 6-2) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 9-0; the rating model gives Toki 8%; Pulling Pusher vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even
- Kaio (Ozeki, 6-2) vs Asashoryu (Ozeki, 8-0) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 25-12; the rating model gives Kaio 37%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even