Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Tamarikido, Kobo, Kasugao, Takanotsuru, Kasuganishiki, Gojoro, Takamisakari, Kotoryu, Shimotori, Hokutoriki, Kaiho, Tokitsuumi, Takanonami, Dejima, Takanowaka, Miyabiyama, Kyokutenho, Asashoryu, Takanohana share the lead at 1 wins
January (Hatsu) 2003 has completed day 1. Tamarikido, Kobo, Kasugao, Takanotsuru, Kasuganishiki, Gojoro, Takamisakari, Kotoryu, Shimotori, Hokutoriki, Kaiho, Tokitsuumi, Takanonami, Dejima, Takanowaka, Miyabiyama, Kyokutenho, Asashoryu, Takanohana share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Asashoryu, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-0 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 0-0-1 — 8 more wins needed with 14 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Kaio stands at 0-0-1 — 8 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightAsashoryu's last two basho: 10 wins, then 14 (champion) — 24 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
This is kadoban No. 8 — he survived 4 of 7, and fell 3 times.
At 2516, his rating remains near his career peak of 2589 — no sign of decline in the data.
This is kadoban No. 4 — he has survived all 3 previous ones.
His pre-basho rating of 2517 sits 151 points below his peak of 2668 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Asashoryu1-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai0-0-1 ・ kadoban #8―
- Ozeki Kaio0-0-1 ・ kadoban #4―
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Miyabiyama (Maegashira 1, 1-0) vs Takanohana (Yokozuna, 1-0) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 11-0; the rating model gives Miyabiyama 15%
- Takanonami (Komusubi, 1-0) vs Musoyama (Ozeki, 0-1) →head-to-head: Musoyama leads 25-24; the rating model gives Takanonami 43%
- Asashoryu (Ozeki, 1-0) vs Dejima (Maegashira 3, 1-0) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 16-4; the rating model gives Asashoryu 86%; Thrower vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Asashoryu