Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Dejima, Asashoryu share the lead at 9 wins
January (Hatsu) 2003 has completed day 10. Dejima, Asashoryu share the lead at 9-1.
Championship Race
Takanotsuru, Takamisakari, Wakanosato trail by one. 5 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightIf Dejima holds on, it would be the first maegashira championship since Mitoizumi in July (Nagoya) 1992.
- Maegashira 3 Dejima9-1 ・ W8
- Ozeki Asashoryu9-1
- Maegashira 12 Takanotsuru8-2 ・ W4
- Maegashira 9 Takamisakari8-2
- Komusubi Wakanosato8-2 ・ W5
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Asashoryu, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 9-1 — 4 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai has been absent since day one. With no path to a winning record, demotion to sekiwake is certain.
Kadoban ozeki Kaio has been absent since day one. With no path to a winning record, demotion to sekiwake is certain.
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 Asashoryu9-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai0-0-10 ・ kadoban #8――――――――――
- Ozeki Kaio0-0-10 ・ kadoban #4――――――――――
Records Decided Today
5 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 9 Takamisakarikachi-koshi (8-2)
- Maegashira 12 Takanotsurukachi-koshi (8-2)
- Maegashira 9 Akinoshimamake-koshi (2-8)
- Maegashira 4 Aminishikimake-koshi (2-8)
- Komusubi Wakanosatokachi-koshi (8-2)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Ozeki, 9-1) vs Iwakiyama (Maegashira 5, 5-5) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 15-1; the rating model gives Asashoryu 89%
- Kaiho (Maegashira 5, 5-5) vs Musoyama (Ozeki, 4-6) →head-to-head: Musoyama leads 6-3; the rating model gives Kaiho 21%
- Kyokutenho (Maegashira 2, 7-3) vs Dejima (Maegashira 3, 9-1) →head-to-head: Kyokutenho leads 14-13; the rating model gives Kyokutenho 58%; Belt Grinder vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even