Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kobo, Kasugao, Takanotsuru, Gojoro, Takamisakari, Kotoryu, Shimotori, Kaiho, Tokitsuumi, Takanowaka, Asashoryu, Takanohana share the lead at 2 wins
January (Hatsu) 2003 has completed day 2. Kobo, Kasugao, Takanotsuru, Gojoro, Takamisakari, Kotoryu, Shimotori, Kaiho, Tokitsuumi, Takanowaka, Asashoryu, Takanohana share the lead at 2-0.
Championship Race
13 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Asashoryu, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 2-0 — 11 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 0-0-2 — 8 more wins needed with 13 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Kaio stands at 0-0-2 — 8 more wins needed with 13 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 Asashoryu2-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai0-0-2 ・ kadoban #8――
- Ozeki Kaio0-0-2 ・ kadoban #4――
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 2-0) vs Kyokutenho (Maegashira 2, 1-1) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 2-2; the rating model gives Takanohana 86%
- Tochiazuma (Ozeki, 0-2) vs Wakanosato (Komusubi, 1-1) →head-to-head: Tochiazuma leads 14-10; the rating model gives Tochiazuma 56%; Forward Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Wakanosato
- Asashoryu (Ozeki, 2-0) vs Miyabiyama (Maegashira 1, 1-1) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 34-5; the rating model gives Asashoryu 81%