Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Takamisakari, Kotoryu, Kaiho, Asashoryu share the lead at 3 wins
January (Hatsu) 2003 has completed day 3. Takamisakari, Kotoryu, Kaiho, Asashoryu share the lead at 3-0.
Championship Race
12 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Asashoryu, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 3-0 — 10 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 0-0-3 — 8 more wins needed with 12 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Kaio stands at 0-0-3 — 8 more wins needed with 12 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 Asashoryu3-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai0-0-3 ・ kadoban #8―――
- Ozeki Kaio0-0-3 ・ kadoban #4―――
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Ozeki, 3-0) vs Takanonami (Komusubi, 2-1) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 12-2; the rating model gives Asashoryu 77%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even
- Toki (Maegashira 2, 0-3) vs Musoyama (Ozeki, 1-2) →head-to-head: Musoyama leads 10-7; the rating model gives Toki 25%
- Aminishiki (Maegashira 4, 1-2) vs Kaiho (Maegashira 5, 3-0) →head-to-head: Kaiho leads 8-6; the rating model gives Aminishiki 51%