Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kotoryu, Kaiho, Asashoryu share the lead at 4 wins
January (Hatsu) 2003 has completed day 4. Kotoryu, Kaiho, Asashoryu share the lead at 4-0.
Championship Race
11 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Asashoryu, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 4-0 — 9 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 0-0-4 — 8 more wins needed with 11 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Kaio stands at 0-0-4 — 8 more wins needed with 11 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 Asashoryu4-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai0-0-4 ・ kadoban #8――――
- Ozeki Kaio0-0-4 ・ kadoban #4――――
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 2-1-1) vs Toki (Maegashira 2, 0-4) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 9-0; the rating model gives Takanohana 91%
- Kotonowaka (Maegashira 3, 0-4) vs Musoyama (Ozeki, 2-2) →head-to-head: Musoyama leads 26-12; the rating model gives Kotonowaka 26%
- Asashoryu (Ozeki, 4-0) vs Kyokutenho (Maegashira 2, 3-1) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 36-2; the rating model gives Asashoryu 81%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Asashoryu