Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Asashoryu leads alone at 6-0
January (Hatsu) 2003 has completed day 6. Asashoryu (Ozeki) leads alone at 6-0.
Championship Race
Kasugao, Takamisakari, Kotoryu, Dejima trail by one. 9 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightAsashoryu is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 6.
- Ozeki Asashoryu6-0 ・ W6
- Maegashira 13 Kasugao5-1
- Maegashira 9 Takamisakari5-1
- Maegashira 8 Kotoryu5-1
- Maegashira 3 Dejima5-1 ・ W4
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Asashoryu, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 6-0 — 7 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 0-0-6 — 8 more wins needed with 9 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Kaio stands at 0-0-6 — 8 more wins needed with 9 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 Asashoryu6-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai0-0-6 ・ kadoban #8――――――
- Ozeki Kaio0-0-6 ・ kadoban #4――――――
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 4-1-1) vs Dejima (Maegashira 3, 5-1) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 13-4; the rating model gives Takanohana 89%
- Asashoryu (Ozeki, 6-0) vs Takanowaka (Sekiwake, 4-2) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 10-1; the rating model gives Asashoryu 71%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even