Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Dejima takes a gold star off yokozuna Takanohana
January (Hatsu) 2003 has completed day 7. Dejima (Maegashira 3) defeated yokozuna Takanohana by Watashikomi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 5. Asashoryu (Ozeki) leads alone at 7-0.
Championship Race
Takamisakari, Kotoryu, Dejima trail by one. 8 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightAsashoryu is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 7.
- Ozeki Asashoryu7-0 ・ W7
- Maegashira 9 Takamisakari6-1
- Maegashira 8 Kotoryu6-1
- Maegashira 3 Dejima6-1 ・ W5
Today's Kinboshi
Dejima (Maegashira 3) defeated yokozuna Takanohana by Watashikomi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 5.
Upsets
Takanotsuru (Maegashira 12) beat Shimotori (Maegashira 7) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 33% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Asashoryu, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 7-0 — 6 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 0-0-7 — 8 more wins needed with 8 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Kaio stands at 0-0-7 — 8 more wins needed with 8 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 Asashoryu7-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai0-0-7 ・ kadoban #8―――――――
- Ozeki Kaio0-0-7 ・ kadoban #4―――――――
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Takanohana (Yokozuna, 4-2-1) vs Aminishiki (Maegashira 4, 1-6) →head-to-head: Aminishiki leads 1-0; the rating model gives Takanohana 93%
- Kotomitsuki (Sekiwake, 4-3) vs Musoyama (Ozeki, 3-4) →head-to-head: Kotomitsuki leads 10-7; the rating model gives Kotomitsuki 47%; Belt Grinder vs Technician — style matchup is even
- Asashoryu (Ozeki, 7-0) vs Tokitsuumi (Maegashira 4, 3-4) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 7-1; the rating model gives Asashoryu 91%