Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Asashoryu leads alone at 8-0
May (Natsu) 2003 has completed day 8. Asashoryu (Yokozuna) leads alone at 8-0.
Championship Race
7 days remain in the race.
解説 ・ InsightAsashoryu is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 8.
- Yokozuna Asashoryu8-0 ・ W8
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Chiyotaikai, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 6-2 — 7 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Musoyama stands at 3-5 — 5 more wins needed with 7 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Tochiazuma stands at 4-4 — 4 more wins needed with 7 days left.
解説 ・ InsightChiyotaikai's last two basho: 0 wins, then 12 (champion) — 12 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
This is kadoban No. 3 — he survived 1 of 2, and fell 1 time.
His pre-basho rating of 2313 sits 184 points below his peak of 2497 — the decline shows in the numbers.
This is kadoban No. 4 — he survived 1 of 3, and fell 2 times.
His pre-basho rating of 2328 sits 365 points below his peak of 2693 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai6-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Musoyama3-5 ・ kadoban #3
- Ozeki Tochiazuma4-4 ・ kadoban #4
Records Decided Today
2 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
解説 ・ InsightAsashoryu clinched at 8-0 — the fastest kachi-koshi possible in a 15-day basho.
- Maegashira 14 Takanotsurumake-koshi (0-8)
- Yokozuna Asashoryukachi-koshi (8-0)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 8-0) vs Kyokushuzan (Maegashira 3, 3-5) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 13-2; the rating model gives Asashoryu 83%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even
- Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 6-2) vs Tamanoshima (Maegashira 3, 5-3) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 14-8; the rating model gives Chiyotaikai 82%