Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Ushiomaru, Wakanoyama, Wakatoba, Tamarikido, Kakizoe, Dejima, Jumonji, Tamanoshima, Buyuzan, Kotomitsuki, Takanonami, Asasekiryu, Kotoryu, Wakanosato, Tochiazuma, Tochinonada, Chiyotaikai, Kaio, Asashoryu share the lead at 1 wins
September (Aki) 2003 has completed day 1. Ushiomaru, Wakanoyama, Wakatoba, Tamarikido, Kakizoe, Dejima, Jumonji, Tamanoshima, Buyuzan, Kotomitsuki, Takanonami, Asasekiryu, Kotoryu, Wakanosato, Tochiazuma, Tochinonada, Chiyotaikai, Kaio, Asashoryu share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-0 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Tochiazuma stands at 1-0 — 7 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightKaio's last two basho: 11 wins, then 12 (champion) — 23 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
This is kadoban No. 5 — he survived 2 of 4, and fell 2 times.
His pre-basho rating of 2351 sits 342 points below his peak of 2693 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Kaio1-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Tochiazuma1-0 ・ kadoban #5
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 1-0) vs Kyokutenho (Maegashira 2, 0-1) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 36-2; the rating model gives Asashoryu 69%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Asashoryu
- Toki (Komusubi, 0-1) vs Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 1-0) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 14-0; the rating model gives Toki 24%
- Hokutoriki (Maegashira 2, 0-1) vs Tochiazuma (Ozeki, 1-0) →head-to-head: Tochiazuma leads 5-2; the rating model gives Hokutoriki 43%