Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →September (Aki) 2003 ・ Day 2 ・ Sep 8
Tamarikido, Kakizoe, Tamanoshima, Kotomitsuki, Asasekiryu, Tochinonada, Chiyotaikai, Kaio, Asashoryu share the lead at 2 wins
September (Aki) 2003 has completed day 2. Tamarikido, Kakizoe, Tamanoshima, Kotomitsuki, Asasekiryu, Tochinonada, Chiyotaikai, Kaio, Asashoryu share the lead at 2-0.
Championship Race
13 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 2-0 — 11 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Tochiazuma stands at 1-1 — 7 more wins needed with 13 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 Kaio2-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Tochiazuma1-1 ・ kadoban #5
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 2-0) vs Takamisakari (Maegashira 1, 1-1) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 10-1; the rating model gives Asashoryu 69%
- Musoyama (Ozeki, 0-2) vs Kotoryu (Maegashira 3, 1-1) →head-to-head: Musoyama leads 8-5; the rating model gives Musoyama 73%; Forward Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Kotoryu
- Kaio (Ozeki, 2-0) vs Hokutoriki (Maegashira 2, 1-1) →head-to-head: Kaio leads 9-2; the rating model gives Kaio 83%