Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Tamarikido, Kakizoe, Tamanoshima, Kotomitsuki, Chiyotaikai, Kaio, Asashoryu share the lead at 3 wins
September (Aki) 2003 has completed day 3. Tamarikido, Kakizoe, Tamanoshima, Kotomitsuki, Chiyotaikai, Kaio, Asashoryu share the lead at 3-0.
Championship Race
12 days remain in the race.
Upsets
Kotoryu (Maegashira 3) beat Musoyama (Ozeki) by Hatakikomi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 27% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 5-8, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 3-0 — 10 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Tochiazuma stands at 2-1 — 6 more wins needed with 12 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 Kaio3-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Tochiazuma2-1 ・ kadoban #5
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 3-0) vs Tokitsuumi (Maegashira 3, 1-2) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 7-1; the rating model gives Asashoryu 80%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Asashoryu
- Asasekiryu (Maegashira 4, 2-1) vs Tochiazuma (Ozeki, 2-1) →head-to-head: Tochiazuma leads 2-1; the rating model gives Asasekiryu 38%; Belt Grinder vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even
- Kaio (Ozeki, 3-0) vs Tosanoumi (Komusubi, 1-2) →head-to-head: Kaio leads 30-10; the rating model gives Kaio 77%; Thrower vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Kaio