Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →September (Aki) 2003 ・ Day 4 ・ Sep 10
Kakizoe, Tamanoshima, Chiyotaikai, Kaio, Asashoryu share the lead at 4 wins
September (Aki) 2003 has completed day 4. Kakizoe, Tamanoshima, Chiyotaikai, Kaio, Asashoryu share the lead at 4-0.
Championship Race
Tamarikido, Aminishiki, Kotomitsuki, Tochiazuma trail by one. 11 days remain.
- Maegashira 11 Kakizoe4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 7 Tamanoshima4-0 ・ W4
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai4-0 ・ W4
- Ozeki Kaio4-0 ・ W4
- Yokozuna Asashoryu4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 11 Tamarikido3-1
- Maegashira 9 Aminishiki3-1
- Maegashira 6 Kotomitsuki3-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 4-0 — 9 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Tochiazuma stands at 3-1 — 5 more wins needed with 11 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 Kaio4-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Tochiazuma3-1 ・ kadoban #5
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 4-0) vs Tochinonada (Maegashira 1, 2-2) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 17-6; the rating model gives Asashoryu 72%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even
- Kaio (Ozeki, 4-0) vs Takamisakari (Maegashira 1, 2-2) →head-to-head: Kaio leads 6-3; the rating model gives Kaio 75%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Kaio
- Hokutoriki (Maegashira 2, 1-3) vs Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 4-0) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 9-4; the rating model gives Hokutoriki 21%; Forward Pusher vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even