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September (Aki) 2003Day 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.

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.

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