Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Tamanoshima, Asashoryu share the lead at 5 wins
September (Aki) 2003 has completed day 5. Tamanoshima, Asashoryu share the lead at 5-0.
Championship Race
Kakizoe, Aminishiki, Tochiazuma, Chiyotaikai, Kaio trail by one. 10 days remain.
- Maegashira 7 Tamanoshima5-0 ・ W5
- Yokozuna Asashoryu5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 11 Kakizoe4-1
- Maegashira 9 Aminishiki4-1 ・ W4
- Ozeki Tochiazuma4-1
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai4-1
- Ozeki Kaio4-1
Upsets
Hokutoriki (Maegashira 2) beat Chiyotaikai (Ozeki) by Tsukidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 21% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 4-9, which makes it count double.
Takamisakari (Maegashira 1) beat Kaio (Ozeki) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 25% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 3-6, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 4-1 — 9 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Tochiazuma stands at 4-1 — 4 more wins needed with 10 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 Kaio4-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Tochiazuma4-1 ・ kadoban #5
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 5-0) vs Hokutoriki (Maegashira 2, 2-3) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 11-1; the rating model gives Asashoryu 79%
- Tosanoumi (Komusubi, 1-4) vs Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 4-1) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 21-10; the rating model gives Tosanoumi 27%
- Kakizoe (Maegashira 11, 4-1) vs Tamanoshima (Maegashira 7, 5-0) →head-to-head: Kakizoe leads 10-10; the rating model gives Kakizoe 38%