Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Asashoryu leads alone at 6-0
September (Aki) 2003 has completed day 6. Asashoryu (Yokozuna) leads alone at 6-0.
Championship Race
Kakizoe, Aminishiki, Tamanoshima, Kaio trail by one. 9 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightAsashoryu is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 6.
- Yokozuna Asashoryu6-0 ・ W6
- Maegashira 11 Kakizoe5-1
- Maegashira 9 Aminishiki5-1 ・ W5
- Maegashira 7 Tamanoshima5-1
- Ozeki Kaio5-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 5-1 — 8 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Tochiazuma stands at 4-2 — 4 more wins needed with 9 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 Kaio5-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Tochiazuma4-2 ・ kadoban #5
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 6-0) vs Kotoryu (Maegashira 3, 3-3) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 4-1; the rating model gives Asashoryu 83%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even
- Tochinonada (Maegashira 1, 3-3) vs Tochiazuma (Ozeki, 4-2) →head-to-head: Tochiazuma leads 21-4; the rating model gives Tochinonada 52%; Thrower vs Forward Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Tochinonada