Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Asashoryu leads alone at 8-0
September (Aki) 2003 has completed day 8. Asashoryu (Yokozuna) leads alone at 8-0.
Championship Race
7 days remain in the race.
解説 ・ InsightAsashoryu is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 8.
- Yokozuna Asashoryu8-0 ・ W8
Upsets
Tochinonada (Maegashira 1) beat Kaio (Ozeki) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 23% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 12-25, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 6-2 — 7 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Tochiazuma stands at 6-2 — 2 more wins needed with 7 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 Kaio6-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Tochiazuma6-2 ・ kadoban #5
Records Decided Today
1 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
解説 ・ InsightAsashoryu clinched at 8-0 — the fastest kachi-koshi possible in a 15-day basho.
- Yokozuna Asashoryukachi-koshi (8-0)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 8-0) vs Iwakiyama (Maegashira 5, 5-3) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 15-1; the rating model gives Asashoryu 86%
- Wakanosato (Sekiwake, 5-3) vs Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 6-2) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 27-5; the rating model gives Wakanosato 41%