Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Hakuho, Futeno, Kinkaiyama, Kotoryu, Tamanoshima, Tokitsuumi, Shimotori, Hokutoriki, Chiyotaikai, Asashoryu share the lead at 2 wins
May (Natsu) 2004 has completed day 2. Hakuho, Futeno, Kinkaiyama, Kotoryu, Tamanoshima, Tokitsuumi, Shimotori, Hokutoriki, Chiyotaikai, Asashoryu share the lead at 2-0.
Championship Race
13 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Chiyotaikai, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 2-0 — 11 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Ozeki Kaio, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-1 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Tochiazuma stands at 0-0-2 — 8 more wins needed with 13 days left.
解説 ・ InsightChiyotaikai's last two basho: 10 wins, then 13 — 23 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
His rating of 2588 is at career-peak level (2589) — the rating says he is knocking on the door.
Kaio's last two basho: 10 wins, then 13 — 23 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
This is kadoban No. 6 — he survived 3 of 5, and fell 2 times.
His pre-basho rating of 2443 sits 250 points below his peak of 2693 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai2-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kaio1-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Tochiazuma0-0-2 ・ kadoban #6――
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 2-0) vs Tochinonada (Maegashira 1, 1-1) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 17-6; the rating model gives Asashoryu 90%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even
- Musoyama (Ozeki, 1-1) vs Shimotori (Maegashira 3, 2-0) →head-to-head: Musoyama leads 3-3; the rating model gives Musoyama 64%
- Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 2-0) vs Miyabiyama (Komusubi, 0-2) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 24-22; the rating model gives Chiyotaikai 77%