Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Futeno, Kinkaiyama, Tokitsuumi, Hokutoriki, Asashoryu share the lead at 5 wins
May (Natsu) 2004 has completed day 5. Futeno, Kinkaiyama, Tokitsuumi, Hokutoriki, Asashoryu share the lead at 5-0.
Championship Race
Kokkai, Iwakiyama, Tamanoshima, Wakanosato trail by one. 10 days remain.
- Maegashira 15 Futeno5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 13 Kinkaiyama5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 4 Tokitsuumi5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 1 Hokutoriki5-0 ・ W5
- Yokozuna Asashoryu5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 7 Kokkai4-1
- Maegashira 6 Iwakiyama4-1
- Maegashira 5 Tamanoshima4-1
Upsets
Kakizoe (Maegashira 2) beat Kaio (Ozeki) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 17% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 2-10, which makes it count double.
Dejima (Maegashira 3) beat Chiyotaikai (Ozeki) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 19% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 16-20, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Chiyotaikai, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 3-2 — 10 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Ozeki Kaio, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 3-2 — 10 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Tochiazuma stands at 0-0-5 — 8 more wins needed with 10 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 Chiyotaikai3-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kaio3-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Tochiazuma0-0-5 ・ kadoban #6―――――
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 5-0) vs Hokutoriki (Maegashira 1, 5-0) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 11-1; the rating model gives Asashoryu 92%
- Musoyama (Ozeki, 2-3) vs Takamisakari (Maegashira 4, 2-3) →head-to-head: Musoyama leads 5-3; the rating model gives Musoyama 71%
- Tokitsuumi (Maegashira 4, 5-0) vs Kokkai (Maegashira 7, 4-1) →head-to-head: Kokkai leads 5-1; the rating model gives Tokitsuumi 63%