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Torikumi for this day →Hokutoriki takes a gold star off yokozuna Asashoryu
May (Natsu) 2004 has completed day 6. Hokutoriki (Maegashira 1) defeated yokozuna Asashoryu by Oshitaoshi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 1. Kinkaiyama, Hokutoriki share the lead at 6-0.
Championship Race
Futeno, Kokkai, Tamanoshima, Tokitsuumi, Wakanosato, Asashoryu trail by one. 9 days remain.
- Maegashira 13 Kinkaiyama6-0 ・ W6
- Maegashira 1 Hokutoriki6-0 ・ W6
- Maegashira 15 Futeno5-1
- Maegashira 7 Kokkai5-1 ・ W4
- Maegashira 5 Tamanoshima5-1
- Maegashira 4 Tokitsuumi5-1
- Sekiwake Wakanosato5-1 ・ W4
- Yokozuna Asashoryu5-1
Today's Kinboshi
Hokutoriki (Maegashira 1) defeated yokozuna Asashoryu by Oshitaoshi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 1.
Upsets
Kakizoe (Maegashira 2) beat Chiyotaikai (Ozeki) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 18% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Chiyotaikai's yokozuna bid is over at 3-3 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Ozeki Kaio, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 4-2 — 9 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Tochiazuma stands at 0-0-6 — 8 more wins needed with 9 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 Chiyotaikai3-3 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kaio4-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Tochiazuma0-0-6 ・ kadoban #6――――――
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 5-1) vs Takamisakari (Maegashira 4, 2-4) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 10-1; the rating model gives Asashoryu 95%
- Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 3-3) vs Shimotori (Maegashira 3, 3-3) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 7-0; the rating model gives Chiyotaikai 82%
- Kotonowaka (Maegashira 5, 3-3) vs Hokutoriki (Maegashira 1, 6-0) →head-to-head: Kotonowaka leads 6-3; the rating model gives Kotonowaka 54%