Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Hokutoriki leads alone at 7-0
May (Natsu) 2004 has completed day 7. Hokutoriki (Maegashira 1) leads alone at 7-0.
Championship Race
Futeno, Kinkaiyama, Kokkai, Wakanosato, Asashoryu trail by one. 8 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightHokutoriki is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 7.
- Maegashira 1 Hokutoriki7-0 ・ W7
- Maegashira 15 Futeno6-1
- Maegashira 13 Kinkaiyama6-1
- Maegashira 7 Kokkai6-1 ・ W5
- Sekiwake Wakanosato6-1 ・ W5
- Yokozuna Asashoryu6-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Chiyotaikai's yokozuna bid is over at 4-3 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Ozeki Kaio, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 5-2 — 8 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Tochiazuma stands at 0-0-7 — 8 more wins needed with 8 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 Chiyotaikai4-3 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kaio5-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Tochiazuma0-0-7 ・ kadoban #6―――――――
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 6-1) vs Tokitsuumi (Maegashira 4, 5-2) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 7-1; the rating model gives Asashoryu 93%
- Miyabiyama (Komusubi, 1-6) vs Kaio (Ozeki, 5-2) →head-to-head: Kaio leads 31-15; the rating model gives Miyabiyama 22%
- Wakanosato (Sekiwake, 6-1) vs Hokutoriki (Maegashira 1, 7-0) →head-to-head: Wakanosato leads 10-8; the rating model gives Wakanosato 67%