Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kisenosato, Tokitenku, Kasugao, Tamakasuga, Kaiho, Takanowaka, Hayateumi, Roho, Kotoryu, Toyozakura, Jumonji, Kotonowaka, Kyokushuzan, Tamanoshima, Iwakiyama, Wakanosato, Tochiazuma, Hakuho, Chiyotaikai, Kotomitsuki, Asashoryu share the lead at 1 wins
November (Kyushu) 2004 has completed day 1. Kisenosato, Tokitenku, Kasugao, Tamakasuga, Kaiho, Takanowaka, Hayateumi, Roho, Kotoryu, Toyozakura, Jumonji, Kotonowaka, Kyokushuzan, Tamanoshima, Iwakiyama, Wakanosato, Tochiazuma, Hakuho, Chiyotaikai, Kotomitsuki, Asashoryu share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 0-1 — 13 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Musoyama stands at 0-1 — 8 more wins needed with 14 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Tochiazuma stands at 1-0 — 7 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightKaio's last two basho: 11 wins, then 13 (champion) — 24 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
His rating of 2654 is at career-peak level (2668) — the rating says he is knocking on the door.
This is kadoban No. 7 — he survived 5 of 6, and fell 1 time.
His pre-basho rating of 2337 sits 160 points below his peak of 2497 — the decline shows in the numbers.
This is kadoban No. 7 — he survived 3 of 6, and fell 3 times.
His pre-basho rating of 2465 sits 228 points below his peak of 2693 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Kaio0-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Musoyama0-1 ・ kadoban #7
- Ozeki Tochiazuma1-0 ・ kadoban #7
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 1-0) vs Kakizoe (Maegashira 2, 0-1) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 13-0; the rating model gives Asashoryu 83%
- Miyabiyama (Sekiwake, 0-1) vs Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 1-0) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 24-22; the rating model gives Miyabiyama 46%
- Kokkai (Maegashira 2, 0-1) vs Tochiazuma (Ozeki, 1-0) →head-to-head: Tochiazuma leads 10-2; the rating model gives Kokkai 37%; Pulling Pusher vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even