Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kotonowaka, Asashoryu share the lead at 5 wins
November (Kyushu) 2004 has completed day 5. Kotonowaka, Asashoryu share the lead at 5-0.
Championship Race
Kasugao, Kaiho, Roho, Wakanosato, Hakuho, Kaio trail by one. 10 days remain.
- Maegashira 5 Kotonowaka5-0 ・ W5
- Yokozuna Asashoryu5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 15 Kasugao4-1
- Maegashira 13 Kaiho4-1
- Maegashira 9 Roho4-1
- Sekiwake Wakanosato4-1
- Maegashira 1 Hakuho4-1
- Ozeki Kaio4-1 ・ W4
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kaio, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 4-1 — 9 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Musoyama stands at 0-4-1 — 8 more wins needed with 10 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Tochiazuma stands at 3-2 — 5 more wins needed with 10 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 Kaio4-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Musoyama0-4-1 ・ kadoban #7―
- Ozeki Tochiazuma3-2 ・ kadoban #7
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 5-0) vs Kyokutenho (Maegashira 3, 1-4) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 36-2; the rating model gives Asashoryu 84%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Asashoryu
- Iwakiyama (Maegashira 3, 3-2) vs Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 2-3) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 8-5; the rating model gives Iwakiyama 32%
- Jumonji (Maegashira 7, 1-4) vs Kotonowaka (Maegashira 5, 5-0) →head-to-head: Jumonji leads 8-3; the rating model gives Jumonji 40%