Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Buyuzan, Otsukasa, Kitazakura, Toyozakura, Tochinonada, Takamisakari, Wakanosato, Takekaze, Asasekiryu, Kasugao, Kisenosato, Kakizoe, Dejima, Futeno, Kotomitsuki, Hakuho, Harumafuji, Chiyotaikai, Kotooshu, Tochiazuma, Asashoryu share the lead at 1 wins
March (Haru) 2006 has completed day 1. Buyuzan, Otsukasa, Kitazakura, Toyozakura, Tochinonada, Takamisakari, Wakanosato, Takekaze, Asasekiryu, Kasugao, Kisenosato, Kakizoe, Dejima, Futeno, Kotomitsuki, Hakuho, Harumafuji, Chiyotaikai, Kotooshu, Tochiazuma, Asashoryu share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Tochiazuma, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-0 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 1-0 — 7 more wins needed with 14 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Kaio stands at 0-1 — 8 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightTochiazuma's last two basho: 2 wins, then 14 (champion) — 16 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 (2693) — the rating says he is knocking on the door.
This is kadoban No. 13 — he survived 8 of 12, and fell 4 times.
This is kadoban No. 10 — he survived 8 of 9, and fell 1 time.
His pre-basho rating of 2452 sits 216 points below his peak of 2668 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Tochiazuma1-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai1-0 ・ kadoban #13
- Ozeki Kaio0-1 ・ kadoban #10
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 1-0) vs Harumafuji (Maegashira 2, 1-0) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 17-5; the rating model gives Asashoryu 91%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even
- Miyabiyama (Komusubi, 0-1) vs Kotooshu (Ozeki, 1-0) →head-to-head: Kotooshu leads 22-5; the rating model gives Miyabiyama 36%
- Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 1-0) vs Roho (Komusubi, 0-1) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 6-4; the rating model gives Chiyotaikai 64%