Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Hakuho, Asashoryu share the lead at 10 wins
March (Haru) 2006 has completed day 10. Hakuho, Asashoryu share the lead at 10-0.
Championship Race
5 days remain in the race.
- Sekiwake Hakuho10-0 ・ W10
- Yokozuna Asashoryu10-0 ・ W10
Upsets
Tamakasuga (Maegashira 15) beat Tokitenku (Maegashira 6) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 27% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Tochiazuma, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 8-2 — 5 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 7-3 — 1 more win needed with 5 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Kaio stands at 4-6 — 4 more wins needed with 5 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 Tochiazuma8-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai7-3 ・ kadoban #13
- Ozeki Kaio4-6 ・ kadoban #10
Records Decided Today
6 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 13 Kasuganishikimake-koshi (2-8)
- Maegashira 9 Takekazekachi-koshi (8-2)
- Maegashira 11 Wakanosatokachi-koshi (8-2)
- Maegashira 3 Iwakiyamamake-koshi (2-8)
- Komusubi Rohomake-koshi (2-8)
- Ozeki Tochiazumakachi-koshi (8-2)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 10-0) vs Hakuho (Sekiwake, 10-0) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 15-14; the rating model gives Asashoryu 68%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even
- Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 7-3) vs Dejima (Maegashira 4, 5-5) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 20-16; the rating model gives Chiyotaikai 73%