Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kitazakura, Tochinonada, Wakanosato, Takekaze, Hakuho, Chiyotaikai, Asashoryu share the lead at 3 wins
March (Haru) 2006 has completed day 3. Kitazakura, Tochinonada, Wakanosato, Takekaze, Hakuho, Chiyotaikai, Asashoryu share the lead at 3-0.
Championship Race
12 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Tochiazuma, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 2-1 — 11 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 3-0 — 5 more wins needed with 12 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Kaio stands at 2-1 — 6 more wins needed with 12 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 Tochiazuma2-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai3-0 ・ kadoban #13
- Ozeki Kaio2-1 ・ kadoban #10
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 3-0) vs Iwakiyama (Maegashira 3, 1-2) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 15-1; the rating model gives Asashoryu 88%
- Aminishiki (Maegashira 3, 1-2) vs Kaio (Ozeki, 2-1) →head-to-head: Kaio leads 18-8; the rating model gives Aminishiki 31%
- Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 3-0) vs Hokutoriki (Maegashira 2, 0-3) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 9-4; the rating model gives Chiyotaikai 70%