Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Tochinonada, Wakanosato, Hakuho, Chiyotaikai, Asashoryu share the lead at 4 wins
March (Haru) 2006 has completed day 4. Tochinonada, Wakanosato, Hakuho, Chiyotaikai, Asashoryu share the lead at 4-0.
Championship Race
11 days remain in the race.
- Maegashira 12 Tochinonada4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 11 Wakanosato4-0 ・ W4
- Sekiwake Hakuho4-0 ・ W4
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai4-0 ・ W4
- Yokozuna Asashoryu4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 17 Buyuzan3-1
- Maegashira 14 Kitazakura3-1
- Maegashira 9 Takekaze3-1
Upsets
Aminishiki (Maegashira 3) beat Kaio (Ozeki) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 31% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 8-18, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Tochiazuma, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 3-1 — 10 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 4-0 — 4 more wins needed with 11 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Kaio stands at 2-2 — 6 more wins needed with 11 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 Tochiazuma3-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai4-0 ・ kadoban #13
- Ozeki Kaio2-2 ・ kadoban #10
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 4-0) vs Tamanoshima (Maegashira 1, 1-3) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 21-4; the rating model gives Asashoryu 86%; Thrower vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Asashoryu
- Tochiazuma (Ozeki, 3-1) vs Kokkai (Maegashira 1, 1-3) →head-to-head: Tochiazuma leads 10-2; the rating model gives Tochiazuma 80%; Forward Pusher vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even
- Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 4-0) vs Aminishiki (Maegashira 3, 2-2) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 18-6; the rating model gives Chiyotaikai 74%