Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Hakuho, Asashoryu share the lead at 6 wins
March (Haru) 2006 has completed day 6. Hakuho, Asashoryu share the lead at 6-0.
Championship Race
Tochinonada, Wakanosato, Kotomitsuki, Chiyotaikai, Tochiazuma trail by one. 9 days remain.
- Sekiwake Hakuho6-0 ・ W6
- Yokozuna Asashoryu6-0 ・ W6
- Maegashira 12 Tochinonada5-1
- Maegashira 11 Wakanosato5-1
- Sekiwake Kotomitsuki5-1 ・ W4
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai5-1
- Ozeki Tochiazuma5-1 ・ W4
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Tochiazuma, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 5-1 — 8 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 5-1 — 3 more wins needed with 9 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Kaio stands at 2-4 — 6 more wins needed with 9 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 Tochiazuma5-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai5-1 ・ kadoban #13
- Ozeki Kaio2-4 ・ kadoban #10
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 6-0) vs Roho (Komusubi, 1-5) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 9-0; the rating model gives Asashoryu 89%
- Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 5-1) vs Tamanoshima (Maegashira 1, 1-5) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 14-8; the rating model gives Chiyotaikai 58%
- Hakuho (Sekiwake, 6-0) vs Kokkai (Maegashira 1, 2-4) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 9-2; the rating model gives Hakuho 77%; Thrower vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho