Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Hakuho, Asashoryu share the lead at 7 wins
March (Haru) 2006 has completed day 7. Hakuho, Asashoryu share the lead at 7-0.
Championship Race
Tochinonada, Wakanosato, Kotomitsuki trail by one. 8 days remain.
- Sekiwake Hakuho7-0 ・ W7
- Yokozuna Asashoryu7-0 ・ W7
- Maegashira 12 Tochinonada6-1
- Maegashira 11 Wakanosato6-1
- Sekiwake Kotomitsuki6-1 ・ W5
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Tochiazuma, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 5-2 — 8 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 5-2 — 3 more wins needed with 8 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Kaio stands at 3-4 — 5 more wins needed with 8 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 Tochiazuma5-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai5-2 ・ kadoban #13
- Ozeki Kaio3-4 ・ kadoban #10
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 7-0) vs Kokkai (Maegashira 1, 2-5) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 12-2; the rating model gives Asashoryu 88%; Thrower vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Asashoryu
- Tamanoshima (Maegashira 1, 2-5) vs Kaio (Ozeki, 3-4) →head-to-head: Kaio leads 19-5; the rating model gives Tamanoshima 49%
- Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 5-2) vs Hakuho (Sekiwake, 7-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 21-6; the rating model gives Chiyotaikai 32%