Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kitazakura, Tochinohana, Homasho, Takekaze, Tamakasuga, Kasugao, Tamanoshima, Yoshikaze, Tokitenku, Aminishiki, Wakanosato, Futeno, Baruto, Kakizoe, Roho, Tochiazuma, Hakurozan, Kaio, Chiyotaikai, Asasekiryu, Asashoryu share the lead at 1 wins
July (Nagoya) 2006 has completed day 1. Kitazakura, Tochinohana, Homasho, Takekaze, Tamakasuga, Kasugao, Tamanoshima, Yoshikaze, Tokitenku, Aminishiki, Wakanosato, Futeno, Baruto, Kakizoe, Roho, Tochiazuma, Hakurozan, Kaio, Chiyotaikai, Asasekiryu, Asashoryu share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Upsets
Hakurozan (Maegashira 2) beat Kotooshu (Ozeki) by Kotenage — pre-basho ratings gave just a 24% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Hakuho, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 0-1 — 13 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Tochiazuma stands at 1-0 — 7 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightHakuho's last two basho: 13 wins, then 14 (champion) — 27 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
This is kadoban No. 9 — he survived 4 of 8, and fell 4 times.
- Ozeki Hakuho0-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Tochiazuma1-0 ・ kadoban #9
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 1-0) vs Roho (Maegashira 3, 1-0) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 9-0; the rating model gives Asashoryu 90%
- Kisenosato (Komusubi, 0-1) vs Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 1-0) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 13-8; the rating model gives Kisenosato 32%
- Kaio (Ozeki, 1-0) vs Asasekiryu (Komusubi, 1-0) →head-to-head: Kaio leads 11-5; the rating model gives Kaio 58%