Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →March (Haru) 2008 ・ Day 5 ・ Mar 13
Homasho, Tochiozan, Hokutoriki, Kokkai, Asashoryu share the lead at 5 wins
March (Haru) 2008 has completed day 5. Homasho, Tochiozan, Hokutoriki, Kokkai, Asashoryu share the lead at 5-0.
Championship Race
10 days remain in the race.
- Maegashira 13 Homasho5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 12 Tochiozan5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 7 Hokutoriki5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 5 Kokkai5-0 ・ W5
- Yokozuna Asashoryu5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 16 Otsukasa4-1
- Maegashira 14 Kakizoe4-1
- Maegashira 11 Takamisakari4-1
Ozeki Watch
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 4-1 — 4 more wins needed with 10 days left.
解説 ・ InsightThis is kadoban No. 15 — he survived 10 of 14, and fell 4 times.
His pre-basho rating of 2426 sits 163 points below his peak of 2589 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai4-1 ・ kadoban #15
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Tokitenku (Maegashira 3, 2-3) vs Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 5-0) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 10-1; the rating model gives Tokitenku 11%
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 4-1) vs Toyonoshima (Maegashira 3, 0-5) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 32-3; the rating model gives Hakuho 90%; Thrower vs Technician — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Wakanoho (Maegashira 4, 2-3) vs Kokkai (Maegashira 5, 5-0) →head-to-head: Wakanoho leads 2-1; the rating model gives Wakanoho 51%