Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →May (Natsu) 2008 ・ Day 5 ・ May 15
Toyonoshima, Kotooshu, Hakuho share the lead at 5 wins
May (Natsu) 2008 has completed day 5. Toyonoshima, Kotooshu, Hakuho share the lead at 5-0.
Championship Race
Toyohibiki, Tamanoshima, Tochinonada, Kisenosato, Asashoryu trail by one. 10 days remain.
- Maegashira 5 Toyonoshima5-0 ・ W5
- Ozeki Kotooshu5-0 ・ W5
- Yokozuna Hakuho5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 15 Toyohibiki4-1
- Maegashira 13 Tamanoshima4-1 ・ W4
- Maegashira 8 Tochinonada4-1
- Komusubi Kisenosato4-1
- Yokozuna Asashoryu4-1 ・ W4
Ozeki Watch
Kadoban ozeki Kotooshu stands at 5-0 — 3 more wins needed with 10 days left.
解説 ・ InsightThis is kadoban No. 2 — he survived his only previous one.
His pre-basho rating of 2388 sits 301 points below his peak of 2689 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Kotooshu5-0 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Wakanoho (Maegashira 2, 2-3) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 5-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 3-0; the rating model gives Wakanoho 9%
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 4-1) vs Kyokutenho (Maegashira 2, 1-4) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 36-2; the rating model gives Asashoryu 91%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Asashoryu
- Baruto (Maegashira 1, 0-5) vs Kotooshu (Ozeki, 5-0) →head-to-head: Kotooshu leads 17-10; the rating model gives Baruto 60%