Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Chiyohakuho, Kakizoe, Tochinoshin, Koryu, Kimurayama, Tochiozan, Tamanoshima, Kyokutenho, Dejima, Kakuryu, Tokitenku, Miyabiyama, Wakanosato, Tochinonada, Harumafuji, Chiyotaikai, Kaio, Kotomitsuki, Aminishiki, Hakuho, Toyonoshima share the lead at 1 wins
July (Nagoya) 2008 has completed day 1. Chiyohakuho, Kakizoe, Tochinoshin, Koryu, Kimurayama, Tochiozan, Tamanoshima, Kyokutenho, Dejima, Kakuryu, Tokitenku, Miyabiyama, Wakanosato, Tochinonada, Harumafuji, Chiyotaikai, Kaio, Kotomitsuki, Aminishiki, Hakuho, Toyonoshima share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Upsets
Toyonoshima (Komusubi) beat Asashoryu (Yokozuna) by Uwatenage — pre-basho ratings gave just a 14% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 2-7, which makes it count double.
Aminishiki (Maegashira 1) beat Kotooshu (Ozeki) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 32% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kotooshu, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 0-1 — 13 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 1-0 — 7 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightKotooshu'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.
This is kadoban No. 16 — he survived 11 of 15, and fell 4 times.
His pre-basho rating of 2421 sits 168 points below his peak of 2589 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Kotooshu0-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai1-0 ・ kadoban #16
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Aminishiki (Maegashira 1, 1-0) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 1-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 37-4; the rating model gives Aminishiki 18%; Technician vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 0-1) vs Wakanoho (Maegashira 1, 0-1) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 3-0; the rating model gives Asashoryu 85%
- Kisenosato (Komusubi, 0-1) vs Kotomitsuki (Ozeki, 1-0) →head-to-head: Kisenosato leads 12-11; the rating model gives Kisenosato 56%; Belt Grinder vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even