Basho Report ・ 場所レポート

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July (Nagoya) 2008Day 1 ・ Jul 13

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.

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.

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