Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Hakuho leads alone at 10-0
July (Nagoya) 2008 has completed day 10. Hakuho (Yokozuna) leads alone at 10-0.
Championship Race
5 days remain in the race.
解説 ・ InsightHakuho is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 10.
- Yokozuna Hakuho10-0 ・ W10
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kotooshu's yokozuna bid is over at 7-3 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 7-3 — 1 more win needed with 5 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 Kotooshu7-3 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai7-3 ・ kadoban #16
Records Decided Today
2 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 3 Futenomake-koshi (2-8)
- Ozeki Kotomitsukikachi-koshi (8-2)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 10-0) vs Harumafuji (Sekiwake, 7-3) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 38-22; the rating model gives Hakuho 72%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even
- Kaio (Ozeki, 6-4) vs Tochinonada (Maegashira 3, 4-6) →head-to-head: Kaio leads 25-12; the rating model gives Kaio 75%