Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Ozeki Chiyotaikai clears kadoban
July (Nagoya) 2008 has completed day 11. Hakuho (Yokozuna) leads alone at 11-0.
Championship Race
4 days remain in the race.
解説 ・ InsightHakuho is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 11.
- Yokozuna Hakuho11-0 ・ W11
Upsets
Masatsukasa (Maegashira 16) beat Kokkai (Maegashira 10) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 21% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kotooshu's yokozuna bid is over at 8-3 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai reached 8-3 to clear kadoban status.
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 Kotooshu8-3 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai8-3 ・ kadoban #16
Records Decided Today
5 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 13 Koryumake-koshi (3-8)
- Maegashira 13 Toyohibikikachi-koshi (8-3)
- Komusubi Kisenosatomake-koshi (3-8)
- Ozeki Kotooshukachi-koshi (8-3)
- Ozeki Chiyotaikaikachi-koshi (8-3)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 11-0) vs Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 8-3) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 21-6; the rating model gives Hakuho 86%
- Kotooshu (Ozeki, 8-3) vs Harumafuji (Sekiwake, 7-4) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 23-17; the rating model gives Kotooshu 54%