Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Hakuho leads alone at 12-0
July (Nagoya) 2008 has completed day 12. Hakuho (Yokozuna) leads alone at 12-0.
Championship Race
3 days remain in the race.
解説 ・ InsightHakuho is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 12.
- Yokozuna Hakuho12-0 ・ W12
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kotooshu's yokozuna bid is over at 8-4 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai reached 8-4 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 Kotooshu8-4 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai8-4 ・ kadoban #16
Records Decided Today
7 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 16 Masatsukasakachi-koshi (8-4)
- Maegashira 8 Dejimamake-koshi (4-8)
- Maegashira 5 Barutokachi-koshi (8-4)
- Komusubi Toyonoshimakachi-koshi (8-4)
- Maegashira 2 Asasekiryukachi-koshi (8-4)
- Ozeki Kaiokachi-koshi (8-4)
- Sekiwake Harumafujikachi-koshi (8-4)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 12-0) vs Kaio (Ozeki, 8-4) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 27-6; the rating model gives Hakuho 78%
- Kotooshu (Ozeki, 8-4) vs Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 8-4) →head-to-head: Kotooshu leads 16-7; the rating model gives Kotooshu 74%