Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Hakuho wins the championship at 15-0
July (Nagoya) 2008 has completed final day. Hakuho (Yokozuna) takes the championship at 15-0.
Championship Race
A commanding run, 4 wins clear of the field.
- Yokozuna Hakuho15-0 ・ W15
Upsets
Masatsukasa (Maegashira 16) beat Takamisakari (Maegashira 8) by Kawazugake — pre-basho ratings gave just a 29% chance.
Tochiozan (Maegashira 11) beat Tokitenku (Maegashira 6) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 34% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kotooshu's yokozuna bid is over at 9-6 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai reached 9-6 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 Kotooshu9-6 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai9-6 ・ kadoban #16
Records Decided Today
7 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
解説 ・ InsightTamanoshima, Tokitenku, Goeido, Tochinonada, Kakizoe came into the final day at 7-7 and lost the bout that mattered most.
- Maegashira 7 Kakuryukachi-koshi (8-7)
- Maegashira 10 Tamanoshimamake-koshi (7-8)
- Maegashira 6 Tokitenkumake-koshi (7-8)
- Maegashira 4 Goeidomake-koshi (7-8)
- Maegashira 3 Tochinonadamake-koshi (7-8)
- Maegashira 9 Iwakiyamakachi-koshi (8-7)
- Maegashira 15 Kakizoemake-koshi (7-8)
Special Prizes
Outstanding Performance: Toyonoshima; Fighting Spirit: Toyohibiki; Technique: Harumafuji.
- Maegashira 13 ToyohibikiFighting Spirit・10-5
- Komusubi ToyonoshimaOutstanding Performance・10-5
- Sekiwake HarumafujiTechnique・10-5