Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Chiyohakuho, Kimurayama, Tochiozan, Kyokutenho, Tokitenku, Wakanosato, Harumafuji, Chiyotaikai, Kotomitsuki, Hakuho, Toyonoshima share the lead at 2 wins
July (Nagoya) 2008 has completed day 2. Chiyohakuho, Kimurayama, Tochiozan, Kyokutenho, Tokitenku, Wakanosato, Harumafuji, Chiyotaikai, Kotomitsuki, Hakuho, Toyonoshima share the lead at 2-0.
Championship Race
13 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kotooshu, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-1 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 2-0 — 6 more wins needed with 13 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 Kotooshu1-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai2-0 ・ kadoban #16
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 1-1) vs Aminishiki (Maegashira 1, 1-1) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 17-6; the rating model gives Asashoryu 84%; Thrower vs Technician — style matchup slightly favors Asashoryu
- Wakanoho (Maegashira 1, 0-2) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 2-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 3-0; the rating model gives Wakanoho 17%
- Kisenosato (Komusubi, 0-2) vs Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 2-0) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 13-8; the rating model gives Kisenosato 71%