Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →July (Nagoya) 2008 ・ Day 3 ・ Jul 15
Tochiozan, Kyokutenho, Harumafuji, Kotomitsuki, Hakuho, Toyonoshima share the lead at 3 wins
July (Nagoya) 2008 has completed day 3. Tochiozan, Kyokutenho, Harumafuji, Kotomitsuki, Hakuho, Toyonoshima share the lead at 3-0.
Championship Race
12 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kotooshu, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-2 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 2-1 — 6 more wins needed with 12 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 Kotooshu1-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai2-1 ・ kadoban #16
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asasekiryu (Maegashira 2, 0-3) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 3-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 13-2; the rating model gives Asasekiryu 14%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 2-1) vs Hokutoriki (Maegashira 2, 0-3) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 11-1; the rating model gives Asashoryu 92%
- Tochinonada (Maegashira 3, 1-2) vs Kotomitsuki (Ozeki, 3-0) →head-to-head: Kotomitsuki leads 17-7; the rating model gives Tochinonada 23%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Tochinonada