Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Tochiozan, Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 4 wins
July (Nagoya) 2008 has completed day 4. Tochiozan, Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 4-0.
Championship Race
11 days remain in the race.
Upsets
Tochinonada (Maegashira 3) beat Kotomitsuki (Ozeki) by Sukuinage — pre-basho ratings gave just a 23% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 7-17, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kotooshu, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 2-2 — 11 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 3-1 — 5 more wins needed with 11 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 Kotooshu2-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai3-1 ・ kadoban #16
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 3-1) vs Tochinonada (Maegashira 3, 2-2) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 17-6; the rating model gives Asashoryu 93%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even
- Hokutoriki (Maegashira 2, 0-4) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 4-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 11-0; the rating model gives Hokutoriki 10%
- Harumafuji (Sekiwake, 4-0) vs Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 3-1) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 12-7; the rating model gives Harumafuji 70%