Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Tochinonada takes a gold star off yokozuna Asashoryu
July (Nagoya) 2008 has completed day 5. Tochinonada (Maegashira 3) defeated yokozuna Asashoryu by Oshitaoshi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 12. Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 5-0.
Championship Race
10 days remain in the race.
Today's Kinboshi
Tochinonada (Maegashira 3) defeated yokozuna Asashoryu by Oshitaoshi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 12.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kotooshu, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 3-2 — 10 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 3-2 — 5 more wins needed with 10 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 Kotooshu3-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai3-2 ・ kadoban #16
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Futeno (Maegashira 3, 0-5) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 5-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 8-1; the rating model gives Futeno 8%
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 3-2) vs Wakanosato (Maegashira 4, 3-2) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 19-10; the rating model gives Asashoryu 93%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even
- Harumafuji (Sekiwake, 5-0) vs Kotoshogiku (Sekiwake, 2-3) →head-to-head: Kotoshogiku leads 35-30; the rating model gives Harumafuji 56%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Harumafuji