Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Hakuho leads alone at 6-0
July (Nagoya) 2008 has completed day 6. Hakuho (Yokozuna) leads alone at 6-0.
Championship Race
Tochinoshin, Kimurayama, Miyabiyama, Harumafuji, Kotomitsuki trail by one. 9 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightHakuho is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 6.
- Yokozuna Hakuho6-0 ・ W6
- Maegashira 14 Tochinoshin5-1 ・ W4
- Maegashira 12 Kimurayama5-1
- Maegashira 5 Miyabiyama5-1 ・ W4
- Sekiwake Harumafuji5-1
- Ozeki Kotomitsuki5-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kotooshu, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 4-2 — 9 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 4-2 — 4 more wins needed with 9 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 Kotooshu4-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai4-2 ・ kadoban #16
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 6-0) vs Tochinonada (Maegashira 3, 3-3) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 7-2; the rating model gives Hakuho 91%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even
- Kaio (Ozeki, 4-2) vs Harumafuji (Sekiwake, 5-1) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 16-12; the rating model gives Kaio 42%