Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Hakuho leads alone at 8-0
July (Nagoya) 2008 has completed day 8. Hakuho (Yokozuna) leads alone at 8-0.
Championship Race
Harumafuji, Kotomitsuki trail by one. 7 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightHakuho is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 8.
- Yokozuna Hakuho8-0 ・ W8
- Sekiwake Harumafuji7-1
- Ozeki Kotomitsuki7-1 ・ W4
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kotooshu's yokozuna bid is over at 5-3 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 6-2 — 2 more wins needed with 7 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 Kotooshu5-3 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Chiyotaikai6-2 ・ kadoban #16
Records Decided Today
4 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
解説 ・ InsightHakuho clinched at 8-0 — the fastest kachi-koshi possible in a 15-day basho.
- Maegashira 11 Tamakasugamake-koshi (0-8)
- Maegashira 2 Hokutorikimake-koshi (0-8)
- Maegashira 1 Wakanohomake-koshi (0-8)
- Yokozuna Hakuhokachi-koshi (8-0)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 8-0) vs Wakanosato (Maegashira 4, 4-4) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 11-6; the rating model gives Hakuho 91%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even
- Kotooshu (Ozeki, 5-3) vs Goeido (Maegashira 4, 4-4) →head-to-head: Kotooshu leads 14-11; the rating model gives Kotooshu 85%