Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →January (Hatsu) 2009 ・ Day 1 ・ Jan 11
Homasho, Tamanoshima, Toyohibiki, Tochiozan, Tochinoshin, Tochinonada, Chiyohakuho, Kakuryu, Dejima, Hokutoriki, Bushuyama, Kokkai, Goeido, Baruto, Yoshikaze, Kaio, Kotooshu, Chiyotaikai, Aminishiki, Asashoryu, Hakuho share the lead at 1 wins
January (Hatsu) 2009 has completed day 1. Homasho, Tamanoshima, Toyohibiki, Tochiozan, Tochinoshin, Tochinonada, Chiyohakuho, Kakuryu, Dejima, Hokutoriki, Bushuyama, Kokkai, Goeido, Baruto, Yoshikaze, Kaio, Kotooshu, Chiyotaikai, Aminishiki, Asashoryu, Hakuho share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Upsets
Yoshikaze (Maegashira 2) beat Harumafuji (Ozeki) by Okuridashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 10% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Kadoban ozeki Kaio stands at 1-0 — 7 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightThis is kadoban No. 13 — he survived 11 of 12, and fell 1 time.
His pre-basho rating of 2506 sits 162 points below his peak of 2668 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Kaio1-0 ・ kadoban #13
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Kotoshogiku (Maegashira 1, 0-1) vs Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 1-0) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 15-1; the rating model gives Kotoshogiku 32%; Belt Grinder vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Asashoryu
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 1-0) vs Kyokutenho (Maegashira 1, 0-1) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 28-2; the rating model gives Hakuho 92%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Toyonoshima (Komusubi, 0-1) vs Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 1-0) →head-to-head: Toyonoshima leads 6-2; the rating model gives Toyonoshima 50%