Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →March (Haru) 2009 ・ Day 4 ・ Mar 18
Yamamotoyama, Hakuho, Asashoryu share the lead at 4 wins
March (Haru) 2009 has completed day 4. Yamamotoyama, Hakuho, Asashoryu share the lead at 4-0.
Championship Race
11 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Kadoban ozeki Kotomitsuki stands at 2-2 — 6 more wins needed with 11 days left.
解説 ・ InsightThis is Kotomitsuki's first kadoban.
His pre-basho rating of 2431 sits 249 points below his peak of 2680 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Kotomitsuki2-2 ・ kadoban #1
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 4-0) vs Goeido (Komusubi, 2-2) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 5-2; the rating model gives Asashoryu 82%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even
- Tochiozan (Maegashira 2, 2-2) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 4-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 38-2; the rating model gives Tochiozan 4%; Forward Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Tosanoumi (Maegashira 15, 0-4) vs Yamamotoyama (Maegashira 13, 4-0) →head-to-head: Tosanoumi leads 2-1; the rating model gives Tosanoumi 47%