Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Satoyama, Osunaarashi, Tokushoryu, Tokitenku, Kyokushuho, Yoshikaze, Shotenro, Sadanofuji, Takayasu, Kitataiki, Tamawashi, Shohozan, Takekaze, Aoiyama, Kotooshu, Goeido, Kotoshogiku, Okinoumi, Toyonoshima, Hakuho share the lead at 1 wins
January (Hatsu) 2014 has completed day 1. Satoyama, Osunaarashi, Tokushoryu, Tokitenku, Kyokushuho, Yoshikaze, Shotenro, Sadanofuji, Takayasu, Kitataiki, Tamawashi, Shohozan, Takekaze, Aoiyama, Kotooshu, Goeido, Kotoshogiku, Okinoumi, Toyonoshima, Hakuho share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Upsets
Toyonoshima (Maegashira 1) beat Kisenosato (Ozeki) by Sukuinage — pre-basho ratings gave just a 11% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 9-33, which makes it count double.
Okinoumi (Maegashira 1) beat Kakuryu (Ozeki) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 34% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 6-16, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kisenosato, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 0-1 — 13 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Kotoshogiku stands at 1-0 — 7 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightKisenosato's last two basho: 11 wins, then 13 — 24 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
His rating of 2795 is at career-peak level (2812) — the rating says he is knocking on the door.
This is kadoban No. 2 — he survived his only previous one.
- Ozeki Kisenosato0-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kotoshogiku1-0 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 1-0) vs Toyonoshima (Maegashira 1, 1-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 32-3; the rating model gives Hakuho 94%; Thrower vs Technician — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Chiyotairyu (Maegashira 2, 0-1) vs Kakuryu (Ozeki, 0-1) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 12-0; the rating model gives Chiyotairyu 33%; Pulling Pusher vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even
- Kotoshogiku (Ozeki, 1-0) vs Okinoumi (Maegashira 1, 1-0) →head-to-head: Kotoshogiku leads 16-10; the rating model gives Kotoshogiku 67%; Belt Grinder vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Okinoumi