Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Hakuho leads alone at 6-0
January (Hatsu) 2014 has completed day 6. Hakuho (Yokozuna) leads alone at 6-0.
Championship Race
Tokushoryu, Endo, Tochinowaka, Shohozan, Kakuryu 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 15 Tokushoryu5-1 ・ W4
- Maegashira 10 Endo5-1 ・ W5
- Maegashira 8 Tochinowaka5-1 ・ W5
- Maegashira 5 Shohozan5-1
- Ozeki Kakuryu5-1 ・ W5
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kisenosato, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 4-2 — 9 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Kotoshogiku stands at 4-2 — 4 more wins needed with 9 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 Kisenosato4-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kotoshogiku4-2 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 6-0) vs Toyohibiki (Maegashira 3, 2-4) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 5-1; the rating model gives Hakuho 97%; Thrower vs Forward Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Kisenosato (Ozeki, 4-2) vs Aminishiki (Maegashira 4, 0-6) →head-to-head: Kisenosato leads 31-17; the rating model gives Kisenosato 90%