Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Satoyama, Takanoiwa, Masunoyama, Azumaryu, Chiyomaru, Osunaarashi, Terunofuji, Kitataiki, Kyokutenho, Chiyotairyu, Takekaze, Chiyootori, Ikioi, Tochiozan, Kotooshu, Goeido, Kisenosato, Kotoshogiku, Kakuryu, Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 1 wins
March (Haru) 2014 has completed day 1. Satoyama, Takanoiwa, Masunoyama, Azumaryu, Chiyomaru, Osunaarashi, Terunofuji, Kitataiki, Kyokutenho, Chiyotairyu, Takekaze, Chiyootori, Ikioi, Tochiozan, Kotooshu, Goeido, Kisenosato, Kotoshogiku, Kakuryu, Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kakuryu, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-0 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Kisenosato stands at 1-0 — 7 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightKakuryu's last two basho: 9 wins, then 14 — 23 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
This is Kisenosato's first kadoban.
His pre-basho rating of 2657 sits 155 points below his peak of 2812 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Kakuryu1-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kisenosato1-0 ・ kadoban #1
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Endo (Maegashira 1, 0-1) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 1-0) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 7-0; the rating model gives Endo 7%; Belt Grinder vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Harumafuji
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 1-0) vs Tamawashi (Maegashira 1, 0-1) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 16-1; the rating model gives Hakuho 97%; Thrower vs Forward Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Toyonoshima (Komusubi, 0-1) vs Kotoshogiku (Ozeki, 1-0) →head-to-head: Kotoshogiku leads 28-17; the rating model gives Toyonoshima 33%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Toyonoshima