Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kakuryu leads alone at 13-1
March (Haru) 2014 has completed day 14. Kakuryu (Ozeki) leads alone at 13-1.
Championship Race
Hakuho trail by one. 1 day remain.
- Ozeki Kakuryu13-1 ・ W11
- Yokozuna Hakuho12-2
Upsets
Masunoyama (Maegashira 14) beat Takarafuji (Maegashira 8) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 34% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kakuryu reached the 13-win benchmark at 13-1 — yokozuna promotion is within sight.
Kadoban ozeki Kisenosato reached 9-5 to clear kadoban status.
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 Kakuryu13-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kisenosato9-5 ・ kadoban #1
Records Decided Today
7 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 14 Azumaryumake-koshi (6-8)
- Maegashira 14 Masunoyamakachi-koshi (8-6)
- Maegashira 7 Toyohibikimake-koshi (6-8)
- Maegashira 1 Endomake-koshi (6-8)
- Maegashira 6 Takekazekachi-koshi (8-6)
- Sekiwake Tochiozankachi-koshi (8-6)
- Ozeki Kotoshogikukachi-koshi (8-6)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 12-2) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 11-3) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 38-22; the rating model gives Hakuho 72%
- Kakuryu (Ozeki, 13-1) vs Kotoshogiku (Ozeki, 8-6) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 30-22; the rating model gives Kakuryu 66%; Pulling Pusher vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even