Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →March (Haru) 2014 ・ Day 2 ・ Mar 10
Takanoiwa, Masunoyama, Chiyomaru, Osunaarashi, Kyokutenho, Takekaze, Goeido, Kisenosato, Kakuryu, Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 2 wins
March (Haru) 2014 has completed day 2. Takanoiwa, Masunoyama, Chiyomaru, Osunaarashi, Kyokutenho, Takekaze, Goeido, Kisenosato, Kakuryu, Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 2-0.
Championship Race
13 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kakuryu, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 2-0 — 11 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Kisenosato stands at 2-0 — 6 more wins needed with 13 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 Kakuryu2-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kisenosato2-0 ・ kadoban #1
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 2-0) vs Endo (Maegashira 1, 0-2) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 14-2; the rating model gives Hakuho 97%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Tamawashi (Maegashira 1, 0-2) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 2-0) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 8-5; the rating model gives Tamawashi 7%; Forward Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Harumafuji
- Kisenosato (Ozeki, 2-0) vs Shohozan (Komusubi, 0-2) →head-to-head: Kisenosato leads 12-2; the rating model gives Kisenosato 75%; Belt Grinder vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even