Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Takanoiwa, Masunoyama, Osunaarashi, Kyokutenho, Goeido, Kisenosato, Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 3 wins
March (Haru) 2014 has completed day 3. Takanoiwa, Masunoyama, Osunaarashi, Kyokutenho, Goeido, Kisenosato, Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 3-0.
Championship Race
12 days remain in the race.
Upsets
Okinoumi (Maegashira 2) beat Kakuryu (Ozeki) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 20% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 6-16, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kakuryu, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 2-1 — 11 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Kisenosato stands at 3-0 — 5 more wins needed with 12 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 Kakuryu2-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kisenosato3-0 ・ kadoban #1
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Tochinowaka (Maegashira 2, 1-2) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 3-0) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 3-1; the rating model gives Tochinowaka 5%
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 3-0) vs Okinoumi (Maegashira 2, 2-1) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 24-1; the rating model gives Hakuho 93%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even
- Kisenosato (Ozeki, 3-0) vs Tamawashi (Maegashira 1, 0-3) →head-to-head: Kisenosato leads 9-4; the rating model gives Kisenosato 86%