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March (Haru) 2014Day 4 ・ Mar 12

Osunaarashi, Goeido, Kisenosato, Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 4 wins

March (Haru) 2014 has completed day 4. Osunaarashi, Goeido, Kisenosato, Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 4-0.

Ozeki Watch

Ozeki Kakuryu, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 3-1 — 10 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.

Kadoban ozeki Kisenosato stands at 4-0 — 4 more wins needed with 11 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.

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