Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →March (Haru) 2014 ・ Day 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.
Championship Race
11 days remain in the race.
- Maegashira 11 Osunaarashi4-0 ・ W4
- Sekiwake Goeido4-0 ・ W4
- Ozeki Kisenosato4-0 ・ W4
- Yokozuna Harumafuji4-0 ・ W4
- Yokozuna Hakuho4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 15 Takanoiwa3-1
- Maegashira 14 Masunoyama3-1
- Maegashira 13 Jokoryu3-1
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.
- Ozeki Kakuryu3-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kisenosato4-0 ・ kadoban #1
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 4-0) vs Toyonoshima (Komusubi, 2-2) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 32-3; the rating model gives Hakuho 93%; Thrower vs Technician — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Okinoumi (Maegashira 2, 2-2) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 4-0) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 14-6; the rating model gives Okinoumi 15%
- Kisenosato (Ozeki, 4-0) vs Endo (Maegashira 1, 0-4) →head-to-head: Kisenosato leads 5-3; the rating model gives Kisenosato 87%