Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →March (Haru) 2014 ・ Day 5 ・ Mar 13
Osunaarashi, Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 5 wins
March (Haru) 2014 has completed day 5. Osunaarashi, Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 5-0.
Championship Race
10 days remain in the race.
- Maegashira 11 Osunaarashi5-0 ・ W5
- Yokozuna Harumafuji5-0 ・ W5
- Yokozuna Hakuho5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 15 Takanoiwa4-1
- Maegashira 12 Chiyomaru4-1
- Maegashira 11 Tokushoryu4-1 ・ W4
- Maegashira 8 Kyokutenho4-1
- Maegashira 5 Chiyootori4-1
Upsets
Endo (Maegashira 1) beat Kisenosato (Ozeki) by Tsukiotoshi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 13% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kakuryu, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 4-1 — 9 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Kisenosato stands at 4-1 — 4 more wins needed with 10 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 Kakuryu4-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kisenosato4-1 ・ kadoban #1
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Tochiozan (Sekiwake, 3-2) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 5-0) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 26-8; the rating model gives Tochiozan 28%
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 5-0) vs Tochinowaka (Maegashira 2, 2-3) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 4-0; the rating model gives Hakuho 98%
- Osunaarashi (Maegashira 11, 5-0) vs Takanoiwa (Maegashira 15, 4-1) →head-to-head: Osunaarashi leads 5-0; the rating model gives Osunaarashi 60%