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March (Haru) 2014Day 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.

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.

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