Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Osunaarashi, Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 6 wins
March (Haru) 2014 has completed day 6. Osunaarashi, Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 6-0.
Championship Race
Chiyomaru, Kyokutenho, Chiyootori, Goeido, Kotoshogiku, Kakuryu trail by one. 9 days remain.
- Maegashira 11 Osunaarashi6-0 ・ W6
- Yokozuna Harumafuji6-0 ・ W6
- Yokozuna Hakuho6-0 ・ W6
- Maegashira 12 Chiyomaru5-1
- Maegashira 8 Kyokutenho5-1
- Maegashira 5 Chiyootori5-1 ・ W4
- Sekiwake Goeido5-1
- Ozeki Kotoshogiku5-1 ・ W4
Upsets
Yoshikaze (Maegashira 4) beat Kisenosato (Ozeki) by Shitatenage — pre-basho ratings gave just a 11% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 6-15, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kakuryu, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 5-1 — 8 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Kisenosato stands at 4-2 — 4 more wins needed with 9 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 Kakuryu5-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kisenosato4-2 ・ kadoban #1
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 6-0) vs Kaisei (Maegashira 3, 1-5) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 13-0; the rating model gives Hakuho 97%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Takayasu (Maegashira 3, 3-3) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 6-0) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 15-5; the rating model gives Takayasu 6%
- Osunaarashi (Maegashira 11, 6-0) vs Masunoyama (Maegashira 14, 4-2) →head-to-head: Osunaarashi leads 2-0; the rating model gives Osunaarashi 54%