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March (Haru) 2014Day 7 ・ Mar 15

Osunaarashi, Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 7 wins

March (Haru) 2014 has completed day 7. Osunaarashi, Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 7-0.

Championship Race

Goeido, Kakuryu trail by one. 8 days remain.

Ozeki Watch

Ozeki Kakuryu, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 6-1 — 7 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.

Kadoban ozeki Kisenosato stands at 5-2 — 3 more wins needed with 8 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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