Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →March (Haru) 2014 ・ Day 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.
- Maegashira 11 Osunaarashi7-0 ・ W7
- Yokozuna Harumafuji7-0 ・ W7
- Yokozuna Hakuho7-0 ・ W7
- Sekiwake Goeido6-1
- Ozeki Kakuryu6-1 ・ W4
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.
- Ozeki Kakuryu6-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kisenosato5-2 ・ kadoban #1
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Kaisei (Maegashira 3, 1-6) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 7-0) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 16-0; the rating model gives Kaisei 6%; Belt Grinder vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Harumafuji
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 7-0) vs Takayasu (Maegashira 3, 3-4) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 21-2; the rating model gives Hakuho 98%; Thrower vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Endo (Maegashira 1, 3-4) vs Osunaarashi (Maegashira 11, 7-0) →head-to-head: Osunaarashi leads 6-5; the rating model gives Endo 66%; Belt Grinder vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even