Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 8 wins
March (Haru) 2014 has completed day 8. Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 8-0.
Championship Race
Osunaarashi, Kakuryu trail by one. 7 days remain.
- Yokozuna Harumafuji8-0 ・ W8
- Yokozuna Hakuho8-0 ・ W8
- Maegashira 11 Osunaarashi7-1
- Ozeki Kakuryu7-1 ・ W5
Upsets
Azumaryu (Maegashira 14) beat Toyohibiki (Maegashira 7) by Sukuinage — pre-basho ratings gave just a 24% chance.
Takanoiwa (Maegashira 15) beat Takarafuji (Maegashira 8) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 29% chance.
Satoyama (Maegashira 16) beat Gagamaru (Maegashira 9) by Shitatenage — pre-basho ratings gave just a 34% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kakuryu, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 7-1 — 6 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Kisenosato stands at 6-2 — 2 more wins needed with 7 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 Kakuryu7-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kisenosato6-2 ・ kadoban #1
Records Decided Today
3 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
解説 ・ InsightHakuho, Harumafuji clinched at 8-0 — the fastest kachi-koshi possible in a 15-day basho.
- Maegashira 12 Sadanofujimake-koshi (0-8)
- Yokozuna Hakuhokachi-koshi (8-0)
- Yokozuna Harumafujikachi-koshi (8-0)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 8-0) vs Tochiozan (Sekiwake, 4-4) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 38-2; the rating model gives Hakuho 86%; Thrower vs Forward Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Kotooshu (Sekiwake, 1-7) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 8-0) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 23-17; the rating model gives Kotooshu 16%