Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 9 wins
March (Haru) 2014 has completed day 9. Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 9-0.
Championship Race
Kakuryu trail by one. 6 days remain.
- Yokozuna Harumafuji9-0 ・ W9
- Yokozuna Hakuho9-0 ・ W9
- Ozeki Kakuryu8-1 ・ W6
Upsets
Tenkaiho (Maegashira 15) beat Kitataiki (Maegashira 9) by Yoritaoshi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 27% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kakuryu, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 8-1 — 5 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Kisenosato stands at 7-2 — 1 more win needed with 6 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 Kakuryu8-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kisenosato7-2 ・ kadoban #1
Records Decided Today
3 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 3 Kaiseimake-koshi (1-8)
- Ozeki Kakuryukachi-koshi (8-1)
- Sekiwake Kotooshumake-koshi (1-8)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Shohozan (Komusubi, 4-5) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 9-0) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 14-3; the rating model gives Shohozan 14%
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 9-0) vs Kotooshu (Sekiwake, 1-8) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 35-10; the rating model gives Hakuho 93%