Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Chiyomaru, Tokitenku, Azumaryu, Sokokurai, Kyokushuho, Takayasu, Sadanoumi, Kitataiki, Takarafuji, Chiyotairyu, Myogiryu, Terunofuji, Chiyootori, Osunaarashi, Tochiozan, Yoshikaze, Kotoshogiku, Kisenosato, Kakuryu, Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 1 wins
July (Nagoya) 2014 has completed day 1. Chiyomaru, Tokitenku, Azumaryu, Sokokurai, Kyokushuho, Takayasu, Sadanoumi, Kitataiki, Takarafuji, Chiyotairyu, Myogiryu, Terunofuji, Chiyootori, Osunaarashi, Tochiozan, Yoshikaze, Kotoshogiku, Kisenosato, Kakuryu, Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kisenosato, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-0 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Kotoshogiku stands at 1-0 — 7 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightKisenosato's last two basho: 9 wins, then 13 — 22 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
This is kadoban No. 3 — he has survived all 2 previous ones.
His pre-basho rating of 2487 sits 249 points below his peak of 2736 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Kisenosato1-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kotoshogiku1-0 ・ kadoban #3
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Ikioi (Maegashira 1, 0-1) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 1-0) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 12-1; the rating model gives Ikioi 16%
- Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 1-0) vs Aoiyama (Komusubi, 0-1) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 20-1; the rating model gives Kakuryu 80%; Pulling Pusher vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 1-0) vs Shohozan (Maegashira 1, 0-1) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 15-0; the rating model gives Hakuho 95%; Thrower vs Forward Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho