Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Hakuho leads alone at 11-1
July (Nagoya) 2014 has completed day 12. Hakuho (Yokozuna) leads alone at 11-1.
Championship Race
Takayasu, Kotoshogiku, Kakuryu trail by one. 3 days remain.
Upsets
Takekaze (Maegashira 4) beat Kisenosato (Ozeki) by Hatakikomi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 13% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 5-21, which makes it count double.
Takarafuji (Maegashira 9) beat Ikioi (Maegashira 1) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 26% chance.
Takayasu (Maegashira 11) beat Endo (Maegashira 5) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 28% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kisenosato's yokozuna bid is over at 8-4 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Kotoshogiku reached 10-2 to clear kadoban status.
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 Kisenosato8-4 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kotoshogiku10-2 ・ kadoban #3
Records Decided Today
8 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 16 Wakanosatomake-koshi (4-8)
- Maegashira 12 Kyokushuhomake-koshi (4-8)
- Maegashira 10 Toyonoshimakachi-koshi (8-4)
- Maegashira 6 Myogiryukachi-koshi (8-4)
- Maegashira 6 Terunofujikachi-koshi (8-4)
- Komusubi Aoiyamamake-koshi (4-8)
- Maegashira 4 Takekazekachi-koshi (8-4)
- Yokozuna Harumafujikachi-koshi (8-4)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 11-1) vs Kisenosato (Ozeki, 8-4) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 45-16; the rating model gives Hakuho 75%
- Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 10-2) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 8-4) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 27-17; the rating model gives Kakuryu 45%