Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →July (Nagoya) 2014 ・ Day 2 ・ Jul 14
Chiyomaru, Sokokurai, Takayasu, Sadanoumi, Chiyotairyu, Myogiryu, Terunofuji, Kotoshogiku, Kakuryu, Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 2 wins
July (Nagoya) 2014 has completed day 2. Chiyomaru, Sokokurai, Takayasu, Sadanoumi, Chiyotairyu, Myogiryu, Terunofuji, Kotoshogiku, Kakuryu, Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 2-0.
Championship Race
13 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kisenosato, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-1 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Kotoshogiku stands at 2-0 — 6 more wins needed with 13 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 Kisenosato1-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kotoshogiku2-0 ・ kadoban #3
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 2-0) vs Kaisei (Maegashira 3, 0-2) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 15-0; the rating model gives Kakuryu 90%; Pulling Pusher vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 2-0) vs Ikioi (Maegashira 1, 0-2) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 13-2; the rating model gives Hakuho 93%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even
- Shohozan (Maegashira 1, 0-2) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 2-0) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 14-3; the rating model gives Shohozan 12%; Forward Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Harumafuji