Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →July (Nagoya) 2014 ・ Day 3 ・ Jul 15
Chiyomaru, Takayasu, Myogiryu, Terunofuji, Kotoshogiku, Kakuryu, Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 3 wins
July (Nagoya) 2014 has completed day 3. Chiyomaru, Takayasu, Myogiryu, Terunofuji, Kotoshogiku, Kakuryu, Harumafuji, Hakuho share the lead at 3-0.
Championship Race
12 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kisenosato, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 2-1 — 11 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Kotoshogiku stands at 3-0 — 5 more wins needed with 12 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 Kisenosato2-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kotoshogiku3-0 ・ kadoban #3
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 3-0) vs Homasho (Maegashira 2, 1-2) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 17-0; the rating model gives Hakuho 96%
- Yoshikaze (Maegashira 2, 2-1) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 3-0) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 10-9; the rating model gives Yoshikaze 13%
- Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 3-0) vs Shohozan (Maegashira 1, 0-3) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 13-2; the rating model gives Kakuryu 86%; Pulling Pusher vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even