Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →July (Nagoya) 2014 ・ Day 7 ・ Jul 19
Takayasu, Kotoshogiku, Hakuho share the lead at 7 wins
July (Nagoya) 2014 has completed day 7. Takayasu, Kotoshogiku, Hakuho share the lead at 7-0.
Championship Race
Chiyomaru, Kisenosato, Kakuryu trail by one. 8 days remain.
- Maegashira 11 Takayasu7-0 ・ W7
- Ozeki Kotoshogiku7-0 ・ W7
- Yokozuna Hakuho7-0 ・ W7
- Maegashira 16 Chiyomaru6-1
- Ozeki Kisenosato6-1 ・ W5
- Yokozuna Kakuryu6-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kisenosato, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 6-1 — 7 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Kotoshogiku stands at 7-0 — 1 more win needed with 8 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 Kisenosato6-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kotoshogiku7-0 ・ kadoban #3
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Tochiozan (Sekiwake, 2-5) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 5-2) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 26-8; the rating model gives Tochiozan 35%; Forward Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Harumafuji
- Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 6-1) vs Yoshikaze (Maegashira 2, 4-3) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 11-8; the rating model gives Kakuryu 84%; Pulling Pusher vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 7-0) vs Osunaarashi (Maegashira 3, 4-3) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 4-0; the rating model gives Hakuho 96%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho