Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Ozeki Kotoshogiku clears kadoban
July (Nagoya) 2014 has completed day 8. Takayasu, Kotoshogiku, Hakuho share the lead at 8-0.
Championship Race
Kakuryu trail by one. 7 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightIf Takayasu holds on, it would be the first maegashira championship since Kotomitsuki in September (Aki) 2001.
- Maegashira 11 Takayasu8-0 ・ W8
- Ozeki Kotoshogiku8-0 ・ W8
- Yokozuna Hakuho8-0 ・ W8
- Yokozuna Kakuryu7-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kisenosato, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 6-2 — 7 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Kotoshogiku reached 8-0 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 Kisenosato6-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kotoshogiku8-0 ・ kadoban #3
Records Decided Today
3 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
解説 ・ InsightTakayasu, Kotoshogiku, Hakuho clinched at 8-0 — the fastest kachi-koshi possible in a 15-day basho.
- Maegashira 11 Takayasukachi-koshi (8-0)
- Ozeki Kotoshogikukachi-koshi (8-0)
- Yokozuna Hakuhokachi-koshi (8-0)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 7-1) vs Kotoshogiku (Ozeki, 8-0) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 30-22; the rating model gives Kakuryu 80%; Pulling Pusher vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 8-0) vs Tamawashi (Maegashira 4, 2-6) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 16-1; the rating model gives Hakuho 97%; Thrower vs Forward Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Takayasu (Maegashira 11, 8-0) vs Myogiryu (Maegashira 6, 5-3) →head-to-head: Myogiryu leads 15-10; the rating model gives Takayasu 36%; Pulling Pusher vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even