Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Takekaze takes a gold star off yokozuna Harumafuji
July (Nagoya) 2014 has completed day 9. Takekaze (Maegashira 4) defeated yokozuna Harumafuji by Oshidashi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 1. Hakuho (Yokozuna) leads alone at 9-0.
Championship Race
Takayasu, Kotoshogiku, Kakuryu trail by one. 6 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightHakuho is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 9.
- Yokozuna Hakuho9-0 ・ W9
- Maegashira 11 Takayasu8-1
- Ozeki Kotoshogiku8-1
- Yokozuna Kakuryu8-1 ・ W4
Today's Kinboshi
Takekaze (Maegashira 4) defeated yokozuna Harumafuji by Oshidashi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 1.
Upsets
Wakanosato (Maegashira 16) beat Tokushoryu (Maegashira 10) by Uwatenage — pre-basho ratings gave just a 28% chance.
Tokitenku (Maegashira 15) beat Takarafuji (Maegashira 9) by Uwatenage — pre-basho ratings gave just a 34% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kisenosato, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 7-2 — 6 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Kotoshogiku reached 8-1 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 Kisenosato7-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Kotoshogiku8-1 ・ kadoban #3
Records Decided Today
1 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Yokozuna Kakuryukachi-koshi (8-1)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 9-0) vs Takekaze (Maegashira 4, 7-2) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 22-1; the rating model gives Hakuho 95%
- Tamawashi (Maegashira 4, 2-7) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 6-3) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 8-5; the rating model gives Tamawashi 8%