Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Chiyootori, Toyohibiki, Takayasu, Mitakeumi, Shohozan, Sokokurai, Takarafuji, Kyokushuho, Kaisei, Kotoyuki, Amuru, Ikioi, Toyonoshima, Goeido, Kotoshogiku, Kisenosato, Terunofuji, Harumafuji, Hakuho, Yoshikaze share the lead at 1 wins
November (Kyushu) 2015 has completed day 1. Chiyootori, Toyohibiki, Takayasu, Mitakeumi, Shohozan, Sokokurai, Takarafuji, Kyokushuho, Kaisei, Kotoyuki, Amuru, Ikioi, Toyonoshima, Goeido, Kotoshogiku, Kisenosato, Terunofuji, Harumafuji, Hakuho, Yoshikaze share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Upsets
Yoshikaze (Komusubi) beat Kakuryu (Yokozuna) by Watashikomi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 25% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 8-11, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Terunofuji, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-0 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Goeido stands at 1-0 — 7 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightTerunofuji's last two basho: 11 wins, then 12 — 23 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
This is kadoban No. 2 — he survived his only previous one.
His pre-basho rating of 2538 sits 195 points below his peak of 2733 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Terunofuji1-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Goeido1-0 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Ichinojo (Maegashira 1, 0-1) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 1-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 13-3; the rating model gives Ichinojo 15%; Belt Grinder vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 1-0) vs Osunaarashi (Maegashira 1, 0-1) →head-to-head: Osunaarashi leads 3-1; the rating model gives Harumafuji 70%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Harumafuji
- Yoshikaze (Komusubi, 1-0) vs Kisenosato (Ozeki, 1-0) →head-to-head: Kisenosato leads 15-6; the rating model gives Yoshikaze 33%; Pulling Pusher vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even