Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Hakuho leads alone at 10-0
November (Kyushu) 2015 has completed day 10. Hakuho (Yokozuna) leads alone at 10-0.
Championship Race
Harumafuji trail by one. 5 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightHakuho is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 10.
- Yokozuna Hakuho10-0 ・ W10
- Yokozuna Harumafuji9-1 ・ W8
Upsets
Toyonoshima (Maegashira 3) beat Kisenosato (Ozeki) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 15% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 9-33, which makes it count double.
Toyohibiki (Maegashira 13) beat Homarefuji (Maegashira 6) by Tsukiotoshi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 32% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Terunofuji's yokozuna bid is over at 5-5 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Goeido stands at 6-4 — 2 more wins needed with 5 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 Terunofuji5-5 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Goeido6-4 ・ kadoban #2
Records Decided Today
5 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 16 Asasekiryumake-koshi (2-8)
- Maegashira 9 Sadanofujimake-koshi (2-8)
- Maegashira 6 Homarefujimake-koshi (2-8)
- Maegashira 2 Aoiyamamake-koshi (2-8)
- Sekiwake Myogiryumake-koshi (2-8)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Kisenosato (Ozeki, 8-2) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 10-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 45-16; the rating model gives Kisenosato 31%
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 9-1) vs Tochiozan (Sekiwake, 5-5) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 26-8; the rating model gives Harumafuji 64%