Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Harumafuji wins the championship at 13-2
November (Kyushu) 2015 has completed final day. Harumafuji (Yokozuna) takes the championship at 13-2.
Championship Race
- Yokozuna Harumafuji13-2
- Maegashira 10 Shohozan12-3
- Maegashira 4 Ikioi12-3 ・ W6
- Yokozuna Hakuho12-3
Upsets
Tamawashi (Maegashira 9) beat Okinoumi (Maegashira 2) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 25% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Terunofuji's yokozuna bid is over at 9-6 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Goeido reached 8-7 to clear kadoban status.
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 Terunofuji9-6 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Goeido8-7 ・ kadoban #2
Records Decided Today
5 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
解説 ・ InsightToyohibiki came into the final day at 7-7 and lost the bout that mattered most.
- Maegashira 13 Toyohibikimake-koshi (7-8)
- Maegashira 11 Mitakeumikachi-koshi (8-7)
- Maegashira 3 Aminishikikachi-koshi (8-7)
- Maegashira 9 Tamawashikachi-koshi (8-7)
- Ozeki Goeidokachi-koshi (8-7)
Special Prizes
Fighting Spirit: Shohozan, Ikioi; Technique: Yoshikaze.
- Maegashira 10 ShohozanFighting Spirit・12-3
- Maegashira 4 IkioiFighting Spirit・12-3
- Komusubi YoshikazeTechnique・8-7