Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Osunaarashi takes a gold star off yokozuna Harumafuji
November (Kyushu) 2015 has completed day 2. Osunaarashi (Maegashira 1) defeated yokozuna Harumafuji by Yorikiri for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 3. Chiyootori, Toyohibiki, Mitakeumi, Shohozan, Takarafuji, Kaisei, Ikioi, Goeido, Kotoshogiku, Hakuho, Yoshikaze share the lead at 2-0.
Championship Race
13 days remain in the race.
Today's Kinboshi
Osunaarashi (Maegashira 1) defeated yokozuna Harumafuji by Yorikiri for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 3.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Terunofuji, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-1 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Goeido stands at 2-0 — 6 more wins needed with 13 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 Terunofuji1-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Goeido2-0 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 1-1) vs Aoiyama (Maegashira 2, 0-2) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 15-3; the rating model gives Harumafuji 73%; Thrower vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Harumafuji
- Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 1-1) vs Ichinojo (Maegashira 1, 0-2) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 13-3; the rating model gives Kakuryu 78%; Pulling Pusher vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even
- Osunaarashi (Maegashira 1, 1-1) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 2-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 4-0; the rating model gives Osunaarashi 14%; Belt Grinder vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho