Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →November (Kyushu) 2015 ・ Day 3 ・ Nov 10
Chiyootori, Kaisei, Ikioi, Kotoshogiku, Hakuho share the lead at 3 wins
November (Kyushu) 2015 has completed day 3. Chiyootori, Kaisei, Ikioi, Kotoshogiku, Hakuho share the lead at 3-0.
Championship Race
12 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Terunofuji, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 2-1 — 11 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Goeido stands at 2-1 — 6 more wins needed with 12 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 Terunofuji2-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Goeido2-1 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 2-1) vs Osunaarashi (Maegashira 1, 1-2) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 2-1; the rating model gives Kakuryu 80%
- Yoshikaze (Komusubi, 2-1) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 3-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 15-3; the rating model gives Yoshikaze 18%
- Kotoshogiku (Ozeki, 3-0) vs Tochiozan (Sekiwake, 2-1) →head-to-head: Kotoshogiku leads 22-20; the rating model gives Kotoshogiku 59%; Belt Grinder vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even