Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →November (Kyushu) 2015 ・ Day 4 ・ Nov 11
Chiyootori, Ikioi, Kotoshogiku, Hakuho share the lead at 4 wins
November (Kyushu) 2015 has completed day 4. Chiyootori, Ikioi, Kotoshogiku, Hakuho share the lead at 4-0.
Championship Race
11 days remain in the race.
- Maegashira 15 Chiyootori4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 4 Ikioi4-0 ・ W4
- Ozeki Kotoshogiku4-0 ・ W4
- Yokozuna Hakuho4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 12 Takayasu3-1
- Maegashira 10 Shohozan3-1
- Maegashira 11 Gagamaru3-1
- Maegashira 10 Sokokurai3-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Terunofuji, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 3-1 — 10 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Goeido stands at 3-1 — 5 more wins needed with 11 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 Terunofuji3-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Goeido3-1 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Aoiyama (Maegashira 2, 0-4) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 4-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 23-1; the rating model gives Aoiyama 13%; Pulling Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 3-1) vs Okinoumi (Maegashira 2, 0-4) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 14-6; the rating model gives Harumafuji 76%
- Kotoshogiku (Ozeki, 4-0) vs Toyonoshima (Maegashira 3, 3-1) →head-to-head: Kotoshogiku leads 28-17; the rating model gives Kotoshogiku 79%