Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Chiyootori, Ikioi, Kotoshogiku, Hakuho share the lead at 5 wins
November (Kyushu) 2015 has completed day 5. Chiyootori, Ikioi, Kotoshogiku, Hakuho share the lead at 5-0.
Championship Race
Takayasu, Shohozan, Sokokurai, Goeido, Kisenosato, Harumafuji trail by one. 10 days remain.
- Maegashira 15 Chiyootori5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 4 Ikioi5-0 ・ W5
- Ozeki Kotoshogiku5-0 ・ W5
- Yokozuna Hakuho5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 12 Takayasu4-1
- Maegashira 10 Shohozan4-1
- Maegashira 10 Sokokurai4-1
- Ozeki Goeido4-1
Upsets
Myogiryu (Sekiwake) beat Kakuryu (Yokozuna) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 21% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Terunofuji, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 3-2 — 10 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Goeido stands at 4-1 — 4 more wins needed with 10 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 Terunofuji3-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Goeido4-1 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 4-1) vs Yoshikaze (Komusubi, 3-2) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 10-9; the rating model gives Harumafuji 64%
- Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 3-2) vs Okinoumi (Maegashira 2, 0-5) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 16-6; the rating model gives Kakuryu 84%; Pulling Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Okinoumi
- Toyonoshima (Maegashira 3, 3-2) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 5-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 32-3; the rating model gives Toyonoshima 8%