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November (Kyushu) 2015Day 5 ・ Nov 12

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.

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.

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