Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Hakuho leads alone at 8-0
November (Kyushu) 2015 has completed day 8. Hakuho (Yokozuna) leads alone at 8-0.
Championship Race
Takayasu, Shohozan, Kotoshogiku, Kisenosato, Harumafuji trail by one. 7 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightHakuho is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 8.
- Yokozuna Hakuho8-0 ・ W8
- Maegashira 12 Takayasu7-1 ・ W6
- Maegashira 10 Shohozan7-1 ・ W5
- Ozeki Kotoshogiku7-1
- Ozeki Kisenosato7-1 ・ W6
- Yokozuna Harumafuji7-1 ・ W6
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Terunofuji's yokozuna bid is over at 4-4 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Goeido stands at 5-3 — 3 more wins needed with 7 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 Terunofuji4-4 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Goeido5-3 ・ kadoban #2
Records Decided Today
2 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
解説 ・ InsightHakuho clinched at 8-0 — the fastest kachi-koshi possible in a 15-day basho.
- Maegashira 2 Okinoumimake-koshi (0-8)
- Yokozuna Hakuhokachi-koshi (8-0)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 7-1) vs Ikioi (Maegashira 4, 6-2) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 12-1; the rating model gives Harumafuji 84%
- Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 6-2) vs Tochiozan (Sekiwake, 4-4) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 24-21; the rating model gives Kakuryu 75%; Pulling Pusher vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even
- Goeido (Ozeki, 5-3) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 8-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 38-7; the rating model gives Goeido 16%