Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Akiseyama, Daieisho, Daishomaru, Hidenoumi, Amuru, Ichinojo, Gagamaru, Toyohibiki, Takanoiwa, Shodai, Myogiryu, Kyokushuho, Ikioi, Aoiyama, Terunofuji, Goeido, Kisenosato, Kotoshogiku, Toyonoshima, Takarafuji, Harumafuji share the lead at 1 wins
March (Haru) 2016 has completed day 1. Akiseyama, Daieisho, Daishomaru, Hidenoumi, Amuru, Ichinojo, Gagamaru, Toyohibiki, Takanoiwa, Shodai, Myogiryu, Kyokushuho, Ikioi, Aoiyama, Terunofuji, Goeido, Kisenosato, Kotoshogiku, Toyonoshima, Takarafuji, Harumafuji share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Upsets
Takarafuji (Komusubi) beat Hakuho (Yokozuna) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 11% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 2-16, which makes it count double.
Toyonoshima (Sekiwake) beat Kakuryu (Yokozuna) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 25% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 9-16, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kotoshogiku, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-0 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Goeido stands at 1-0 — 7 more wins needed with 14 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 1-0 — 7 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightKotoshogiku's last two basho: 8 wins, then 14 (champion) — 22 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
His rating of 2736 is at career-peak level (2736) — the rating says he is knocking on the door.
This is kadoban No. 3 — he has survived all 2 previous ones.
His pre-basho rating of 2463 sits 270 points below his peak of 2733 — the decline shows in the numbers.
This is Terunofuji's first kadoban.
His pre-basho rating of 2614 sits 219 points below his peak of 2833 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Kotoshogiku1-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Goeido1-0 ・ kadoban #3
- Ozeki Terunofuji1-0 ・ kadoban #1
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Kotoyuki (Maegashira 1, 0-1) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 0-1) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 4-0; the rating model gives Kotoyuki 8%; Forward Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 0-1) vs Takayasu (Maegashira 1, 0-1) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 13-10; the rating model gives Kakuryu 84%
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 1-0) vs Okinoumi (Maegashira 2, 0-1) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 14-6; the rating model gives Harumafuji 88%