Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Ichinojo, Myogiryu, Ikioi, Goeido, Kisenosato, Kotoshogiku share the lead at 4 wins
March (Haru) 2016 has completed day 4. Ichinojo, Myogiryu, Ikioi, Goeido, Kisenosato, Kotoshogiku share the lead at 4-0.
Championship Race
11 days remain in the race.
- Maegashira 11 Ichinojo4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 6 Myogiryu4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 4 Ikioi4-0 ・ W4
- Ozeki Goeido4-0 ・ W4
- Ozeki Kisenosato4-0 ・ W4
- Ozeki Kotoshogiku4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 14 Daieisho3-1
- Maegashira 13 Mitakeumi3-1
Upsets
Ikioi (Maegashira 4) beat Terunofuji (Ozeki) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 29% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kotoshogiku, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 4-0 — 9 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Goeido stands at 4-0 — 4 more wins needed with 11 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 3-1 — 5 more wins needed with 11 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 Kotoshogiku4-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Goeido4-0 ・ kadoban #3
- Ozeki Terunofuji3-1 ・ kadoban #1
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Aoiyama (Maegashira 3, 3-1) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 3-1) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 23-1; the rating model gives Aoiyama 16%; Pulling Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 3-1) vs Takarafuji (Komusubi, 1-3) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 13-1; the rating model gives Kakuryu 82%
- Kotoshogiku (Ozeki, 4-0) vs Okinoumi (Maegashira 2, 0-4) →head-to-head: Kotoshogiku leads 16-10; the rating model gives Kotoshogiku 86%; Belt Grinder vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Okinoumi