Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Ikioi, Kisenosato share the lead at 6 wins
March (Haru) 2016 has completed day 6. Ikioi, Kisenosato share the lead at 6-0.
Championship Race
Ichinojo, Myogiryu, Goeido, Kotoshogiku, Kakuryu, Hakuho trail by one. 9 days remain.
- Maegashira 4 Ikioi6-0 ・ W6
- Ozeki Kisenosato6-0 ・ W6
- Maegashira 11 Ichinojo5-1
- Maegashira 6 Myogiryu5-1
- Ozeki Goeido5-1
- Ozeki Kotoshogiku5-1
- Yokozuna Kakuryu5-1 ・ W5
- Yokozuna Hakuho5-1 ・ W5
Upsets
Kotoyuki (Maegashira 1) beat Terunofuji (Ozeki) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 21% chance.
Yoshikaze (Sekiwake) beat Harumafuji (Yokozuna) by Hikiotoshi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 24% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kotoshogiku, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 5-1 — 8 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Goeido stands at 5-1 — 3 more wins needed with 9 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 4-2 — 4 more wins needed with 9 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 Kotoshogiku5-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Goeido5-1 ・ kadoban #3
- Ozeki Terunofuji4-2 ・ kadoban #1
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 4-2) vs Aoiyama (Maegashira 3, 3-3) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 15-3; the rating model gives Harumafuji 82%
- Tochinoshin (Maegashira 2, 1-5) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 5-1) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 27-1; the rating model gives Tochinoshin 16%; Belt Grinder vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Okinoumi (Maegashira 2, 1-5) vs Kisenosato (Ozeki, 6-0) →head-to-head: Kisenosato leads 18-3; the rating model gives Okinoumi 19%