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March (Haru) 2016Day 7 ・ Mar 19

Ikioi, Kisenosato share the lead at 7 wins

March (Haru) 2016 has completed day 7. Ikioi, Kisenosato share the lead at 7-0.

Championship Race

Ichinojo, Goeido, Kotoshogiku, Kakuryu, Hakuho trail by one. 8 days remain.

Ozeki Watch

Ozeki Kotoshogiku, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 6-1 — 7 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.

Kadoban ozeki Goeido stands at 6-1 — 2 more wins needed with 8 days left.

Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 5-2 — 3 more wins needed with 8 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.

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