Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Arawashi, Kitaharima, Toyohibiki, Tokushoryu, Daieisho, Takanoiwa, Chiyonokuni, Chiyootori, Ichinojo, Yoshikaze, Shodai, Shohozan, Kaisei, Terunofuji, Takarafuji, Tochiozan, Kisenosato, Harumafuji, Kakuryu, Hakuho share the lead at 1 wins
July (Nagoya) 2016 has completed day 1. Arawashi, Kitaharima, Toyohibiki, Tokushoryu, Daieisho, Takanoiwa, Chiyonokuni, Chiyootori, Ichinojo, Yoshikaze, Shodai, Shohozan, Kaisei, Terunofuji, Takarafuji, Tochiozan, Kisenosato, Harumafuji, Kakuryu, Hakuho share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Upsets
Tochiozan (Maegashira 1) beat Kotoshogiku (Ozeki) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 18% chance.
Takarafuji (Maegashira 2) beat Goeido (Ozeki) by Tsukiotoshi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 31% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 6-14, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kisenosato, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-0 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 1-0 — 7 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightKisenosato's last two basho: 13 wins, then 13 — 26 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
His rating of 2797 is at career-peak level (2812) — the rating says he is knocking on the door.
This is kadoban No. 2 — he survived his only previous one.
His pre-basho rating of 2418 sits 415 points below his peak of 2833 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Kisenosato1-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Terunofuji1-0 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Mitakeumi (Maegashira 1, 0-1) vs Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 1-0) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 8-6; the rating model gives Mitakeumi 13%; Forward Pusher vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 1-0) vs Tochiozan (Maegashira 1, 1-0) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 26-8; the rating model gives Harumafuji 82%; Thrower vs Forward Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Harumafuji
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 1-0) vs Okinoumi (Maegashira 2, 0-1) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 24-1; the rating model gives Hakuho 93%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even