Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kisenosato, Harumafuji share the lead at 10 wins
July (Nagoya) 2016 has completed day 12. Kisenosato, Harumafuji share the lead at 10-2.
Championship Race
Takanoiwa, Takarafuji, Hakuho, Takayasu trail by one. 3 days remain.
Upsets
Arawashi (Maegashira 16) beat Chiyonokuni (Maegashira 9) by Tottari — pre-basho ratings gave just a 33% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kisenosato, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 10-2 — 3 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 7-5 — 1 more win needed with 3 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 Kisenosato10-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Terunofuji7-5 ・ kadoban #2
Records Decided Today
7 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 15 Kitaharimamake-koshi (4-8)
- Maegashira 11 Daieishomake-koshi (4-8)
- Maegashira 16 Arawashikachi-koshi (8-4)
- Maegashira 7 Ichinojokachi-koshi (8-4)
- Maegashira 4 Shohozanmake-koshi (4-8)
- Maegashira 5 Yoshikazekachi-koshi (8-4)
- Maegashira 4 Ikioimake-koshi (4-8)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Kisenosato (Ozeki, 10-2) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 10-2) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 38-24; the rating model gives Kisenosato 65%
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 9-3) vs Goeido (Ozeki, 7-5) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 38-7; the rating model gives Hakuho 86%