Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Harumafuji leads alone at 11-2
July (Nagoya) 2016 has completed day 13. Harumafuji (Yokozuna) leads alone at 11-2.
Championship Race
Takanoiwa, Kisenosato, Hakuho trail by one. 2 days remain.
- Yokozuna Harumafuji11-2 ・ W4
- Maegashira 10 Takanoiwa10-3 ・ W5
- Ozeki Kisenosato10-3
- Yokozuna Hakuho10-3
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kisenosato's yokozuna bid is over at 10-3 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 7-6 — 1 more win needed with 2 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 Kisenosato10-3 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Terunofuji7-6 ・ kadoban #2
Records Decided Today
3 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 14 Nishikigikachi-koshi (8-5)
- Maegashira 8 Takekazemake-koshi (5-8)
- Maegashira 8 Chiyootorikachi-koshi (8-5)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 10-3) vs Kisenosato (Ozeki, 10-3) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 45-16; the rating model gives Hakuho 68%
- Goeido (Ozeki, 7-6) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 11-2) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 33-11; the rating model gives Goeido 40%