Basho Report ・ 場所レポート

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July (Nagoya) 2016Day 2 ・ Jul 11

Arawashi, Tokushoryu, Takanoiwa, Chiyootori, Ichinojo, Yoshikaze, Shodai, Terunofuji, Takarafuji, Kisenosato, Harumafuji, Kakuryu, Hakuho share the lead at 2 wins

July (Nagoya) 2016 has completed day 2. Arawashi, Tokushoryu, Takanoiwa, Chiyootori, Ichinojo, Yoshikaze, Shodai, Terunofuji, Takarafuji, Kisenosato, Harumafuji, Kakuryu, Hakuho share the lead at 2-0.

Ozeki Watch

Ozeki Kisenosato, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 2-0 — 11 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.

Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 2-0 — 6 more wins needed with 13 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.

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