Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →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.
Championship Race
13 days remain in the race.
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.
- Ozeki Kisenosato2-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Terunofuji2-0 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 2-0) vs Okinoumi (Maegashira 2, 0-2) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 14-6; the rating model gives Harumafuji 76%
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 2-0) vs Mitakeumi (Maegashira 1, 0-2) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 12-4; the rating model gives Hakuho 96%; Thrower vs Forward Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Tochiozan (Maegashira 1, 1-1) vs Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 2-0) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 24-21; the rating model gives Tochiozan 15%