Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Arawashi, Chiyootori, Ichinojo, Yoshikaze, Terunofuji, Kisenosato, Hakuho share the lead at 4 wins
July (Nagoya) 2016 has completed day 4. Arawashi, Chiyootori, Ichinojo, Yoshikaze, Terunofuji, Kisenosato, Hakuho share the lead at 4-0.
Championship Race
Sadanoumi, Shodai, Kaisei, Takarafuji, Harumafuji, Takayasu trail by one. 11 days remain.
- Maegashira 16 Arawashi4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 8 Chiyootori4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 7 Ichinojo4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 5 Yoshikaze4-0 ・ W4
- Ozeki Terunofuji4-0 ・ W4
- Ozeki Kisenosato4-0 ・ W4
- Yokozuna Hakuho4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 10 Sadanoumi3-1
Upsets
Takarafuji (Maegashira 2) beat Kotoshogiku (Ozeki) by Okuridashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 24% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 9-16, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kisenosato, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 4-0 — 9 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 4-0 — 4 more wins needed with 11 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 Kisenosato4-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Terunofuji4-0 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Myogiryu (Maegashira 3, 1-3) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 3-1) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 13-5; the rating model gives Myogiryu 18%
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 4-0) vs Takarafuji (Maegashira 2, 3-1) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 16-2; the rating model gives Hakuho 93%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Kisenosato (Ozeki, 4-0) vs Tochiozan (Maegashira 1, 2-2) →head-to-head: Kisenosato leads 26-17; the rating model gives Kisenosato 90%