Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Takarafuji takes a gold star off yokozuna Hakuho
July (Nagoya) 2016 has completed day 5. Takarafuji (Maegashira 2) defeated yokozuna Hakuho by Kotenage for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 2. Ichinojo (Maegashira 7) leads alone at 5-0.
Championship Race
10 days remain in the race.
Today's Kinboshi
Takarafuji (Maegashira 2) defeated yokozuna Hakuho by Kotenage for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 2.
Upsets
Tochiozan (Maegashira 1) beat Kisenosato (Ozeki) by Tsukiotoshi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 10% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 17-26, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kisenosato, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 4-1 — 9 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 4-1 — 4 more wins needed with 10 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 Kisenosato4-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Terunofuji4-1 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 4-1) vs Kotoyuki (Komusubi, 0-5) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 4-0; the rating model gives Hakuho 90%; Thrower vs Forward Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Shohozan (Maegashira 4, 2-3) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 4-1) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 14-3; the rating model gives Shohozan 15%; Forward Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Harumafuji
- Ichinojo (Maegashira 7, 5-0) vs Sadanoumi (Maegashira 10, 4-1) →head-to-head: Ichinojo leads 7-6; the rating model gives Ichinojo 72%; Belt Grinder vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even