Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Sadanoumi, Chiyootori, Ichinojo, Yoshikaze, Takarafuji, Kisenosato, Harumafuji, Hakuho, Takayasu share the lead at 5 wins
July (Nagoya) 2016 has completed day 6. Sadanoumi, Chiyootori, Ichinojo, Yoshikaze, Takarafuji, Kisenosato, Harumafuji, Hakuho, Takayasu share the lead at 5-1.
Championship Race
Arawashi, Takanoiwa, Shodai, Terunofuji, Goeido, Tochiozan trail by one. 9 days remain.
Upsets
Okinoumi (Maegashira 2) beat Kotoshogiku (Ozeki) by Tsukiotoshi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 25% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 10-16, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kisenosato, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 5-1 — 8 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 4-2 — 4 more wins needed with 9 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 Kisenosato5-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Terunofuji4-2 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Ikioi (Maegashira 4, 2-4) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 5-1) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 12-1; the rating model gives Ikioi 19%
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 5-1) vs Myogiryu (Maegashira 3, 1-5) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 20-2; the rating model gives Hakuho 95%; Thrower vs Forward Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Kisenosato (Ozeki, 5-1) vs Tochinoshin (Sekiwake, 1-5) →head-to-head: Kisenosato leads 17-9; the rating model gives Kisenosato 86%