Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Ichinojo, Takarafuji, Kisenosato, Harumafuji, Hakuho, Takayasu share the lead at 6 wins
July (Nagoya) 2016 has completed day 7. Ichinojo, Takarafuji, Kisenosato, Harumafuji, Hakuho, Takayasu share the lead at 6-1.
Championship Race
8 days remain in the race.
- Maegashira 7 Ichinojo6-1
- Maegashira 2 Takarafuji6-1 ・ W4
- Ozeki Kisenosato6-1
- Yokozuna Harumafuji6-1 ・ W4
- Yokozuna Hakuho6-1
- Komusubi Takayasu6-1 ・ W6
- Maegashira 16 Arawashi5-2
- Maegashira 10 Sadanoumi5-2
Upsets
Arawashi (Maegashira 16) beat Sadanoumi (Maegashira 10) by Yoritaoshi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 30% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kisenosato, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 6-1 — 7 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 4-3 — 4 more wins needed with 8 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 Kisenosato6-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Terunofuji4-3 ・ kadoban #2
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 6-1) vs Shohozan (Maegashira 4, 2-5) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 15-0; the rating model gives Hakuho 96%; Thrower vs Forward Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Shodai (Maegashira 5, 5-2) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 6-1) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 6-1; the rating model gives Shodai 17%
- Kisenosato (Ozeki, 6-1) vs Kotoyuki (Komusubi, 0-7) →head-to-head: Kisenosato leads 4-0; the rating model gives Kisenosato 80%