Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kisenosato, Harumafuji, Hakuho, Takayasu share the lead at 7 wins
July (Nagoya) 2016 has completed day 8. Kisenosato, Harumafuji, Hakuho, Takayasu share the lead at 7-1.
Championship Race
Sadanoumi, Ichinojo, Yoshikaze, Takarafuji trail by one. 7 days remain.
Upsets
Sadanofuji (Maegashira 15) beat Sokokurai (Maegashira 9) by Oshitaoshi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 26% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kisenosato, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 7-1 — 6 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 5-3 — 3 more wins needed with 7 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 Kisenosato7-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Terunofuji5-3 ・ kadoban #2
Records Decided Today
2 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 6 Endomake-koshi (0-8)
- Komusubi Kotoyukimake-koshi (0-8)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Yoshikaze (Maegashira 5, 6-2) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 7-1) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 10-9; the rating model gives Yoshikaze 24%
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 7-1) vs Ikioi (Maegashira 4, 2-6) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 13-2; the rating model gives Hakuho 94%; Thrower vs Thrower — style matchup is even
- Kisenosato (Ozeki, 7-1) vs Terunofuji (Ozeki, 5-3) →head-to-head: Kisenosato leads 13-3; the rating model gives Kisenosato 90%