Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Ikioi takes a gold star off yokozuna Hakuho
July (Nagoya) 2016 has completed day 9. Ikioi (Maegashira 4) defeated yokozuna Hakuho by Hatakikomi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 1. Kisenosato, Takayasu share the lead at 8-1.
Championship Race
Yoshikaze, Takarafuji, Harumafuji, Hakuho trail by one. 6 days remain.
- Ozeki Kisenosato8-1 ・ W4
- Komusubi Takayasu8-1 ・ W8
- Maegashira 5 Yoshikaze7-2
- Maegashira 2 Takarafuji7-2
- Yokozuna Harumafuji7-2
- Yokozuna Hakuho7-2
Today's Kinboshi
Ikioi (Maegashira 4) defeated yokozuna Hakuho by Hatakikomi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 1.
Yoshikaze (Maegashira 5) defeated yokozuna Harumafuji by Hatakikomi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 6.
Upsets
Tamawashi (Maegashira 12) beat Endo (Maegashira 6) by Tsukidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 34% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Kisenosato, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 8-1 — 5 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 5-4 — 3 more wins needed with 6 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 Kisenosato8-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Terunofuji5-4 ・ kadoban #2
Records Decided Today
2 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Komusubi Takayasukachi-koshi (8-1)
- Ozeki Kisenosatokachi-koshi (8-1)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 7-2) vs Tochinoshin (Sekiwake, 2-7) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 27-1; the rating model gives Hakuho 93%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Takayasu (Komusubi, 8-1) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 7-2) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 15-5; the rating model gives Takayasu 16%
- Kisenosato (Ozeki, 8-1) vs Shohozan (Maegashira 4, 2-7) →head-to-head: Kisenosato leads 12-2; the rating model gives Kisenosato 92%