Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Toyohibiki, Chiyotairyu, Sokokurai, Chiyootori, Hokutofuji, Arawashi, Chiyoshoma, Ikioi, Sadanoumi, Takekaze, Takarafuji, Shohozan, Shodai, Takayasu, Yoshikaze, Kotoshogiku, Kisenosato, Goeido, Hakuho, Kakuryu, Tamawashi share the lead at 1 wins
November (Kyushu) 2016 has completed day 1. Toyohibiki, Chiyotairyu, Sokokurai, Chiyootori, Hokutofuji, Arawashi, Chiyoshoma, Ikioi, Sadanoumi, Takekaze, Takarafuji, Shohozan, Shodai, Takayasu, Yoshikaze, Kotoshogiku, Kisenosato, Goeido, Hakuho, Kakuryu, Tamawashi share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Upsets
Tamawashi (Komusubi) beat Harumafuji (Yokozuna) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 9% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 5-8, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Goeido, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-0 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 0-1 — 8 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightGoeido's last two basho: 7 wins, then 15 (champion) — 22 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
His rating of 2733 is at career-peak level (2733) — the rating says he is knocking on the door.
This is kadoban No. 3 — he has survived all 2 previous ones.
His pre-basho rating of 2396 sits 437 points below his peak of 2833 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Goeido1-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Terunofuji0-1 ・ kadoban #3
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Tochiozan (Maegashira 1, 0-1) vs Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 1-0) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 24-21; the rating model gives Tochiozan 25%
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 1-0) vs Aoiyama (Maegashira 1, 0-1) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 23-1; the rating model gives Hakuho 89%; Pulling Pusher vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even
- Tamawashi (Komusubi, 1-0) vs Kisenosato (Ozeki, 1-0) →head-to-head: Kisenosato leads 9-4; the rating model gives Tamawashi 10%