Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Chiyotairyu, Sokokurai, Arawashi, Ikioi, Takekaze, Takarafuji, Shodai, Kisenosato, Goeido, Hakuho, Kakuryu share the lead at 2 wins
November (Kyushu) 2016 has completed day 2. Chiyotairyu, Sokokurai, Arawashi, Ikioi, Takekaze, Takarafuji, Shodai, Kisenosato, Goeido, Hakuho, Kakuryu share the lead at 2-0.
Championship Race
13 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Goeido, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 2-0 — 11 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 0-2 — 8 more wins needed with 13 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 Goeido2-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Terunofuji0-2 ・ kadoban #3
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 2-0) vs Kaisei (Maegashira 2, 0-2) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 13-0; the rating model gives Hakuho 88%; Pulling Pusher vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 1-1) vs Tochiozan (Maegashira 1, 0-2) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 26-8; the rating model gives Harumafuji 83%
- Aoiyama (Maegashira 1, 0-2) vs Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 2-0) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 20-1; the rating model gives Aoiyama 22%