Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Sokokurai, Ikioi, Takekaze, Shodai, Goeido, Hakuho, Kakuryu share the lead at 3 wins
November (Kyushu) 2016 has completed day 3. Sokokurai, Ikioi, Takekaze, Shodai, Goeido, Hakuho, Kakuryu share the lead at 3-0.
Championship Race
12 days remain in the race.
Upsets
Endo (Maegashira 3) beat Kisenosato (Ozeki) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 13% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Goeido, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 3-0 — 10 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 1-2 — 7 more wins needed with 12 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 Goeido3-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Terunofuji1-2 ・ kadoban #3
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 2-1) vs Aoiyama (Maegashira 1, 0-3) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 15-3; the rating model gives Harumafuji 86%; Thrower vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Harumafuji
- Kaisei (Maegashira 2, 0-3) vs Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 3-0) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 15-0; the rating model gives Kaisei 24%; Belt Grinder vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 3-0) vs Tamawashi (Komusubi, 2-1) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 16-1; the rating model gives Hakuho 93%; Thrower vs Forward Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho