Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Sokokurai, Goeido, Hakuho, Kakuryu share the lead at 4 wins
November (Kyushu) 2016 has completed day 4. Sokokurai, Goeido, Hakuho, Kakuryu share the lead at 4-0.
Championship Race
11 days remain in the race.
- Maegashira 14 Sokokurai4-0 ・ W4
- Ozeki Goeido4-0 ・ W4
- Yokozuna Hakuho4-0 ・ W4
- Yokozuna Kakuryu4-0 ・ W4
- Maegashira 15 Ishiura3-1
- Maegashira 10 Arawashi3-1
- Maegashira 10 Chiyoshoma3-1
- Maegashira 8 Ikioi3-1
Upsets
Endo (Maegashira 3) beat Kotoshogiku (Ozeki) by Hatakikomi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 26% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Goeido, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 4-0 — 9 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 2-2 — 6 more wins needed with 11 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 Goeido4-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Terunofuji2-2 ・ kadoban #3
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Okinoumi (Sekiwake, 1-3) vs Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 4-0) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 16-6; the rating model gives Okinoumi 30%; Thrower vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Okinoumi
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 4-0) vs Tochiozan (Maegashira 1, 0-4) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 38-2; the rating model gives Hakuho 87%; Thrower vs Forward Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Goeido (Ozeki, 4-0) vs Aoiyama (Maegashira 1, 0-4) →head-to-head: Goeido leads 23-3; the rating model gives Goeido 83%; Thrower vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Goeido