Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Sokokurai, Goeido, Hakuho, Kakuryu share the lead at 5 wins
November (Kyushu) 2016 has completed day 5. Sokokurai, Goeido, Hakuho, Kakuryu share the lead at 5-0.
Championship Race
Ishiura, Chiyoshoma, Ikioi, Shodai, Kisenosato, Harumafuji trail by one. 10 days remain.
- Maegashira 14 Sokokurai5-0 ・ W5
- Ozeki Goeido5-0 ・ W5
- Yokozuna Hakuho5-0 ・ W5
- Yokozuna Kakuryu5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 15 Ishiura4-1 ・ W4
- Maegashira 10 Chiyoshoma4-1
- Maegashira 8 Ikioi4-1
- Maegashira 3 Shodai4-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Goeido, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 5-0 — 8 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 3-2 — 5 more wins needed with 10 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 Goeido5-0 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Terunofuji3-2 ・ kadoban #3
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 5-0) vs Endo (Maegashira 3, 3-2) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 14-2; the rating model gives Hakuho 92%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 4-1) vs Shodai (Maegashira 3, 4-1) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 6-1; the rating model gives Harumafuji 85%; Thrower vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Harumafuji
- Yoshikaze (Maegashira 2, 1-4) vs Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 5-0) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 11-8; the rating model gives Yoshikaze 26%; Pulling Pusher vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even