Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Endo takes a gold star off yokozuna Hakuho
November (Kyushu) 2016 has completed day 6. Endo (Maegashira 3) defeated yokozuna Hakuho by Yorikiri for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 2. Kakuryu (Yokozuna) leads alone at 6-0.
Championship Race
9 days remain in the race.
解説 ・ InsightKakuryu is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 6.
- Yokozuna Kakuryu6-0 ・ W6
- Maegashira 15 Ishiura5-1 ・ W5
- Maegashira 14 Sokokurai5-1
- Maegashira 10 Chiyoshoma5-1 ・ W4
- Maegashira 8 Ikioi5-1
- Ozeki Kisenosato5-1
- Ozeki Goeido5-1
- Yokozuna Hakuho5-1
Today's Kinboshi
Endo (Maegashira 3) defeated yokozuna Hakuho by Yorikiri for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 2.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Goeido, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 5-1 — 8 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 4-2 — 4 more wins needed with 9 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 Goeido5-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Terunofuji4-2 ・ kadoban #3
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 5-1) vs Mitakeumi (Komusubi, 1-5) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 5-2; the rating model gives Harumafuji 86%
- Endo (Maegashira 3, 4-2) vs Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 6-0) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 13-4; the rating model gives Endo 16%