Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Kakuryu leads alone at 8-0
November (Kyushu) 2016 has completed day 8. Kakuryu (Yokozuna) leads alone at 8-0.
Championship Race
Ishiura, Hakuho, Harumafuji trail by one. 7 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightKakuryu is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 8.
- Yokozuna Kakuryu8-0 ・ W8
- Maegashira 15 Ishiura7-1 ・ W7
- Yokozuna Hakuho7-1
- Yokozuna Harumafuji7-1 ・ W7
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Goeido, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 6-2 — 7 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 6-2 — 2 more wins needed with 7 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 Goeido6-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Terunofuji6-2 ・ kadoban #3
Records Decided Today
2 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
解説 ・ InsightKakuryu clinched at 8-0 — the fastest kachi-koshi possible in a 15-day basho.
- Maegashira 2 Kaiseimake-koshi (0-8)
- Yokozuna Kakuryukachi-koshi (8-0)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Hakuho (Yokozuna, 7-1) vs Kotoshogiku (Ozeki, 3-5) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 56-7; the rating model gives Hakuho 80%
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 7-1) vs Okinoumi (Sekiwake, 2-6) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 14-6; the rating model gives Harumafuji 80%
- Takayasu (Sekiwake, 4-4) vs Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 8-0) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 13-10; the rating model gives Takayasu 36%