Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Tokushoryu, Myogiryu, Daishomaru, Ura, Tochiozan, Daieisho, Kotoyuki, Chiyoshoma, Ichinojo, Hokutofuji, Endo, Takarafuji, Takayasu, Tamawashi, Terunofuji, Goeido, Kisenosato, Kotoshogiku, Kakuryu, Shodai share the lead at 1 wins
March (Haru) 2017 has completed day 1. Tokushoryu, Myogiryu, Daishomaru, Ura, Tochiozan, Daieisho, Kotoyuki, Chiyoshoma, Ichinojo, Hokutofuji, Endo, Takarafuji, Takayasu, Tamawashi, Terunofuji, Goeido, Kisenosato, Kotoshogiku, Kakuryu, Shodai share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Upsets
Kotoshogiku (Sekiwake) beat Harumafuji (Yokozuna) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 19% chance.
Shodai (Komusubi) beat Hakuho (Yokozuna) by Tsukiotoshi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 20% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 3-10, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 1-0 — 7 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightThis is kadoban No. 4 — he has survived all 3 previous ones.
His pre-basho rating of 2389 sits 444 points below his peak of 2833 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Terunofuji1-0 ・ kadoban #4
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Takekaze (Maegashira 1, 0-1) vs Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 1-0) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 20-0; the rating model gives Takekaze 20%
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 0-1) vs Ikioi (Maegashira 1, 0-1) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 12-1; the rating model gives Harumafuji 81%
- Shodai (Komusubi, 1-0) vs Kisenosato (Yokozuna, 1-0) →head-to-head: Kisenosato leads 7-1; the rating model gives Shodai 15%