Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →March (Haru) 2017 ・ Day 5 ・ Mar 16
Tochiozan, Takarafuji, Takayasu, Terunofuji, Kisenosato share the lead at 5 wins
March (Haru) 2017 has completed day 5. Tochiozan, Takarafuji, Takayasu, Terunofuji, Kisenosato share the lead at 5-0.
Championship Race
Chiyoshoma, Kakuryu trail by one. 10 days remain.
- Maegashira 10 Tochiozan5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 3 Takarafuji5-0 ・ W5
- Sekiwake Takayasu5-0 ・ W5
- Ozeki Terunofuji5-0 ・ W5
- Yokozuna Kisenosato5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 7 Chiyoshoma4-1
- Yokozuna Kakuryu4-1
Upsets
Takekaze (Maegashira 1) beat Goeido (Ozeki) by Katasukashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 21% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 9-14, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 5-0 — 3 more wins needed with 10 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 Terunofuji5-0 ・ kadoban #4
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Shohozan (Maegashira 3, 0-5) vs Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 4-1) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 13-2; the rating model gives Shohozan 20%
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 3-2) vs Yoshikaze (Maegashira 4, 3-2) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 10-9; the rating model gives Harumafuji 82%
- Takarafuji (Maegashira 3, 5-0) vs Kisenosato (Yokozuna, 5-0) →head-to-head: Kisenosato leads 16-2; the rating model gives Takarafuji 11%