Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Yutakayama, Chiyotairyu, Daishomaru, Toyohibiki, Ishiura, Ura, Tochinoshin, Sokokurai, Takakeisho, Ikioi, Shodai, Tochiozan, Takarafuji, Takayasu, Tamawashi, Goeido, Endo, Hakuho, Harumafuji, Mitakeumi, Yoshikaze share the lead at 1 wins
May (Natsu) 2017 has completed day 1. Yutakayama, Chiyotairyu, Daishomaru, Toyohibiki, Ishiura, Ura, Tochinoshin, Sokokurai, Takakeisho, Ikioi, Shodai, Tochiozan, Takarafuji, Takayasu, Tamawashi, Goeido, Endo, Hakuho, Harumafuji, Mitakeumi, Yoshikaze share the lead at 1-0.
Championship Race
14 days remain in the race.
Upsets
Yoshikaze (Komusubi) beat Kisenosato (Yokozuna) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 12% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 6-15, which makes it count double.
Endo (Maegashira 1) beat Terunofuji (Ozeki) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 30% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 5-10, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Terunofuji, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 0-1 — 13 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Goeido stands at 1-0 — 7 more wins needed with 14 days left.
解説 ・ InsightTerunofuji's last two basho: 4 wins, then 13 — 17 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
This is kadoban No. 5 — he has survived all 4 previous ones.
His pre-basho rating of 2534 sits 199 points below his peak of 2733 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Terunofuji0-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Goeido1-0 ・ kadoban #5
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Chiyonokuni (Maegashira 1, 0-1) vs Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 0-1) →head-to-head: Chiyonokuni leads 2-0; the rating model gives Chiyonokuni 18%
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 1-0) vs Endo (Maegashira 1, 1-0) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 7-0; the rating model gives Harumafuji 81%
- Yoshikaze (Komusubi, 1-0) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 1-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 15-3; the rating model gives Yoshikaze 23%