Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Hakuho, Harumafuji share the lead at 10 wins
May (Natsu) 2017 has completed day 10. Hakuho, Harumafuji share the lead at 10-0.
Championship Race
5 days remain in the race.
- Yokozuna Hakuho10-0 ・ W10
- Yokozuna Harumafuji10-0 ・ W10
Upsets
Kotoshogiku (Sekiwake) beat Kisenosato (Yokozuna) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 15% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Terunofuji, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 8-2 — 5 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Goeido stands at 6-4 — 2 more wins needed with 5 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 Terunofuji8-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Goeido6-4 ・ kadoban #5
Records Decided Today
9 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 10 Tochinoshinkachi-koshi (8-2)
- Maegashira 10 Urakachi-koshi (8-2)
- Maegashira 8 Shohozanmake-koshi (2-8)
- Maegashira 13 Toyohibikimake-koshi (2-8)
- Maegashira 5 Shodaikachi-koshi (8-2)
- Maegashira 3 Aoiyamamake-koshi (2-8)
- Maegashira 1 Chiyonokunimake-koshi (2-8)
- Ozeki Terunofujikachi-koshi (8-2)
- Maegashira 2 Chiyoshomamake-koshi (2-8)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Kisenosato (Yokozuna, 6-4) vs Tamawashi (Sekiwake, 7-3) →head-to-head: Kisenosato leads 9-4; the rating model gives Kisenosato 82%
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 10-0) vs Mitakeumi (Komusubi, 4-6) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 5-2; the rating model gives Harumafuji 61%
- Goeido (Ozeki, 6-4) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 10-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 38-7; the rating model gives Goeido 31%