Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Hakuho leads alone at 11-0
May (Natsu) 2017 has completed day 11. Hakuho (Yokozuna) leads alone at 11-0.
Championship Race
Harumafuji trail by one. 4 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightHakuho is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 11.
- Yokozuna Hakuho11-0 ・ W11
- Yokozuna Harumafuji10-1
Upsets
Ura (Maegashira 10) beat Shodai (Maegashira 5) by Okuridashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 25% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Terunofuji, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 9-2 — 4 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Goeido stands at 6-5 — 2 more wins needed with 4 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 Terunofuji9-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Goeido6-5 ・ kadoban #5
Records Decided Today
8 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 15 Myogiryumake-koshi (3-8)
- Maegashira 7 Takakeishokachi-koshi (8-3)
- Maegashira 7 Hokutofujikachi-koshi (8-3)
- Maegashira 6 Ikioikachi-koshi (8-3)
- Maegashira 6 Takekazemake-koshi (3-8)
- Maegashira 8 Sokokuraimake-koshi (3-8)
- Maegashira 4 Takarafujimake-koshi (3-8)
- Sekiwake Tamawashikachi-koshi (8-3)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 10-1) vs Takanoiwa (Maegashira 5, 5-6) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 3-0; the rating model gives Harumafuji 82%
- Tochiozan (Maegashira 4, 5-6) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 11-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 38-2; the rating model gives Tochiozan 14%