Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Hakuho leads alone at 12-0
May (Natsu) 2017 has completed day 12. Hakuho (Yokozuna) leads alone at 12-0.
Championship Race
Harumafuji trail by one. 3 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightHakuho is yet to taste defeat — the opening streak now stands at 12.
- Yokozuna Hakuho12-0 ・ W12
- Yokozuna Harumafuji11-1
Upsets
Ishiura (Maegashira 11) beat Ikioi (Maegashira 6) by Katasukashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 21% chance.
Toyohibiki (Maegashira 13) beat Sokokurai (Maegashira 8) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 30% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Terunofuji, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 10-2 — 3 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Goeido stands at 7-5 — 1 more win needed with 3 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 Terunofuji10-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Goeido7-5 ・ kadoban #5
Records Decided Today
4 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 14 Onoshokachi-koshi (8-4)
- Maegashira 12 Kotoyukimake-koshi (4-8)
- Maegashira 9 Kagayakikachi-koshi (8-4)
- Sekiwake Kotoshogikumake-koshi (4-8)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Tamawashi (Sekiwake, 9-3) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 12-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 16-1; the rating model gives Tamawashi 33%
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 11-1) vs Takayasu (Sekiwake, 10-2) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 15-5; the rating model gives Harumafuji 52%