Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →May (Natsu) 2017 ・ Day 3 ・ May 16
Daishomaru, Ura, Tochiozan, Takayasu, Hakuho, Harumafuji, Mitakeumi share the lead at 3 wins
May (Natsu) 2017 has completed day 3. Daishomaru, Ura, Tochiozan, Takayasu, Hakuho, Harumafuji, Mitakeumi share the lead at 3-0.
Championship Race
12 days remain in the race.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Terunofuji, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-2 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Goeido stands at 1-2 — 7 more wins needed with 12 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 Terunofuji1-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Goeido1-2 ・ kadoban #5
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Okinoumi (Maegashira 2, 0-3) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 3-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 24-1; the rating model gives Okinoumi 19%; Thrower vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Okinoumi
- Kisenosato (Yokozuna, 2-1) vs Endo (Maegashira 1, 1-2) →head-to-head: Kisenosato leads 5-3; the rating model gives Kisenosato 91%
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 3-0) vs Chiyonokuni (Maegashira 1, 1-2) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 1-0; the rating model gives Harumafuji 83%