Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →May (Natsu) 2017 ・ Day 5 ・ May 18
Takayasu, Hakuho, Harumafuji share the lead at 5 wins
May (Natsu) 2017 has completed day 5. Takayasu, Hakuho, Harumafuji share the lead at 5-0.
Championship Race
Daishomaru, Onosho, Tochinoshin, Takakeisho, Shodai trail by one. 10 days remain.
- Sekiwake Takayasu5-0 ・ W5
- Yokozuna Hakuho5-0 ・ W5
- Yokozuna Harumafuji5-0 ・ W5
- Maegashira 13 Daishomaru4-1
- Maegashira 14 Onosho4-1 ・ W4
- Maegashira 10 Tochinoshin4-1
- Maegashira 7 Takakeisho4-1
- Maegashira 5 Shodai4-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Terunofuji, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 3-2 — 10 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Goeido stands at 3-2 — 5 more wins needed with 10 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 Terunofuji3-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Goeido3-2 ・ kadoban #5
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 5-0) vs Aoiyama (Maegashira 3, 1-4) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 15-3; the rating model gives Harumafuji 85%
- Endo (Maegashira 1, 2-3) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 5-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 14-2; the rating model gives Endo 18%
- Tamawashi (Sekiwake, 3-2) vs Takayasu (Sekiwake, 5-0) →head-to-head: Tamawashi leads 21-21; the rating model gives Tamawashi 34%; Forward Pusher vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even