Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →May (Natsu) 2017 ・ Day 6 ・ May 19
Hakuho, Harumafuji share the lead at 6 wins
May (Natsu) 2017 has completed day 6. Hakuho, Harumafuji share the lead at 6-0.
Championship Race
Daishomaru, Onosho, Takayasu trail by one. 9 days remain.
- Yokozuna Hakuho6-0 ・ W6
- Yokozuna Harumafuji6-0 ・ W6
- Maegashira 13 Daishomaru5-1
- Maegashira 14 Onosho5-1 ・ W5
- Sekiwake Takayasu5-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Terunofuji, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 4-2 — 9 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Goeido stands at 4-2 — 4 more wins needed with 9 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 Terunofuji4-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Goeido4-2 ・ kadoban #5
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Daieisho (Maegashira 3, 0-6) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 6-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 8-2; the rating model gives Daieisho 12%; Forward Pusher vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even
- Kisenosato (Yokozuna, 4-2) vs Mitakeumi (Komusubi, 3-3) →head-to-head: Kisenosato leads 6-2; the rating model gives Kisenosato 78%
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 6-0) vs Yoshikaze (Komusubi, 4-2) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 10-9; the rating model gives Harumafuji 77%