Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →May (Natsu) 2017 ・ Day 7 ・ May 20
Hakuho, Harumafuji share the lead at 7 wins
May (Natsu) 2017 has completed day 7. Hakuho, Harumafuji share the lead at 7-0.
Championship Race
Takayasu trail by one. 8 days remain.
- Yokozuna Hakuho7-0 ・ W7
- Yokozuna Harumafuji7-0 ・ W7
- Sekiwake Takayasu6-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Terunofuji, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 5-2 — 8 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Goeido stands at 5-2 — 3 more wins needed with 8 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 Terunofuji5-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Goeido5-2 ・ kadoban #5
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Kisenosato (Yokozuna, 5-2) vs Aoiyama (Maegashira 3, 2-5) →head-to-head: Kisenosato leads 13-6; the rating model gives Kisenosato 93%
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 7-0) vs Chiyoshoma (Maegashira 2, 1-6) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 2-0; the rating model gives Harumafuji 88%
- Kotoshogiku (Sekiwake, 1-6) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 7-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 56-7; the rating model gives Kotoshogiku 28%