Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Hakuho, Harumafuji share the lead at 8 wins
May (Natsu) 2017 has completed day 8. Hakuho, Harumafuji share the lead at 8-0.
Championship Race
Takayasu trail by one. 7 days remain.
- Yokozuna Hakuho8-0 ・ W8
- Yokozuna Harumafuji8-0 ・ W8
- Sekiwake Takayasu7-1
Upsets
Tokushoryu (Maegashira 12) beat Ikioi (Maegashira 6) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 21% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 7-10, which makes it count double.
Endo (Maegashira 1) beat Goeido (Ozeki) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 33% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Terunofuji, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 6-2 — 7 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Goeido stands at 5-3 — 3 more wins needed with 7 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 Terunofuji6-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Goeido5-3 ・ kadoban #5
Records Decided Today
3 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
解説 ・ InsightHakuho, Harumafuji clinched at 8-0 — the fastest kachi-koshi possible in a 15-day basho.
- Maegashira 3 Daieishomake-koshi (0-8)
- Yokozuna Hakuhokachi-koshi (8-0)
- Yokozuna Harumafujikachi-koshi (8-0)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 8-0) vs Tamawashi (Sekiwake, 6-2) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 8-5; the rating model gives Harumafuji 67%
- Aoiyama (Maegashira 3, 2-6) vs Hakuho (Yokozuna, 8-0) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 23-1; the rating model gives Aoiyama 15%