Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Daishomaru, Onosho, Goeido share the lead at 7 wins
September (Aki) 2017 has completed day 8. Daishomaru, Onosho, Goeido share the lead at 7-1.
Championship Race
Daieisho, Arawashi, Takanoiwa, Chiyotairyu trail by one. 7 days remain.
解説 ・ InsightIf Daishomaru, Onosho holds on, it would be the first maegashira championship since Kotomitsuki in September (Aki) 2001.
Ozeki Watch
Kadoban ozeki Goeido stands at 7-1 — 1 more win needed with 7 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Terunofuji stands at 1-5-2 — 7 more wins needed with 7 days left.
解説 ・ InsightThis is kadoban No. 6 — he has survived all 5 previous ones.
His pre-basho rating of 2514 sits 219 points below his peak of 2733 — the decline shows in the numbers.
This is kadoban No. 5 — he has survived all 4 previous ones.
His pre-basho rating of 2539 sits 294 points below his peak of 2833 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Goeido7-1 ・ kadoban #6
- Ozeki Terunofuji1-5-2 ・ kadoban #5――
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Shodai (Maegashira 5, 4-4) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 5-3) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 6-1; the rating model gives Shodai 21%
- Aoiyama (Maegashira 2, 0-1-7) vs Goeido (Ozeki, 7-1) →head-to-head: Goeido leads 23-3; the rating model gives Aoiyama 41%
- Onosho (Maegashira 3, 7-1) vs Chiyotairyu (Maegashira 3, 6-2) →head-to-head: Onosho leads 8-6; the rating model gives Onosho 54%; Forward Pusher vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even