Basho Report ・ 場所レポート

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July (Nagoya) 2021Day 1 ・ Jul 4

Ichiyamamoto, Tokushoryu, Tsurugisho, Ura, Kagayaki, Kotozakura, Terutsuyoshi, Tamawashi, Aoiyama, Chiyoshoma, Kirishima, Hoshoryu, Okinoumi, Tobizaru, Hokutofuji, Ichinojo, Shodai, Takakeisho, Terunofuji, Hakuho share the lead at 1 wins

July (Nagoya) 2021 has completed day 1. Ichiyamamoto, Tokushoryu, Tsurugisho, Ura, Kagayaki, Kotozakura, Terutsuyoshi, Tamawashi, Aoiyama, Chiyoshoma, Kirishima, Hoshoryu, Okinoumi, Tobizaru, Hokutofuji, Ichinojo, Shodai, Takakeisho, Terunofuji, Hakuho share the lead at 1-0.

Ozeki Watch

Ozeki Terunofuji, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-0 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.

Ozeki Takakeisho, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 1-0 — 12 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.

Kadoban ozeki Asanoyama stands at 0-0-1 — 8 more wins needed with 14 days left.

解説 ・ InsightTerunofuji's last two basho: 12 wins (champion), then 12 (champion) — 24 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.

Takakeisho's last two basho: 10 wins, then 12 — 22 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.

This is kadoban No. 2 — he survived his only previous one.

At 2583, his rating remains near his career peak of 2653 — no sign of decline in the data.

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