Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Hakuho wins the championship at 15-0
July (Nagoya) 2021 has completed final day. Hakuho (Yokozuna) takes the championship at 15-0.
Championship Race
- Yokozuna Hakuho15-0 ・ W15
- Ozeki Terunofuji14-1
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Terunofuji reached the 13-win benchmark at 14-1 — yokozuna promotion is within sight.
Ozeki Takakeisho's yokozuna bid is over at 1-2-12 — the 13-win benchmark is out of reach.
Kadoban ozeki Asanoyama has been absent since day one. With no path to a winning record, demotion to sekiwake is certain.
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.
- Ozeki Terunofuji14-1 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Takakeisho1-2-12 ・ yokozuna bid――――――――――――
- Ozeki Asanoyama0-0-15 ・ kadoban #2―――――――――――――――
Records Decided Today
7 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
解説 ・ InsightChiyonoo, Chiyonokuni, Kagayaki came into the final day at 7-7 and lost the bout that mattered most.
- Maegashira 17 Ichiyamamotokachi-koshi (8-7)
- Maegashira 14 Chiyonoomake-koshi (7-8)
- Maegashira 2 Takanoshokachi-koshi (8-7)
- Maegashira 16 Chiyonokunimake-koshi (7-8)
- Komusubi Meiseikachi-koshi (8-7)
- Maegashira 12 Kagayakimake-koshi (7-8)
- Ozeki Shodaikachi-koshi (8-7)
Special Prizes
Fighting Spirit: Kotozakura; Technique: Hoshoryu.
- Maegashira 5 HoshoryuTechnique・10-5
- Maegashira 11 KotozakuraFighting Spirit・12-3