Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Takayasu, Wakatakakage share the lead at 11 wins
March (Haru) 2022 has completed day 12. Takayasu, Wakatakakage share the lead at 11-1.
Championship Race
3 days remain in the race.
解説 ・ InsightIf Takayasu holds on, it would be the first maegashira championship since Kyokutenho in May (Natsu) 2012.
- Maegashira 7 Takayasu11-1
- Sekiwake Wakatakakage11-1 ・ W8
Upsets
Takayasu (Maegashira 7) beat Mitakeumi (Ozeki) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 19% chance.
Wakamotoharu (Maegashira 9) beat Endo (Maegashira 4) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 26% chance.
Ichiyamamoto (Maegashira 17) beat Okinoumi (Maegashira 7) by Hatakikomi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 33% chance.
Ozeki Watch
Kadoban ozeki Shodai stands at 7-5 — 1 more win needed with 3 days left.
Kadoban ozeki Takakeisho reached 8-4 to clear kadoban status.
解説 ・ InsightThis is kadoban No. 3 — he has survived all 2 previous ones.
His pre-basho rating of 2445 sits 227 points below his peak of 2672 — the decline shows in the numbers.
This is kadoban No. 5 — he survived 3 of 4, and fell 1 time.
- Ozeki Shodai7-5 ・ kadoban #3
- Ozeki Takakeisho8-4 ・ kadoban #5
Records Decided Today
4 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.
- Maegashira 13 Chiyomarumake-koshi (4-8)
- Maegashira 4 Kirishimakachi-koshi (8-4)
- Maegashira 9 Wakamotoharukachi-koshi (8-4)
- Maegashira 2 Ichinojokachi-koshi (8-4)
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Shodai (Ozeki, 7-5) vs Kotozakura (Maegashira 6, 9-3) →head-to-head: Kotozakura leads 10-6; the rating model gives Shodai 58%; Pulling Pusher vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even
- Takayasu (Maegashira 7, 11-1) vs Takakeisho (Ozeki, 8-4) →head-to-head: Takakeisho leads 11-10; the rating model gives Takayasu 31%
- Wakatakakage (Sekiwake, 11-1) vs Mitakeumi (Ozeki, 9-3) →head-to-head: Mitakeumi leads 9-4; the rating model gives Wakatakakage 34%; Forward Pusher vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even