Day10 vs Kotooshu (Gogatsu-Basho 2010 May)

Grand Sumo Tournament Day10

Kotooshu is 6-3.
Baruto is 8-1.
Baruto has to win to survive Emperor's cup race.
Past is 4 wins' Baruto and % wins' Kotooshu.

Kotooshu has stayed at Ozeki rank for over 4 years.
Kotooshu was considered as a top candidate for Yokozuna but his knee injury makes his sumo unpowered these days.




Baruto in this tournament has not been able to keep his body balance lower at starting.
Kotooshu gripped "Maemitsu"(=front part of bel) and lift Baruto up.

This was the dividing line between win and defeat.

Ozeki BARUTO ×(YORIIRI)○ KOTOOSHU○ Ozeki

8 wins 2 loses.

No loser:Hakuho
1 loser:no one
2 loser:Shimotori(#12),Aran(M#10),Hakuba(M#5),Baruto(Ozeki)

Hakuho keeps perfect sumo.
2 losers are lower rankers except Baruo.

I think Baruto is only hope .

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Upper Rankers Result
○E-K_Kotoshogiku5-5(yorikiri)W-M2_Tochinoshin5-5
W-M1_Miyabiyama4-6(oshidashi)W-K_Tochiozan4-6 ○
○E-M1_Toyonoshima3-7(yorikiri)W-S_Aminishiki3-7
E-O_Kotomitsuki6-4(yorikiri)W-O_Kaio6-4 ○

E-O_Harumafuji7-3(tsukiotoshi)W-M5_Hakuba8-2○

W-O_Baruto8-2(yorikiri)W-O_Kotooshu7-3 ○
○E-Y_Hakuho10-0(oshidashi)E-S_Kisenosato5-5

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