Après la 6ème journée du tournoi de juillet, le groupe des prétendants à la coupe de l’Empereur s’est encore réduit.
Devant un public toujours réduit à cause de la COVID19, le premier à tomber a été le maegashira 15 Kotoshoho qui affrontait le vétéran ex-ôzeki Terunofuji. Malgré un tachi-ai équilibré, le jeune rikishi n’a pu contrer la masse de son adversaire qui l’a repoussé sans coup férir à l’extérieur du cercle sacré.
Le deuxième fut le maegashira 10 Myogiryû qui luttait contre le M9 Tamawashi. Avec déjà 4 victoires avant le combat, Tamawashi constituait un obstacle de taille sur le chemin de Myogiryû, et malheureusement, il ne réussit pas à le passer, se faisant très rapidement déstabiliser et expulser en dehors du dohyô.
Les trois restants devaient donc assurer leur victoire et ils l’ont fait avec brio !
Le yokozuna Hakuhô a été une fois de plus impérial devant le maegashira 3 Takarafuji et l’a maitrisé de bout en bout, ne lui laissant aucune opportunité.
Le nouvel ôzeki Asanoyama a lui aussi fait parler la poudre contre le M2 Onoshô. Il l’a tranquillement accompagné à l’extérieur de la corde sans opposition. C’est la sixième défaite d’Onoshô et le makekoshi se profile déjà de plus en plus pour lui…
Enfin, le dernier invaincu était le sekiwake Mitakeumi qui fait un très bon début de tournoi et confirme ses prétentions à revenir aux plus hauts grades. Il affrontait pourtant le redoutable komusubi Okinoumi, auteur de bons combats depuis le début de la semaine. Après une forte résistance du sekiwake au tachi-ai contre la puissance d’Okinoumi, Mitakeumi ne s’est pas désuni et a réussi à faire basculer son adversaire au sol.
Derrière la bande de tête, on retiendra aujourd’hui aussi la défaite de l’ôzeki Takakeisho devant le maegashira 3 Kiribayama. C’est déjà la 2ème défaite pour l’ôzeki ; étant kadoban, il doit impérativement atteindre les 8 victoires pour conserver son rang, et on ne peut pas dire qu’il soit particulièrement bien parti !
Un autre combat voyait s’affronter deux anciens ôzeki : Kotoshogiku et Tochinoshin, tous les deux remisés dans les tréfonds du classement. Après une tréééés longue mise en place de Kotoshogiku et plusieurs faux départs, c’est bien Tochinoshin qui a pu se débarrasser de son adversaire.
A noter enfin les combats toujours spectaculaires des poids légers Ishiura et Enho contre des rikishi d’un gabarit à peu près double du leur.
Yokozuna Hakuho scored an easy victory over No. 3 maegashira Takarafuji to remain among the undefeated leaders on Friday, the sixth day of the July Grand Sumo Tournament.
Before a small crowd prohibited from shouting to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus at the 15-day event at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan, Hakuho rocked Takarafuji (2-4) back with his initial charge, wrapped up his arms and drove him out.
The win left the Mongolian-born master, who is seeking to extend his record for career championships to 45, tied with two others for the lead. Five wrestlers started the day with unblemished records, after makuuchi debutant Kotoshoho and No. 10 maegashira Myogiryu fell from the leading pack with their first losses.
New ozeki Asanoyama had little trouble improving to 6-0 by thwarting No. 2 Onosho’s advances and forcing him out. Onosho had the ozeki by the throat from the get-go, but Asanoyama swatted the maegashira’s hand away, seized a left-handed grip and took control against his winless opponent.
Sekiwake Mitakeumi had to work hard for his sixth win although it was never in doubt. The sekiwake kept komusubi Okinoumi (3-3) off his belt and shoved him backward. As he retreated, Okinoumi tried to wrench and twist the sekiwake off balance, but Mitakeumi kept his feet and took advantage of his opponent’s momentum to thrust him down.
Ozeki Takakeisho, who is coming off a losing record and needs eight wins in Tokyo to fight as an ozeki in September, suffered his second defeat. The ozeki appeared to have the early advantage against Kiribayama (2-4), but the No. 3 maegashira escaped his grasp and eventually forced him over the straw.
No. 10 Myogiryu suffered his first defeat, coming out second-best in a slapping and shoving contest with Mongolian No. 9 Tamawashi (5-1).
Twenty-year-old No. 15 Kotoshoho (5-1) squared off against 28-year-old former ozeki Terunofuji (5-1), who had beaten him the last two times they faced each other in the second-tier juryo division, and the youngster fared no better this time.
Kotoshoho got an inside grip with his right hand but could not yank the veteran down, and Terunofuji bounced back from his first loss on Thursday by forcing Kotoshoho out.
Sekiwake Shodai stayed one back of the leaders by shoving out No. 1 Endo, who lost his grip as he was about to fling his opponent from the ring. After the wrestlers spun around, Shodai recovered his balance more quickly and Endo, who was backed up against the straw, was easy pickings.
In a duel between former ozeki, No. 11 maegashira Tochinoshin (4-2) twice jumped the gun before seizing a left-handed outside grip and throwing No. 14 Kotoshogiku (4-2) to the clay. The loss prevented Kotoshogiku from earning his 713th career makuuchi victory. He is now tied for seventh all-time with former yokozuna Harumafuji.
Written by Kyodo
Rikishis | Score | Kimarites | Score | Rikishis |
Nishikigi 錦木 (Maegashira 16) | | | | | Azumaryu 東龍 (Juryo 3) | |
Kotoshoho 琴勝峰 (Maegashira 15) | | | | | Terunofuji 照ノ富士 (Maegashira 17) | |
Takayasu 高安 (Maegashira 13) | | | | | Kotoyuki 琴勇輝 (Maegashira 17) | |
Chiyomaru 千代丸 (Maegashira 15) | | | | | Kotonowaka 琴ノ若 (Maegashira 13) | |
Sadanoumi 佐田の海 (Maegashira 12) | | | | | Wakatakakage 若隆景 (Maegashira 14) | |
Kotoeko 琴恵光 (Maegashira 16) | | | | | Shôhôzan 松鳳山 (Maegashira 12) | |
Kotoshôgiku 琴奨菊 (Maegashira 14) | | | | | Tochinoshin 栃ノ心 (Maegashira 11) | |
Tamawashi 玉鷲 (Maegashira 9) | | | | | Myogiryu 妙義龍 (Maegashira 10) | |
Shimanoumi 志摩ノ海 (Maegashira 11) | | | | | Ikioi 勢 (Maegashira 9) | |
Ishiura 石浦 (Maegashira 8) | | | | | Kaisei 魁聖 (Maegashira 10) | |
Enho 炎鵬 (Maegashira 6) | | | | | | |
Abi 阿炎 (Maegashira 5) | | | | | Ryuden 竜電 (Maegashira 6) | |
Tokushoryu 徳勝龍 (Maegashira 7) | | | | | | |
Terutsuyoshi 照強 (Maegashira 7) | | | | | Aoiyama 碧山 (Maegashira 4) | |
Kagayaki 輝 (Maegashira 4) | | | | | Yutakayama 豊山 (Maegashira 1) | |
Daieisho 大栄翔 (Komusubi) | | | | | Takanosho 隆の勝 (Maegashira 2) | |
Shodai 正代 (Sekiwake) | | | | | Endo 遠藤 (Maegashira 1) | |
Okinoumi 隠岐の海 (Komusubi) | | | | | | |
| | | | | Kiribayama 貴ノ富士 (Maegashira 3) | |
Onosho 阿武咲 (Maegashira 2) | | | | | Asanoyama 朝乃山 (Ozeki) | |
| | | | | Takarafuji 宝富士 (Maegashira 3) |
Rikishis | Score | Kimarites | Score | Rikishis |
Takagenji 貴源治 (Juryo 13) | | | | | Mitoryu 水戸龍 (Juryo 14) | |
Midorifuji 翠富士 (Juryo 12) | | | | | Akua 天空海 (Juryo 13) | |
Chiyonoumi 千代の海 (Juryo 14) | | | | | Kizakiumi 木崎海 (Juryo 11) | |
Daishoho 大翔鵬 (Juryo 10) | | | | | Chiyonoo 千代ノ皇 (Juryo 12) | |
Wakamotoharu (Juryo 8) | | | | | Churanoumi 美ノ海 (Juryo 9) | |
Fujiazuma (Juryo 11) | | | | | Chiyootori 千代鳳 (Juryo 8) | |
Daishomaru 大翔丸 (Juryo 7) | | | | | Akiseyama 明瀬山 (Juryo 9) | |
Asabenkei 朝弁慶 (Juryo 10) | | | | | Tsurugisho 剣翔 (Juryo 7) | |
Kyokutaisei 旭大星 (Juryo 5) | | | | | Hakuyozan 白鷹山 (Juryo 6) | |
Hoshoryu 遠藤 (Juryo 6) | | | | | Hidenoumi 英乃海 (Juryo 4) | |
Ichinojo 逸ノ城 (Juryo 5) | | | | | Kyokushuho 旭秀鵬 (Juryo 3) | |
Meisei 明生 (Juryo 1) | | | | | Tobizaru 翔猿 (Juryo 2) | |
Daiamami 大奄美 (Juryo 4) | | | | | Chiyoshoma 千代翔馬 (Juryo 1) |
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