Tamakasuga takes a gold star off yokozuna Akebono

5 days remain in the race.

• Yokozuna Wakanohana9-1 ・ W5
• Yokozuna Takanohana9-1 ・ W7

Tamakasuga (Maegashira 3) defeated yokozuna Akebono by Tsukiotoshi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 2.

• Maegashira 3 Tamakasuga4-6

1 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.

• Maegashira 8 Mitoizumimake-koshi (2-8)

• Takanonami (Ozeki, 6-4) vs Akebono (Yokozuna, 7-3) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 35-5; the rating model gives Takanonami 32%
• Wakanohana (Yokozuna, 9-1) vs Chiyotaikai (Sekiwake, 7-3) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 6-3; the rating model gives Wakanohana 58%
• Takanohana (Yokozuna, 9-1) vs Kyokushuzan (Maegashira 5, 4-6) →head-to-head: Takanohana leads 11-0; the rating model gives Takanohana 88%