Chiyotenzan takes a gold star off yokozuna Wakanohana

Hamanoshima, Kotonishiki, Musashimaru trail by one. 9 days remain.

• Maegashira 8 Toki6-0 ・ W6
• Maegashira 13 Hamanoshima5-1 ・ W5
• Maegashira 3 Kotonishiki5-1
• Ozeki Musashimaru5-1

Chiyotenzan (Maegashira 3) defeated yokozuna Wakanohana by Okuridashi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 1.

• Maegashira 3 Chiyotenzan3-3

Kyokushuzan (Maegashira 4) beat Musashimaru (Ozeki) by Uwatenage — pre-basho ratings gave just a 16% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 2-17, which makes it count double.

Kotonishiki (Maegashira 3) beat Takanonami (Ozeki) by Shitatenage — pre-basho ratings gave just a 35% chance.

• Maegashira 4 Kyokushuzan2-4
• Maegashira 3 Kotonishiki5-1

Ozeki Musashimaru, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 5-1 — 8 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.

Kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai stands at 0-0-6 — 8 more wins needed with 9 days left.

• Ozeki Musashimaru5-1 ・ yokozuna bid
• Ozeki Chiyotaikai0-0-6 ・ kadoban #1――――――

• Kotonishiki (Maegashira 3, 5-1) vs Wakanohana (Yokozuna, 3-3) →head-to-head: Wakanohana leads 25-16; the rating model gives Kotonishiki 34%
• Akebono (Yokozuna, 4-2) vs Miyabiyama (Maegashira 2, 2-4) →head-to-head: Akebono leads 6-2; the rating model gives Akebono 77%
• Toki (Maegashira 8, 6-0) vs Aogiyama (Maegashira 4, 2-4) →head-to-head: Toki leads 5-3; the rating model gives Toki 53%; Pulling Pusher vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even