Kotonowaka takes a gold star off yokozuna Wakanohana

Wakanoyama, Miyabiyama, Akinoshima trail by one. 4 days remain.

• Yokozuna Musashimaru9-2
• Maegashira 11 Wakanoyama8-3
• Maegashira 5 Miyabiyama8-3
• Maegashira 3 Akinoshima8-3

Kotonowaka (Maegashira 4) defeated yokozuna Wakanohana by Tsukidashi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 5.

Minatofuji (Maegashira 5) defeated yokozuna Musashimaru by Uwatedashinage for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 3.

• Maegashira 4 Kotonowaka5-6
• Maegashira 5 Minatofuji5-6

Akinoshima (Maegashira 3) beat Chiyotaikai (Ozeki) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 30% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 3-10, which makes it count double.

• Maegashira 3 Akinoshima8-3

1 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.

• Maegashira 3 Akinoshimakachi-koshi (8-3)

• Kaio (Sekiwake, 7-4) vs Wakanohana (Yokozuna, 7-4) →head-to-head: Wakanohana leads 15-14; the rating model gives Kaio 69%
• Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 9-2) vs Chiyotenzan (Maegashira 6, 5-6) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 6-3; the rating model gives Musashimaru 88%