Aminishiki takes a gold star off yokozuna Musashimaru

12 days remain in the race.

• Maegashira 14 Ushiomaru3-0
• Maegashira 12 Kasuganishiki3-0
• Maegashira 7 Tokitsuumi3-0
• Ozeki Musoyama3-0
• Ozeki Chiyotaikai3-0
• Maegashira 15 Kinkaiyama2-1
• Maegashira 15 Tamakasuga2-1
• Maegashira 13 Kotomitsuki2-1

Aminishiki (Maegashira 1) defeated yokozuna Musashimaru by Yorikiri for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 2.

• Maegashira 1 Aminishiki1-2

• Takanonami (Maegashira 3, 1-2) vs Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 2-1) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 39-21; the rating model gives Takanonami 22%
• Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 2-1) vs Aminishiki (Maegashira 1, 1-2) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 17-6; the rating model gives Asashoryu 87%; Thrower vs Technician — style matchup slightly favors Asashoryu
• Kyokutenho (Sekiwake, 2-1) vs Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 3-0) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 28-9; the rating model gives Kyokutenho 40%