Takamisakari takes a gold star off yokozuna Musashimaru

10 days remain in the race.

• Maegashira 7 Tokitsuumi5-0 ・ W5
• Maegashira 14 Ushiomaru4-1
• Maegashira 12 Kasuganishiki4-1
• Maegashira 13 Kotomitsuki4-1 ・ W4
• Maegashira 8 Kaiho4-1
• Maegashira 9 Gojoro4-1 ・ W4
• Maegashira 5 Tosanoumi4-1 ・ W4
• Maegashira 3 Takamisakari4-1

Takamisakari (Maegashira 3) defeated yokozuna Musashimaru by Yorikiri for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 1.

Kyokushuzan (Maegashira 2) defeated yokozuna Asashoryu by Hansoku for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 6.

• Maegashira 3 Takamisakari4-1
• Maegashira 2 Kyokushuzan1-4

Miyabiyama (Maegashira 1) beat Chiyotaikai (Ozeki) by Hatakikomi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 29% chance.

• Maegashira 1 Miyabiyama3-2

• Tamanoshima (Maegashira 4, 1-4) vs Musashimaru (Yokozuna, 2-3) →head-to-head: Musashimaru leads 5-2; the rating model gives Tamanoshima 17%
• Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 3-2) vs Kyokutenho (Sekiwake, 2-3) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 36-2; the rating model gives Asashoryu 74%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Asashoryu
• Tokitsuumi (Maegashira 7, 5-0) vs Asanowaka (Maegashira 11, 2-3) →head-to-head: Tokitsuumi leads 8-5; the rating model gives Tokitsuumi 66%