Tamanoshima takes a gold star off yokozuna Asashoryu

6 days remain in the race.

• Maegashira 12 Kasuganishiki7-2
• Maegashira 13 Kotomitsuki7-2
• Maegashira 7 Tokitsuumi7-2
• Maegashira 5 Tosanoumi7-2
• Ozeki Musoyama7-2
• Maegashira 15 Kinkaiyama6-3
• Maegashira 8 Kaiho6-3
• Maegashira 7 Hokutoriki6-3

Tamanoshima (Maegashira 4) defeated yokozuna Asashoryu by Oshidashi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 1.

• Maegashira 4 Tamanoshima3-6

Tosanoumi (Maegashira 5) beat Kaio (Ozeki) by Okuridashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 19% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 10-30, which makes it count double.

Takamisakari (Maegashira 3) beat Chiyotaikai (Ozeki) by Hikiotoshi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 23% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 3-9, which makes it count double.

Tokitsuumi (Maegashira 7) beat Miyabiyama (Maegashira 1) by Hikiotoshi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 32% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 3-11, which makes it count double.

• Maegashira 5 Tosanoumi7-2
• Maegashira 3 Takamisakari6-3
• Maegashira 7 Tokitsuumi7-2

1 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.

• Maegashira 2 Kyokushuzanmake-koshi (1-8)

• Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 5-4) vs Tosanoumi (Maegashira 5, 7-2) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 18-6; the rating model gives Asashoryu 87%
• Tochiazuma (Ozeki, 6-3) vs Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 6-3) →head-to-head: Tochiazuma leads 21-17; the rating model gives Tochiazuma 30%
• Musoyama (Ozeki, 7-2) vs Takanonami (Maegashira 3, 3-6) →head-to-head: Musoyama leads 25-24; the rating model gives Musoyama 55%; Forward Pusher vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Takanonami