Tochinonada takes a gold star off yokozuna Asashoryu

11 days remain in the race.

• Maegashira 16 Takanotsuru4-0 ・ W4
• Maegashira 15 Roho4-0 ・ W4
• Maegashira 10 Kyokushuzan4-0 ・ W4
• Maegashira 5 Dejima4-0 ・ W4
• Maegashira 14 Kotooshu3-1
• Maegashira 12 Takanowaka3-1
• Maegashira 7 Takekaze3-1
• Maegashira 3 Tochinonada3-1

Tochinonada (Maegashira 3) defeated yokozuna Asashoryu by Tsukiotoshi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 11.

• Maegashira 3 Tochinonada3-1

Iwakiyama (Maegashira 2) beat Chiyotaikai (Ozeki) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 26% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 5-8, which makes it count double.

• Maegashira 2 Iwakiyama3-1

• Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 3-1) vs Iwakiyama (Maegashira 2, 3-1) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 15-1; the rating model gives Asashoryu 91%
• Kaio (Ozeki, 3-1) vs Tamanoshima (Maegashira 2, 0-4) →head-to-head: Kaio leads 19-5; the rating model gives Kaio 76%
• Takekaze (Maegashira 7, 3-1) vs Dejima (Maegashira 5, 4-0) →head-to-head: Dejima leads 6-3; the rating model gives Takekaze 41%