Miyabiyama takes a gold star off yokozuna Asashoryu

12 days remain in the race.

• Maegashira 16 Kakizoe3-0
• Maegashira 14 Kimurayama3-0
• Maegashira 12 Tamanoshima3-0
• Maegashira 10 Futeno3-0
• Maegashira 9 Hokutoriki3-0
• Maegashira 5 Goeido3-0
• Ozeki Chiyotaikai3-0
• Yokozuna Hakuho3-0

Miyabiyama (Maegashira 1) defeated yokozuna Asashoryu by Oshidashi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 2.

• Maegashira 1 Miyabiyama1-2

Kyokutenho (Maegashira 3) beat Kotooshu (Ozeki) by Uwatenage — pre-basho ratings gave just a 25% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 5-22, which makes it count double.

• Maegashira 3 Kyokutenho1-2

• Kisenosato (Maegashira 2, 0-3) vs Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 2-1) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 13-4; the rating model gives Kisenosato 25%; Belt Grinder vs Thrower — style matchup slightly favors Asashoryu
• Hakuho (Yokozuna, 3-0) vs Kyokutenho (Maegashira 3, 1-2) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 28-2; the rating model gives Hakuho 93%; Thrower vs Belt Grinder — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
• Asasekiryu (Komusubi, 1-2) vs Chiyotaikai (Ozeki, 3-0) →head-to-head: Chiyotaikai leads 8-4; the rating model gives Asasekiryu 47%; Belt Grinder vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even