Goeido takes a gold star off yokozuna Asashoryu

10 days remain in the race.

• Maegashira 3 Kisenosato5-0 ・ W5
• Yokozuna Hakuho5-0 ・ W5
• Maegashira 16 Toyohibiki4-1
• Maegashira 15 Kitataiki4-1
• Maegashira 14 Hakuba4-1
• Maegashira 10 Aran4-1
• Maegashira 6 Aminishiki4-1
• Maegashira 4 Kakizoe4-1

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

• Maegashira 2 Goeido2-3

• Kakuryu (Komusubi, 2-3) vs Asashoryu (Yokozuna, 4-1) →head-to-head: Asashoryu leads 7-0; the rating model gives Kakuryu 23%
• Hakuho (Yokozuna, 5-0) vs Hokutoriki (Maegashira 3, 2-3) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 11-0; the rating model gives Hakuho 97%
• Kotooshu (Ozeki, 4-1) vs Kisenosato (Maegashira 3, 5-0) →head-to-head: Kotooshu leads 29-18; the rating model gives Kotooshu 69%