Toyonoshima takes a gold star off yokozuna Harumafuji

Aminishiki, Terunofuji trail by one. 6 days remain.

• Yokozuna Hakuho9-0 ・ W9
• Maegashira 6 Aminishiki8-1
• Sekiwake Terunofuji8-1

Toyonoshima (Maegashira 5) defeated yokozuna Harumafuji by Okuridashi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 4.

• Maegashira 5 Toyonoshima7-2

Gagamaru (Maegashira 15) beat Kyokushuho (Maegashira 10) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 33% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 11-14, which makes it count double.

• Maegashira 15 Gagamaru7-2

4 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.

• Maegashira 6 Aminishikikachi-koshi (8-1)
• Maegashira 2 Sadanoumimake-koshi (1-8)
• Sekiwake Terunofujikachi-koshi (8-1)
• Maegashira 4 Takekazemake-koshi (1-8)

• Kaisei (Maegashira 6, 4-5) vs Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 6-3) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 16-0; the rating model gives Kaisei 13%
• Hakuho (Yokozuna, 9-0) vs Takekaze (Maegashira 4, 1-8) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 22-1; the rating model gives Hakuho 97%