Kotoshogiku takes a gold star off yokozuna Kisenosato

11 days remain in the race.

• Maegashira 16 Asanoyama4-0 ・ W4
• Maegashira 3 Tochinoshin4-0 ・ W4
• Sekiwake Mitakeumi4-0 ・ W4
• Ozeki Goeido4-0 ・ W4
• Yokozuna Kakuryu4-0 ・ W4
• Maegashira 15 Ishiura3-1
• Maegashira 13 Daieisho3-1
• Maegashira 12 Kagayaki3-1

Kotoshogiku (Maegashira 2) defeated yokozuna Kisenosato by Tsukiotoshi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 2.

Yoshikaze (Maegashira 2) defeated yokozuna Hakuho by Hatakikomi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 8.

• Maegashira 2 Kotoshogiku1-3
• Maegashira 2 Yoshikaze1-3

Tochinoshin (Maegashira 3) beat Takayasu (Ozeki) by Tsukiotoshi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 27% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 9-14, which makes it count double.

• Maegashira 3 Tochinoshin4-0

• Yoshikaze (Maegashira 2, 1-3) vs Kisenosato (Yokozuna, 1-3) →head-to-head: Kisenosato leads 15-6; the rating model gives Yoshikaze 43%
• Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 4-0) vs Chiyotairyu (Maegashira 3, 0-4) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 12-0; the rating model gives Kakuryu 68%
• Goeido (Ozeki, 4-0) vs Tochinoshin (Maegashira 3, 4-0) →head-to-head: Goeido leads 19-10; the rating model gives Goeido 71%