Onosho, Daieisho, Takakeisho share the lead at 6 wins

Aoiyama, Abi, Chiyotairyu, Tochiozan, Takayasu trail by one. 8 days remain.

• Maegashira 13 Onosho6-1 ・ W4
• Maegashira 9 Daieisho6-1 ・ W6
• Komusubi Takakeisho6-1
• Maegashira 12 Aoiyama5-2 ・ W5
• Maegashira 7 Abi5-2
• Maegashira 5 Chiyotairyu5-2
• Maegashira 2 Tochiozan5-2
• Ozeki Takayasu5-2

Ryuden (Maegashira 3) beat Takayasu (Ozeki) by Yorikiri — pre-basho ratings gave just a 13% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 3-6, which makes it count double.

Yoshikaze (Maegashira 4) beat Tochinoshin (Ozeki) by Sukuinage — pre-basho ratings gave just a 15% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 10-15, which makes it count double.

• Maegashira 3 Ryuden2-5
• Maegashira 4 Yoshikaze4-3

• Shodai (Maegashira 4, 4-3) vs Takayasu (Ozeki, 5-2) →head-to-head: Shodai leads 19-9; the rating model gives Shodai 25%; Pulling Pusher vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even
• Ryuden (Maegashira 3, 2-5) vs Tochinoshin (Ozeki, 3-4) →head-to-head: Ryuden leads 6-2; the rating model gives Ryuden 13%; Belt Grinder vs Belt Grinder — style matchup is even
• Takakeisho (Komusubi, 6-1) vs Myogiryu (Maegashira 1, 4-3) →head-to-head: Takakeisho leads 14-1; the rating model gives Takakeisho 72%; Forward Pusher vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even