Onosho takes a gold star off yokozuna Hakuho

Takanosho, Mitakeumi, Asanoyama, Kakuryu trail by one. 5 days remain.

• Maegashira 13 Aoiyama9-1
• Yokozuna Hakuho9-1
• Maegashira 9 Takanosho8-2
• Maegashira 3 Mitakeumi8-2
• Sekiwake Asanoyama8-2
• Yokozuna Kakuryu8-2 ・ W4

Onosho (Maegashira 5) defeated yokozuna Hakuho by Oshidashi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 2.

• Maegashira 5 Onosho6-4

6 rikishi had their winning or losing records decided today.

• Maegashira 8 Shohozanmake-koshi (2-8)
• Maegashira 2 Tokushoryumake-koshi (2-8)
• Komusubi Hokutofujimake-koshi (2-8)
• Maegashira 3 Mitakeumikachi-koshi (8-2)
• Sekiwake Asanoyamakachi-koshi (8-2)
• Yokozuna Kakuryukachi-koshi (8-2)

• Hakuho (Yokozuna, 9-1) vs Hokutofuji (Komusubi, 2-8) →head-to-head: Hakuho leads 9-3; the rating model gives Hakuho 66%; Thrower vs Forward Pusher — style matchup slightly favors Hakuho
• Shodai (Sekiwake, 5-5) vs Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 8-2) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 13-0; the rating model gives Shodai 50%; Pulling Pusher vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even
• Kotozakura (Maegashira 18, 7-3) vs Aoiyama (Maegashira 13, 9-1) →head-to-head: Kotozakura leads 3-1; the rating model gives Kotozakura 37%; Forward Pusher vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even