Oho, Myogiryu, Abi, Onosho, Mitakeumi, Terunofuji share the lead at 3 wins

12 days remain in the race.

• Maegashira 18 Oho3-0
• Maegashira 10 Myogiryu3-0
• Maegashira 6 Abi3-0
• Maegashira 5 Onosho3-0
• Sekiwake Mitakeumi3-0
• Yokozuna Terunofuji3-0
• Maegashira 17 Kotoeko2-1
• Maegashira 15 Wakamotoharu2-1

Ura (Maegashira 2) beat Takakeisho (Ozeki) by Oshitaoshi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 24% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 4-16, which makes it count double.

• Maegashira 2 Ura1-2

• Terunofuji (Yokozuna, 3-0) vs Ura (Maegashira 2, 1-2) →head-to-head: Terunofuji leads 8-1; the rating model gives Terunofuji 92%
• Wakatakakage (Maegashira 1, 0-3) vs Shodai (Ozeki, 2-1) →head-to-head: Shodai leads 9-7; the rating model gives Wakatakakage 48%; Forward Pusher vs Pulling Pusher — style matchup is even
• Mitakeumi (Sekiwake, 3-0) vs Meisei (Komusubi, 2-1) →head-to-head: Mitakeumi leads 14-10; the rating model gives Mitakeumi 62%; Forward Pusher vs Forward Pusher — style matchup is even