Overview
- Aonishiki pushed out Hoshoryu to improve to 11-3, extending his perfect head-to-head to 3-0 against the yokozuna.
- Onosato was forced out by Kotozakura, dropping to 11-3 as the ozeki clinched a winning record at 8-6.
- The championship will be decided on the final day with Aonishiki, Onosato, and Hoshoryu tied at 11-3 at Fukuoka Kokusai Center.
- Kotozakura secured kachi-koshi despite a recent right-knee issue that had left him facing possible kadoban if he finished with a losing record.
- Komusubi Takayasu moved to 7-7 to stave off immediate demotion risk, Wakamotoharu reached 8-6 to position for a sanyaku return, and Wakatakakage slipped to 6-8.