Overview
- No. 2 maegashira Hakuoho upset Onosato to leave the yokozuna at 3-1 after Day 4 in Tokyo, sealing the bout with a late thrust down.
- Hoshoryu improved to 4-0 by dispatching Abi in seconds, extending his strongest start since reaching yokozuna while Abi fell to 0-4.
- Sekiwake Kirishima also moved to 4-0 after fending off Gonoyama and winning by pulling underarm throw to remain in the lead group.
- Sekiwake Wakatakakage leveled at 2-2 by forcing out Takayasu and needs 11 wins this tournament to reach the usual 33-win ozeki promotion benchmark.
- New komusubi Aonishiki followed a Day 3 win over ozeki Kotozakura with a Day 4 loss to Oho, while Kotozakura rebounded to 3-1.