Overview
- Hoshoryu improved to 11-0 by overpowering sekiwake Kirishima with an overarm throw at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan.
- Onosato advanced to 10-1 after surviving a tough bout against komusubi Takayasu, staying one win behind the leader.
- New komusubi Aonishiki slipped to 8-3 against Shodai, yet his 12-tournament rise to sanyaku remains the fastest of the six-meet era.
- Wakatakakage fell to 5-6 with a loss to Kotoshoho, leaving his 33-win ozeki promotion target effectively out of reach this tournament.
- Former ozeki Shodai and No. 7 maegashira Takanosho moved to 9-2 to stay in the chase, while ozeki Kotozakura secured a winning record at 8-3.