Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
After day 6, Ōzeki Hokutenyu and Sekiwake Kitao share the lead at 6–0. One win back, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji beat Kirishima by uwatenage, Yokozuna Takanosato sat out, Ōzeki Onokuni beat Kirinji by kotenage, Ōzeki Asashio lost to Kotogaume by oshidashi and Ōzeki Wakashimazu beat Terao by yorikiri. Yokozuna Takanosato and Kotokaze (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
StandoutDewanohana (M6) on a 5–1 run.
Day 15Chiyonofuji leads at 14–1.▾
After day 15, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji leads the tournament at 14–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Takanosato sat out, Ōzeki Hokutenyu beat Asashio by yorikiri, Ōzeki Onokuni lost to Chiyonofuji by yorikiri, Ōzeki Asashio lost to Hokutenyu by yorikiri and Ōzeki Wakashimazu lost to Hoshi by yoritaoshi. Itai (M2), Yokozuna Takanosato and Kotokaze (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 14Chiyonofuji leads at 13–1.★1▾
After day 14, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji leads the tournament at 13–1. One wrestler is one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Takanosato sat out, Ōzeki Hokutenyu lost to Chiyonofuji by yorikiri, Ōzeki Onokuni lost to Asashio by yoritaoshi, Ōzeki Asashio beat Onokuni by yoritaoshi and Ōzeki Wakashimazu lost to Onishiki by yorikiri. Itai (M2), Yokozuna Takanosato and Kotokaze (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 13Chiyonofuji leads at 12–1.▾
After day 13, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji leads the tournament at 12–1. One win back, Ōzeki Hokutenyu and Ōzeki Onokuni lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Takanosato sat out, Ōzeki Hokutenyu lost to Onokuni by yorikiri, Ōzeki Onokuni beat Hokutenyu by yorikiri, Ōzeki Asashio beat Dewanohana by oshidashi and Ōzeki Wakashimazu lost to Chiyonofuji by uwatenage. Itai (M2), Yokozuna Takanosato and Kotokaze (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 12Chiyonofuji and Hokutenyu share the lead at 11–1.▾
After day 12, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Ōzeki Hokutenyu share the lead at 11–1. One win back, Ōzeki Onokuni leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Takanosato sat out, Ōzeki Onokuni beat Wakashimazu by tsuridashi, Ōzeki Asashio beat Fujinokawa by yoritaoshi and Ōzeki Wakashimazu lost to Onokuni by tsuridashi. Itai (M2), Yokozuna Takanosato and Kotokaze (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 11Chiyonofuji, Hokutenyu, and Kitao share the lead at 10–1.▾
After day 11, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji, Ōzeki Hokutenyu and Sekiwake Kitao share the lead at 10–1. One win back, Ōzeki Onokuni leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Takanosato sat out, Ōzeki Onokuni beat Kirishima by yorikiri, Ōzeki Asashio beat Wakashimazu by yorikiri and Ōzeki Wakashimazu lost to Asashio by yorikiri. Yokozuna Takanosato and Kotokaze (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 10Hokutenyu leads at 10–0.▾
After day 10, Ōzeki Hokutenyu leads the tournament at 10–0. One win back, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji beat Terao by uwatenage, Yokozuna Takanosato sat out, Ōzeki Onokuni beat Kitao by yorikiri, Ōzeki Asashio beat Sakahoko by yorikiri and Ōzeki Wakashimazu lost to Hokutenyu by uwatenage. Yokozuna Takanosato and Kotokaze (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 9Hokutenyu and Kitao share the lead at 9–0.★2▾
After day 9, Ōzeki Hokutenyu and Sekiwake Kitao share the lead at 9–0. One win back, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji beat Sakahoko by yorikiri, Yokozuna Takanosato sat out, Ōzeki Onokuni beat Dewanohana by yorikiri, Ōzeki Asashio beat Onishiki by uwatehineri and Ōzeki Wakashimazu lost to Kirishima by okuridashi. Tochitsurugi won by kekaeshi, a rarely seen technique. Yokozuna Takanosato and Kotokaze (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 8Hokutenyu and Kitao share the lead at 8–0.★1▾
After day 8, Ōzeki Hokutenyu and Sekiwake Kitao share the lead at 8–0. One win back, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji beat Asashio by yorikiri, Yokozuna Takanosato sat out, Ōzeki Onokuni beat Asahifuji by yorikiri, Ōzeki Asashio lost to Chiyonofuji by yorikiri and Ōzeki Wakashimazu beat Itai by yorikiri. Tochitsurugi won by kekaeshi, a rarely seen technique. Yokozuna Takanosato and Kotokaze (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 7Hokutenyu and Kitao share the lead at 7–0.▾
After day 7, Ōzeki Hokutenyu and Sekiwake Kitao share the lead at 7–0. One win back, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji beat Itai by yorikiri, Yokozuna Takanosato sat out, Ōzeki Onokuni beat Sakahoko by oshidashi, Ōzeki Asashio lost to Kitao by shitatedashinage and Ōzeki Wakashimazu lost to Asahifuji by yorikiri. Yokozuna Takanosato and Kotokaze (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 6Hokutenyu and Kitao share the lead at 6–0.▾
After day 6, Ōzeki Hokutenyu and Sekiwake Kitao share the lead at 6–0. One win back, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji beat Kirishima by uwatenage, Yokozuna Takanosato sat out, Ōzeki Onokuni beat Kirinji by kotenage, Ōzeki Asashio lost to Kotogaume by oshidashi and Ōzeki Wakashimazu beat Terao by yorikiri. Yokozuna Takanosato and Kotokaze (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 5Hokutenyu, Kitao, and Jingaku share the lead at 5–0.★2▾
After day 5, Ōzeki Hokutenyu, Sekiwake Kitao and Jingaku (M9) share the lead at 5–0. One win back, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji beat Asahifuji by uwatenage, Yokozuna Takanosato lost to Onishiki by fusen, Ōzeki Onokuni lost to Kotogaume by oshidashi, Ōzeki Asashio beat Kirinji by hatakikomi and Ōzeki Wakashimazu lost to Sakahoko by tsukitaoshi. Onishiki claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Takanosato. Kotokaze (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 44 wrestlers share the lead at 4–0.★2▾
After day 4, 4 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 4–0, among them Ōzeki Hokutenyu and Sekiwake Kitao. One win back, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Ōzeki Onokuni lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji lost to Hananoumi by yorikiri, Yokozuna Takanosato lost to Kitao by shitatenage, Ōzeki Onokuni beat Daitetsu by yorikiri, Ōzeki Asashio beat Itai by hatakikomi and Ōzeki Wakashimazu lost to Kotogaume by yorikiri. Hananoumi claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Chiyonofuji. Sadanoumi won by ashitori, a rarely seen technique.
Day 36 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.▾
After day 3, 6 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 3–0, among them Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Ōzeki Hokutenyu. One win back, Ōzeki Onokuni leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Takanosato lost to Kotogaume by oshidashi, Ōzeki Onokuni beat Hananoumi by yorikiri, Ōzeki Asashio beat Hoshi by hatakikomi and Ōzeki Wakashimazu beat Daitetsu by tsuridashi.
Day 29 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.★1▾
After day 2, 9 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Ōzeki Hokutenyu. One win back, Yokozuna Takanosato and Ōzeki Onokuni lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Takanosato beat Kaiki by kotenage, Ōzeki Onokuni lost to Itai by tsukitaoshi, Ōzeki Asashio lost to Asahifuji by kotenage and Ōzeki Wakashimazu lost to Kitao by yoritaoshi.
Day 119 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.★4▾
After day 1, 19 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Ōzeki Hokutenyu. One win back, Yokozuna Takanosato, Ōzeki Asashio and Ōzeki Wakashimazu lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Takanosato lost to Asahifuji by oshidashi, Ōzeki Asashio lost to Hananoumi by yorikiri and Ōzeki Wakashimazu lost to Kaiki by yoritaoshi. Tochitsurugi won by kekaeshi, a rarely seen technique.
The largest city on Kyūshū, the southernmost of Japan's main islands. Closer to Seoul than to Tokyo, with a markedly different feel - warmer, more casual, exceptional street food. The Kokusai Center sits on the Hakata Bay waterfront, ten minutes from the central Hakata station.
- Hakata Station↗ - Itself a destination - JR Hakata City complex has the best department-store food halls.
- Canal City Hakata↗ - Massive entertainment-and-shopping complex along an artificial canal.
- Ōhori Park↗ - Former castle moat, now a beautiful walking-and-jogging loop.
- Dazaifu Tenmangū↗ - Shrine to Sugawara no Michizane, deity of learning. 30 minutes by train.
- Nakasu yatai↗ - Open-air food stalls along the Naka River - quintessential Fukuoka after-dark experience.
- Hakata ramen↗博多ラーメン - World-famous tonkotsu - the rich, milky pork-bone broth from this very city.
- Motsunabe↗もつ鍋 - Offal hotpot with cabbage and garlic chives. Hearty winter food.
- Mentaiko↗明太子 - Spicy marinated cod roe. Locals put it on everything.
- Hakata gyoza↗博多餃子 - Smaller and crispier than Tokyo or Chinese versions - eaten by the dozen.
