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Haru Basho
2016

Edion Arena Osaka · 13-27 Mar · Osaka

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
· special prizes
Kotoyuki KazuyoshiKotoyuki Kazuyoshi
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Day in review
‹Day 4›
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UpsetIkioidef. Ōzeki Terunofuji()Day 4
M4Sokokurai

After day 4, 6 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 4–0, among them Ōzeki Kisenosato and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho, Yokozuna Harumafuji, Yokozuna Kakuryu and Ōzeki Terunofuji lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Okinoumi by , Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Takayasu by , Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Kotoyuki by and Ōzeki Terunofuji lost to Ikioi by . Sokokurai (M4) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutIkioi beat Ozeki Terunofuji ()

· as of Day 4
42 rikishi
Top Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
W-L
1
Kisenosato
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
○def.Tochinoshin()
2
Kotoshogiku
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
○def.Takarafuji()
3
Goeido
· Sakaigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
○def.Toyonoshima()
4
Ikioi
· Isenoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
○def.Terunofuji()
5
Myogiryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
○def.Takanoiwa()
6
Ichinojo
· Minato-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Amuru()
7
Hakuho
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Okinoumi()
8
Harumafuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Takayasu()
9
Kakuryu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Kotoyuki()
10
Terunofuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toIkioi()
11
Aoiyama
· Kasugano-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
○def.Kyokushuho()
12
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Shohozan()
13
Kaisei
· Oshima-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
○def.Shodai()
14
Amuru
· Onomatsu-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
●lost toIchinojo()
15
Mitakeumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · NaganoNagano
○def.Hidenoumi()
16
Daieisho
· Oitekaze-beya · SaitamaSaitama
○def.Akiseyama()
17
Shodai
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
●lost toKaisei()
18
Takanoiwa
· Chiganoura-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toMyogiryu()
19
Tamawashi
· Kataonami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Toyohibiki()
20
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
●lost toChiyotairyu()
21
Daishomaru
· Oitekaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
○def.Tokushoryu()
22
Kitataiki
· Yamahibiki-beya · TokyoTokyo
●lost toSeiro()
23
Akiseyama
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
●lost toDaieisho()
24
Yoshikaze
· Oguruma-beya · OitaOita
○def.Tochiozan()
25
Toyonoshima
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KochiKochi
●lost toGoeido()
26
Takarafuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toKotoshogiku()
27
Kotoyuki
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
●lost toKakuryu()
28
Tochinoshin
· Kasugano-beya · Georgia (old)
●lost toKisenosato()
29
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toAoiyama()
30
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
●lost toSadanoumi()
31
Chiyotairyu
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Gagamaru()
32
Sadanoumi
· Sakaigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
○def.Takekaze()
33
Toyohibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
●lost toTamawashi()
34
Tokushoryu
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
●lost toDaishomaru()
35
Hidenoumi
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
●lost toMitakeumi()
36
Chiyootori
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
●lost toSatoyama()
37
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
○def.Chiyootori()
38
Sokokurai
· Arashio-beya · 🇨🇳China
kyūjō
39
Tochiozan
· Kasugano-beya · KochiKochi
●lost toYoshikaze()
40
Takayasu
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toHarumafuji()
41
Okinoumi
· Hakkaku-beya · ShimaneShimane
●lost toHakuho()
42
Shohozan
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
●lost toAminishiki()
Day-by-day
Day 15
Hakuho leads at 14–1.
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After day 15, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 14–1. One win back, Ōzeki Kisenosato leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Hakuho by , Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Kotoshogiku by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Goeido by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Goeido lost to Kisenosato by and Ōzeki Terunofuji lost to Yoshikaze by .

StandoutAoiyama beat Sekiwake Toyonoshima ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Harumafuji()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Hakuho()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Kotoshogiku()
OzekiKisenosato
beat Goeido()
OzekiKotoshogiku
lost to Kakuryu()
OzekiGoeido
lost to Kisenosato()
OzekiTerunofuji
lost to Yoshikaze()
SekiwakeYoshikaze
beat Terunofuji()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
lost to Aoiyama()
KomusubiTakarafuji
lost to Shohozan()
KomusubiTochiozan
beat Sokokurai()
Day 14
Hakuho leads at 13–1.★1
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Rare techniqueGoeidodef. Ikioi()Day 14

After day 14, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 13–1. One win back, Ōzeki Kisenosato and Ōzeki Goeido lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Kakuryu by , Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Terunofuji by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Goeido beat Ikioi by and Ōzeki Terunofuji lost to Kisenosato by . Goeido won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutOkinoumi beat Sekiwake Toyonoshima ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotoshogiku()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Kakuryu()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Harumafuji()
OzekiKisenosato
beat Terunofuji()
OzekiKotoshogiku
lost to Hakuho()
OzekiGoeido
beat Ikioi()
OzekiTerunofuji
lost to Kisenosato()
SekiwakeYoshikaze
lost to Tochinoshin()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
lost to Okinoumi()
KomusubiTakarafuji
beat Kyokushuho()
KomusubiTochiozan
beat Shohozan()
Day 13
Hakuho leads at 12–1.
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After day 13, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 12–1. One win back, Ōzeki Kisenosato and Ōzeki Goeido lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Kotoshogiku by , Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Aoiyama by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Goeido beat Terunofuji by and Ōzeki Terunofuji lost to Goeido by .

StandoutKotoyuki beat Komusubi Takarafuji ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kakuryu()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Kotoshogiku()
YokozunaKakuryu
lost to Hakuho()
OzekiKisenosato
beat Aoiyama()
OzekiKotoshogiku
lost to Harumafuji()
OzekiGoeido
beat Terunofuji()
OzekiTerunofuji
lost to Goeido()
SekiwakeYoshikaze
beat Toyonoshima()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
lost to Yoshikaze()
KomusubiTakarafuji
lost to Kotoyuki()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Takayasu()
Day 12
Hakuho leads at 11–1.
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After day 12, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 11–1. One win back, Ōzeki Kisenosato and Ōzeki Goeido lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Kisenosato by , Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Terunofuji by , Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Aminishiki by , Ōzeki Goeido lost to Hakuho by and Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Kakuryu by .

StandoutKotoyuki beat Komusubi Tochiozan ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Goeido()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Kisenosato()
YokozunaKakuryu
lost to Terunofuji()
OzekiKisenosato
lost to Harumafuji()
OzekiKotoshogiku
beat Aminishiki()
OzekiGoeido
lost to Hakuho()
OzekiTerunofuji
beat Kakuryu()
SekiwakeYoshikaze
lost to Takarafuji()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
beat Takayasu()
KomusubiTakarafuji
beat Yoshikaze()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Kotoyuki()
Day 11
Hakuho, Kisenosato, and Goeido share the lead at 10–1.★1
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Rare techniqueGoeidodef. Harumafuji()Day 11

After day 11, Yokozuna Hakuho, Ōzeki Kisenosato and Ōzeki Goeido share the lead at 10–1. One wrestler is one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Goeido by , Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Tochiozan by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Terunofuji by and Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Kotoshogiku by . Goeido won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutKotoyuki beat Sekiwake Toyonoshima ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kisenosato()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Goeido()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Tochiozan()
OzekiKisenosato
lost to Hakuho()
OzekiKotoshogiku
lost to Terunofuji()
OzekiGoeido
beat Harumafuji()
OzekiTerunofuji
beat Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeYoshikaze
lost to Okinoumi()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
lost to Kotoyuki()
KomusubiTakarafuji
beat Sokokurai()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Kakuryu()
Day 10
Kisenosato leads at 10–0.★1
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Rare techniqueOkinoumidef. Tochiozan()Day 10

After day 10, Ōzeki Kisenosato leads the tournament at 10–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Goeido lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Terunofuji by , Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Toyonoshima by , Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Goeido by , Ōzeki Goeido beat Kotoshogiku by and Ōzeki Terunofuji lost to Hakuho by . Okinoumi won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutTakayasu beat Sekiwake Yoshikaze ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Terunofuji()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Toyonoshima()
YokozunaKakuryu
lost to Kisenosato()
OzekiKisenosato
beat Kakuryu()
OzekiKotoshogiku
lost to Goeido()
OzekiGoeido
beat Kotoshogiku()
OzekiTerunofuji
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeYoshikaze
lost to Takayasu()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
beat Harumafuji()
KomusubiTakarafuji
beat Tochinoshin()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Okinoumi()
Day 9
Kisenosato leads at 9–0.★1
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Rare techniqueKaiseidef. Aminishiki()Day 9

After day 9, Ōzeki Kisenosato leads the tournament at 9–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Goeido lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Tochiozan by , Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Ikioi by , Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Goeido by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Goeido beat Kakuryu by and Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Toyonoshima by . Kaisei won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutKotoyuki beat Sekiwake Yoshikaze ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochiozan()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Ikioi()
YokozunaKakuryu
lost to Goeido()
OzekiKisenosato
beat Kotoshogiku()
OzekiKotoshogiku
lost to Kisenosato()
OzekiGoeido
beat Kakuryu()
OzekiTerunofuji
beat Toyonoshima()
SekiwakeYoshikaze
lost to Kotoyuki()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
lost to Terunofuji()
KomusubiTakarafuji
lost to Takayasu()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Hakuho()
Day 8
Kisenosato leads at 8–0.★1
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UpsetOkinoumidef. Ōzeki Terunofuji()Day 8

After day 8, Ōzeki Kisenosato leads the tournament at 8–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho, Yokozuna Kakuryu, Ōzeki Kotoshogiku and Ōzeki Goeido lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Yoshikaze by , Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Sokokurai by , Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Aoiyama by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Tochiozan by , Ōzeki Goeido beat Tochinoshin by and Ōzeki Terunofuji lost to Okinoumi by .

StandoutOkinoumi beat Ozeki Terunofuji ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Yoshikaze()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Sokokurai()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Aoiyama()
OzekiKisenosato
beat Ikioi()
OzekiKotoshogiku
beat Tochiozan()
OzekiGoeido
beat Tochinoshin()
OzekiTerunofuji
lost to Okinoumi()
SekiwakeYoshikaze
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
lost to Takarafuji()
KomusubiTakarafuji
beat Toyonoshima()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Kotoshogiku()
Day 7
Kisenosato and Ikioi share the lead at 7–0.
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After day 7, Ōzeki Kisenosato and Ikioi (M4) share the lead at 7–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho, Yokozuna Kakuryu, Ōzeki Kotoshogiku and Ōzeki Goeido lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Tochinoshin by , Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Aoiyama by , Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Yoshikaze by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Toyonoshima by , Ōzeki Goeido beat Aminishiki by and Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Sokokurai by .

StandoutIkioi (M4) on a 7–0 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochinoshin()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Aoiyama()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Yoshikaze()
OzekiKisenosato
beat Okinoumi()
OzekiKotoshogiku
beat Toyonoshima()
OzekiGoeido
beat Aminishiki()
OzekiTerunofuji
beat Sokokurai()
SekiwakeYoshikaze
lost to Kakuryu()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
lost to Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiTakarafuji
lost to Tochiozan()
KomusubiTochiozan
beat Takarafuji()
Day 6
Kisenosato and Ikioi share the lead at 6–0.★1
▾
UpsetKotoyukidef. Ōzeki Terunofuji()Day 6

After day 6, Ōzeki Kisenosato and Ikioi (M4) share the lead at 6–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho, Yokozuna Kakuryu, Ōzeki Kotoshogiku and Ōzeki Goeido lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Toyonoshima by , Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Yoshikaze by , Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Tochinoshin by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Aoiyama by , Ōzeki Goeido beat Takayasu by and Ōzeki Terunofuji lost to Kotoyuki by .

StandoutKotoyuki beat Ozeki Terunofuji ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Toyonoshima()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Yoshikaze()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Tochinoshin()
OzekiKisenosato
beat Tochiozan()
OzekiKotoshogiku
beat Aoiyama()
OzekiGoeido
beat Takayasu()
OzekiTerunofuji
lost to Kotoyuki()
SekiwakeYoshikaze
beat Harumafuji()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiTakarafuji
lost to Ikioi()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Kisenosato()
Day 5
Kisenosato, Ikioi, and Ichinojo share the lead at 5–0.★3
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UpsetKotoyukidef. Ōzeki Goeido()Day 5
UpsetOkinoumidef. Ōzeki Kotoshogiku()Day 5
Rare techniqueHarumafujidef. Tochinoshin()Day 5

After day 5, Ōzeki Kisenosato, Ikioi (M4) and Ichinojo (M11) share the lead at 5–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho, Yokozuna Harumafuji, Yokozuna Kakuryu, Ōzeki Kotoshogiku, Ōzeki Goeido and Ōzeki Terunofuji lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Aoiyama by , Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Tochinoshin by , Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Takarafuji by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Okinoumi by , Ōzeki Goeido lost to Kotoyuki by and Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Takayasu by . Harumafuji won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutKotoyuki beat Ozeki Goeido ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Aoiyama()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Tochinoshin()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Takarafuji()
OzekiKisenosato
beat Yoshikaze()
OzekiKotoshogiku
lost to Okinoumi()
OzekiGoeido
lost to Kotoyuki()
OzekiTerunofuji
beat Takayasu()
SekiwakeYoshikaze
lost to Kisenosato()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
lost to Tochiozan()
KomusubiTakarafuji
lost to Kakuryu()
KomusubiTochiozan
beat Toyonoshima()
Day 4
6 wrestlers share the lead at 4–0.★1
▾
UpsetIkioidef. Ōzeki Terunofuji()Day 4
M4Sokokurai

After day 4, 6 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 4–0, among them Ōzeki Kisenosato and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho, Yokozuna Harumafuji, Yokozuna Kakuryu and Ōzeki Terunofuji lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Okinoumi by , Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Takayasu by , Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Kotoyuki by and Ōzeki Terunofuji lost to Ikioi by . Sokokurai (M4) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutIkioi beat Ozeki Terunofuji ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Okinoumi()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Takayasu()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Kotoyuki()
OzekiKisenosato
beat Tochinoshin()
OzekiKotoshogiku
beat Takarafuji()
OzekiGoeido
beat Toyonoshima()
OzekiTerunofuji
lost to Ikioi()
SekiwakeYoshikaze
beat Tochiozan()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
lost to Goeido()
KomusubiTakarafuji
lost to Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Yoshikaze()
Day 3
8 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.★1
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KinboshiKotoyukidef. Yokozuna Harumafuji()Day 3
M4Sokokurai

After day 3, 8 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 3–0, among them Ōzeki Kisenosato and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho, Yokozuna Harumafuji and Yokozuna Kakuryu lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Takayasu by , Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Kotoyuki by and Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Okinoumi by . Kotoyuki claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Harumafuji. Sokokurai (M4) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAoiyama beat Komusubi Takarafuji ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Takayasu()
YokozunaHarumafujikinboshi
lost to Kotoyuki()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Okinoumi()
OzekiKisenosato
beat Toyonoshima()
OzekiKotoshogiku
beat Tochinoshin()
OzekiGoeido
beat Yoshikaze()
OzekiTerunofuji
beat Tochiozan()
SekiwakeYoshikaze
lost to Goeido()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
lost to Kisenosato()
KomusubiTakarafuji
lost to Aoiyama()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Terunofuji()
Day 2
12 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.
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After day 2, 12 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kisenosato. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Kakuryu lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Kotoyuki by and Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Takayasu by .

StandoutTochinoshin beat Sekiwake Toyonoshima ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotoyuki()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Okinoumi()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Takayasu()
OzekiKisenosato
beat Takarafuji()
OzekiKotoshogiku
beat Yoshikaze()
OzekiGoeido
beat Tochiozan()
OzekiTerunofuji
beat Aoiyama()
SekiwakeYoshikaze
lost to Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
lost to Tochinoshin()
KomusubiTakarafuji
lost to Kisenosato()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Goeido()
Day 1
21 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.
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After day 1, 21 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Yokozuna Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kisenosato. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Kakuryu lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho lost to Takarafuji by and Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Toyonoshima by .

StandoutAoiyama beat Sekiwake Yoshikaze ()
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Takarafuji()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Tochiozan()
YokozunaKakuryu
lost to Toyonoshima()
OzekiKisenosato
beat Kotoyuki()
OzekiKotoshogiku
beat Takayasu()
OzekiGoeido
beat Okinoumi()
OzekiTerunofuji
beat Tochinoshin()
SekiwakeYoshikaze
lost to Aoiyama()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
beat Kakuryu()
KomusubiTakarafuji
beat Hakuho()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Harumafuji()
The venue
Hosts Haru
Osaka
Edion Arena Osakaエディオンアリーナ大阪
Ōsaka-fu · capacity 8,000
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Osaka has its own working-class identity distinct from Tokyo's - irreverent, food-obsessed, proud of its dialect. The Edion Arena (officially Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) sits between Namba and Tennōji in the Naniwa ward, well-placed for visitors planning to eat their way through Dōtonbori afterward.

Near the arena
Local specialties
  • Takoyaki↗たこ焼き - Battered octopus balls - the unofficial Osaka snack.
  • Okonomiyaki↗お好み焼き - Savoury cabbage-and-batter pancake, cooked on a teppan in front of you.
  • Kushikatsu↗串カツ - Skewered, breaded, deep-fried anything. Communal dipping sauce - no double-dipping.
  • Kitsune udon↗きつねうどん - Sweet fried tofu over noodles - an Osaka invention.
Getting there: 5-minute walk from Namba Station (multiple lines converge there).