Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
After day 15, Ōzeki Asashoryu leads the tournament at 14–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Musashimaru sat out, Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Chiyotaikai sat out, Ōzeki Kaio sat out, Ōzeki Musoyama lost to Asashoryu by oshidashi and Ōzeki Tochiazuma lost to Kotomitsuki by yorikiri. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai, Yokozuna Musashimaru, Ushiomaru (M10), Ōzeki Kaio, Yokozuna Takanohana and Tochisakae (M12) remained out through kyūjō.
StandoutTakanonami (M1) on a 10–5 run.
Nagasaki
Ibaraki
Aomori
Yamagata
Ishikawa
Chiba
Hiroshima
Tokyo
Aichi
Kochi
Wakayama
Niigata
Oita
Iwate
Shiga
Fukushima
Miyagi
Shizuoka
Fukuoka
Ehime
SagaDay 15Asashoryu leads at 14–1.▾
After day 15, Ōzeki Asashoryu leads the tournament at 14–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Musashimaru sat out, Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Chiyotaikai sat out, Ōzeki Kaio sat out, Ōzeki Musoyama lost to Asashoryu by oshidashi and Ōzeki Tochiazuma lost to Kotomitsuki by yorikiri. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai, Yokozuna Musashimaru, Ushiomaru (M10), Ōzeki Kaio, Yokozuna Takanohana and Tochisakae (M12) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 14Asashoryu leads at 13–1.▾
After day 14, Ōzeki Asashoryu leads the tournament at 13–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Musashimaru sat out, Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Chiyotaikai sat out, Ōzeki Kaio sat out, Ōzeki Musoyama beat Wakanosato by oshidashi and Ōzeki Tochiazuma lost to Asashoryu by uwatedashinage. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai, Yokozuna Musashimaru, Ushiomaru (M10), Ōzeki Kaio, Yokozuna Takanohana and Tochisakae (M12) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 13Asashoryu leads at 12–1.▾
After day 13, Ōzeki Asashoryu leads the tournament at 12–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Musashimaru sat out, Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Chiyotaikai sat out, Ōzeki Kaio sat out, Ōzeki Musoyama beat Tochiazuma by tsukiotoshi and Ōzeki Tochiazuma lost to Musoyama by tsukiotoshi. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai, Yokozuna Musashimaru, Ushiomaru (M10), Ōzeki Kaio, Yokozuna Takanohana and Tochisakae (M12) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 12Asashoryu leads at 11–1.▾
After day 12, Ōzeki Asashoryu leads the tournament at 11–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Musashimaru sat out, Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Chiyotaikai sat out, Ōzeki Kaio sat out, Ōzeki Musoyama beat Tochinonada by sukuinage and Ōzeki Tochiazuma beat Shimotori by oshitaoshi. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai, Yokozuna Musashimaru, Ushiomaru (M10), Ōzeki Kaio, Yokozuna Takanohana and Tochisakae (M12) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 11Asashoryu leads at 10–1.★2▾
After day 11, Ōzeki Asashoryu leads the tournament at 10–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Musashimaru sat out, Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Chiyotaikai sat out, Ōzeki Kaio sat out, Ōzeki Musoyama lost to Kyokushuzan by hikkake and Ōzeki Tochiazuma beat Gojoro by hatakikomi. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai, Yokozuna Musashimaru, Ushiomaru (M10), Ōzeki Kaio, Yokozuna Takanohana and Tochisakae (M12) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 10Asashoryu leads at 10–0.★1▾
After day 10, Ōzeki Asashoryu leads the tournament at 10–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Musashimaru sat out, Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Chiyotaikai sat out, Ōzeki Kaio sat out, Ōzeki Musoyama beat Gojoro by okuridashi and Ōzeki Tochiazuma beat Takamisakari by yoritaoshi. Iwakiyama won by watashikomi, a rarely seen technique. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai, Yokozuna Musashimaru, Ōzeki Kaio, Yokozuna Takanohana and Tochisakae (M12) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 9Asashoryu leads at 9–0.★2▾
After day 9, Ōzeki Asashoryu leads the tournament at 9–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Musashimaru sat out, Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Tamakasuga by fusen, Ōzeki Kaio sat out, Ōzeki Musoyama lost to Takanonami by kotenage and Ōzeki Tochiazuma beat Wakanosato by uwatenage. Yokozuna Musashimaru, Ōzeki Kaio, Yokozuna Takanohana and Tochisakae (M12) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 8Asashoryu leads at 8–0.▾
After day 8, Ōzeki Asashoryu leads the tournament at 8–0. One wrestler is one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Musashimaru sat out, Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Chiyotaikai beat Tosanoumi by hikiotoshi, Ōzeki Kaio sat out, Ōzeki Musoyama lost to Takanowaka by tsukidashi and Ōzeki Tochiazuma beat Tamakasuga by oshidashi. Yokozuna Musashimaru, Ōzeki Kaio, Yokozuna Takanohana and Tochisakae (M12) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 7Asashoryu leads at 7–0.★1▾
After day 7, Ōzeki Asashoryu leads the tournament at 7–0. One win back, Ōzeki Musoyama leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Musashimaru sat out, Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Hokutoriki by hikiotoshi, Ōzeki Kaio sat out, Ōzeki Musoyama beat Kyokutenho by oshidashi and Ōzeki Tochiazuma beat Tosanoumi by oshidashi. Yokozuna Musashimaru, Ōzeki Kaio, Yokozuna Takanohana and Tochisakae (M12) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 6Asashoryu leads at 6–0.▾
After day 6, Ōzeki Asashoryu leads the tournament at 6–0. One win back, Ōzeki Chiyotaikai and Ōzeki Musoyama lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Musashimaru lost to Takanowaka by fusen, Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Chiyotaikai beat Kyokutenho by yorikiri, Ōzeki Kaio sat out, Ōzeki Musoyama beat Tamanoshima by tsukidashi and Ōzeki Tochiazuma beat Hokutoriki by hikiotoshi. Ōzeki Kaio and Yokozuna Takanohana remained out through kyūjō.
Day 5Asashoryu leads at 5–0.★1▾
After day 5, Ōzeki Asashoryu leads the tournament at 5–0. One win back, Yokozuna Musashimaru, Ōzeki Chiyotaikai and Ōzeki Musoyama lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Musashimaru lost to Takanonami by shitatenage, Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Chiyotaikai beat Tamanoshima by tsukidashi, Ōzeki Kaio sat out, Ōzeki Musoyama beat Takamisakari by oshidashi and Ōzeki Tochiazuma lost to Kyokutenho by uwatenage. Takanonami claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Musashimaru. Ōzeki Kaio and Yokozuna Takanohana remained out through kyūjō.
Day 4Musashimaru and Asashoryu share the lead at 4–0.★1▾
After day 4, Yokozuna Musashimaru and Ōzeki Asashoryu share the lead at 4–0. One win back, Ōzeki Chiyotaikai and Ōzeki Musoyama lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Chiyotaikai beat Kotomitsuki by yorikiri, Ōzeki Kaio lost to Kyokutenho by fusen, Ōzeki Musoyama beat Tosanoumi by yorikiri and Ōzeki Tochiazuma lost to Takanonami by kotenage. Yokozuna Takanohana remained out through kyūjō.
Day 34 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.★1▾
After day 3, 4 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 3–0, among them Yokozuna Musashimaru and Ōzeki Asashoryu. One win back, Ōzeki Chiyotaikai, Ōzeki Kaio and Ōzeki Musoyama lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Chiyotaikai beat Miyabiyama by tsukiotoshi, Ōzeki Kaio lost to Tosanoumi by yorikiri, Ōzeki Musoyama lost to Kotomitsuki by tsukiotoshi and Ōzeki Tochiazuma lost to Takanowaka by uwatenage. Yokozuna Takanohana remained out through kyūjō.
Day 28 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.★1▾
After day 2, 8 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Musashimaru and Ōzeki Kaio. One win back, Ōzeki Chiyotaikai and Ōzeki Tochiazuma lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Takanowaka by sokubiotoshi and Ōzeki Tochiazuma beat Tamanoshima by oshidashi. Kaiho won by okurinage, a rarely seen technique. Yokozuna Takanohana remained out through kyūjō.
Day 119 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.★1▾
After day 1, 19 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Yokozuna Musashimaru and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai. One win back, Ōzeki Tochiazuma leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Takanohana sat out and Ōzeki Tochiazuma lost to Miyabiyama by oshidashi. Yokozuna Takanohana remained out through kyūjō.
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.
