The first sumo tournament was on the 12th day, and Sekiwake Kotonowaka, who had one loss, defeated Hiramaku's Abusaki and maintained his sole position at the top.
In addition, three players, including ozeki Kirishima who is challenging for promotion to yokozuna, have maintained two losses, and the battle for the championship has been narrowed down to the top teams.
After the 11th day of the first tournament, Kotonowaka, who had one loss, was being chased by three players including Yokozuna Terunofuji, Ozeki Kirishima and Toyo Shoryu with two losses and one star difference.
Of these, Kotonowaka, who is expected to be the top candidate for the next ozeki, faced off against Abusaki, who has lost three times, and was able to take the opponent's sharp blows with his soft upper body and win with well-timed strikes. , with one loss.
Among the sumo wrestlers with two losses, Kirishima faced off against Tamawashi, the oldest wrestler in the makuuchi division at 39 years old, and while dodging his opponent's powerful thrusts with good timing, he ultimately won with a ``Hatakikomi''.
In addition, Terunofuji played against Onosato, a new entrant with three losses in the first round of knots.
In the first match between a yokozuna and a newly entered wrestler in about 10 years, Terunofuji made his mark by moving from the standing position to his favorite right four form and performing a dynamic ``hand throw.''
The remaining Toyoshoryu was pushed by Hiramaku no Takashi's victory, but he took the right hand and threw it with great force to score a victory.
As a result, after the 12th day,
▽ Kotonowaka stands alone at the top with 1 loss.
▽ With 2 losses with a difference of 1 star, Terunofuji, Kirishima, and Toyo Shoryu are chasing.
Wins and losses after entering
▽The new entrant, Kai Shimazu, won against Minoumi in the ``kote throw'' and decided to go ahead.
▽Wang Peng and Busho Mountain are “pushed out” by Wang Peng.
▽Takarafuji is located in the sea of Sada.
▽For Tomokaze and Mitakeumi, Tomokaze "leans in".
▽Myogiryu won against Akio with a "Hatakikomi".
▽Endo is in the Hirado Sea, and the Hirado Sea is "Yorikiri".
▽ Kensho and Mt. Kinpo are "Yorikiri" for Kensho.
▽Shozaru is "pushed out" by Ilyamamoto.
▽In the Shodai era, Shonan Noumi won with ``Kote Nage.''
Shodai lost for the second time in a row.
▽Aen and Midorifuji are "Yorikiri" with Aen.
▽ Wakamotoharu won against Kotoshomine by ``Yototoshi'' and decided to advance for the first time since last year's first place.
▽The Nishikigi at Atami Fuji is a ``Yorikiri''.
▽Ura and Gonoyama are “debited” by Ura.
It was Gonoyama's first loss in Makuuchi.
▽Kotonowaka won against Abusaki with a ``Hatakikomi'' and maintained the sole lead in the championship battle with 11 wins and 1 loss.
▽Ryuden to Daieisho is "Hatakikomi" by Daieisho.
▽Takashi's victory over Ozeki Toyo Shoryu was due to Toyo Shoryu's "underhand throw".
▽ Tamawashi and Ozeki Kirishima are “Hatakikomi”.
▽Yokozuna Terunofuji won with a ``hand throw'' at the new entrance to O-no-Sato.
sumo wrestler discourse
Sekiwake Kotonowaka, who held the sole lead, said, ``I was able to stay calm and win. My body moved and I did what I had to do, and that won't change.''
On the 13th day, the 26th, Ichiban was paired with Yokozuna Terunofuji, and he said, ``I'll just do what I do well and I'll be the same no matter who I'm playing against.''
Ozeki Kirishima defended his two losses and reflected, ``I got pushed a little bit in the match, but my body responded.''
Regarding the match scheduled for the 26th with two losses against ozeki Toyo Shoryu, he expressed his enthusiasm, saying, ``I feel like I will never lose.I have no choice but to do what I do as usual.''
Terunofuji said of his first challenge as a yokozuna against Ohnosato, ``I thought I'd try to stay calm and play normally.I think I have something good.I'll attack all at once, and I'm looking forward to it. I looked back.
Regarding the fight for victory, he simply said, ``There's nothing special about it. It's just how it is compared to the good times. There's still three days left.''
After losing, Ohnosato said, ``I couldn't imagine the atmosphere at the end, and my mind went blank.It was a great experience to be able to play against the top teams.If I have the chance to play against the top teams again, I want to do my best.'' I was there.
Regarding his 10th win, Shoryu Toyo said, ``I want to focus on the day without thinking about it.I want to be the best sumo wrestler than win double digits.''