The first sumo tournament will be held on the 14th day, with ozeki Kirishima in a tightrope battle with sekiwake Kotonowaka, who has two losses.
After the 13th day of the first tournament, yokozuna Terunofuji, ozeki Kirishima, and sekiwake Kotonowaka are tied for the top spot with two losses.
Of these, Kirishima will face Kotonowaka, who is also attracting attention as a top ozeki candidate, and has two losses between them.
Kirishima has a big lead in past matches with 8 wins and 2 losses.
Kirishima, who is challenging for promotion to yokozuna, is likely to have an advantage if he can create his signature form of hitting low and heading the opponent in a tachiaiai match and pulling the front mawashi.
Kotonowaka lost to Yokozuna on the 26th and fell back from the top spot, but he will not let this loss drag him down and will try to keep his head together and aim for a calm finish.
Yokozuna Terunofuji, another one with two losses, is tied for the best with ozeki Toyoshoryu, who has three losses, with Terunofuji overwhelmingly winning all of his past seven matches.
After the hiatus, Terunofuji has been improving, and especially in the second half of the match, he has shown powerful four-way sumo that overwhelms his opponents.
If he stops on the 27th, he will be at Yokozuna's pace.
On the other hand, Toyoshoryu attacks while moving around, and the key point seems to be whether he can panic Terunofuji.