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I was about to highlight the same thing

He is the guy on the left? Wow, then

Well, that's s really different "Koto" then

Kotokuzan from Arashio beya, for example, but in this case, AFAIK, the "Koto" is written differently and probably means something not related to the musical Koto that Sadogatake uses

Any possibility they take the Giku or something? (No idea if that makes any sense, my japanese is below 0)

Maybe offtopic and maybe already answered in another thread too, but...if Onosato, Shirokuma and Kayo were team mates in university and all recruited for Nishonoseki beya, it's common the latter went to the new Nakamura beya when ex Yoshikaze branched out? It looks funny to me.

I find cool when a wrestler has a "signature" kimarite, like Midorifuji's katasukashi or even Akua's kakenage. But certainly, hatakikomi is not a technique I like to see often. This pushers/hatakikomers like Tohakuryu or Abi look quite boring to me.

Let's give Oshoma some time to reach them... he managed six just in this tournament.

Well, it looks the real Kirishima is back. 12 wins is a good foundation to rebuild his ozekihood.

So happy Ura was able to endure Abi's attacks, and get away with murder in the last second. One of my favorite rikishi defeating one I dislike is always nice to see for me xD

Well, Onosato was focused today, and he dispatched Hiradoumi with ease, to be even now 2-2 in their matchup. We haven't arrived Nakabi yet, but he's showing overwhelming but also calculated strength this time. Wakamotoharu did great effort today, and bested Kotozakura in a great yotsu battle. Hoshoryu finally decided to stop losing, and jumped like a jaguar over Shodai, who was just a piece of ballast today. At the bottom of Makuuchi, I'm glad the brown bear Takayasu is leaving (momentarily, I'm afraid) his back problems behind and picking wins, and I hope the white bear Shirokuma restarts winning fast. Today Sadanoumi denied him several times the left outside grip and that resulted key in the final outcome.

No news about Takayasu, but he's not in the kyujo list. I hope he can stay healthy the whole basho.

AFAIK, the rule is 2 sekiwake and 2 komusubi. If there are already 2 sekiwake, I think a komusubi needs a really good record (at least 11 wins), to force an extra sekiwake slot.

Well, congrats to Terunofuji, he's the best wrestler nowadays, at least when his injuries let him compete. Takanosho did a great job, yesterday with that brutal nodowa and today demolishing Onosato, whose ozeki run has taken maybe a fatal wound. But Terunofuji answered well in the play off, waiting for the right moment and displaying all his experience in the bout. Not sure if it's the first kettei sen I see him winning, just remember when he lost against Hakuho and Takakeisho (Nagoya and Kyushu ).

What about Churanoumi? The guy was stucked in juryo since I started watching sumo again in 2018, and suddenly, being 31 years old appears to be confortable enough in low makuuchi (has been in the first division since last Kyushu). Looking at his stats, he wins around 25% with yorikiri and 25% with oshidashi, being okuridashi his third most used technique with a 12%. Don't think he'll go further, and can't say is a charismatic chap, but I'm glad for him.

not finished yet, but in this tournament almost the whole sanyaku is kachikoshi; if Kirishima gets his tomorrow, just Takakeisho will fail. OTOH, of course, the whole joi but Tobizaru is makekoshi, some of them because of kyujo, like Takayasu or Onosho, and the rest got more or less demolished by the named ranks.

Takakeisho fought well, but nowadays has nothing to do against an apparently healty Terunofuji, nor against most of the sanyaku. I'm afraid too this is the last time we have seen our long serving ozeki at this rank.

Best effort from Kirishima, who finally has awaken (let's see if in time) and dismantled Kotozakura in a blink. Onosato maybe has still hangover because of the celebrations, but today defeated the undefeated easily.

Terunofuji, Kirishima, Takakeisho, Wakamotoharu, Takayasu.... this tournament is decimating the ranks, specially the named ones...

still hoping Takayasu is back to cushion his fall a bit

Being a Takayasu fan has to be one of the most heartbreaking stories in the whole sports world...

The same in Spanish, at least

I won't miss him, for sure

Thank u so much for all the pics. He was my favourite with Chiyotaikai when I started watching sumo in Eurosport. Very sad he died so young

who's the one on the right?