Day 4 results and day 5 pairings

[Doitsuyama 1,178]

The sanyaku results were similar to day 1 with Harumafuji again butchering a near perfect day from the sekiwake upwards. Even Kotoshogiku won today, as he faced Harumafuji, extending his very favourable head to head score against the ozeki to 21-10. Kakuryu and Homasho still are very impressive, staying undefeated, but Kokkai and Hokutoriki looked vulnerable in their first loss of the basho, the latter getting blasted out of the dohyo by explosive shin-makuuchi Gagamaru.

Masatsukasa is the sole undefeated juryo rikishi now, with a win over Bushuyama in a makuuchi visit. The other two leaders lost, forming a six rikishi strong pursuer group at 3-1, lead juryo Kotokasuga among them. Sokokurai recovered from two losses, beating Tosanoumi with a nice throw. Brazilian Kaisei won the shin-sekitori battle against Sadanoumi.

Day 4

Juryo

J12e   Kaisei (2-2)		oshitaoshi	 J14w   Sadanoumi (1-3)
J12w   Kyokunankai (3-1)   oshidashi	  J14e   Kanbayashi (2-2)
J9w	Asofuji (3-1)	   tsukiotoshi	J13w   Wakatenro (3-1)
J8e	Matsutani (2-2)	 yoritaoshi	 J13e   Masuraumi (0-4)
J8w	Tokushinho (3-1)	oshitaoshi	 J11e   Toyozakura (2-2)
J11w   Hochiyama (2-2)	 yorikiri	   J7e	Sakaizawa (1-3)
J10e   Yamamotoyama (2-2)  yorikiri	   J6e	Tochinonada (1-3)
J9e	Hoshikaze (2-2)	 shitatenage	J5w	Kasugao (3-1)
J3e	Sokokurai (2-2)	 uwatedashinage J7w	Tosanoumi (2-2)
J1e	Kotokasuga (3-1)	yorikiri	   J5e	Tamanoshima (1-3)
J4e	Koryu (2-2)		 tsukidashi	 J1w	Sagatsukasa (0-4)

Makuuchi

J3w	Masatsukasa (4-0)   oshidashi	  M15e   Bushuyama (1-3)
M16w   Shotenro (1-3)	  okuridashi	 M14e   Tamawashi (1-3)
M13e   Homasho (4-0)	   yorikiri	   M16e   Tamaasuka (1-3)
M12e   Gagamaru (2-2)	  yorikiri	   M15w   Hokutoriki (3-1)
M13w   Kimurayama (2-2)	hikiotoshi	 M12w   Kokkai (3-1)
M10e   Mokonami (3-1)	  yorikiri	   M11w   Takamisakari (2-2)
M10w   Tosayutaka (2-2)	yoritaoshi	 M11e   Takekaze (2-2)
M7e	Wakanosato (2-2)	yorikiri	   M9w	Kakizoe (0-4)
M6e	Kakuryu (4-0)	   yorikiri	   M9e	Shimotori (2-2)

M4w	Kitataiki (1-3)	 yorikiri	   M8w	Yoshikaze (1-3)
M3w	Tokitenku (3-1)	 yorikiri	   M7w	Tokusegawa (2-2)
M3e	Kyokutenho (3-1)	yorikiri	   K1w	Tochinoshin (1-3)
S1e	Kisenosato (3-1)	oshidashi	  K1e	Hakuba (0-4)
O2e	Kotooshu (4-0)	  yorikiri	   M2w	Aminishiki (2-2)
S1w	Kotoshogiku (2-2)   yoritaoshi	 O1w	Harumafuji (1-3)
O1e	Baruto (2-2)		yoritaoshi	 M1w	Asasekiryu (0-4)
O3w	Kaio (3-1)		  hikiotoshi	 M1e	Tochiozan (2-2)
Y1e	Hakuho (4-0)		yorikiri	   M2e	Aran (1-3)

Day 5

Juryo

J13e   Masuraumi (0-4)					J14w   Sadanoumi (1-3)
J11e   Toyozakura (2-2)				   J12w   Kyokunankai (3-1)
J14e   Kanbayashi (2-2)				   J9w	Asofuji (3-1)
J9e	Hoshikaze (2-2)					J12e   Kaisei (2-2)
J13w   Wakatenro (3-1)					J8w	Tokushinho (3-1)
J11w   Hochiyama (2-2)					J7w	Tosanoumi (2-2)
J10e   Yamamotoyama (2-2)				 J5w	Kasugao (3-1)
J4e	Koryu (2-2)						J8e	Matsutani (2-2)
J7e	Sakaizawa (1-3)					J3w	Masatsukasa (4-0)
J3e	Sokokurai (2-2)					J6e	Tochinonada (1-3)
J5e	Tamanoshima (1-3)				  J1w	Sagatsukasa (0-4)

Makuuchi

M16e   Tamaasuka (1-3)					J1e	Kotokasuga (3-1)
M13e   Homasho (4-0)					  M15w   Hokutoriki (3-1)
M16w   Shotenro (1-3)					 M12w   Kokkai (3-1)
M12e   Gagamaru (2-2)					 M13w   Kimurayama (2-2)
M15e   Bushuyama (1-3)					M10w   Tosayutaka (2-2)
M10e   Mokonami (3-1)					 M14e   Tamawashi (1-3)
M11w   Takamisakari (2-2)				 M7w	Tokusegawa (2-2)
M7e	Wakanosato (2-2)				   M11e   Takekaze (2-2)
M6e	Kakuryu (4-0)					  M9w	Kakizoe (0-4)

M9e	Shimotori (2-2)					M4w	Kitataiki (1-3)
M8w	Yoshikaze (1-3)					M3w	Tokitenku (3-1)
K1e	Hakuba (0-4)					   M2e	Aran (1-3)
S1e	Kisenosato (3-1)				   S1w	Kotoshogiku (2-2)
K1w	Tochinoshin (1-3)				  O3w	Kaio (3-1)
O2e	Kotooshu (4-0)					 M1e	Tochiozan (2-2)
M1w	Asasekiryu (0-4)				   O1w	Harumafuji (1-3)
O1e	Baruto (2-2)					   M3e	Kyokutenho (3-1)
Y1e	Hakuho (4-0)					   M2w	Aminishiki (2-2)

[Asashosakari 19,150]

Hakuho's 36th consecutive victory now makes him the all-Heisei leader in that category. 4th in the modern era, behind Futabayama (69), Chiyonofuji (53) and Taiho (45).