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No spoilers in bout posts - all post bout spoilers clearly marked.
No spoilers in bout posts - all post bout spoilers clearly marked.
Day15
Atamifuji wasn’t too distraught about losing the playoff. He was pretty positive in his interview, though he did say he had prepared something to say just in case he won #hatsubasho2026
Atamifuji wasn’t too distraught about losing the playoff. He was pretty positive in his interview, though he did say he had prepared something to say just in case he won #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Day15
Atamifuji wasn’t too distraught about losing the playoff. He was pretty positive in his interview, though he did say he had prepared something to say just in case he won #hatsubasho2026
Atamifuji wasn’t too distraught about losing the playoff. He was pretty positive in his interview, though he did say he had prepared something to say just in case he won #hatsubasho2026
Day15 SPOILER
Aonishiki yūshō interview. Humble as always.
About his black mawashi, Ao says his oyakata (former Aminishiki) asked him if he wanted to wear Ami’s mawashi from when he was active and Ao said he couldn’t say no to that chance.
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Aonishiki yūshō interview. Humble as always.
About his black mawashi, Ao says his oyakata (former Aminishiki) asked him if he wanted to wear Ami’s mawashi from when he was active and Ao said he couldn’t say no to that chance.
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January 25, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Day15 SPOILER
Aonishiki yūshō interview. Humble as always.
About his black mawashi, Ao says his oyakata (former Aminishiki) asked him if he wanted to wear Ami’s mawashi from when he was active and Ao said he couldn’t say no to that chance.
More in reply to this post.
Aonishiki yūshō interview. Humble as always.
About his black mawashi, Ao says his oyakata (former Aminishiki) asked him if he wanted to wear Ami’s mawashi from when he was active and Ao said he couldn’t say no to that chance.
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Day15 SPOILER
Aonishiki Arata receiving his second emperor’s cup in a row #hatsubasho2026
Aonishiki Arata receiving his second emperor’s cup in a row #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Day15 SPOILER
Aonishiki Arata receiving his second emperor’s cup in a row #hatsubasho2026
Aonishiki Arata receiving his second emperor’s cup in a row #hatsubasho2026
Day15 SPOILER
Atomic is rocking back and forth pre-bout and Aonishiki is looking cool as a cucumber - at least on the surface #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Day15 SPOILER
Atomic is rocking back and forth pre-bout and Aonishiki is looking cool as a cucumber - at least on the surface #hatsubasho2026
Day15 yūshō playoff!
Oz Aonishiki
M4 Atamifuji
For a second straight shin-ōzeki yūshō or a first time yūshō for Atamifuji! And it’s a worthy battle! Sumo delivers! #hatsubasho2026
Oz Aonishiki
M4 Atamifuji
For a second straight shin-ōzeki yūshō or a first time yūshō for Atamifuji! And it’s a worthy battle! Sumo delivers! #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Day15 yūshō playoff!
Oz Aonishiki
M4 Atamifuji
For a second straight shin-ōzeki yūshō or a first time yūshō for Atamifuji! And it’s a worthy battle! Sumo delivers! #hatsubasho2026
Oz Aonishiki
M4 Atamifuji
For a second straight shin-ōzeki yūshō or a first time yūshō for Atamifuji! And it’s a worthy battle! Sumo delivers! #hatsubasho2026
Day15
Yz Hōshōryū 9-5 (L)
Yz Ōnosato 10-4 (R)
Both yokozuna are out of the running, but it’s still a battle for some pride here. Hoss has an eye opening 8-2 matchup lead #hatsubasho2026
Yz Hōshōryū 9-5 (L)
Yz Ōnosato 10-4 (R)
Both yokozuna are out of the running, but it’s still a battle for some pride here. Hoss has an eye opening 8-2 matchup lead #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Day15
Yz Hōshōryū 9-5 (L)
Yz Ōnosato 10-4 (R)
Both yokozuna are out of the running, but it’s still a battle for some pride here. Hoss has an eye opening 8-2 matchup lead #hatsubasho2026
Yz Hōshōryū 9-5 (L)
Yz Ōnosato 10-4 (R)
Both yokozuna are out of the running, but it’s still a battle for some pride here. Hoss has an eye opening 8-2 matchup lead #hatsubasho2026
Day15
Oz Kotozakura 8-6 (L)
Oz Aonishiki 11-3 (R)
Ao has to beat Zakura here to force a playoff with Atomic and Zakura does well to stay in it! Ao has won their last three #hatsubasho2026
Oz Kotozakura 8-6 (L)
Oz Aonishiki 11-3 (R)
Ao has to beat Zakura here to force a playoff with Atomic and Zakura does well to stay in it! Ao has won their last three #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Day15
Oz Kotozakura 8-6 (L)
Oz Aonishiki 11-3 (R)
Ao has to beat Zakura here to force a playoff with Atomic and Zakura does well to stay in it! Ao has won their last three #hatsubasho2026
Oz Kotozakura 8-6 (L)
Oz Aonishiki 11-3 (R)
Ao has to beat Zakura here to force a playoff with Atomic and Zakura does well to stay in it! Ao has won their last three #hatsubasho2026
Day15
Sw Kirishima 10-4 (L)
M12 Abi 10-4 (R)
Winner of this one get a Fighting Spirit prize, which is a some consolation for not being in a multi man playoff #hatsubasho2026
Sw Kirishima 10-4 (L)
M12 Abi 10-4 (R)
Winner of this one get a Fighting Spirit prize, which is a some consolation for not being in a multi man playoff #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Day15
Sw Kirishima 10-4 (L)
M12 Abi 10-4 (R)
Winner of this one get a Fighting Spirit prize, which is a some consolation for not being in a multi man playoff #hatsubasho2026
Sw Kirishima 10-4 (L)
M12 Abi 10-4 (R)
Winner of this one get a Fighting Spirit prize, which is a some consolation for not being in a multi man playoff #hatsubasho2026
Day15
Ritual marking the sanyaku soroibumi - the last three bouts #hatsubasho2026
Ritual marking the sanyaku soroibumi - the last three bouts #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Day15
Ritual marking the sanyaku soroibumi - the last three bouts #hatsubasho2026
Ritual marking the sanyaku soroibumi - the last three bouts #hatsubasho2026
Day15
M5 Churanoumi 8-6 (L)
Sw Takayasu 8-6 (R)
This is already Yasu’s first sekiwake KK in a long time. Chura has been in makuuchi Kyūshū 2023 and is inching closer to a sanyaku rank #hatsubasho2026
M5 Churanoumi 8-6 (L)
Sw Takayasu 8-6 (R)
This is already Yasu’s first sekiwake KK in a long time. Chura has been in makuuchi Kyūshū 2023 and is inching closer to a sanyaku rank #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Day15
M5 Churanoumi 8-6 (L)
Sw Takayasu 8-6 (R)
This is already Yasu’s first sekiwake KK in a long time. Chura has been in makuuchi Kyūshū 2023 and is inching closer to a sanyaku rank #hatsubasho2026
M5 Churanoumi 8-6 (L)
Sw Takayasu 8-6 (R)
This is already Yasu’s first sekiwake KK in a long time. Chura has been in makuuchi Kyūshū 2023 and is inching closer to a sanyaku rank #hatsubasho2026
Day15
Km Ōhō 4-10 (L)
M3 Takanoshō 4-10 (R)
Yikes, double digit losses for both. Ōnoshō has a 6-3 matchup lead #hatsubasho2026
Km Ōhō 4-10 (L)
M3 Takanoshō 4-10 (R)
Yikes, double digit losses for both. Ōnoshō has a 6-3 matchup lead #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Day15
Km Ōhō 4-10 (L)
M3 Takanoshō 4-10 (R)
Yikes, double digit losses for both. Ōnoshō has a 6-3 matchup lead #hatsubasho2026
Km Ōhō 4-10 (L)
M3 Takanoshō 4-10 (R)
Yikes, double digit losses for both. Ōnoshō has a 6-3 matchup lead #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Day15
M1 Ichiyamamoto 3-11 (L)
M8 Kinbōzan 4-10 (R)
Ichiyama decides to make this last bout count #hatsubasho2026
M1 Ichiyamamoto 3-11 (L)
M8 Kinbōzan 4-10 (R)
Ichiyama decides to make this last bout count #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Day15
M1 Ichiyamamoto 3-11 (L)
M8 Kinbōzan 4-10 (R)
Ichiyama decides to make this last bout count #hatsubasho2026
M1 Ichiyamamoto 3-11 (L)
M8 Kinbōzan 4-10 (R)
Ichiyama decides to make this last bout count #hatsubasho2026
Day15
M7 Ōshōma 7-7 (L)
M1 Yoshinofuji 7-7 (R)
KK make or break. If Yoshi can win here he gets the Outstanding Performance award. #hatsubasho2026
M7 Ōshōma 7-7 (L)
M1 Yoshinofuji 7-7 (R)
KK make or break. If Yoshi can win here he gets the Outstanding Performance award. #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Day15
M7 Ōshōma 7-7 (L)
M1 Yoshinofuji 7-7 (R)
KK make or break. If Yoshi can win here he gets the Outstanding Performance award. #hatsubasho2026
M7 Ōshōma 7-7 (L)
M1 Yoshinofuji 7-7 (R)
KK make or break. If Yoshi can win here he gets the Outstanding Performance award. #hatsubasho2026
Day15
M2 Ura 3-11 (L)
M5 Tamawashi 5-9 (R)
Ura was charging his pink magic batteries for the first several days it seems. The loser looks a bit hurt and I’m not so sure about the man he falls into either #hatsubasho2026
M2 Ura 3-11 (L)
M5 Tamawashi 5-9 (R)
Ura was charging his pink magic batteries for the first several days it seems. The loser looks a bit hurt and I’m not so sure about the man he falls into either #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Day15
M2 Ura 3-11 (L)
M5 Tamawashi 5-9 (R)
Ura was charging his pink magic batteries for the first several days it seems. The loser looks a bit hurt and I’m not so sure about the man he falls into either #hatsubasho2026
M2 Ura 3-11 (L)
M5 Tamawashi 5-9 (R)
Ura was charging his pink magic batteries for the first several days it seems. The loser looks a bit hurt and I’m not so sure about the man he falls into either #hatsubasho2026
Day15
M6 Hiradōumi 9-5 (L)
M2 Wakatakakage 8-6 (R)
A win here would be a big help toward WTK making sanyaku next basho. Hiradoumi has lost their last two bouts #hatsubasho2026
M6 Hiradōumi 9-5 (L)
M2 Wakatakakage 8-6 (R)
A win here would be a big help toward WTK making sanyaku next basho. Hiradoumi has lost their last two bouts #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Day15
M6 Hiradōumi 9-5 (L)
M2 Wakatakakage 8-6 (R)
A win here would be a big help toward WTK making sanyaku next basho. Hiradoumi has lost their last two bouts #hatsubasho2026
M6 Hiradōumi 9-5 (L)
M2 Wakatakakage 8-6 (R)
A win here would be a big help toward WTK making sanyaku next basho. Hiradoumi has lost their last two bouts #hatsubasho2026
Day15
M4 Daieishō 6-8 (L)
M14 Shishi 9-5 (R)
Shishi has beat Ōhō when he got pulled to higher in banzuke, but has lost his following two vs jō’i rikishi. Let’s take a last chance to congratulate Daieishō on his first kinboshi in 4 years this basho #hatsubasho2026
M4 Daieishō 6-8 (L)
M14 Shishi 9-5 (R)
Shishi has beat Ōhō when he got pulled to higher in banzuke, but has lost his following two vs jō’i rikishi. Let’s take a last chance to congratulate Daieishō on his first kinboshi in 4 years this basho #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Day15
M4 Daieishō 6-8 (L)
M14 Shishi 9-5 (R)
Shishi has beat Ōhō when he got pulled to higher in banzuke, but has lost his following two vs jō’i rikishi. Let’s take a last chance to congratulate Daieishō on his first kinboshi in 4 years this basho #hatsubasho2026
M4 Daieishō 6-8 (L)
M14 Shishi 9-5 (R)
Shishi has beat Ōhō when he got pulled to higher in banzuke, but has lost his following two vs jō’i rikishi. Let’s take a last chance to congratulate Daieishō on his first kinboshi in 4 years this basho #hatsubasho2026
Day15
M16 Oshōumi 10-4 (L)
M4 Atamifuji 11-3 (R)
Here we go! If Atomic wins he eliminates all the one off the pace men, and forces Aonishiki to win his ōzeki battle with Zakura to force a playoff #hatsubasho2026
M16 Oshōumi 10-4 (L)
M4 Atamifuji 11-3 (R)
Here we go! If Atomic wins he eliminates all the one off the pace men, and forces Aonishiki to win his ōzeki battle with Zakura to force a playoff #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Day15
M16 Oshōumi 10-4 (L)
M4 Atamifuji 11-3 (R)
Here we go! If Atomic wins he eliminates all the one off the pace men, and forces Aonishiki to win his ōzeki battle with Zakura to force a playoff #hatsubasho2026
M16 Oshōumi 10-4 (L)
M4 Atamifuji 11-3 (R)
Here we go! If Atomic wins he eliminates all the one off the pace men, and forces Aonishiki to win his ōzeki battle with Zakura to force a playoff #hatsubasho2026
Day15
M10 Tokihayate 8-6 (L)
M7 Fujinokawa 9-5 (R)
That flexibility in those raw onslaughts of his! #hatsubasho2026
M10 Tokihayate 8-6 (L)
M7 Fujinokawa 9-5 (R)
That flexibility in those raw onslaughts of his! #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Day15
M10 Tokihayate 8-6 (L)
M7 Fujinokawa 9-5 (R)
That flexibility in those raw onslaughts of his! #hatsubasho2026
M10 Tokihayate 8-6 (L)
M7 Fujinokawa 9-5 (R)
That flexibility in those raw onslaughts of his! #hatsubasho2026
Day15
M8 Shōdai 6-8 (L)
M16 Asanoyama 9-5 (R)
Good one between two former ōzeki; they haven’t faced off in two years #hatsubasho2026
M8 Shōdai 6-8 (L)
M16 Asanoyama 9-5 (R)
Good one between two former ōzeki; they haven’t faced off in two years #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Day15
M8 Shōdai 6-8 (L)
M16 Asanoyama 9-5 (R)
Good one between two former ōzeki; they haven’t faced off in two years #hatsubasho2026
M8 Shōdai 6-8 (L)
M16 Asanoyama 9-5 (R)
Good one between two former ōzeki; they haven’t faced off in two years #hatsubasho2026
Day15
M9 Gōnoyama 7-7 (L)
M15 Asakōryū 8-6 (R)
Gōnoyama faces MK here. Asakōryū’s shoulder is still bothering him #hatsubasho2026
M9 Gōnoyama 7-7 (L)
M15 Asakōryū 8-6 (R)
Gōnoyama faces MK here. Asakōryū’s shoulder is still bothering him #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Day15
M9 Gōnoyama 7-7 (L)
M15 Asakōryū 8-6 (R)
Gōnoyama faces MK here. Asakōryū’s shoulder is still bothering him #hatsubasho2026
M9 Gōnoyama 7-7 (L)
M15 Asakōryū 8-6 (R)
Gōnoyama faces MK here. Asakōryū’s shoulder is still bothering him #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Day15
M11 Chiyoshōma 6-8 (L)
M13 Tobizaru 6-8 (R)
Zaru is getting zanier again late basho - looked like the winner was helping a man who’d hurt himself to a place to sit down 🤗 #hatsubasho2026
M11 Chiyoshōma 6-8 (L)
M13 Tobizaru 6-8 (R)
Zaru is getting zanier again late basho - looked like the winner was helping a man who’d hurt himself to a place to sit down 🤗 #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Day15
M11 Chiyoshōma 6-8 (L)
M13 Tobizaru 6-8 (R)
Zaru is getting zanier again late basho - looked like the winner was helping a man who’d hurt himself to a place to sit down 🤗 #hatsubasho2026
M11 Chiyoshōma 6-8 (L)
M13 Tobizaru 6-8 (R)
Zaru is getting zanier again late basho - looked like the winner was helping a man who’d hurt himself to a place to sit down 🤗 #hatsubasho2026
Day15
M15 Ryūden 6-8 (L)
J1 Kotoeihō 7-7 (R)
A KK here would give Kotoeihō a good chance of going back to makuuchi again (he had one trip a few basho back) #hatsubasho2026
M15 Ryūden 6-8 (L)
J1 Kotoeihō 7-7 (R)
A KK here would give Kotoeihō a good chance of going back to makuuchi again (he had one trip a few basho back) #hatsubasho2026
January 25, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Day15
M15 Ryūden 6-8 (L)
J1 Kotoeihō 7-7 (R)
A KK here would give Kotoeihō a good chance of going back to makuuchi again (he had one trip a few basho back) #hatsubasho2026
M15 Ryūden 6-8 (L)
J1 Kotoeihō 7-7 (R)
A KK here would give Kotoeihō a good chance of going back to makuuchi again (he had one trip a few basho back) #hatsubasho2026
Day15 jonokuchi playoff
Jk17 Aoifuji 7-0 (L)
Jk19e Asahifuji 7-0 (R)
These two are stablemates (playoffs are the only situation they can face off in). They also were in the sumo club in the same high school. Asahifuji is the namesake of just retired oyakata former yokozuna Asahifuji.
Jk17 Aoifuji 7-0 (L)
Jk19e Asahifuji 7-0 (R)
These two are stablemates (playoffs are the only situation they can face off in). They also were in the sumo club in the same high school. Asahifuji is the namesake of just retired oyakata former yokozuna Asahifuji.
January 25, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Day15 jonokuchi playoff
Jk17 Aoifuji 7-0 (L)
Jk19e Asahifuji 7-0 (R)
These two are stablemates (playoffs are the only situation they can face off in). They also were in the sumo club in the same high school. Asahifuji is the namesake of just retired oyakata former yokozuna Asahifuji.
Jk17 Aoifuji 7-0 (L)
Jk19e Asahifuji 7-0 (R)
These two are stablemates (playoffs are the only situation they can face off in). They also were in the sumo club in the same high school. Asahifuji is the namesake of just retired oyakata former yokozuna Asahifuji.