Here are the quick results from today’s Day 13-Championship Day-of the March 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita, Sd-Sandanme, Jd-Jonidan, Jk-Jonokuchi
Makuuchi (top tier):
Ryuden (J1) beat Fujiryoga (M17)
Kinbozan (M16) beat Asanoyama (M12)
Nishikifuji (M14) beat Asakoryu (M12)
Chiyoshoma (M14) beat Oshoumi (M11)
Tobizaeu (M13) beat Shishi (M11)
Mitakeumi (M15) beat Roga (M10)
Asahakuryu (M16) beat Tokihayate (M9)
Fujiseiun (M13) beat Shodai (M8)
Kotoeiho (M17) beat Ura (M8)
Tamawashi (M9) beat Hakunofuji (M7)
Churanoumi (M2) beat Oshoma (M7)
Ichiyamamoto (M6) beat Fujinokawa (M2)
Yoshinofuji (M1) beat Hiradoumi (M3)
Wakatakakage (M1) beat Abi (M5)
Atamifuji (K) beat Gonoyama (M10)
Daieisho (M4) beat Wakamotoharu (K)
Takanosho (M4) beat Takayasu (S)
Kirishima (S) beat Oho (M3)
Apnishiki (O) beat Kotozakura (O)
Hoshoryu (Y) beat Kotoshoho (M5)
Leader: Kirishima (12-1)
Of note: It’s Kirishima’s championship to lose. He will win the championship tomorrow if he beats Aonishiki or Hoshoryu loses to Kotozakura. That could mean Ozeki re-promotion for Kirishima. If not, right now he would need at least 10 wins in May. Hoshoryu can still force a playoff rematch, but on the last day he’ll have Aonishiki, who the Yokozuna has not yet beaten in a tournament. Elsewhere, Kotoeiho clinched promotion and will stay in the top tier in May and Atamifuji will at least remain at Komusubi, with a chance to go to Sekiwake. Wakatakakage appears poised to replace his brother in Sanyaku. Takayasu needs to win his last 2 to stay Sekiwake as he has now lost 6 straight.
Juryo:
Tochitaikai (Ms1) beat Fujitensei (J13)
Nishikigi (J12) beat Himukamaru (Ms1)
Tamashoho (J9) beat Toshinofuji (J11)
Kitanowaka (J8) beat Tsurugisho (J12)
Tohakuryu (J10) beat Kayo (J6)
Hitoshi (J6) beat Kotokuzan (J14)
Shirokuma (J5) beat Kazekeno (J14)
Takerufuji (J4) beat Shonannoumi (J8)
Nishinoryu (J4) beat Kagayaki (J5)
Wakanosho (J3) beat Kazuma (J11)
Dewanoryu (J10) beat Daiseizan (J3)
Meisei (J7) beat Tomokaze (J2)
Hatsuyama (J9) beat Asasuiryu (J2)
Kyokukaiyu (J7) beat Sadanoumi (J1)
Leader: Dewanoryu (11-2)
Of note: Dewanoryu can win the championship tomorrow if he beats Ryuden and Wakanosho loses to Toshinofuji. Toshinofuji & Kazuma can stay in with playoff chances of they win and Dewanoryu loses. Wakanosho now seems likely to be promoted to the top tier with 10 wins and if Ryuden can spoil Dewanoryu’s title hopes, he likely gets promoted back up too. Sadanoumi will not go back up as today’s loss means demotion. At the bottom, it now looks like 3 demotions for sure with Fujitensei, Tsurugisho and Kotokuzan all going down while Nishikigi has won 3 straight to try and stave off demotion, but he’s got a tough one tomorrow…Enho, who is trying to get promoted back to Juryo.
Makushita:
Wakanofuji (Ms28) beat Arashifuji (Ms7). WAKANOFUJI MAKUSHITA YUSHO!!! First career championship in only his second career tournament, he was a Ms60 debut in January.
Sandanme:
Hogasho (Sd21) beat Gyotoku (Sd5)
Nabatame (Sd3) beat Tatsubayama (Sd7). PLAYOFF!!! This means it will be Hogasho vs. Nabatame for the championship on the Final Day.
Jonidan:
Kiryuko (Jd100) beat Satumasho (Jd63)
Asahifuji (Jd8) beat Tenshoyama (Jd39). PLAYOFF!!! It was guaranteed to be a playoff but now we know the participants-it will be Kiryuko vs. Asahifuji. The former Juryo man in his first full tournament in over a year against the latest Isegahama super-rookie.
Jonokuchi:
Shosei (Jk18) beat Kazeoki (Jk6)
Aron (Jk12) beat Tamanotora (Jk5)
Kojikara (Jk12) beat Ideno (Jk3). PLAYOFF!!! This means there will be a 3-way playoff with Shosei, Aron & Kojikawa on the Final Day, all at 6-1. Ideno was also 5-1 so the match with Kojikawa turned out to be an eliminator.
As for Enho, he’ll be in Juryo tomorrow for his final match to face Nishikigi. The promotion scenario for top Makushita now looks like Okaryu is definitely going up (6-1), Himukamaru is demoted (3-4), Tochitaikai is a maybe (4-3), Hakuyozan is a maybe (4-2 at Ms2) and now with Wakanofuji winning the championship that can’t be ruled out. Slim chances from Ms28 but not impossible. If Enho wins I think he’s going up. If he loses, he needs Hakuyozan to lose his last match.
RETIREMENT: Chiyosakae (Jd3). Called it a career after his last match today, which he won. He would have been promoted back to the Sandanme in May as he finished March with a 5-2 record. Chiyosakae, from Kokonoe Beya, real name Eita Kishi, will finish his career with a record of 396-380-35 (win-loss-absent) and a career high rank of J8. He does not qualify for elder stock (not enough tournaments in Juryo) and will have his haircutting ceremony at the Kokonoe Beya Senshuraku Party after the Final Day and move on from sumo. He is the rather uncommon case of a wrestler ending his career with, excluding absent days (which are treated as losses for ranking purposes), a winning record.
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