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Here are the quick results from today’s Day 11 of the September 2025 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo

Makuuchi (top tier):
Hitoshi (M17) beat Daiseizan (J1)
Shoshi (M18) beat Sadanoumi (M14)
Shonannoumi (M15) beat Meisei (M13)
Mitakeumi (M12) beat Asakoryu (M14)
Churanoumi (M10) beat Tobizaru (M15)
Tokihayate (M13) beat Midorifuji (M9)
Kinbozan (M8) beat Nishikigi (M16)
Tomokaze (M16) beat Ura (M8)
Oshoma (M7) beat Roga (M11)
Takanosho (M7) beat Ryuden (M17)
Daieisho (M10) beat Onokatsu (M6)
Fujinokawa (M9) beat Ichiyamamoto (M5)
Kusano (M6) beat Hiradoumi (M4)
Oho (M2) beat Hakuoho (M2)
Abi (M1) beat Atamifuji (M3)
Tamawashi (M1) beat Gonoyama (M3)
Shodai (M11) beat Aonishiki (K)
Kotoshoho (M5) beat Wakatakakage (S)
Kotozakura (O) beat Wakamotoharu (M4)
Hoshoryu (Y) beat Kirishima (S)
Onosato (Y) beat Takayasu (K)
Leader: Hoshoryu (11-0)
Of note: 3 more to go until the potential first Yokozuna Showdown that could be for the championship. Onosato is still doing his part, now alone at 10-1. Kotozakura also clinched his 4th straight winning record, but all ended with 8-7 records so let’s hope for more with the Ozeki at 8-3, still with slim title hopes. Shodai remains a contender at 9-2 along with Takanosho. The Ozeki Watch is now officially over for Wakatakakage as he is 5-6 and can only get to 9-6.

Juryo:
Kazekeno (J11) beat Kyokukaiyu (J13)
Hakuyozan (J10) beat Takarafuji (J12)
Tsurugisho (J9) beat Miyanokaze (J10)
Shirokuma (J9) beat Shiden (J14)
Hatsuyama (J8) beat Nishinoryu (J14)
Asanoyama (J13) beat Hidenoumi (J7)
Tohakuryu (J6) beat Asasuiryu (J13)
Asahakuryu (J11) beat Mita (J4)
Kagayaki (J4) beat Kayo (J6)
Nishikofuji (J3) beat Kotokuzan (J8)
Chiyoshima (J2) beat Tamashoho (J7)
Tochitaikai (J5) beat Kotoeiho (J2)
Fujiseiun (J5) beat Oshoumi (J1)
Leader: Nishikifuji, Asahakuryu, Asanoyama (9-2)
Of note: Today is the first day Mita has not been the leader or co-leader as he’s dropped to 8-3, now it’s Nishikifuji with a decent chance to return to the top tier and a pair of Takasago men at the top. One more win should be enough for Nishikifuji to get that promotion. At the bottom, Kyokukaiyu is the first newcomer at risk of demotion back to Makushita, his best hope to stay in Juryo is win out and get to 7-8. We also have to wonder about Takarafuji’s future again, 4-7 at J12 means he must win out just to avoid demotion.

Lower tier notes: The Makushita Championship is set for Day 13 and will be Shimazuumi vs. Daiyusho. If Shimazuumi wins he will have a chance to return to the top tier from Ms20. Enho snapped his recent demotion streak with a win today, a 4-2 record means he will be promoted for the first time in 3 tournaments and move up the rankings in November, still Makushita but with at least hope for a January Juryo return (probably will require a championship). The Sandanme Championship is also set and will be Kazuma vs. Seiyu. The Jonidan may nerd a playoff with 4 still tied at 6-0, while in the Jonokuchi Tatsubayama is the sole leader at 6-0 and only needs to win his last match to be champion.

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 10 of the September 2025 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo

Makiuchi (top tier):
Oshoumi (J1) beat Shishi (M18)
Tobizaru (M15) beat Nishikigi (M16)
Asakoryu (M14) beat Tomokaze (M16)
Ryuden (M17) beat Meisei (M13)
Tokihayate (M13) beat Shonannoumi (M15)
Mitakeumi (M12) beat Hitoshi (M17)
Sadanoumi (M14) beat Fujinokawa (M9)
Ura (M8) beat Roga (M11)
Takanosho (M7) beat Shodai (M11)
Oshoma (M7) beat Churanoumi (M10)
Kinbozan (M8) beat Onokatsu (M6)
Daieisho (M10) beat Kusano (M6)
Midorifuji (M9) beat Ichiyamamoto (M5$
Oho (M2) beat Atamifuji (M3)
Abi (M1) beat Tamawashi (M1)
Takaysu (K) beat Gonoyama (M3)
Aonishiki (K) beat Hakuoho (M2)
Hiradoumi (M4) beat Wakatakakage (S)
Kotozakura (O) beat Kirishima (S)
Onosato (Y) beat Kotoshoho (M5)
Hoshoryu (Y) beat Wakamotoharu (M4)
Leader: Hoshoryu (10-0)
Of note: It hasn’t been easy at times but both Yokozuna continue to do their parts with Hoshoryu at 10-0 and Onosato at 9-1. No more Kinboshi for now as it’s on to Sanyaku opponents for both starting tomorrow, with Hoshoryu facing Kirishima and Onosato drawing Takaysu. Takanosho, Ryuden & Aonishiki clinched promotions (not guaranteed for Aonishiki to make Sekiwake due to Sanyaku limited to 8 total including the Yokozuna) to join Shodai in the group at 8-2 and still with a chance at the championship. At the bottom, Oshoumi was the Juryo Man of the day and he will be back soon as his win today clinched promotion to the top tier in November. Nishikigi will be demoted to Juryo to make room among perhaps others.
Ozeki Watch: It’s probably over this time for Wakatakakage. 5-5 means he can’t get to 11 wins and the 33 total. While that number over 3 straight tournaments is not mandatory for promotion (it’s happened with as few as 29) he now is all but out of championship contention and if he can’t get to 10-5, it’s safe to say no chance. Any very slim hopes of promotion back to Ozeki for Kirishima are now gone as well. They both would need both Yokozuna to lose out just to force playoffs and that’s not going to happen.

Juryo:
Asahakuryu (J11) beat Shiden (J14)
Asasuiryu (J13) beat Hakuyozan (J10)
Miyanokaze (J10) beat Takarafuji (J12)
Nishinoryu (J14) beat Shirokuma (J9)
Taurugisho (J9) beat Kyokukaiyu (J13)
Asanoyama (J13) beat Hatsuyama (J8)
Kazekeno (J11) beat Kotokuzan (J8)
Kagayaki (J4) beat Hidenoumi (J7)
Tohakuryu (J6) beat Mita (J4)
Nishikifuji (J3) beat Fujiseiun (J5)
Kotoeiho (J2) beat Tamashoho (J3)
Chiyoshoma (J2) beat Tochitaikai (J5)
Daiseizan (J1) beat Kayo (J6)
Leader: 5 at 8-2
Of note: It’s suddenly wide open after Mita lost again today. Oshoumi won in the top tier to also clinch promotion up there and Nishikifuji is now in position for a chance at promotion back up too (he needs at least another win though) while at the bottom 2 of the 3 Takasago men who moved up to Juryo-the debuting Asahakuryu and the returning Asanoyama-are the other co-leaders (the third Takasago newcomer, Asasuiryu, is hanging in there at 6-4). Asahakuryu is going for his second straight championship after winning Makushita in July. Daiseizan is the Juryo Man in the top tier tomorrow, he is 4-6 and needs to win 4 of his last 5 to make it up to the top tier in November.

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 9 of the September 2025 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo

Makuuchi (top tier):
Asakoryu (M14) beat Shishi (M18)
Fujiseiun (J5) beat Sadanoumi (M14)
Ryuden (M17) beat Tokihayte (M13)
Meisei (M13) beat Nishikigi (M16)
Tomokaze (M16) beat Mitakeumi (M12)
Roga (M11) beat Shonannoumi (M15)
Shodai (M11) beat Tobizaru (M15)
Churanoumi (M10) beat Hitoshi (M17)
Daieisho (M10) beat Ura (M8)
Oshoma (M7) beat Fujinokawa (M9)
Midorifuji (M9) beat Takanosho (M7)
Kusano (M6) beat Kinbozan (M8)
Hiradoumi (M4) beat Onokatsu (M6)
Ichiyamamoto (M5) beat Gonoyama (M9)
Oho (M3) beat Tamawashi (M1)
Aonishiki (K) beat Abi (M1)
Hakuoho (M2) beat Takayasu (K)
Kirishima (S) beat Wakatakakge (S)
Kotozakura (O) beat Atamifuji (M3)
Hoshoryu (Y) beat Kotoshoho (M5)
Onosato (Y) beat Wakamotoharu (M4)
Leader: Hoshoryu (9-0)
Of note: Both Yokozuna now have clinched winning records and that keeps Onosato’s perfect streak of no career losing records going. One more Kinboshi chance tomorrow as Kotoshoho faces Onosato and Wakamotoharu faces Hoshoryu, after that I expect both to face Sanyaku the rest of the way except for maybe Shodai. Elsewhere, Shodai also clinched promotion and remains a surprise second place as he seems back in his old Ozeki form this tournament. Kotozakura bounced back from a tough loss today to improve to 6-3 while Aonishiki remains in contention at 7-2. At the bottom, Nishikigi is all but heading back to Juryo at 1-8 unless he wins out.
Ozeki Watch: The margin of error is gone for Wakatakakage. At 5-4 after losing to Kirishima in the Sekiwake Showdown (Kirishima snapped a 4-loss skid), he probably has to win out now, meaning 7-0.

Juryo:
Nishinoryu (J14) beat Miyanokaze (J10)
Haluyozan (J10) beat Shiden (J14)
Taurugisho (J9) beat Kazekeno (J11)
Shirokuma (J9) beat Kyokukaiyu (J13)
Asasuiryu (J12) beat Kotokuzan (J8)
Asahakuryu (J11) beat Hatsuyama (J8)
Hidenoumi (J7) beat Takarafuji (J12)
Asanoyama (J14) beat Tamashoho (J7)
Nishikifuji (J3) beat Kagayaki (J4)
Mita (J4) beat Chiyoshoma (J2)
Kotoeiho (J2) beat Tohakuryu (J6)
Oshoumi (J1) beat Kayo (J6)
Toxhitaikai (J1) beat Daiseizan (J5)
Leader: Mita (8-1)
Of note: As the first to clinch promotion this tournament Mita can now go for a second straight championship and potentially promotion to the top tier, I believe at least 2 more wins will be enough. Elsewhere, Oshoumi is now one win from promotion to the top tier at 7-2, and Nishikifuji is in contention for a top tier return with the same record. Fujiseiun, who is also 7-2, faces Nishikifuji tomorrow in a pitential eliminator while Mita faces Tohakuryu who is 2-7. Miyanokaze is the first demotion at 1-8 while Asahakuryu also remains in contention in his Juryo debut, he is also in the 7-2 group.

Lower tier notes: As expected, the Makushita narrowed the leaders down to 4 at 5-0, setting up the likely Day 11 matches to get to the Championship match on Day 13. Kitanowaka & Shimazuumi both are 5-0 along with Daiyusho and Aratakayama. Enho won his 5th match today to improve to 3-2, needing one more win for promotion. In the Sandanme, 5 are at 5-0 meaning there is a chance of a playoff. In the Jonidan, 6 remain at 5-0 making for higher playoff chances and in the Jonokuchi 2 remain at 5-0, leaving the possibility of either a playoff or a 6-1 champion.

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 8-the Halfway Point-of the September 2025 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo

Makuuchi (top tier):
Ryuden (M17) beat Tomokaze (M16)
Nishikigi (M16) beat Sadanoumi (M14)
Asamoryu (M14) beat Tochitaikai (J5)
Shishi (M18) beat Meisei (M13)
Hitoshi (M17) beat Tokihayate (M13)
Shonannoumi (M15) beat Mitakeumi (M12)
Tobizaru (M15) beat Roga (M11)
Shodai (M11) beat Ura (M8)
Takanosho (M7) beat Churanoumi (M10)
Oshoma (M7) beat Daieisho (M10)
Onokatsu (M6) beat Midorifuji (M9)
Kusano (M6) beat Fujinokawa (M9)
Kinbozan (M8) beat Ichiyamamoto (M5)
Hakuoho (M2) beat Kotoshoho (M5)
Oho (M2) beat Abi (M1)
Aonishiki (K) beat Tamawashi (M1)
Wakatakakage (S) beat Atamifuji (M3)
Wakamotoharu (M4) beat Kirishima (S)
Takayasu (K) beat Kotozakura (O)
Onosato (Y) beat Hiradoumi (M4)
Hoshoryu (Y) beat Gonoyama (M3)
Leader: Hoshoryu (8-0)
Of note: Gonoyama gave Hoshoryu an early scare but the Yokozuna calmly came back to send his opponent to demotion and be the first to go 8-0 and maintain the lead over 3 at 7-1 including Onosato, with Takanosho & Shodai also at 7-1. Abi was also demoted today after dropping to 0-8. Despite injury rumors Takayasu impressively disposed of Kotozakura with a pulling under arm throw to drop the Ozeki to 5-3. Kirishima has possibly fallen out of contention with no 4 straight losses. Kotoshoho is struggling at 2-6 in his post-championship effort but gets a big bounce back opportunity tomorrow when he goes for a Kinboshi against Hoshoryu while Onosato gets Wakamotoharu. Also continued props to Hitoshi who, after an 0-4 start to his top tier debut, has now pulled to even at 4-4 with 4 straight wins.
Ozeki Watch: A tough one for Wakatakakage against big Atamifuji but an important win as he is now 5-3 at the halfway point, likely needing 6 more wins for promotion contention but maybe 5 could do it. A great win today because his father, a former sumo wrestler himself, was in the crowd.

Juryo:
Takarafuji (J12) beat Nishinoryu (J14)
Hakuyozan (J10) beat Kyokukaiyu (J13)
Shirokuma 9J9) beat Asanoyama (J13)
Shiden (J14) beat Tsurugisho (J9)
Hatsuyama (J8) beat Asasuiryu (J12)
Kotokuzan (J8) beat Asahakuryu (J11)
Kazekeno (J11) beat Tamashoho (J7)
Hidenoumi ((J7) beat Miyanokaze (J10)
NIshikifuji (J3) beat Kayo (J6)
Kotoeiho (J2) beat Kagayaki (J4)
Chiyoshoma (J2) beat Tohakuryu (J6)
Fujiseiun (J5) beat Daiseizan (J1)
Oshoumi (J1) beat Mita (J4)
Leader: Mita, Kotokuzan (7-1)
Of note: No promotion for Mita today as his first loss drops him into a tie with Kotokuzan for the lead and keeps several who lost today, including Asanoyama, in it at 6-2. Also no demotions yet but Tsurugisho & Miyanokaze are in danger at 1-7 after losses today. Fujiseiun, in the group at 6-2, will be in the top tier tomorrow.

Lower tier notes: With Promotion Day now in the books, the Makushita has 8 remaining at 4-0, which pretty much sets up a bracket-style elimination format to the championship. Former top tier wrestlers Shimazuumi & Bushozan are among the leaders and, at Ms20, Shimazuumi may have a chance at promotion back to Juryo if he can win the championship. In the Sandanme, 9 are 4-0 which raises the potential of a playoff being needed on the final day. The Jonidan has 13 at 4-0 while the Jonokuchi has 3 at 4-0.

Additionally, today was the traditional introduction of new wrestlers who will debut in the next tournament. Just 1 today, he will have the ring name Fukoki from Oshiogawa Beya and begin his pro career in the November Tournament.