Day14
M13 Abi 7-6 (L)
M9 Shishi 6-7 (R)
How can you not be endeared to that bumbling “which way did he go” looking sumo that still gets Shishi KK most basho? 🤗 #akibasho2026

Day14
M9 Ura 9-4 (L)
M13 Asakōryū 8-5 (R)
How could this matchup not be good? Ura likely ain’t going in low for this one, but the magic is there! Watch the feet at the end #akibasho2026

Day14
M10 Ōhō 5-8 (L)
M14 Chiyoshōma 4-9 (R)
There used to be a slew of Chiyo’s (Kokonoe-beya) in the two upper divisions but it’s been only late bloomer Chiyoshōma for some time now #akibasho2026

Day14
J2 Daiseizan 8-5 (L)
M15 Asasuiryū 6-7 (R)
Another long standoff, video starts midbout. Watch right at end how winner appears to lose grip/balance and then recovers for the win #akibasho2026

Day14
J1 Dewanoryū 8-5 (L)
J9 Enhō 7-6 (R)
Long stand-off again, I’d rather Enhō give this one up than risk his, um, neck..even if it's for KK #akibasho2026

Day14
J7 Midorifuji 5-8 (L)
J4 Mitakeumi 5-8 (R)
Long standoff so video starts mid-bout. Midori might look at a disadvantage here but he can actually get great leverage in this position #akibasho2026

Day14
J11 Hitoshi 9-4 (L)
J5 Arashifuji 8-5 (R)
That last shove, too good #akibasho2026

Day14
J6 Kitanowaka 9-4 (L)
J12 Kayō 10-3 (R)
Kayō seems determined to win here, and if he does he forces Kagayaki to win his later bout to stay one ahead in jūryō yūshō race. If Kayō loses, Kagayaki can take yūshō with that win #akibasho2026

Day14 jūryō
J10 Nabatame 7-6 (L)
J13 Meisei 6-7 (R)
Great comeback! Nabatame can get his KK; Meisei faces MK #akibasho2026

Day13 makushita yūshō bout
Ms53 Yumenofuji 6-0 (L)
Ms25 Inami 6-0 (R)
Yumenofuji joined sumo in 2023 - this is his best win/loss record to date. Inami joined 2024 and has one sandanme yūshō from Nagoya 2024 #akibasho2026

Day13 jonidan yūshō bout
Jd19 Amane 6-0 (L)
Jd46 Suigafuji 6-0 (R)
Kakuhō lost earlier jonidan bout so that leaves these two as the only 6-0 rikishi left in jonidan so winner takes the yūshō #akibasho2026

Day13 jonokuchi yūshō chance
Jd80 Kakuhō 6-0 (L)
Jk17 Jōshōyū 6-0 (R)
This is Mongolian Jōshōyū’s debut basho and he’s been brought up to jonidan today - if he wins here he takes the jonokuchi yūshō. If Kakuhō loses it sets up a later jonidan yūshō bout later for jonidan division #akibasho2026

Day14 math SPOILER
Even after Kiri’s upset win over Ōno the yūshō could still be decided early.
If Ao loses to Kiri, Asanoyama loses to Fujinokawa AND Ōnosato beats Zakura, it’s Ōno’s yūshō #akibasho2026

Day13
Yz Ōnosato 11-1 (L)
Oz Kirishima 6-6 (R)
What a treat to close! Kiri has only beat Ōno once and is coming off a 1-4 losing streak but he gives Ōno a proper fight! If Ōno wins here it makes the math a lot easier for a yūshō going into Day14 #akibasho2026

Day13
Oz Aonishiki 9-3 (L)
Oz Kotozakura 8-4 (R)
Ōzeki battle. Ao still has a shot at the yūshō with a double digit win here. Ao has only lost once to Zakura in 7 bouts - their very first bout in Natsu 2025 #akibasho2026

Day13
Sw Atamifuji 8-4 (L)
M6 Asanoyama 9-3 (R)
Here we go! The new blood sanyaku Atomic vs the former ōzeki who has run the gauntlet back to see if he still has the stuff for the top flight #akibasho2026

Day13
M3 Churanoumi 8-4 (L)
Sw Fujinokawa 9-3 (R)
Good ‘un! As scrappy as he is Fuji has only beat very capable Chura once in 4 tries #akibasho2026

Day13
M4 Fujiryōga 6-6 (L)
Km Daieishō 4-8 (R)
Two top tsuppari practitioners go at it. Daieishō took the yūshō in Hatsu 2021, the first ever Saitama native to take a makuuchi yūshō - surprising consider Saitama is a populous prefecture #akibasho2026

Day13
M2 Takayasu 5-7 (L)
M3 Gōnoyama 4-8 (R)
Way to blunt that tachi’ai. Yasu faces MK #akibasho2026

Day13
M5 Ōshōma 6-6 (L)
M2 Yoshinofuji 6-6 (R)
Ōshōma has yet to beat Yoshi in 3 tries #akibasho2026