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

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.

Day15 SPOILER 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

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

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

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

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

Day15 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

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

Day15 M6 Ōnokatsu 7-7 (L) Km Wakamotoharu 7-7 (R) KK make or break #hatsubasho2026

Day15 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

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

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

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

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

Day15 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

Day15 M9 Gōnoyama 7-7 (L) M15 Asakōryū 8-6 (R) Gōnoyama faces MK here. Asakōryū’s shoulder is still bothering him #hatsubasho2026

Day15 M17 Hatsuyama 2-12 (L) M10 Kotoshōhō 8-6 (R) Wait for the BAM at the edge! #Hatsubasho2026

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

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

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.

Day15 jūryō J10 Tōhakuryū 7-7 (L) J1 Fujiseiun 10-4 (R) Great final jūryō bout! Fujiseiun’s chance at the yūshō is out now that Wakanoshō won his bout, but a win here will help put well into the jūryō ranks next basho. Tōhakryū faces MK #hatsubasho2026

Day15 jūryō J2 Daiseizan 7-7 (L) J8 Meisei 7-7 (R) KK make or break bout and it’s pretty good! #hatsubasho2026

Day15 And now Tsurugishō is taken out in a wheel chair - he seemed to hurt his knee after barely making contact with foe Kagayaki. Wish him well. Hope he’s back if that’s what he wants.. #hatsubasho2026

Day15 Farewell word from Hakkaku and the boys. Pachi Pachi. #Hatsubasho2026

Day15 J3 Fujiryōga 9-5 (L) J11 Wakanoshō 11-3 (R) Here we go. If Wakanoshō can beat formidable Fujiryōga for the first time* Waka takes jūryō yūshō out right. If not, we wait for the result of Fujiseiun’s bout #hatsubasho2026

Day15 Shirokuma left the dohyō in a wheelchair.. Let’s keep our thoughts on him #hatsubasho2026

Day15 jūryō J12 Kyokukaiyū 9-5 (L) J5 Takerufuji 8-6 (R) Watch this move! What’s the name of this move anyone (without cheating)?

Day15 jūryō J6 Kōtokuzan 3-11 (L) Ms3 Fukuzaki 4-2 (R) Makishima Fukuzaki has been brought pretty far up in jūryō for his last bout, and a 5-2 and a win at this level would a big step towards making jūryō next basho #hatsubasho2026

Day15 makushita Ms11 Toseiryū 2-4 (L) Ms6 Mienofuji 2-4 (R) What a brawl! Both are already MK but you’d never know it #hatsubasho2026

Sanshō announced OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE Yoshinofuji (his 1st) *if wins today Atamifuji (1st) *if gets yūshō with 12 wins FIGHTING SPIRIT Atamifuji (3rd) Ōshōumi (1st) *if wins today Kirishima (4th) vs Abi (5th)* *Winner of above bout gets award TECHNIQUE PRIZE No award this time

Day14 Oz Aonishiki 11-2 (L) Yz Ōnosato 9-4 (R) Hard to believe? - but the one man the Ukranian Usurper so far cannot beat is Sato (in their 3 matchups so far). If Ao does lose again, Atamifuji pulls even with him going into senshuraku - the last day of sumo #hatsubasho2026

Day14 Oz Aonishiki 11-2 (L) Yz Ōnosato 9-4 (R) Hard to believe? - but the one man the Ukranian Usurper so far cannot beat is Sato (in their 3 matchups so far). (Bit SPOILERy). If Ao does lose again, Atamifuji pulls even with him going into senshuraku - the last day of sumo #hatsubasho2026

Day14 Yz Hōshōryū 8-5 (L) Oz Kotozakura 8-5 (R) Neither of these capable men is in the math but there is still a point of pride showing you can a sanyaku rival. Hoss has a 15-10 matchup lead #hatsubasho2026

Day14 M12 Abi 9-4 (L) Sw Takayasu 8-5 (R) This one looked hard to turn around from the get go. These two have a near even matchup record. Another is shaken up, hopefully not hurt, at end of this #hatsubasho2026

Day14 Sw Kirishima 10-3 (L) M4 Atamifuji 10-3 (R) So! Winner of this one stays one off the pace of leader Aonishiki, depending on if Ao can win his musubinoichiban bout vs Ōnosato. Someone looks a bit shaken up at the end of this #hatsubasho2026

Day14 M16 Asanoyama 9-4 (L) Km Wakamotoharu 6-7 (R) Asanoyama will work his way up a bit regardless next basho, but we are getting a taste of how things might look when if and when he does make it back to the makuuchi jō’i WMH faces MK #hatsubasho2026

Day14 Km Ōhō 4-9 (L) M2 Ura 2-11 (R) That “wasn’t me!” move Ura often does 🤗 #hatsubasho2026 #sumowrestling

Day14 M14 Shishi 9-4 (L) M1 Yoshinofuji 6-7 (R) Still getting used to seeing Shishi up here (due to his record) facing the top flight. Yoshinofuji who has had some real moments of brilliance this basho, is staving off MK #hatsubasho2026

Day14 M1 Ichiyamamoto 3-10 (L) M10 Tokihayate 7-6 (R) It pains to keep showing Ichiyama’s bouts but I’m sure people still want to see him. It’s a KK bout for hard working Tokihayate #hatsubasho2026

Day14 M4 Daieishō 6-7 (L) M2 Wakatakakage 7-6 (R) Edge of your seat properly gripped? WTK can get KK and Daieishō faces MK #hatsubasho2026

Day14 M5 Tamawashi 4-9 (L) M13 Tomokaze 4-9 (R) His last win on Day10, Washi came even with Musashimaru for 9th on all time makuuchi wins record, and has yet to get that one more win to take 9th place outright #hatsubasho2026

Day14 M13 Tobizaru 5-8 (L) M6 Ōnokatsu 7-6 (R) Ooh, the most by hook or by crook sumo I’ve seen from Zaru in some time. Ōnokatsu can get his KK #hatsubasho2026

Day14 M6 Hiradoumi 9-4 (L) M16 Oshōumi 9-4 (R) Dang, when it gets there vs this foe it’s usually over! #hatsubasho2026 #sumowrestling

Day14 M15 Asakōryū 8-5 (L) M7 Fujinokawa 8-5 (R) Let’s see Fujinokawa pick on someone his own size, um wait.. #hatsubasho2026

Day14 M12 Midorifuji 5-8 (L) M8 Kinbōzan 4-9 (R) Midori has had so many long tiring bouts and it seems like we never get to see the thing.. #hatsubasho2026