2024 Haru basho: Day 5 results and analysis
I don't have any spoilers here, sorry if that's your bag.
Oh lordy. This tournament continues to deliver a lot of wild action and unexpected outcomes. We are really building to a fascinating resolution in this tournament and I can’t guess what’s going to happen next. This is wonderful!
Anyways, more results, highlights and analysis for you to check out over on The Fight Site. Go here for those (link).
Some of my favourite bouts this day include Tobizaru vs. Hiradoumi, Takayasu vs. Onosho, Shonannoumi vs. Myogiryu, Terunofuji vs. Oho and of course all the ozeki matches.
Bonus gif of the day is this moment before Takakeisho and Atamifuji threw down.
I thought it was interesting today that the Ozeki results "flipped": the ones who'd been winning lost, and those who'd been losing won.
Also interesting: the YK being 2-3, with 2 kinboshi coughed up so far.
The NSK has gotta start getting nervous about that pretty soon, and might have to ask him nice to go kyujo. Or they're gonna be paying through the nose to all these new 'gold-star' guys.