Day 9 stayed spotless at the very top: Yokozuna Onosato dispatched Fujiryoga by hand‑pull‑down to move to 8‑1, keeping sole control of the yūshō race — one win clear of a four‑way chase group at 7‑2 (Atamifuji, Fujinokawa, Churanoumi, Kinbozan). Higher up the banzuke, Ozeki Kirishima was pulled down by Komusubi Daieisho and slipped to 5‑4, while fellow Ozeki Aonishiki improved to 6‑3 with a beltless‑arm throw over Yoshinofuji. Force‑outs and push‑outs — the tournament's two most common finishes overall — accounted for less than half of the day's twenty bouts this time, with hand‑pull‑downs almost as frequent. Jūryō call‑up Sadanoumi, filling in for an absent wrestler, lost his manga debut to Tokihayate by yorikiri.
秋場所9日目、横綱・大の里が藤凌駕を引き落としで下して8勝1敗とし、優勝争いの単独トップを守った—— 7勝2敗で追う熱海富士・藤ノ川・美ノ海・金峰山の4人を1差でリード。上位では大関・霧島が小結・大栄翔に引き落としで敗れて5勝4敗となる一方、大関・安青錨はすくい投げで義ノ富士を降し6勝3敗とした。この日は寄り切り・押し出しの決まり手が全体の半数に届かず、引き落としもほぼ同数だった。十両から呼ばれた佐田の海は、マンガ初登場を時疾風に寄り切りで飾れなかった。
Written from each day's results (winner, kimarite, records) — not copied from any outlet. The Japanese text is machine-composed and should be reviewed by a native speaker before publication.
Three ranked Makuuchi wrestlers — Hoshoryu, Wakatakakage and Wakanosho — have been on kyūjō (medical absence) since Day 1. That leaves 39 available, an odd number, so a Jūryō wrestler is called up each day to fill the card. Guests are tagged GUEST and are not part of the Makuuchi standings below.
Onosato's best win this basho: beat Daieisho (Komusubi #1) on Day 1.
Atamifuji's best win this basho: beat Daieisho (Komusubi #1) on Day 5.
Fujinokawa's best win this basho: beat Kotozakura (Ozeki #1) on Day 9.
Churanoumi's best win this basho: beat Kotozakura (Ozeki #1) on Day 5.
Kinbozan's best win this basho: beat Fujiseiun (Maegashira #7) on Day 8.
Kotozakura's best win this basho: beat Daieisho (Komusubi #1) on Day 3.
Aonishiki's best win this basho: beat Atamifuji (Sekiwake #1) on Day 7.
Asanoyama's best win this basho: beat Oshoma (Maegashira #5) on Day 4.
Fujiseiun's best win this basho: beat Oshoma (Maegashira #5) on Day 6.
Takerufuji's best win this basho: beat Oshoma (Maegashira #5) on Day 8.
Ura's best win this basho: beat Ichiyamamoto (Maegashira #6) on Day 8.
Abi's best win this basho: beat Shodai (Maegashira #11) on Day 5.
Tokihayate's best win this basho: beat Asakoryu (Maegashira #13) on Day 5.
Toshinofuji's best win this basho: beat Asakoryu (Maegashira #13) on Day 4.
Kirishima's best win this basho: beat Hakunofuji (Komusubi #1) on Day 2.
Roga's best win this basho: beat Fujiryoga (Maegashira #4) on Day 2.
Oshoma's best win this basho: beat Roga (Maegashira #5) on Day 1.
Hiradoumi's best win this basho: beat Roga (Maegashira #5) on Day 8.
Wakamotoharu's best win this basho: beat Shishi (Maegashira #9) on Day 4.
Asakoryu's best win this basho: beat Shodai (Maegashira #11) on Day 3.
Kotoshoho's best win this basho: beat Fujinokawa (Sekiwake #1) on Day 4.
Takanosho's best win this basho: beat Atamifuji (Sekiwake #1) on Day 3.
Shishi's best win this basho: beat Ichiyamamoto (Maegashira #6) on Day 9.
Asahakuryu's best win this basho: beat Shishi (Maegashira #9) on Day 7.
Tobizaru's best win this basho: beat Shodai (Maegashira #11) on Day 9.
Chiyoshoma's best win this basho: beat Asahakuryu (Maegashira #12) on Day 4.
Asasuiryu's best win this basho: beat Chiyoshoma (Maegashira #14) on Day 1.
Hakunofuji's best win this basho: beat Kotozakura (Ozeki #1) on Day 8.
Daieisho's best win this basho: beat Kirishima (Ozeki #1) on Day 9.
Takayasu's best win this basho: beat Onosato (Yokozuna #1) on Day 4.
Yoshinofuji's best win this basho: beat Kirishima (Ozeki #1) on Day 6.
Fujiryoga's best win this basho: beat Hakunofuji (Komusubi #1) on Day 3.
Nishikifuji's best win this basho: beat Roga (Maegashira #5) on Day 6.
Oho's best win this basho: beat Nishikifuji (Maegashira #7) on Day 8.
Kotoeiho's best win this basho: beat Fujinokawa (Sekiwake #1) on Day 2.
Gonoyama's best win this basho: beat Aonishiki (Ozeki #2) on Day 5.
Shodai's best win this basho: beat Ura (Maegashira #9) on Day 7.
Shonannoumi's best win this basho: beat Asahakuryu (Maegashira #12) on Day 8.
Ichiyamamoto's best win this basho: beat Nishikifuji (Maegashira #7) on Day 7.