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Osaka March Tournament Day 15 2026-03-22

Kirishima reaches senshuraku with the cup already his.

After Day 14 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Kirishima still leads at 12-2 and has already clinched the March title. He fell to Aonishiki, but the chase line also broke: Kotozakura beat Hoshoryu and Atamifuji beat Kotoshoho, so senshuraku turns from a live yusho race into a final-day board full of record, ranking, and recovery fights.

Full board

The official absence page added one more disruption on March 21: Wakatakakage is now out from Day 14. Onokatsu, Onosato, and Midorifuji remain absent, while Abi and Hakunofuji are still active after earlier returns.

The new secondary headline is Asahakuryu. He has climbed to 10-4 from Maegashira 16 East, which keeps the lower board relevant even though the Emperor's Cup is already settled.

12-2 Kirishima has already sealed the championship before the final day.
3 losses The main yusho principals all fell on Day 14, which is why the cup was decided so abruptly.
12 rikishi Still carry nine wins or more, so senshuraku remains broad even without a title playoff.

Full Makuuchi board

Official standings through Day 14, with Day 15 senshuraku opponents attached. Sort order is wins, losses, then banzuke position with East ahead of West at the same numbered rank.

Returned to action Currently out
# Rikishi Record Next Rank
1 Kirishima 12-2 Kotozakura Sekiwake E
2 Hoshoryu 10-4 Aonishiki Yokozuna E
3 Kotoshoho 10-4 Asakoryu Maegashira 5 W
4 Asahakuryu 10-4 Hakunofuji Maegashira 16 E
5 Kotozakura 9-5 Kirishima Ozeki W
6 Atamifuji 9-5 Takayasu Komusubi W
7 Takanosho 9-5 Gonoyama Maegashira 4 W
8 Gonoyama 9-5 Takanosho Maegashira 10 E
9 Asakoryu 9-5 Kotoshoho Maegashira 12 E
10 Fujiseiun 9-5 Shishi Maegashira 13 W
11 Chiyoshoma 9-5 Ura Maegashira 14 E
12 Kotoeiho 9-5 Tamawashi Maegashira 17 W
13 Wakatakakage 8-6 (1 kyujo/rest) — Maegashira 1 E
14 Ichiyamamoto 8-6 Mitakeumi Maegashira 6 E
15 Asanoyama 8-6 Yoshinofuji Maegashira 12 W
16 Nishikifuji 8-6 Abi Maegashira 14 W
17 Mitakeumi 8-6 Ichiyamamoto Maegashira 15 W
18 Kinbozan 8-6 Roga Maegashira 16 W
19 Aonishiki 7-7 Hoshoryu Ozeki E
20 Fujinokawa 7-7 Oho Maegashira 2 E
21 Oho 7-7 Fujinokawa Maegashira 3 W
22 Daieisho 7-7 Shodai Maegashira 4 E
23 Shodai 7-7 Daieisho Maegashira 8 W
24 Takayasu 6-8 Atamifuji Sekiwake W
25 Yoshinofuji 6-8 Asanoyama Maegashira 1 W
26 Hiradoumi 6-8 Churanoumi Maegashira 3 E
27 Shishi 6-8 Fujiseiun Maegashira 11 E
28 Tobizaru 6-8 Oshoumi Maegashira 13 E
29 Fujiryoga 6-8 Tokihayate Maegashira 17 E
30 Oshoma 5-9 Wakamotoharu Maegashira 7 E
31 Ura 5-9 Chiyoshoma Maegashira 8 E
32 Tokihayate 5-9 Fujiryoga Maegashira 9 E
33 Roga 5-9 Kinbozan Maegashira 10 W
34 Abi 4-5 (5 kyujo/rest) Nishikifuji Maegashira 5 E
35 Hakunofuji 4-6 (4 kyujo/rest) Asahakuryu Maegashira 7 W
36 Churanoumi 4-10 Hiradoumi Maegashira 2 W
37 Tamawashi 4-10 Kotoeiho Maegashira 9 W
38 Oshoumi 4-10 Tobizaru Maegashira 11 W
39 Wakamotoharu 3-11 Oshoma Komusubi E
40 Onokatsu 1-6 (8 kyujo/rest) — Maegashira 6 W
41 Midorifuji 0-0 (15 kyujo/rest) — Maegashira 15 E
42 Onosato 0-4 (11 kyujo/rest) — Yokozuna W

Senshuraku pivot bouts

These are the matches most likely to shape how the final standings and next-basho talk will read.

Kirishima vs Kotozakura

Kirishima no longer needs this bout to win the cup, but a 13-2 finish would cleanly cap the tournament and strengthen the feeling that his return has real weight again. Kotozakura already spoiled Hoshoryu on Day 14 and can still disturb the final frame.

Champion's close

Hoshoryu vs Aonishiki

This is pressure from two directions. Hoshoryu needs a firmer last line after the Kotozakura loss. Aonishiki just threw down Kirishima to reach 7-7, so senshuraku now decides whether that surge becomes a clean escape or just a late correction.

Status test

Gonoyama vs Takanosho

Both men are 9-5, which makes this one of the clearest final-day sorters on the board. The winner leaves Osaka with double digits. The loser finishes inside the crowd that spent the second week near the story without ever taking it over.

Ten-win separator

Asakoryu vs Kotoshoho

Kotoshoho's title lane is gone, but 11 wins from Maegashira 5 would still matter. Asakoryu has nine already from Maegashira 12. This is the kind of senshuraku bout that quietly changes who starts the next banzuke conversation with momentum.

Banzuke shaper

Day 14 broke the race without a winner on the clay

The official recap made the sequence plain. Aonishiki beat Kirishima by shitatenage. Kotozakura then took Hoshoryu with sotogake. Atamifuji followed by pushing out Kotoshoho. The leader lost, both nearest threats lost, and the title still landed with Kirishima before senshuraku began.

That is why the page feels different now. Sports Hochi treated the clinch as a rare six-basho-era finish because the principal names in the yusho story all fell on the same day. The tournament is not short on drama, but it is no longer the same kind of drama. Sunday is about finishing lines, not forcing a playoff.

The lower board keeps the page alive. Asahakuryu has reached 10-4 from Maegashira 16 East, which gives the final standings a fresh outsider headline. There is also a heavy middle packed with 9-5, 8-6, and 7-7 records, so senshuraku is still full of sorting bouts even with the cup already decided.

Field bulletin

  • Wakatakakage is newly absent from Day 14 onward.
  • Abi remains active after returning from Day 9.
  • Hakunofuji is still active after his Day 7 return.
  • Onokatsu remains out after his Day 9 withdrawal.
  • Onosato has been absent since Day 4, and Midorifuji has missed the whole basho.

Names worth your eye

Asahakuryu

He has surged to 10-4 from Maegashira 16 East, which is the sharpest late-board climb on the page.

Aonishiki

The win over Kirishima rescued the basho from a flat ending. Now he has to cash it in against Hoshoryu at 7-7.

Daieisho and Shodai

Both are 7-7, which makes their senshuraku meeting one of the cleanest kachi-koshi lines anywhere in Makuuchi.

Who still has leverage

The title is gone, but several rikishi can still change how this basho is remembered.

Kirishima 12-2

The cup is already his. What remains is the finish line: 13-2 would make the closing impression much cleaner than backing in at 12-3.

Next Kotozakura Rank Sekiwake East
Hoshoryu 10-4

He is no longer chasing the cup, but he is still carrying scrutiny into the last day. An 11th win would settle the page a bit after the Day 14 stumble.

Next Aonishiki Rank Yokozuna East
Asahakuryu 10-4

He is the surprise name still sitting on a double-digit line. One more win turns a strong week into a headline-grade basho.

Next Hakunofuji Rank Maegashira 16 East
Aonishiki 7-7

He already changed the tournament by beating Kirishima. Senshuraku decides whether he leaves Osaka with a clean recovery line or another unsettled one.

Next Hoshoryu Rank Ozeki East
Gonoyama 9-5

He spent much of the second week inside the outer ring of the race. Beating Takanosho for a tenth win would salvage the finish.

Next Takanosho Rank Maegashira 10 East
Daieisho 7-7

There is nothing abstract here. Beat Shodai and the basho ends in kachi-koshi. Lose and the whole tournament reads differently.

Next Shodai Rank Maegashira 4 East