Rank-and-filers Tokushoryu and Shodai both won on Friday to stay in a tie for the lead at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
No. 17 maegashira Tokushoryu and No. 4 Shodai are the only wrestlers with a 12-1 record with two days remaining in the meet at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Ozeki Takakeisho trails the pair by a win.
The 15-day tournament continues without yokozuna Hakuho and Kakuryu due to injury, which has allowed rank-and-filers and the sport's younger wrestlers a chance to take center stage in their absence.