Mitakeumi was absent from day 2. Only 7 sekitori, Komusubi Takayasu (15 bouts today) ranked highest. "If I am lazy I get injured, so I have to go out there and give it my all," said Takayasu.
Kiribayama had 19 bouts, tsuridashiing Kagayaki in the process. "I want to work on that-I'm not that good at it for now," he explained.