In the opening of the Autumn Grand Sumo, Ozeki Hoshoryu lost his first match to No. 1 maegashira Takanosho, who is a lower-ranked competitor. On the other hand, sekiwake Onosato, who is aiming for promotion to ozeki, won his opening match narrowly. He is now 12 wins shy of the benchmark for ozeki promotion.

With the lone yokozuna and July’s Nagoya meet winner, Terunofuji, missing the tournament due to diabetes and recurring knee pain, ozeki Kotozakura and Hoshoryu are the top-ranked competitors at the 15-day event in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. However, Hoshoryu faced an unexpected loss early in the tournament.

Despite losing in the championship playoff in July, Takanosho managed to overpower Hoshoryu, driving him from one side of the ring to the other and securing an impressive push-out victory.

Kotozakura, meanwhile, secured an easy victory over komusubi Hiradoumi, who attempted to dodge the ōzeki near the edge of the ring in hopes of finding an opening, but was quickly pushed down.

Onosato was in control against No. 2 maegashira Atamifuji, but lost his right underarm grip near the edge, giving his opponent the chance to spin around and nearly defeat the sekiwake. Atamifuji made a last-ditch effort to secure the win, but Onosato countered by slapping him down while keeping his left foot balanced on the straw bales.

Sekiwake Takakeisho had a disappointing start in his attempt to quickly regain the ozeki rank, as his initial charge was easily stopped by No. 3 maegashira Mitakeumi, who then pushed the former ozeki out of the ring.

Takakeisho was demoted from the ōzeki rank after falling short of winning eight matches in consecutive tournaments. A chronic neck injury restricted him to just one bout in May, and he later posted a 5-10 record in Nagoya. However, he can earn a promotion back to ozeki with 10 wins this month.

Sekiwake Kirishima took advantage of No. 2 maegashira Oho's weak pull-down attempt and shoved him out, while sekiwake Abi was thrown down by No. 1 maegashira Tobizaru's overarm throw. Komusubi Daieisho was pushed out by No. 3 Wakamotoharu.

In his top-division debut, Shirokuma, whose name means "white bear" in Japanese, powerfully overpowered fellow No. 16 maegashira Kitanowaka. Another makuuchi debutant, Mongolian-born Onokatsu, was forced out by No. 14 maegashira Ryuden.

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