injured his left upper arm in training earlier in the week but still hopes to enter the tournament at some point. 14: Former maegashira Amūru of Russia, who has fallen to makushita, announces his retirement. 21: The only ōzeki competing in the May tournament, Gōeidō, pulls out with an ankle injury, making this the first time since 1949 that the only two ōzeki on the banzuke have withdrawn from a tournament. 27: The championship is decided in the final bout of the tournament, with Kakuryū defeating Hakuhō to clinch his second successive yūshō with a 14–1 record, avoiding the need for a playoff with Tochinoshin, who finishes on 13–2. Tochinoshin wins the Technique and Fighting Spirit Prizes, and with 37 wins over the last three tournaments is assured of ōzeki promotion. Also sharing the Fighting Spirit Prize are Kyokutaisei, who scores 10–5 in his makuuchi debut, and Chiyonokuni, who produces his best ever record of 12–3. The Outstanding Performance prize goes to Shōhōzan, who is the only man to defeat Kakuryū. In the jūryō division former komusubi Ōnoshō comes back strongly from injury to take the championship with a 12–3 record. Retiring along with the previously announced Ōiwato and Amūru is former jūryō who is suffering from illness. The jonidan championship is won by Hoshoryu, nephew of former yokozuna Asashōryū. 30: Promotions to the jūryō division are announced. There are two newcomers:, who is the first sekitori produced by the current Kokonoe stablemaster, ex-ozeki Chiyotaikai and the first new sekitori from Kōchi Prefecture since Tosayutaka in 2008, and (formerly Kizaki), a Nihon University graduate from Okinawa Prefecture. Earning promotion to jūryō for a record ninth time is veteran . 30: Tochinoshin's promotion to ōzeki is confirmed. Unusually, he thanks his stablemaster, Kasugano Oyakata, in his acceptance speech. June 5: Tochinoshin returns to his homeland of Georgia for the first time since last May and meets President Giorgi Margvelashvili. Tochinoshin says he wants to help build the first dohyō in the country. 7: Police say that Takayoshitoshi has been reported to prosecutors in the case over striking his attendant. He has already reached an out of court settlement with the victim. 25: The rankings for the Nagoya tournament in July are released, with Tochinoshin listed as ōzeki for the first time. Both of his fellow ōzeki, Gōeidō and Takayasu, are kadoban (in danger of demotion). There are two newcomers to the