Two Grand Champions Tochinishiki and Yoshibayama, went down to humiliating defeats at the hands of sub-ordinate-ranked grapplers to mark the third day of the New Year's Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Kuramae Kokugikan.
    Tochinishiki fell before the might of Kotogahama and Yoshibayama suffering his second straight setback was thrust out of the ring by Shinobuyama.

Results of other main events:
Dewanishiki beat Kitanonada
Hajimayama beat Annenyama
Asashio beat Naruyama
Tokitsuyama beat Tochihikari
Mitsuneyama beat Matsunobori
Ouchiyama beat Wakasegawa
Wakanohana beat Futatsuryu
Chiyonoyama beat Wakabayama
Kagamisato beat Tamanoumi