In the 2023 September tournament, Takakeisho secured his fourth championship. Since his debut over a decade ago, his specialty has been tsuki-oshi (pushing-thrusting) attack. With this skill, he forces opponents larger than himself out of the ring. In the November tournament, he aims for consecutive victories in his pursuit of yokozuna promotion.

In the 2023 September tournament, Atamifuji, while defeated in the championship playoff, secured 11 wins. He was honored with the Fighting Spirit Prize for his courageous and wholehearted efforts. His signature style is Migiyotsu, where he places his right arm under the opponent's armpit and uses his left arm to secure an outside grip on the opponent's arm. He has received guidance from yokozuna Terunofuji, who is in the same stable, and has polished his technique.

Tsurugisho's go-to technique is yorikiri, which accounts for more than half of his wins. Using his nearly 200-kilogram weight, he secures a grip on his opponent's mawashi and forces them out of the ring. He entered the sumo world after graduating from university. “Tsurugi” in his shikona means “sword” in Japanese and is taken from one character in his given name, Kentaro.

Tomokaze rapidly climbed the ranks since his debut and, in the 2019 July tournament, secured a victory in his first-ever bout against a yokozuna. However, in the November tournament, He suffered a fractured femur, torn ligaments, and ruptured thigh muscles just as he was on the cusp of reaching the sanyaku ranks. This led to an absence of over a year, and he dropped down to the Jonidan division. Through effort and mental strength, he made his return to the top division in this tournament after more than two and a half years.