Due to the coronavirus pandemic restrictions, the July bash, which used to take place in Nagoya, got moved to Tokyo, and the audience was allowed in the hall.
Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi started the tournament with the rank of 11th Maegashira. On the first day of the competition, Levan Gorgadze's opponent was Shimanoumi, whom he faced for the first time in his career and easily defeated.
