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I'm sure this has been mentioned before, but I'm surprised he wrestled under the Ochiai name at all. Given how superstitious sumo can be, I was expecting it to be considered bad luck or something to have a shikona with 落 (drop, fall) in it.

Oh no, Hakuyozan. Not again

Injured Takakeisho one win away from clearing kadoban. Meisei, known for having a really fast and energetic tachiai. Everyone knew what was coming. Except Meisei, somehow.

Mitakeumi needed to make yokozuna, so Kaisei could finally beat one.

I thought it was (fittingly) Kitanoumi, but maybe the legs are too skinny.

The moment he realised he had it.

In all seriousness, I don't think we'll see another one until Terutsuyoshi is retired, even if he kicks around in the unsalaried divisions for a while.

That, and getting out of that Nakagawa stable environment.

He was always a bit more emotional than your average rikishi, for better or worse (often for worse). To his credit though, he actively tried to calm himself down with a pre-bout routine involving some kind of unspoken eye-contact conversation with his tsukebito in the hanamichi. I guess with his injuries, he just knew he wasn't returning to that brief sparkle of form he had a few years ago. Still, I think his success was a fine validation of the new sandanme-tsukedashi system. I wish him well.

I love these half-time classics. I really hope we get to see Kotoshogiku and Kisenosato in old boy sumo one day.

They're basically a heya of college rikishi, so that's not overly surprising.

Throwback to that time he got his kinboshi on his freshly injured knee.

Shimanoumi's unfortunate run continues.... got mis-announced at "Shimazuumi" during the juyro dohyo-iri.

Tokihayate and Shonannoumi just had the bout of the tournament.

Asanowaka seemingly a late withdrawal.