Lebesgue

Wow, those pictures look scary. I have never seen bruises as hugh as those. I really hope Takakeisho will be back at least in January... Losing ozeki rank again because of injury would be really disheartening.

I have to say that I ended up really enjoying this tournament. Initially, I was disappointing that top rikishi withdrew from it and the quality of sumo was not that great. But somewhere in the middle of the tournament, it turned into a nail-biter. And the fact that it ended with a play-off was very satisfying. Of course I am also very happy for Mitakeumi for his sencond yusho hoping he can make an ozeki run, and for Takakeisho for regaining his ozeki rank. I was also happy to see that Asanoyama has done well again. I like his brand of sumo, especially at the time where most of up-and-coming rikishi are oshi-zumo specialists. Too bad that Tochinoshin got demoted; he seemed far from the form that earned him the ozeki title... I am really looking forward to the next tournament. Only month and a half left...