Wakatakakage defeated Takayasu in a playoff to win his first basho in the top division. The defeat for Takayasu marked his eighth runner-up appearance without an Emperor’s Cup.
Wakaktakakage d. Takayasu (playoff, yorikiri)
all photos by Yuan-Kwan Chan / Meniscus Magazine
Takayasu, runner-up
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