Le cercle des potentiels vainqueurs de la coupe de l’Empereur s’est encore réduit aujourd’hui. Un des prétendants n’a pas su saisir sa chance et s’est fait sortir.
Mais il ne s’agit pas des deux sekiwake : le premier, Takakeisho, affrontait le maegashira 5 Ryuden, et il a utilisé sa technique favorite, oshidashi, pour faire sortir hors du dohyô son adversaire, incapable de résister à la poussée frontale du japonais.
Le second, Mitakeumi, a été encore plus expéditif. Il combattait l’ôzeki Goeidô, en confiance depuis ses dernières victoires. Le sekiwake n’a pas pris de risque : au tachi-ai, il a évité promptement Goeidô en le poussant sur les haut des épaules, le faisant choir à terre en moins d’une seconde. Les fans n’apprécieront probablement pas une telle henka, mais Mitakeumi devait la tête à tout prix.
Le troisième larron, le M8 Okinoumi s’est offert une belle frayeur devant le komusubi Endo : alors qu’après un combat relativement équilibré, les deux adversaires s’étaient auto-annihilés en tombant à terre ensemble, les juges sont revenus sur un pied sorti du cercle sacré par Endo et par inadvertance. Okinoumi se paye donc la troisième place en tête.
Le dernier lutteur à 10 victoires était Tsurugisho (M14) et rencontrait le lourd M9 Kotoyuki. Mais là, Tsurugisho n’a pas fait le poids et s’est fait promptement sortir.
Après sa victoire contre le M3 Tomokaze, Asanoyama (M2) rejoint Tsurugisho à 10 Victoires, et ils seront les seuls à pouvoir éventuellement contrecarrer les 3 premiers en cas de triple défaite de leur part…
Enfin, le malheureux Tochinoshin, ôzeki kadoban, n’a pas atteint son objectif avec une 8ème défaite concédée aujourd’hui contre le M6 Myogiryu, sur un pas extérieur inopportun.
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Three wrestlers head into the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament tied for the lead, with sekiwake duo Takakeisho and Mitakeumi winning on Saturday to set up a showdown with surprise rank-and-filer Okinoumi.
The two wrestlers at sumo’s third-highest rank will battle for the title along with No. 8 maegashira Okinoumi on Sunday at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan, after makuuchi newcomer and overnight co-leader Tsurugisho fell off the pace in an otherwise stunning debut tournament.
Takakeisho (11-3) wasted little time dispatching No. 5 Ryuden (6-8) on Day 14, digging in low and thrusting out the rank-and-filer to bounce back from his loss to ozeki Goeido on Friday.
The 23-year-old sekiwake is on track to win his second title, having already secured his promotion back to the sport’s second-highest rank with 10 wins here.
Mitakeumi (11-3) followed suit, taking a controversial sidestep at the initial charge with Goeido (9-5) and slapping the charging ozeki down to deny him a second-straight victory over a sekiwake.
Okinoumi (11-3) survived a close brush with Endo (8-6) and picked up a massive win to remain at the top.
The maegashira took Endo to the edge before the komusubi made an unbelievable reversal, with both going down trying to throw the other out. The match referee, however, ruled Endo’s heel inched over the straw while he was on the ropes.
No. 14 Tsurugisho (10-4) ended a four-bout winning streak and fell back in his bid to make history by winning the championship in his makuuchi debut. The top-division rookie got taken back at the initial charge by No. 9 Kotoyuki (8-6) and was thrust out at the edge.
In other matches, Abi sent out No. 8 Takarafuji to even their records at 9-5. The komusubi launched into an offensive of powerful thrusts that the rank-and-filer, who started the day one win off the lead, was unable to repel.
May’s champion, No. 2 Asanoyama, earned his 10th win and retained a shot at a second title by throwing out No. 3 Tomokaze (6-8), who will finish with a losing record for the first time in four top-division appearances.
Tochinoshin (6-8) faces a demotion after suffering his eighth loss while fighting as a kadoban ozeki needing eight wins to keep his rank. The Georgian unknowingly stepped over the straw while on the defense against No. 6 Myogiryu (7-5-2) and had his match ended by the referee.
No. 10 Meisei (9-5) and No. 16 Yutakayama (9-5) fell out of contention after respective losses to No. 3 Daieisho (7-7) and No. 11 Onosho (8-6).
Top-ranked maegashira Hokutofuji claimed his seventh consecutive win after losing six straight since beating Hakuho on Day 1 and clinched a winning record with a day to spare, as did Onosho, Kotoyuki, No. 10 Sadanoumi, and popular No. 11 Enho.
Written by Kyodo
Rikishis | Score | Kimarites | Score | Rikishis |
Ishiura 石浦 (Maegashira 15) | | | | | Wakatakakage 若隆景 (Juryo 3) | |
Shôhôzan 松鳳山 (Maegashira 12) | | | | | Azumaryu 東龍 (Maegashira 15) | |
Onosho 阿武咲 (Maegashira 11) | | | | | Yutakayama 豊山 (Maegashira 16) | |
Tochiôzan 栃煌山 (Maegashira 16) | | | | | Enho 炎鵬 (Maegashira 11) | |
Terutsuyoshi 照強 (Maegashira 9) | | | | | Takagenji 貴源治 (Maegashira 17) | |
Tsurugisho 剣翔 (Maegashira 14) | | | | | Kotoyuki 琴勇輝 (Maegashira 9) | |
Kagayaki 輝 (Maegashira 13) | | | | | Kotoeko 琴恵光 (Maegashira 7) | |
Shimanaoumi 志摩ノ海 (Maegashira 6) | | | | | Sadanoumi 佐田の海 (Maegashira 10) | |
| | | | | Daishoho 大翔鵬 (Maegashira 12) | |
Nishikigi 錦木 (Maegashira 13) | | | | | Shodai 正代 (Maegashira 4) | |
Daieisho 大栄翔 (Maegashira 3) | | | | | Meisei 明生 (Maegashira 10) | |
Tomokaze 友風 (Maegashira 3) | | | | | Asanoyama 朝乃山 (Maegashira 2) | |
| | | | | Tamawashi 玉鷲 (Maegashira 4) | |
Kotoshôgiku 琴奨菊 (Maegashira 7) | | | | | Aoiyama 碧山 (Maegashira 1) | |
Abi 阿炎 (Komusubi) | | | | | Takarafuji 宝富士 (Maegashira 8) | |
Okinoumi 隠岐の海 (Maegashira 8) | | | | | Endo 遠藤 (Komusubi) | |
Ryuden 竜電 (Maegashira 5) | | | | | | |
| | | | | Gôeidô 豪栄道 (Ozeki) | |
Tochinoshin 栃ノ心 (Oseki) | | | | | Myogiryu 妙義龍 (Maegashira 6) |
Rikishis | Score | Kimarites | Score | Rikishis |
Irodori 彩 (Juryo 13) | | | | | Hoshoryu 竜虎 (Makushita 5) | |
Gagamaru 臥牙丸 (Juryo 10) | | | | | Kototebakari 竜虎 (Makushita 4) | |
Kaisei 魁聖 (Juryo 8) | | | | | Asagyokusei 朝玉勢 (Juryo 14) | |
Mitoryu 水戸龍 (Juryo 6) | | | | | Chiyonoumi 千代の海 (Juryo 11) | |
Kaisho 魁勝 (Juryo 14) | | | | | Hidenoumi 英乃海 (Juryo 6) | |
Daishomaru 大翔丸 (Juryo 5) | | | | | Kyokutaisei 旭大星 (Juryo 9) | |
Yago 矢後 (Juryo 4) | | | | | Kizakiumi 木崎海 (Juryo 13) | |
Kyokushuho 旭秀鵬 (Juryo 7) | | | | | Kiribayama 貴ノ富士 (Juryo 4) | |
Tokushoryu 徳勝龍 (Juryo 3) | | | | | Kotonowaka 琴ノ若 (Juryo 11) | |
Takanosho 隆の勝 (Juryo 2) | | | | | Ikioi 勢 (Juryo 12) | |
Sokokurai 蒼国来 (Juryo 10) | | | | | Chiyoshoma 千代翔馬 (Juryo 2) | |
Chiyomaru 千代丸 (Juryo 1) | | | | | Tobizaru 翔猿 (Juryo 8) | |
Ichiyamamoto 一山本 (Juryo 9) | | | | | Daiamami 大奄美 (Juryo 1) |
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