In a ringside TV interview, Kakuryu stated, “This victory is rather unusual. “I was in poor shape before the basho, but with the help of the Nagoya fans, I was able to achieve a good record.”In the previous three Nagoya tournaments, Kakuryu withdrew. His victory on Sunday was his first in seven competitions overall and his first in Nagoya. “I hadn’t won in Nagoya,” he confessed. Having a victory announced here feels amazing.
The two Mongolians attempted throws and attempts to push each other out throughout the day’s protracted final bout as they attempted to gain a grasp of each other’s belts. To finish the tournament with a 14-1 record and force Hakuho out of the ring, Kakuryu finally secured a firm hold on his belt.
Having already suffered two defeats on the day, Hakuho needed to defeat Kakuryu in order to force a playoff, but he was unable to increase his total of tournament victories to 43.No ozeki were left in the competition at the finish.
Following his withdrawal from the last tournament without a kachikoshi majority of victories and his complete absence from the Nagoya event, Takakeisho will be downgraded to sekiwake in the upcoming basho. For him to regain the position of ozeki, he will
In the midst of the Nagoya basho, the other three ozeki left. The 16th-ranked maegashira Terutsuyoshi, who had 12 victories, received the Fighting Spirit Award. He maintains the lowest place in the makuuchi division despite only weighing 116 kilogrammes. Tomokaze, the seventh maegashira, won his first Outstanding Performance Award after accumulating 11 victories, one of which was the defeat of Kakuryu.
The second-ranked maegashira Endo won his third Technique Prize after finishing 10-5 overall with a victory over two ozeki. It was split with No. 14 maegashira Enho, who won nine matches overall despite weighing only 99 kilogrammes.