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04 - It's interesting how the 2009 Natsu basho mirrored the 2008 tournament. In both tournaments you had Ozeki taking the yusho, and in both tournaments, the résumés of the Ozeki were less than impressive not to mention that they both had to henka Kisenosato in key situations in order to guarantee the championship. For Kotooshu last year, he rocked the first six days moving forward hard at the tachi-ai and obliterating his opponents. It's something we hadn't seen from Kotooshu until then, and it's something we haven't seen since, so when Wakanoho came forward and said he was paid to throw his bout against Kotooshu on...
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Harumafuji
wins playoff, first career yusho at Natsu basho
Ozeki Harumafuji toppled Yokozuna Hakuho in a playoff for the Natsu basho yusho giving the Ozeki his first career championship. Entering the final day, a four-way tie for the yusho was plausible, but when Harumafuji bested fellow Ozeki
Kotooshu with a spectacular kubi-nage throw, Asashoryu and Kisenosato were eliminated leaving the yusho
race to Hakuho and Harumafuji. Hakuho took care of business against Yokozuna Asashoryu setting up a rematch between the two Mongolians who fought on day 13 where Hakuho coming away victorious, but a successful tachi-ai from Harumafuji in the play-off gave him the position he needed to trip up the Dai-Yokozuna and earn his first yusho. Japanese hope Kisenosato did not disappoint
finishing 13-2 including a loss to a Harumafuji henka on day 10. The effort earned Kisenosato the Kantosho while Mongolian Kakuryu took home the Ginosho. Ozeki
Chiyotaikai finagled eight wins to stave off demotion from Ozeki and
probable retirement.