Overview

• Onosato defeated Hoshoryu in a championship playoff at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan to secure the Emperor’s Cup after both finished regulation at 13-2.
• Hoshoryu forced the tiebreaker by pushing out Onosato in the final scheduled bout of Day 15.
• The triumph marks Onosato’s fifth Emperor’s Cup and his first since his promotion to yokozuna in May.
• Ozeki Kotozakura withdrew with right knee ligament damage, granting Onosato a default win on Day 14 and affecting the title race.
• Komusubi Aonishiki, 21, earned the Technique Prize with another 11-4 showing, while Hakuoho received an Outstanding Performance Award after upsetting Onosato earlier in the tournament.