Yokozuna Hakuho propped himself back on the winning track with a strong win over sekiwake Myogiryu, staying in the lead through 11 days at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday.
Hakuho was tripped up by sekiwake Goeido a day earlier to taste defeat for the first time, but rebounded with authority against Myogiryu (5-6) in the day's finale at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Myogiryu had both hands on the belt, trying to drive the yokozuna off the platform, but Hakuho quickly turned on his man, slamming the Sakaigawa stable wrestler to the ground to improve to 10-1.