With his first Emperor's Cup already in the bag, Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu put the icing on the cake by blasting out ozeki rival Musoyama to notch his 14th win on the final day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.
The saucy 22-year-old, who secured the title on Friday, shook off Musoyama's charge and finished off his opponent with one mighty shove to the delight of his parents, who had flown in from Ulan Bator for the match at Fukuoka Kokusai Center.
"To be able to lift the Emperor's Cup in front of my parents . . . well, I'm absolutely lost for words," said Asashoryu.
Asashoryu's Emperor's Cup victory comes just 24 tournaments after his sumo debut at the 1999 New Year basho, equaling Takanohana's record of the quickest-ever title since the present format of six meets a year was introduced in 1958.