Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu demolished ozeki Kaio to claim his fourth consecutive Emperor's Cup on the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.
Yokozuna Asashoryu waves to the crowd during a post-Basho interview on the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday. Asashoryu
beat ozeki Kaio at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium to claim
his fourth consecutive Emperor's Cup.
In the day's final bout at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Kaio never had a fighting chance as Asashoryu got both hands around the ozeki and lifted his opponent over the edge with minimal effort to claim his first Nagoya title with a 13-2 record.
Had Kaio defeated the yokozuna, he would have forced a four-way playoff with Asashoryu and rank-and-filers Miyabiyama and Toyozakura, but no such situation ever arose at the 15-day meet.