Hakuho beat fellow Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu in an epic finale to clinch his 11th Emperor's Cup win on the last day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.
Hakuho was made to work all the way by Asashoryu (10-5) in an enthralling encounter at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, but the Miyagino stable star prevailed with a stylish underarm throw at the ring's edge to capture the title with a 14-1 record.
Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu had briefly given himself hope of forcing a playoff after easily barging out ozeki Harumafuji (9-6) in the preceding bout, but had to be content with a runnerup finish and a 13-2 record.