November is upon us and that means the final sumo tournament of the year is just days away.
So far 2018 has seen Tochinoshin claim the first championship by a maegashira-ranked wrestler in six years, a dramatic return to form by yokozuna Kakuryu, a surprise Emperor's Cup for Mitakeumi and a 41st title for Hakuho.
The Fukuoka meet will be hard pressed to top what the other five tournaments have already offered up this year, especially given that it's been a decade and a half since a non-yokozuna has taken the title there.