Komusubi Takakeisho overreached against ozeki Takayasu and instead of clinching the title on Saturday, left the two men tied heading into the final day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
As he had throughout the tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center, the 22-year-old Takakeisho looked quicker than his opponent.
He shoved the ozeki back with his opening charge, and with Takayasu reeling, he had a championship in his grasp. Trying to press his advantage too quickly, the komusubi lunged forward slightly off balance and his feet slipped out from under him on the sandy surface.