January 2020 served up one of the best sumo tournaments of recent times.
After both yokozuna pulled out in the first few days — having managed just a solitary win apiece — several lower rankers stepped into the breach and took fans on a rollercoaster ride that lasted right through to the final bout of the 15-day meet.
Terutsuyoshi, Kagayaki and Shodai were atop the leaderboard when Hakuho and Kakuryu withdrew, while ozeki Takakeisho and sekiwake Asanoyama were the only non-maegashira among the 16 rikishi with the best records after five days.