http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...win-tournament
This is pretty epic. I would equivilate this to a Canadian team winning the Stanley Cup for the first time in umpteen years.
Truly amazing, an underdog win that no one anywhere saw coming. This ended a 10 year drought as Kotoshogiku becomes the first homegrown Japanese wrestler to claim an Emperor’s Cup since retired ozeki Tochiazuma won this tournament in 2006.
Kotoshogiku is from Fukuoka, he was one of the main reasons why I found the awesome city where I live now. Since I became a Sumo fan in 2012 he was the first guy I started cheering for.
The momentum towards winning this tourney started when Kotoshogiku beat arguably the most dominant Yokozuna of all time, Hakuho:
Was very emotional on Sunday when he won: