Wonderful, emotional end to a magical basho. Taka had been absolutely perfect for 13 days before coming up against a Musoyama wearing a mawashi that had been - deliberately? - not tied properly. He mashed his knee and should have quit the tournament there and then, but kept going into the final day, where he was sidestepped at the face-off by Musashimaru - a shocking tactic for a yokozuna - and ended up in this playoff. Taka's last victory.
Wonderful, emotional end to a magical basho. Taka had been absolutely perfect for 13 days before coming up against a Musoyama wearing a mawashi that had been - deliberately? - not tied properly. He mashed his knee and should have quit the tournament there and then, but kept going into the final day, where he was sidestepped at the face-off by Musashimaru - a shocking tactic for a yokozuna - and ended up in this playoff. Taka's last victory.
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