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Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament RoundUp 2008

The Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament ended yesterday.Hakuho had wrapped up the Emperors Cup on day 13 so the only real interest was whether he could end with a 15 win 0 loss record.Which he did by beating Kotooshu in the last bout of the final day.Kotooshu... ...full story at Porcelain Monkey

from Porcelain Monkey on Mon, Jul 28 2008

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27 Jul 08 visit SUMO - Nagoya Day 15 - final bout -Hakuho v Kotooshu 7-27-08  »  YouTube videoThis the final bout of Day 15. Yokozuna Hakuho vs ozeki Kotooshu. We already know that Hakuho has won the Emperor's Cup - his first win in Nagoya - but will he beat Kotooshu and get a perfect 15-0 record for this tournament? Watch and see... ...
27 Jul 08 visit Sports › Hakuho wraps up Nagoya meet with perfect record  »  Japan Today Hakuho wrapped up his seventh career championship win in style after overpowering Bulgarian Kotooshu to finish the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament with a spotless record…
27 Sep 08 visit Sports › Hakuho downs Kotooshu to win autumn sumo  »  Japan Today Mongolian grand champion Hakuho defeated ozeki Kotooshu to capture his eighth championship title on the penultimate day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday.…
18 May 08 visit Sports › Hakuho, Kotooshu still perfect  »  Japan Today Hakuho gave komusubi Kisenosato a sumo lesson to preserve his unbeaten record heading toward the final third of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.…
18 May 08 visit Hakuho wins easily; Kotooshu keeps pace  »  Japan Times Hakuho gave giant-killing komusubi Kisenosato a sumo lesson to preserve his unbeaten record heading toward the final third of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday. Read the full story . . .
22 Jul 07 visit Samu-i Sumo  »  Porcelain Monkey The Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament ended yesterday.Asahoryu claimed another Emperor's Cup victory finishing ahead of Hakuho,who was trying to get his first Emperors Cup as a yokozuna.As noted already I made it to the third to last day on Friday.I thought I...

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