Asashoryu slipped to a second straight defeat at the hands of ozeki Chiyotaikai while rival yokozuna Hakuho and ozeki Kotooshu remained undefeated in a share of the lead on the ninth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.
Asashoryu apparently had not recovered mentally from the shock of a first defeat to Kisenosato the previous day as he lacked anything resembling sharpness against Chiyotaikai, who tugged him forward to the dohyo surface at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Asashoryu slipped to a 7-2 slate while Chiyotaikai improved to 5-4.