Takakeisho, winner of this year's Kyushu tournament, was pictured alongside his stablemaster on Nov. 26 holding up a large red sea bream and drinking sake from an outsized trophy at a celebratory event.
While there was nothing noteworthy in the scene itself — such parties are standard fare for tournament champions — the fact that the stablemaster was Chiganoura rather than Takanohana would have surprised anyone who hadn't been paying attention to the sport for the past couple of months.
The latter man's sudden retirement from the sumo world in September meant the stable that bore his name had to close and its wrestlers transfer to Chiganoura Beya.
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