2024 Aki Basho: Day 3 results and analysis

Beware... spoilers ahead.

This tournament is awesome!

After three days we’ve been treated to a multitude of close bouts and bang-bang finishes. We had a bunch of those on Day 3, too. Daieisho vs. Mitakeumi was probably the most exciting of the bunch. Though, I also really enjoyed Churanoumi vs. Meisei.

Our big names were tested on Day 3. Kotozakura met the always crafty Tobizaru a…