the 25-year-old kinsenosato is making his long-awaited debut as an ozeki. he told me his new year's resolution is to win his first championship, but the ozeki had better be careful because the man in front of him defeated him in the last competition. kisenosato takes command from the start. he goes in for the kill but goeido slips away and rallies. he goes in for the kill, but the new ozeki keeps his cool and calmly thrusts out his day one opponent. another japanese hopeful is kotoshogiku is fighting his second tournament at rank of ozeki, also aiming to win the emperor's cup for first time. takekaze gets a deep left and inside grip. he stops kotoshogiku's charge. he executes an under-shoulder swing-down maneuver that works perfectly. kotoshogiku is the only one to bite the dust on the opening day. we can't forget the top dog yokozuna hakuho. he's been on the tear in recent years coming out on top in 9 of the last 10 tournaments. wakakoyu is making his debut at the sport's fourth highest rank. when the two practiced against each other in late december, wako