DOSUKOI Sumo Salon delves deep into the world of Japan's national sport. In this episode, we offer an analysis of playoffs. Which rikishi is at an advantage, someone who was earlier in the lead in a tournament or someone who caught up in the later stages? We also try to pin down the secret to success in a three-man playoff and revisit a heartwarming tearjerker tie-breaker.

• Saya Ichikawa
• lae astra