Terunofuji Sekiwake (29 = Isegahama) has reached a double digit white star and has made great strides to return to Ozeki since Fall 2017. He unilaterally cut Masayo Ozeki. The guideline for the promotion to Ozeki is “33 wins in 3 places with 3 roles”, but this made for a total of 34 wins, which was a nice draw. Takayasu Akira, who was the only leader with 2 losses, was defeated, so he lined up with 3 losses. We will challenge the simultaneous realization of the return to Ozeki and the victory at the Makuuchi, which is the first time in history since 1969 Nagoya Square that it became the current number system of the curves.

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It was a 2.6 second rush. Terunofuji quickly took the honey from the left front in his presence, held it to the right, and immediately left. “I’m glad I was thinking about doing my best.” Takayasu suffered a third loss on the third effort, but said, “People are people. I’m doing the best I can.” I did not feel upset.

“I thought I wouldn’t put it in double digits.” Since the summer of 1949 (Showa 24), which became a system of 15 days per seat, there has been no example of promotion to Ozeki with 9 victories in the previous position. “34 wins,” which exceeds the promotion guideline, said Fujishima (formerly Ozeki Musoyama), deputy director of the refereeing department, who is in charge of the promotion issue.

In 2015, he held 14 spots in Nagoya’s Ozeki, but suffered knee injuries and diabetes, and at one point fell to the second stage. With his indomitable spirit, he won the Makuuchi championship for the second time in July of last year. Under the current Kadoban system, 6 people and 7 cases returned to the scene after the fall of Ozeki with 10 or more victories, and Kaiketsu returned in early 1977 after falling below the flat curtain, but decided to return to Ozeki. It will be the first time in history if you win the championship in the Makuuchi area. For the remaining two days, challenge an unprecedented feat.[Reisei Sato]