Despite this he failed to be promoted to sekiwake, only the third time since 15-day tournaments were introduced in 1949 that a komusubi with ten wins has not moved up the rankings.
Namun, ia gagal dipromosikan ke sekiwake, hanya ketiga kalinya sejak turnamen 15 hari itu diperkenalkan pada tahun 1949 bahwa seorang komusubi dengan sepuluh kemenangan tidak dapat naik peringkat.