9th day of the Grand Sumo Spring Tournament New entrant with only one winner Takafuji 9 consecutive wins. This is the first time since the summer tournament of 1945, when the 15-day tournament system was established, that a newly entered sumo wrestler has been in the lead after the 9th day.

Onosato, who is in the second place in Makuuchi with one loss, faced sekiwake Wakamotoharu, and even after pushing his opponent to the edge of the ring, he continued to attack.