The Sumo Spring Basho was held on the 12th day at the Kokugikan in Ryogoku, Tokyo, and Terunofuji Sekiwake, who is aiming to return to Ozeki, won his ninth victory.



Terunofuji has reached 33 wins, which is a guideline for promotion to Ozeki, with the total number of winning stars in the last three locations.



Terunofuji, an experienced Ozeki player, fell from Ozeki to Sekiwake in 2017 in Kyushu, and was temporarily downgraded to the second rank due to knee injury and illness.