The rankings for next month's Grand Sumo Tournament Autumn Tournament have been announced, and Komusubi Ichinosero, who won his first victory in the previous tournament and returned to the san'yaku ranks for the first time in five tournaments, held a press conference, saying, "Stay in the san'yaku ranks and aim higher. I want to do my best,” he said enthusiastically.
Last month, when Ichinojo faced the second maegashira of the west in the Nagoya tournament, the offensive to move forward in the four sumo wrestling that he is good at shined, and he won the championship for the first time in 8 years since the new start with a record of 12 wins and 3 losses. .
In the Autumn Tournament ranking announced on the 29th, Ichinojo sat in the West Komusubi, returning to the sanyaku for the first time in five places since the Kyushu Tournament last November.
At an online press conference, Ichinojo said, "Since I've won the championship, I've been in the three roles, so I'm responsible. I want to," he said enthusiastically.
He also said, "It was a dream world, so I'm really looking forward to my turn."
On top of that, he set a goal of winning double digits in his first sanyaku in the autumn tournament, saying, "I want to take the big sumo wrestling as I did in the previous tournament. Winning double digits in the flat stage and winning double digits in the sanyaku are completely different. So I want to aim for that," he said.
The Grand Sumo Autumn Tournament will open on the 11th of next month at the Kokugikan in Ryogoku, Tokyo.