Kirimayama Sekiwaki, who won his first Grand Sumo Spring Tournament, held a press conference one night after Chishuraku and expressed his enthusiasm for the coming place where Ozeki will be promoted, saying, "I want to win by double digits."
Kirimayama defeated Daieisho Koyui, who was chasing by one star in the spring tournament held until the 26th, to tie at the top of the knots with a 1-12 record, and then won the controversial sumo match in the championship match to win his first title.
At a press conference at his lodging in Sakai City, Osaka, one night after his victory, Kirimayama expressed his frank feelings, saying, "I didn't think I would receive the cup that I watched on TV when I was little, and it was great."
Looking back on the eight years since his first match, he said, "At first, I didn't understand the language of Japan and didn't get used to life, and the world of sumo was tougher than I expected.
Kirimayama won 8 races in Koyui last time and 11 wins at Sekiwaki in this place, giving the winning star of these two places to "12".
As for the guideline for promotion to Ozeki, the total number of stars won in the last three places in the three roles is "2", and regarding the summer place in May, when the promotion is required, he expressed his enthusiasm, "I want to win by double digits.