 This gave him a record of "only" 32 wins in three tournaments, below the Association's loosely defined "ōzeki" promotion standard of 33, but the Sumo Association had already indicated before the match took place that he had done enough to earn promotion.This was the second successive tournament to feature an "ōzeki" promotion, following Kotoshōgiku.Kisenosato credited his success to his late stablemaster, the former "yokozuna" Takanosato, who had died suddenly shortly before the tournament.