sentences:  Despite this impressive result he was not immediately promoted to the second highest "ōzeki" rank as he had not done particularly well in the previous two tournaments, only managing 30 wins in the most recent three tournaments when 33 is generally required.It also did not help his cause that there were already five "ōzeki," leaving the Sumo Association with no incentive to loosen the promotion criteria.However, he carried on producing excellent results with an 11–4 in May, and then went 12–3 in July, securing his promotion for the September tournament.