 His result was 10–5 in this tournament, earning him the Fighting Spirit prize.He also achieved 10 wins in the November 2004 tournament, and by May 2005 reached "maegashira" 1, but suffered a losing tournament and so failed to reach "sanyaku".In the next tournament, as a result of a leg injury, he only achieved 3 wins, with 8 losses and 4 absences.