Tenshoma Gets His First Opening-Day Win in a Year
West Sandanme 3 Tenshoma (Arashio) beat East Sandanme 4 Higonoumi (Kise) by tsukiotoshi on Day 1, his first opening-day win since last year's Kyushu basho. He slipped his opponent to the right at the tachi-ai and finished the bout. 'I could see my opponent clearly. I hadn't been winning on Day 1, so this was good,' he told Sports Hochi.
The Miyazaki native said Kyushu always means extra focus, and with a planned trip home after the basho he wants to win his way there, aiming for a third straight kachi-koshi.
Source: Yahoo! Japan Sports