Miyabiyama Tetsushi Miyabiyama's promotion was controversial. The Sumo Association's decision was not unanimous, with three of the ten directors present at the meeting voting against the promotion. Sakaigawa-"oyakata" (former "yokozuna" Sadanoyama), in particular, was reported to have felt it was too soon as Miyabiyama had only been in "makuuchi" for just over a year, and had not yet won a top division title. In the end the doubters were proved correct as Miyabiyama lasted just eight tournaments in the rank, never scoring more than 9 wins, before being demoted in the wake of two consecutive losing records. He was one of the
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