May 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament, Day 13 (Friday 20 May)

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Note: Today is a late start! 10:55am - convert that to your local timezone..

Compiled from: NSK's postings for makuuchi, juryo, makushita, sandanme, jonidan and jonokuchi; NSK's absence list, NSK's tournament leaders list and NSK's Day 13 program in Japanese.

SumoDB for today including H2H.

General knowledge: Full list of winning techniques like oshidashi, yorikiri, etc; Pre-bout rituals explained; What do the gyoji say?

Tachiai's Day 13 preview

Tournament leaders

Division leaders and chasers are both highlighted for lower divisions.

In lower divisions, the lead scores are currently 6-0. Here are the yusho-deciding matches today for makushita, sandanme and jonokuchi.

Division decider matches are highlighted for lower divisions.

Who's that shimpan (ringside judge)?

Thanks to the maintainer of this page for providing these images! Click the name of the shimpan to see what they look like. (You may need to middle-click it to open the link in a new window.)

Today, the third shimpan in the list is on the mic for the pre-sekitori shifts. That said, the Tatekawa group hasn't being following their listed order since Hatachiyama began subbing for Futagoyama so the first we'll know for sure is when they sit down.

Shimpan groups

Each group below has at least one shift every day. The starter group gets the rest of the day off, while the other groups do two shifts each: the first one has everyone listed below, and the second with one of their number substituted for one of the senior group. (There's a whole rota system.)

Members of this senior group also appear once a day. They substitute for a member of other shimpan groups to act as head shimpan for their repeat shifts.

Note: From Day 13, Fujishima is taking over for Sadogatake who's out with a torn calf muscle.

Single appearances

One ringside shift today for the whole Onaruto group, Ikazuchi, Nishonoseki and Takasago.

Yobidashi info

As always, predicted appearances for yobidashi are in italics.

There's 121 matches on day 13. That's 40 less than days 1-12. As an odd numbered day, yobidashi call east first.

From Day 13 on, schedulers will even omit certain yobidashi from the day's schedule entirely. Since this is complete and utter anarchy compared to full length days, yobidashi guessing games are over for another basho.

That said, I've had a crack at where the easier-to-predict yobidashi might show up. If Hiromasa's first match is Kiryu v Asakoga, all the yobi predictions afterwards should be solid.

Yobidashi images and bios

The official program only lists yobidashi from Soichi onwards. Here's links to screencaps of each yobi, including onscreen bios in Japanese: new starter Jin, Takeru, Shintaro, Yuma, Kenta, Hiroshi, Yuji, Hiromasa, Tsurutaro, Shigejiro, Shin, Naoki, Setsuo, Yuto, Kohei, Shunsuke, Mamoru, Teruya.

Program of events

(10:55am) Day 13 begins late!

Convert to your timezone here..

Jonokuchi 序ノ口 (Division 6)

NSK official fixtures and results for jonokuchi

Shimpan are Onaruto (ozeki Dejima, facing), Urakaze (maegashira 1 Shikishima, west side), Asahiyama (sekiwake Kotonishiki, on mic), Tanigawa (sekiwake Hokutoriki, east side), Naruto (ozeki Kotooshu, timekeeper)

Yobidashi is Jin; Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokimi

Note: No yobidashi predictions until the end of jonidan due to usual day 13-15 chaos.

Gyoji is Shikimori Komei

Yobidashi is Takeru

Jonidan 序二段 (Division 5)

NSK official fixtures and results for jonidan

Gyoji is Kimura Shunta

Yobidashi is Shintaro

Gyoji is Kimura Ryunosuke

Grumpy shimp Urakaze almost bowled. Almost.

Gyoji is Kimura Keitaro

Yobidashi is Yuma

Gyoji is Shikimori Tomotaro

Shimpan shift change

Shimpan are Kataonami (sekiwake Tamakasuga, gyojj-side), Tamagaki (komusubi Tomonohana, west side), Azumazeki (komusubi Takamisakari, on mic), Tokitsukaze (maegashira 1 Tosayutaka, east side), Ikazuchi (komusubi Kakizoe, timekeeper)

Yobidashi is Kenta

Gyoji is Kimura Narimasa

Ikazuchi dodges to escape a flattening!

Gyoji is Shikimori Kainosuke

Yobidashi is Hiroshi

Gyoji is Shikimori Tatsunosuke

Yobidashi is Yuji

Gyoji is Shikimori Seisuke

Yobidashi is Hiromasa

Sandanme 三段目 (Division 4)

NSK official fixtures and results for sandanme

Gyoji is Kimura Sakuranosuke

Shimpan shift change

Shimpan are Asakayama (ozeki Kaio, facing), Takenawa (sekiwake Tochinonada, west side), Edagawa (maegashira 1 Aogiyama, on mic), Sendagawa (komusubi Toki, east side) Nishonoseki (yokozuna Kisenosato, timekeeper)

Yobidashi is Shigejiro

Gyoji is Shikimori Seiichiro

Yobidashi is Shin

Yobidashi is Naoki

Gyoji is Kimura Kintaro

Yobidashi is Setsuo

Gyoji is Kimura Kazuma

Yobidashi is Yuto

Gyoji is Shikimori Shiho

Yobidashi is Kohei

Gyoji is Shikimori Kinosuke

Head shimpan Edagawa got bowled over in the above match

Yobidashi is Shunsuke

Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokazu

Shimpan shift change

Shimpan are Tatekawa (sekiwake Tosanoumi), Hanaregoma (sekiwake Tamanoshima), Hatachiyama (komusubi Tochinohana, on mic), Oshima (sekiwake Kyokutenho), Takasago (ozeki Asasekiryu, timekeeper)

Note: I'm suss about this order even though it's from the official program because they keep changing order.

Update: They seem to be keeping Hatachiyama in the same spot - facing west - and rotating all the other gyoji past him.

Shimpan are Tatekawa (sekiwake Tosanoumi, timekeeper), Hanaregoma (sekiwake Tamanoshima, west side), Hatachiyama (komusubi Tochinohana, facing), Oshima (sekiwake Kyokutenho, on mic), Takasago (ozeki Asasekiryu, east side)

Yobidashi is Mamoru

Gyoji is Kimura Ennosuke

(from here, yobidashi are listed on the program)

Yobidashi is Soichi; Gyoji is Kimura Satoshi

Makushita 幕下 (Division 3)

NSK official fixtures and results for makushita

Yobidashi is Yohei

Gyoji is Shikimori Kazuki

Yobidashi is Keisuke

Yobidashi is Fujio; Gyoji is Kimura Hideaki

Yobidashi is Shigetaro

Gyoji is Kimura Ryosuke

Yobidashi is Tasuke

Yobidashi is Satoru; Gyoji is Kimura Zennosuke

Yobidashi is Masao; Gyoji is Kimura Chishu

(2:15pm) Juryo entrance ceremony and intermission

Makushita joi 幕下上位 (Upper division 3)

Shimpan are Kumegawa (komusubi Kotoinazuma, on mic), Kataonami (sekiwake Tamakasuga, facing west side), Tamagaki (komusubi Tomonohana, west side), Azumazeki (komusubi Takamisakari, timekeeper), Tokitsukaze (maegashira 1 Tosayutaka, east side)

Yobidashi is Rokuro; Gyoji is Kimura KANKURO

Yobidashi is Hiroyuki; Gyoji is Kimura Kichijiro

Juryo 十両 (Division 2)

NSK official fixtures and results for juryo

Yobidashi is Matsuo; Gyoji is Shikimori Shinnosuke

Yobidashi is Kunio; Gyoji is Kimura Yukihiro

Yobidashi is Mitsuaki; Gyoji is Kimura Mitsunosuke

Yobidashi is Rikinojo; Gyoji is Kimura Takao

Yobidashi is Koji; Gyoji is Kimura Asanosuke

Tokitsukaze-oyakata on the east side got flattened in the above match.

Yobidashi is Teruki; Gyoji is Shikimori Kiichiro

Yobidashi is Daikichi; Gyoji is Kimura Yonosuke

(3:45pm) Makuuchi and yokozuna ring entrance ceremonies

Makuuchi 幕内 (Division 1)

NSK official fixtures and results for juryo

Note: Fujishima takes over for Sadogatake who's out with a torn calf muscle.

Shimpan are Fujishima (ozeki Musoyama, on mic), Asakayama (ozeki Kaio, facing west side), Takenawa (sekiwake Tochinonada, west side), Edagawa (maegashira 1 Aogiyama, timekeeper), Sendagawa (komusubi Toki, east side)

Yobidashi is Kotoyoshi; Gyoji is Kimura Ginjiro

Yobidashi is Kotozo; Gyoji is Shikimori Kindayu

Yobidashi is Ryuji; Gyoji is Kimura Akijiro

Yobidashi is Akira; Gyoji is Kimura Motoki

Yobidashi is Kokichi; Gyoji is Shikimori Kandayu

Shimpan shift change

Shimpan are Isegahama (yokozuna Asahifuji, on mic), Tatekawa (sekiwake Tosanoumi, timekeeper), Hanaregoma (sekiwake Tamanoshima, west side), Hatachiyama (komusubi Tochinohana, facing), Oshima (sekiwake Kyokutenho, east side)

Yobidashi is Goro; Gyoji is Kimura Hisanosuke

Yobidashi is Shigeo; Gyoji is Kimura Konosuke

Yobidashi is Shiro; Gyoji is Kimura Shotaro

Yobidashi is Katsuyuki; Gyoji is Kimura Yodo

Yobidashi is Jiro; Gyoji is Shikimori Inosuke

Bow-twirling: Satonofuji