May 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament, Day 15 (Senshuraku, Sunday 22 May)

(Looking for a different day? Try the master list!)

Note: Today is another late start! 10:25am - 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 15 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?

Tournament championship race

Congratulations to the following yusho winners!

As for the rest of the divisions: Chaos, "May 2022 Basho" is thy name. Matches for leaders and hunters (one off the pace) are highlighted in bold.

Makuuchi sitrep

Terunofuji & Takanosho are tied for the lead at 11-3, with Daieisho and Sadanoumi one off the pace at 10-4.

Juryo sitrep

Tsurugisho, Daiamami and Nishikifuji are out the front on 10-4. Ryuden, Tokushoryu, Asanowaka, Atamifuji, Churanoumi are right behind them on 9-5.

Lower division playoffs

Sansho prize winners

Prizes are given in up to three categories.

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 fifth 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.

Yobidashi info

As always, predicted appearances for yobidashi are in italics.

There's 119 matches today.

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.

Yobidashi who did not appear on Day 14: Tsurutaro (sandanme rank) and Teruya (makushita rank). I expect one more to be absent today but I don't know who it'll be yet.

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

(10:25am) Senshuraku (Day 15) begins

Convert that to your local timezone..

Jonokuchi 序ノ口 (Division 6)

NSK official fixtures and results for jonokuchi

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

Yobidashi is Jin; Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokimi

Note: No yobidashi predictions until sandanme due to day 13-15 scheduling shenanigans, and even then they are dropping yobidashi from the shorter schedule.

Gyoji is Shikimori Komei

Jonidan 序二段 (Division 5)

NSK official fixtures and results for jonidan

Yobidashi is Takeru

Gyoji is Kimura Shunta

Yobidashi is Shintaro

Gyoji is Kimura Ryunosuke

Gyoji is Kimura Keitaro

Yobidashi is Yuma

Gyoji is Shikimori Tomotaro

Shimpan shift change

Note: I'm suss about this order even though it's from the official program because Hatachiyama-oyakata appears to be glued to the "facing" spot. Also the official program says that Hatachiyama is actually Futagoyama. Go fig.

Edit: gfdi, got this really wrong..

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

Yobidashi is Kenta

Gyoji is Kimura Narimasa

Gyoji is Shikimori Kainosuke

Yobidashi is Hiroshi

Gyoji is Shikimori Tatsunosuke

Yobidashi is Yuji

Gyoji is Shikimori Seisuke

Sandanme 三段目 (Division 4)

NSK official fixtures and results for sandanme

Yobidashi is Hiromasa

Gyoji is Kimura Sakuranosuke

Shimpan shift change

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

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

Yobidashi is Shunsuke

Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokazu

Shimpan shift change

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

Yobidashi is Mamoru

Gyoji is Kimura Ennosuke

Makushita 幕下 (Division 3)

NSK official fixtures and results for makushita

(from here, yobidashi are listed on the program)

Yobidashi is Soichi; Gyoji is Kimura Satoshi

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

(1:45pm) Juryo entrance ceremony and intermission

Convert that to your local timezone..

Makushita joi 幕下上位 (Upper division 3)

Shimpan are Isegahama (yokozuna Asahifuji, on mic), Tatekawa (sekiwake Tosanoumi), Hatachiyama (komusubi Tochinohana), Oshima (sekiwake Kyokutenho), Takasago (ozeki Asasekiryu)

Yobidashi is Masao; Gyoji is Kimura Chishu

Yobidashi is Rokuro; Gyoji is Kimura KANKURO

Juryo 十両 (Division 2)

NSK official fixtures and results for juryo

Yobidashi is Hiroyuki; Gyoji is Kimura Kichijiro

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

Yobidashi is Teruki; Gyoji is Shikimori Kiichiro

Japan Sumo Association Greeting

Yobidashi is Daikichi; Gyoji is Kimura Yonosuke

Lower division playoffs

Lower division championship prizes

(3:15pm) Makuuchi and yokozuna ring entrance ceremonies - convert to your timezone

Makuuchi 幕内 (Division 1)

NSK official fixtures and results for juryo

Shimpan are Kumegawa (komusubi Kotoinazuma, on mic), Urakaze (maegashira 1 Shikishima), Asahiyama (sekiwake Kotonishiki), Tanigawa (sekiwake Hokutoriki), Naruto (ozeki Kotooshu)

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

Yobidashi is Goro; Gyoji is Kimura Hisanosuke

Shimpan shift change

Note: Sadogatake is kyujo with a torn calf muscle. Fujishima is subbing in for him.

Final shimpan for the tournament are Fujishima (ozeki Musoyama, on mic), Tamagaki (komusubi Tomonohana), Azumazeki (komusubi Takamisakari), Tokitsukaze (maegashira 1 Tosayutaka), Ikazuchi (komusubi Kakizoe)

Yobidashi is Shigeo; Gyoji is Kimura Konosuke

Yobidashi is Shiro; Gyoji is Kimura Shotaro

Yobidashi is Katsuyuki; Gyoji is Kimura Yodo

San'yaku ashiyori (final three matches)

Yobidashi is Jiro; Gyoji is Shikimori Inosuke

Bow-twirling by Satonofuji

Makuuchi playoff (if required)

Ceremonies

National prizes

Media prizes

Regional prizes

Other prizes

Special prizes (Sansho)

Sansho prizes from

Closing ceremonies