July 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament, Day 4 (Wednesday 13 July 2022)

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Compiled from: NSK's postings for makuuchi, juryo, makushita, sandanme, jonidan and jonokuchi; NSK's absence list and NSK's Day 4 program in Japanese.

There are 159 bouts on the schedule today.

9:25am Start

Maezumo 前相撲

The program says we're getting maezumo again today, but the program doesn't say specifically who's competing. Our contenders appear to be:

Jonokuchi 序ノ口 (Division 6)

NSK official fixtures and results for jonokuchi

Shimpan are Onaruto (ozeki Dejima) as timekeeper, Urakaze (maegashira 1 Shikishima) facing screen, Asahiyama (sekiwake Kotonishiki) right of screen, Tanigawa (sekiwake Hokutoriki) as head shimpan, Naruto (ozeki Kotooshu) left of screen

Yobidashi is Jin (in white, 13 bouts); Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokimi

Jonidan 序二段 (Division 5)

NSK official fixtures and results for jonidan

Gyoji is Shikimori Komei

Yobidashi is Takeru (in white, 11 bouts)

Gyoji is Kimura Shunta

Gyoji is Kimura Ryunosuke

Yobidashi is Yuma (in white, 11 bouts)

Gyoji is Kimura Keitaro

Shimpan shift change

Shimpan are Kataonami (sekiwake Tamakasuga) as timekeeper, Tamagaki (komusubi Tomonohana) facing screen, Azumazeki (komusubi Takamisakari) right of screen, Tokitsukaze (maegashira 1 Tosayutaka) as head shimpan, Ikazuchi (komusubi Kakizoe) left of screen

Yobidashi is Kenta (in yellow, 8 bouts)

Gyoji is Shikimori Tomotaro

Gyoji is Kimura Narimasa

Yobidashi is Hiroshi (in blue, 7 bouts)

Gyoji is Shikimori Kainosuke

Yobidashi is Yuji (in white)

Sandanme 三段目 (Division 4)

NSK official fixtures and results for sandanme

Gyoji is Shikimori Tatsunosuke

Yobidashi is Hiromasa (in white)

Gyoji is Shikimori Seisuke

Shimpan shift change

Shimpan are Asakayama (ozeki Kaio) as timekeeper, Takenawa (sekiwake Tochinonada) facing screen, Edagawa (maegashira 1 Aogiyama) right of screen, Sendagawa (komusubi Toki) as head shimpan, Nishonoseki (yokozuna Kisenosato) left of screen

Yobidashi is Tsurutaro (in white)

Gyoji is Kimura Sakuranosuke

Yobidashi is Shigejiro (in yellow)

Gyoji is Shikimori Seiichiro

Yobidashi is Shin

Gyoji is Kimura Kintaro

Yobidashi is Naoki

Gyoji is Kimura Kazuma

Yobidashi is Setsuo

Gyoji is Shikimori Shiho

Yobidashi is Yuto (in white)

Gyoji is Shikimori Kinosuke

Yobidashi is Kohei

Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokazu

Shimpan shift change

Shimpan are Asakayama (ozeki Kaio) as timekeeper, Takenawa (sekiwake Tochinonada) facing screen, Edagawa (maegashira 1 Aogiyama) right of screen, Sendagawa (komusubi Toki) as head shimpan, Nishonoseki (yokozuna Kisenosato) left of screen

Yobidashi is Shunsuke

Gyoji is Kimura Ennosuke

Makushita 幕下 (Division 3)

NSK official fixtures and results for makushita

Yobidashi is Mamoru

Gyoji is Kimura Satoshi

Yobidashi is Teruya

Gyoji is Shikimori Kazuki

Yobidashi is Soichi

Yobidashi is Yohei; Gyoji is Kimura Hideaki

Yobidashi is Keisuke

Yobidashi is Fujio; Gyoji is Kimura Ryosuke

Yobidashi is Shigetaro

Yobidashi is Tasuke; Gyoji is Kimura Zennosuke

Yobidashi is Satoru; Gyoji is Kimura Chishu

Yobidashi is Masao; Gyoji is Kimura KANKURO

2:15pm Juryo dohyo-iri

Makushita Joi 幕下上位 (Division 3)

NSK official fixtures and results for makushita

Shimpan are Sadogatake (sekiwake Kotonowaka I) as head shimpan, Kataonami (sekiwake Tamakasuga), Tamagaki (komusubi Tomonohana), Tokitsukaze (maegashira 1 Tosayutaka), Ikazuchi (komusubi Kakizoe)

Yobidashi is Rokuro; Gyoji is Kimura Kichijiro

Yobidashi is Hiroyuki; Gyoji is Shikimori Shinnosuke

Juryo 十両 (Division 2)

NSK official fixtures and results for juryo

Yobidashi is Matsuo; Gyoji is Kimura Yukihiro

Yobidashi is Kunio; Gyoji is Kimura Mitsunosuke

Yobidashi is Mitsuaki; Gyoji is Kimura Takao

Yobidashi is Rikinojo; Gyoji is Kimura Asanosuke

Yobidashi is Koji; Gyoji is Shikimori Kiichiro

Yobidashi is Teruki; Gyoji is Kimura Yonosuke

Yobidashi is Daikichi; Gyoji is Kimura Ginjiro

3:45pm Intermission: Makuuchi dohyo-iri and yokozuna dohyo-iri

Makuuchi 幕内 (Division 1)

NSK official fixtures and results for makuuchi

Shimpan are Isegahama (yokozuna Asahifuji) as head shimpan, Asakayama (ozeki Kaio), Takenawa (sekiwake Tochinonada), Sendagawa (komusubi Toki), Nishonoseki (yokozuna Kisenosato)

Yobidashi is Kotoyoshi; Gyoji is Shikimori Kindayu

Yobidashi is Kotozo; Gyoji is Kimura Akijiro

Yobidashi is Ryuji; Gyoji is Kimura Motoki

Yobidashi is Akira; Gyoji is Shikimori Kandayu

Yobidashi is Kokichi; Gyoji is Kimura Hisanosuke

Shimpan shift change

Shimpan are Kumegawa (komusubi Kotoinazuma) as head shimpan, Tatekawa (sekiwake Tosanoumi), Hanaregoma (sekiwake Tamanoshima), Oshima (sekiwake Kyokutenho), Takasago (ozeki Asasekiryu)

Yobidashi is Goro; Gyoji is Kimura Konosuke

Yobidashi is Shigeo; Gyoji is Kimura Shotaro

Yobidashi is Shiro; Gyoji is Kimura Yodo

Yobidashi is Katsuyuki; Gyoji is Kimura Tamajiro

Yobidashi is Jiro; Gyoji is Shikimori Inosuke

Bow-twirling with Satonofuji

Appendices

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

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.)

Shimpan groups

We have the same shimpan as May 2022!

Members of this senior group join up with other shimpan groups to act as head shimpan after the juryo ring entrance ceremony & intermission.

Yobidashi info

Yobidashi prior to the juryo-ranked yobidashi (Soichi) aren't listed on the daily program.

Fan favourite Shintaro did not appear during the first three days of the tournament! (Maybe it was that sour face he made at Rikinojo in May?)

Sometimes I record non-sekitori yobidashi on the program as the day goes on so I can make predictions.

Yobidashi images and bios

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