July 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament, Day 5 (Thursday 14 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 5 program in Japanese.

There are 160 bouts on the schedule today. It's an odd-numbered day which means the east side is first on the schedule and first to get called.

Update on Shintaro: He's no longer on the list of yobidashi which implies he's parted ways with the NSK. We wish him all the best for his future endeavours!

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

Yobidashi is Jin (in yellow, 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, 12 bouts)

Gyoji is Kimura Shunta

Gyoji is Kimura Ryunosuke

Yobidashi is Yuma (in white, 12 bouts)

Gyoji is Kimura Keitaro

Shimpan shift change

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

Yobidashi is Kenta (in white, 9 bouts)

Gyoji is Shikimori Tomotaro

Gyoji is Kimura Narimasa

Yobidashi is Hiroshi (in green, 7 bouts)

Gyoji is Shikimori Kainosuke

Yobidashi is Yuji (7 bouts)

Gyoji is Shikimori Tatsunosuke

Sandanme 三段目 (Division 4)

NSK official fixtures and results for sandanme

Yobidashi is Hiromasa (in yellow, 5 bouts appeared 11:45am)

Gyoji is Shikimori Seisuke

Shimpan shift change

Shimpan are Tatekawa (sekiwake Tosanoumi) left of screen, Hanaregoma (sekiwake Tamanoshima) as timekeeper, Futagoyama (ozeki Miyabiyama) facing screen, Oshima (sekiwake Kyokutenho) right of screen, Takasago (ozeki Asasekiryu) as head shimpan

Yobidashi is Tsurutaro (5 bouts)

Gyoji is Kimura Sakuranosuke

Yobidashi is Shigejiro (in white, 5 bouts appeared 12:12pm)

Gyoji is Shikimori Seiichiro (appeared 12:18pm)

Yobidashi is Shin (in white, 4 bouts appeared 12:24pm)

Gyoji is Kimura Kintaro

Yobidashi is Naoki (in yellow, 4 bouts appeared 12:35pm)

Dohyo maintenance break (12:40pm)

Gyoji is Kimura Kazuma (4 bouts appeared 12:42pm)

Yobidashi is Setsuo (in white, 4 bouts appeared 12:47pm)

Gyoji is Shikimori Shiho (4 bouts, appeared 12:52pm)

Yobidashi is Yuto (in white, 4 bouts)

Gyoji is Shikimori Kinosuke (4 bouts, appeared 1:00pm)

Yobidashi is Kohei (in yellow, 4 bouts, appeared 1:05pm)

Shimpan shift change

Changeover at 1:09pm

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

Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokazu

Yobidashi is Shunsuke (in white, 4 bouts, 1:16pm)

Makushita 幕下 (Division 3)

NSK official fixtures and results for makushita

Gyoji is Kimura Ennosuke (4 bouts, 1:21pm)

Yobidashi is Mamoru (in green, 4 bouts, appeared 1:26pm)

Gyoji is Kimura Satoshi (4 bouts, appeared 1:32pm)

Yobidashi is Teruya (in white, 4 bouts, appeared 1:36pm)

Gyoji is Shikimori Kazuki (4 bouts, appeared 1:42pm)

Yobidashi is Soichi (in yellow, appeared 1:46pm)

Yobidashi is Yohei (in white, appeared 1:51pm); Gyoji is Kimura Hideaki (appeared 1:52pm)

Yobidashi is Keisuke (in white, appeared 1:55pm)

Yobidashi is Fujio (in green, appeared 2:00pm); Gyoji is Kimura Ryosuke

Yobidashi is Shigetaro (in white, appeared 2:04pm)

Yobidashi is Tasuke (in yellow, 2:10pm); Gyoji is Kimura Zennosuke

Yobidashi is Satoru (in white, 2:14pm); Gyoji is Kimura Chishu

2:15pm Juryo dohyo-iri

Actually happened at 2:20pm, they were behind schedule. :)

Makushita Joi 幕下上位 (Division 3)

NSK official fixtures and results for makushita

Shimpan are Isegahama (yokozuna Asahifuji) as head shimpan, Asakayama (ozeki Kaio), Takenawa (sekiwake Tochinonada), Edagawa (maegashira 1 Aogiyama), Nishonoseki (yokozuna Kisenosato)

Yobidashi is Masao; Gyoji is Kimura Kankuro

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

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

Makuuchi 幕内 (Division 1)

NSK official fixtures and results for makuuchi

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

Yobidashi is Daikichi; Gyoji is Kimura Ginjiro

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 Sadogatake (sekiwake Kotonowaka I) as head shimpan, Onaruto (ozeki Dejima), Urakaze (maegashira 1 Shikishima), Asahiyama (sekiwake Kotonishiki), Naruto (ozeki Kotooshu)

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

Wikipedia has a list of winning techniques like oshidashi, yorikiri, etc and a sumo glossary, along with a page for just about every sekitori there is.

SumoDB has the entire banzuke in both Japanese and English. SumoDB also contains information about historical results and head to head matchups.

Nihon Sumo Kyokai (Japan Sumo Association) links: current rankings Japanese/English; yobidashi (ushers & attendants) Japanese/English; gyoji (referees) Japanese/English; oyakata (coaches) Japanese/English; heya (training stables) Japanese/English.

Videos

Miscellaneous

A comprehensive gallery featuring head shots and bios of rikishi, oyakata, gyoji, yobidashi and more (correct to the beginning of 2022). 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.

I record non-sekitori yobidashi after Jin on the program as the day goes on, then I update this file with predictions once the schedule locks in.

Fan favourite Shintaro did not appear during the first four days of the tournament!

Images and bios for off-schedule yobidashi

The official program only lists sekitori yobidashi from Soichi onwards. Even after their match-calling shifts, these youngsters work throughout the day as attendants.

There's a gallery of yobidashi headshots with bios at Heyaaz - it's missing Jin because he debuted during 2022.

To help spot them, here's links to screencaps of the non-sekitori yobidashi, including onscreen bios in Japanese:

On-schedule yobidashi