July 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament, Day 6 (Friday 15 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 6 program in Japanese.

There are 159 bouts on the schedule today. It's an even-numbered day which means the west side is first on the schedule and first to get called.

Historical Note: Gyoji Shikimori Shiho was kyujo from today but I didn't pay close enough attention to the program to notice. Sorry for dropping the ball.

9:25am Start

Jonokuchi 序ノ口 (Division 6)

NSK official fixtures and results for jonokuchi

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

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

Yobidashi is Kenta (in white, 10 bouts)

Gyoji is Shikimori Tomotaro

Gyoji is Kimura Narimasa

Yobidashi is Hiroshi (in yellow, 7 bouts)

Gyoji is Shikimori Kainosuke

Yobidashi is Yuji (in yellow, 7 bouts)

Sandanme 三段目 (Division 4)

NSK official fixtures and results for sandanme

Gyoji is Shikimori Tatsunosuke

Yobidashi is Hiromasa (in blue)

Gyoji is Shikimori Seisuke

Shimpan shift change

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

Yobidashi is Tsurutaro

Gyoji is Kimura Sakuranosuke

Yobidashi is Shigejiro

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

Gyoji is Shikimori Kinosuke

Yobidashi is Kohei (2 bouts)

Shimpan shift change

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

Yobidashi is Shunsuke (6 bouts, unusually!); Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokazu

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

2:15pm Juryo dohyo-iri

Makushita Joi 幕下上位 (Division 3)

NSK official fixtures and results for makushita

Shimpan are Kumegawa (komusubi Kotoinazuma) as head shimpan, Tatekawa (sekiwake Tosanoumi), Hanaregoma (sekiwake Tamanoshima), Futagoyama (ozeki Miyabiyama) as timekeeper, Oshima (sekiwake Kyokutenho) facing screen

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

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 Isegahama (yokozuna Asahifuji) as head shimpan, Kataonami (sekiwake Tamakasuga) facing camera, Tamagaki (komusubi Tomonohana) left of screen, Azumazeki (komusubi Takamisakari) as timekeeper, Ikazuchi (komusubi Kakizoe) right of screen

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, the heaviest grand sumo competitors ever, and an English-language page for just about every sekitori there is or was.

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.

Who's that yobidashi? (And how's their singing?)

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

These yobidashi are listed on the Japanese schedule due to being ranked as juryo, makuuchi or sanyaku yobidashi.