July 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament, Day 7 (Saturday 16 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 7 program in Japanese.

There are 158 bouts listed 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.

Late-breaking news! Dewanoumi stable is out on covid kyujo. This means the following rikishi are kyujo from today onwards: ozeki Mitakeumi; makushita Dewanoryu, Kairyu, Oginosho and Oginohama; sandanme Dewanojo, Dewataikai, Suio, Nagata, Ryuseiyama, Kiyota and Dewanosora; jonidan Yamato, Ogitora, Kiyonohana, Wakasa and Okanojo; jonokuchi Sano and Yamadaumi. Wishing them all a speedy recovery!

9:25am Start

Jonokuchi 序ノ口 (Division 6)

NSK official fixtures and results for jonokuchi

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

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

Sano is on covid kyujo. Nishikiori will pick up the fusensho.

Gyoji is Shikimori Komei

Jonidan 序二段 (Division 5)

NSK official fixtures and results for jonidan

Okanojo is on covid kyujo. Sakura will pick up the fusensho.

Yobidashi is Takeru (in yellow, 11 bouts)

Gyoji is Kimura Shunta

Wakasa is on covid kyujo. Shoran will pick up the fusensho.

Gyoji is Kimura Ryunosuke

Yobidashi is Yuma (in white)

Kiyonohana is on covid kyujo. Kurokage will pick up the fusensho.

Gyoji is Kimura Keitaro

Shimpan shift change

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

Yobidashi is Kenta (in blue, 9 bouts); Gyoji is Shikimori Tomotaro

Gyoji is Kimura Narimasa

Yobidashi is Hiroshi (in white)

Gyoji is Shikimori Kainosuke

Sandanme 三段目 (Division 4)

NSK official fixtures and results for sandanme

Gyoji is Shikimori Tatsunosuke

Dewanosora is on covid kyujo; Kayatoiwa will pick up the fusensho.

Yobidashi is Hiromasa (in white)

Gyoji is Shikimori Seisuke

Shimpan shift change

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

Yobidashi is Tsurutaro

Gyoji is Kimura Sakuranosuke

Yobidashi is Shigejiro (in blue)

Yobidashi is Shin (in white); Gyoji is Shikimori Seiichiro

Yobidashi is Naoki (in yellow)

Gyoji is Kimura Kintaro

Yobidashi is Setsuo (in yellow)

Gyoji is Kimura Kazuma

Yobidashi is Yuto (in white)

Gyoji is Shikimori Kinosuke

Yobidashi is Kohei (in white)

Shimpan shift change

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

Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokazu

Yobidashi is Shunsuke

Dewanojo is on covid kyujo. Omoto will pick up the fusensho.

Makushita 幕下 (Division 3)

NSK official fixtures and results for makushita

Gyoji is Kimura Ennosuke

Dewataikai is on covid kyujo. Azumasho will pick up the fusensho.

Yobidashi is Mamoru (in white?)

Gyoji is Kimura Satoshi

Yobidashi is Teruya (in yellow)

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

Dewanoryu is on covid kyujo. Asagyokusei will pick up the fusensho.

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

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 Isegahama (yokozuna Asahifuji) as head shimpan, Kataonami (sekiwake Tamakasuga), Tamagaki (komusubi Tomonohana), Azumazeki (komusubi Takamisakari), Tokitsukaze (maegashira 1 Tosayutaka)

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 Kumegawa (komusubi Kotoinazuma) as head shimpan, Asakayama (ozeki Kaio), Takenawa (sekiwake Tochinonada), Edagawa (maegashira 1 Aogiyama), Sendagawa (komusubi Toki)

Yobidashi is Goro; Gyoji is Kimura Konosuke

Yobidashi is Shigeo; Gyoji is Kimura Shotaro

Yobidashi is Shiro; Gyoji is Kimura Yodo

Takanosho went kyujo with a hurt shoulder starting today; Wakatakakage picks up the default win.

Yobidashi is Katsuyuki; Gyoji is Kimura Tamajiro

Mitakeumi is on covid kyujo starting today; Hoshoryu will pick up the default win.

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.