July 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament, Day 8 (Sunday 17 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 8 program in Japanese.

There are 158 bouts listed 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.

Special kyujo notices

With the withdrawal of a couple of gyoji, partly due to covid tests being positive amongst Dewanoumi stable, the gyoji & yobidashi buddies on the schedule are different to how they were partnered up on previous days.

Gyoji who have disappeared from today's schedule: Kimura Chishu (usually on during makushita) of Dewanoumi stable; Kimura Shiho from Sadogatake stable.

Yobidashi Yohei of Dewanoumi stable is still scheduled to appear after Soichi.

Late news: Naruto stable is also being withdrawn after juryo rikishi Oshoma has tested positive for covid.

9:25am Start

Jonokuchi 序ノ口 (Division 6)

NSK official fixtures and results for jonokuchi

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

Yobidashi is Jin (in white, 12 bouts); Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokimi

Yamadaumi is kyujo. Sawaisamu picks up the fusensho.

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)

Gyoji is Kimura Keitaro

Shimpan shift change

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

Yobidashi is Kenta (in yellow, 9 bouts)

Gyoji is Shikimori Tomotaro

Yamato is absent. Yasunishi picks up the fusensho.

Yobidashi is Hiroshi (in yellow, 7 bouts); Gyoji is Kimura Narimasa

Dohyo watering and sweeping ensues.

Yobidashi is Yuji (in white, 7 bouts); Gyoji is Shikimori Kainosuke

Tochimitsuru is kyujo. Motokiyama gets the fusensho.

Sandanme 三段目 (Division 4)

NSK official fixtures and results for sandanme

Gyoji is Shikimori Tatsunosuke

Yobidashi is Hiromasa (in white)

Shimpan shift change

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

Yobidashi is Tsurutaro; Gyoji is Shikimori Seisuke

Yobidashi is Shigejiro (in yellow)

Gyoji is Kimura Sakuranosuke

Yobidashi is Shin (in white)

Gyoji is Shikimori Seiichiro

** Ryuseiyama is kyujo. Saionji gets the fusensho.**

Yobidashi is Naoki (in green)

Nagata is kyujo. Toshoyama gets the fusensho.

Yobidashi is Setsuo; Gyoji is Kimura Kintaro

Yobidashi is Yuto (in white); Gyoji is Kimura Kazuma

Asatenmai was super pumped to get his kk, much to everyone's amusement.

Suio is kyujo; Kotonofuji picks up the fusensho.

Yobidashi is Kohei (in white); Gyoji is Shikimori Kinosuke

Presentation of next tournament's new rikishi

These new rikishi will be ranked for the first time in the next tournament.

Shimpan shift change

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

Yobidashi is Shunsuke (in white); Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokazu

Makushita 幕下 (Division 3)

NSK official fixtures and results for makushita

Yobidashi is Mamoru (in yellow); Gyoji is Kimura Ennosuke

Oginohama is kyujo. Aozora picks up the fusensho.

Yobidashi is Teruya (in white); Gyoji is Kimura Satoshi

Yobidashi is Soichi (in green); Gyoji is Shikimori Kazuki

Yobidashi is Yohei

Yohei is with Naruto but still appeared despite the covid kyujo.

Yobidashi is Keisuke; Gyoji is Kimura Hideaki

Yobidashi is Fujio

Kairyu is kyujo. Hayatefuji gets the fusensho.

Yobidashi is Shigetaro; Gyoji is Kimura Ryosuke

Yobidashi is Tasuke

Yobidashi is Satoru; Gyoji is Kimura Zennosuke

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 Isegahama (yokozuna Asahifuji) as head shimpan, Tamagaki (komusubi Tomonohana), Azumazeki (komusubi Takamisakari), Tokitsukaze (maegashira 1 Tosayutaka), Ikazuchi (komusubi Kakizoe)

Yobidashi is Rokuro; Gyoji is Kimura Kichijiro

Yobidashi is Hiroyuki; Gyoji is Shikimori Shinnosuke

Yobidashi is Matsuo; Gyoji is Kimura Yukihiro

Juryo 十両 (Division 2)

NSK official fixtures and results for juryo

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 Kumegawa (komusubi Kotoinazuma) as head shimpan, Takenawa (sekiwake Tochinonada), Edagawa (maegashira 1 Aogiyama), 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 Sadogatake (sekiwake Kotonowaka I) as head shimpan, Hanaregoma (sekiwake Tamanoshima), Futagoyama (ozeki Miyabiyama), 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

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.