July 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament, Day 9 (Monday 18 July 2022)

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Compiled from: NSK's postings for makuuchi, juryo, makushita, sandanme, jonidan and jonokuchi; NSK's absence list, NSK's leader list and NSK's Day 9 program in Japanese.

There are 151 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.

Start is 10 minutes later today.

Special kyujo notices

There's a covid outbreak in progress in Grand Sumo right now, so don't rely on the yobidashi and gyoji schedule for today too closely! Because of enforced absences, the schedule is changing quicker than they're able to publish it!

With the withdrawal of even more gyoji and yobidashi, partly due to covid tests being positive amongst Dewanoumi stable (day 7) and now Naruto stable (pulled out for day 8) and now Hanaregoma stable (pulled out for day 9) the gyoji & yobidashi buddies on the schedule are different to how they were previously partnered up on previous days.

Gyoji who have disappeared from today's schedule: Kimura Shomei (usually on second during jonokuchi/jonidan), Kimura Chishu (usually on during makushita) of Dewanoumi stable; Kimura Shiho from Sadogatake stable. Hanaregoma has two sekitori gyoji who may also go absent today: Shikimori Kindayu in makuuchi and Shikimori Shinnosuke in makushita joi.

Yobidashi confirmed absent: Kenta (usually seen in jonidan).

Naruto is also kyujo as part of his stable being isolated because of a covid outbreak. He'll be replaced ringside by Shiranui (komusubi Wakakoyu). Hanaregoma is also absent for the same reason, with Kataonami sitting in for him.

All Dewanoumi and Naruto rikishi have been pulled out of competition, including kadoban ozeki Mitakeumi and shin-juryo Oshoma.

Tournament leaders.

The other divisions are still sorting themselves out - yet again, seemingly half of makuuchi is sharing 6-2. I will put in mini-reports once there are a sensible number of co-leaders. For now, division leaders will be bolded.

Tiebreaker matches

Here's tiebreaker matches for today. Fixtures are shown in bold:

9:35am Start

Jonokuchi 序ノ口 (Division 6)

Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for jonokuchi

Shimpan are Kataonami (sekiwake Tamakasuga), Tamagaki (komusubi Tomonohana), Azumazeki (komusubi Takamisakari), Tokitsukaze (maegashira 1 Tosayutaka), Ikazuchi (komusubi Kakizoe)

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

Jonidan 序二段 (Division 5)

Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for jonidan

Gyoji is Kimura Shunta

Yobidashi is Takeru (in white, 12 bouts)

Shoran kyujo, Ai gets fusensho

Gyoji is Kimura Ryunosuke

Gyoji is Kimura Keitaro

Yobidashi is Yuma (in white, 12 bouts)

Shimpan shift change

Shimpan are Asakayama (ozeki Kaio), Takenawa (sekiwake Tochinonada), Edagawa (maegashira 1 Aogiyama), Sendagawa (komusubi Toki), Nishonoseki (yokozuna Kisenosato)

Gyoji is Shikimori Tomotaro

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

Yobidashi is Yuji (in white); Gyoji is Shikimori Kainosuke

Gyoji is Shikimori Tatsunosuke

Yobidashi is Hiromasa

Yobidashi is Tsurutaro; Gyoji is Shikimori Seisuke

Shimpan shift change

Note: Hanaregoma's entire stable is on enforced covid kyujo, so someone else will be ringside for Hanaregoma.

Shimpan are Tatekawa (sekiwake Tosanoumi), Kataonami (sekiwake Tamakasuga) filling in for Hanaregoma, Futagoyama (ozeki Miyabiyama), Oshima (sekiwake Kyokutenho), Takasago (ozeki Asasekiryu)

Yobidashi is Shigejiro (in white?)

Gyoji is Kimura Sakuranosuke

Yobidashi is Shin

Gyoji is Shikimori Seiichiro

Yobidashi is Naoki (in blue)

Yobidashi is Setsuo; Gyoji is Kimura Kintaro

Yobidashi is Yuto; Gyoji is Kimura Kazuma

Yobidashi is Kohei; Gyoji is Shikimori Kinosuke

Yobidashi is Shunsuke; Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokazu

Shimpan shift change

Shimpan are Onaruto (ozeki Dejima), Urakaze (maegashira 1 Shikishima), Asahiyama (sekiwake Kotonishiki), Tanigawa (sekiwake Hokutoriki), Shiranui (komusubi Wakakoyu)

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

Makushita 幕下 (Division 3)

Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makushita

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

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

Yobidashi is Yohei

Yobidashi is Keisuke; Gyoji is Kimura Hideaki

Yobidashi is Fujio (in yellow)

Yobidashi is Shigetaro (in white); Gyoji is Kimura Ryosuke

Yobidashi is Tasuke (in yellow)

Gyoji is Kimura Zennosuke

Yobidashi is Masao (in white)

Gyoji is Kimura Kankuro

2:15pm Juryo dohyo-iri

Makushita Joi 幕下上位 (Division 3)

Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makushita

Shimpan are Kumegawa (komusubi Kotoinazuma) as head shimpan, Asakayama (ozeki Kaio), Edagawa (maegashira 1 Aogiyama), Sendagawa (komusubi Toki), Nishonoseki (yokozuna Kisenosato)

Yobidashi is Rokuro; Gyoji is still Kimura KANKURO

Yobidashi is Hiroyuki (in blue); Gyoji is Kimura Kichijiro

Shikimori Shinnosuke is part of Hanaregoma stable which is on enforced covid kyujo from this morning; assuming the quadruple Kankuro is to allow his shift to be covered by the next gyoji on the roster..

Yobidashi is Matsuo; Gyoji is Kimura Yukihiro

Juryo 十両 (Division 2)

Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for juryo

Yobidashi is Kunio; Gyoji is Kimura Mitsunosuke

Shimazuumi is kyujo; Tochimaru will pick up the fusensho

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)

Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makuuchi

Shimpan are Sadogatake (sekiwake Kotonowaka I) as head shimpan, Tatekawa (sekiwake Tosanoumi), Futagoyama (ozeki Miyabiyama), Oshima (sekiwake Kyokutenho), Takasago (ozeki Asasekiryu)

Yobidashi is Kotoyoshi; Gyoji is Shikimori Kindayu

Shikimori Kindayu is part of Hanaregoma stable which is on enforced covid kyujo from this morning, so he might have his shift covered by other gyoji

Yobidashi is Kotozo; Gyoji is Kimura Akijiro

Ichiyamamoto is kyujo; Nishikifuji will pick up the fusensho

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, Onaruto (ozeki Dejima), Asahiyama (sekiwake Kotonishiki), Tanigawa (sekiwake Hokutoriki), Shiranui (komusubi Wakakoyu)

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. NSK homepage in English.

News sources and blogs: Tachi-Ai sumo blog (in English); Japan Times sumo coverage (in English); Nikkan Sports sumo articles (in Japanese); Sponichi sumo articles (in Japanese); Chunichi sumo articles (in Japanese

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.