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Compiled from: NSK's postings for makuuchi, juryo, makushita, sandanme, jonidan and jonokuchi; NSK's absence list, NSK's tournament leader list and NSK's Day 12 program in Japanese.
There are 141 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.
24 of today's 141 bouts are fusensho because of kyujo. This may change over the course of the day!
There's a covid outbreak in progress in Grand Sumo! Entire stables are going kyujo due to covid at the rate of at least one a day (two on day 11 alone). Gyoji, shimpan and yobidashi are going absent as well as rikishi. Some withdrawals aren't announced until the middle of the day, making this schedule and even the official schedule are a best-case-scenario guide only.
If someone's known to be kyujo, their match will have a kyujo notice after it.
Stables who have withdrawn mid-tournament so far:
Specific kyujo details have been moved down to the top of the appendices.
Fans were expecting the tournament to be cancelled mid-way, but NSK Chairman Hakkaku said on Wednesday that the basho will continue.
Check NSK's tournament leader list for details.
There's no tiebreaker matches today in any division.
Note: Start is almost an hour later than usual
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for jonokuchi
Shimpan are Onaruto (ozeki Dejima), Urakaze (maegashira 1 Shikishima), Asahiyama (sekiwake Kotonishiki), Tanigawa (sekiwake Hokutoriki), Shiranui (komusubi Wakakoyu)
Yobidashi is Jin (in white); Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokimi
Toshunryu is kyujo! Nishikiori picks up the fusensho
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for jonidan
Azumayama is kyujo! Takabaho picks up the fusensho
Gyoji is Kimura Shunta (in green)
Yobidashi is Takeru (in white)
Tamanowaka is kyujo! Kazunofuji picks up the fusensho
Gyoji is Kimura Ryunosuke (in yellow)
Azumanami is kyujo! Tsurunoumi picks up the fusensho
Yobidashi is Yuma (in white); Gyoji is Shikimori Tomotaro (in dark grey)
A long pause in the action ensues.
Shimpan are Kataonami (sekiwake Tamakasuga), Tamagaki (komusubi Tomonohana), Azumazeki (komusubi Takamisakari), Tokitsukaze (maegashira 1 Tosayutaka), Ikazuchi (komusubi Kakizoe)
Gyoji is Kimura Narimasa (in peach)
Yobidashi is Hiroshi (in white)
Gyoji is Shikimori Kainosuke (in grey green)
Fukuazuma is kyujo! Chiyotaiyo picks up the fusensho
Yobidashi is Yuji (in yellow)
Gyoji is Shikimori Tatsunosuke (in pale green)
Motokiyama is kyujo! Hamadayama picks up the fusensho
Toseiryu is kyujo! Biganzan picks up the fusensho
Wakaazuma is kyujo! Suzaki picks up the fusensho
Ishiazuma is kyujo! Yusui picks up the fusensho
Four fusensho in a row was legitimately sad to see. :(
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for sandanme
Yobidashi is Hiromasa (in yellow)
Gyoji is Shikimori Seisuke (in grey green)
Yobidashi is Tsurutaro (in blue)
Break started at 12:22pm...
Asakayama's replacement on shimpan duty is Hatachiyama. He subbed in last tournament as well.
Shimpan are Hatachiyama (komusubi Tochinohana), Takenawa (sekiwake Tochinonada), Edagawa (maegashira 1 Aogiyama), Sendagawa (komusubi Toki), Nishonoseki (yokozuna Kisenosato)
Gyoji is Kimura Sakuranosuke (in pink)
Yobidashi is Shigejiro (in white)
Gyoji is Shikimori Seiichiro (in dark blue)
Mihamaumi is kyujo! Takashoki picks up the fusensho
Yobidashi is Shin (in white)
Kotokenryu is kyujo! Tosashimizu picks up the fusensho
Yobidashi is Naoki (in white); Gyoji is Kimura Kintaro (in green)
Gyoji is Kimura Kazuma (in white)
Yobidashi is Setsuo (in white)
Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokazu
The outcome for this match was announced as "fusenpai" - no-bout-loss
Yobidashi is Kohei (in yellow); Gyoji is Kimura Ennosuke (in deep green)
Kotodairyu is kyujo! Setonoumi picks up the fusensho
Kotoryusei is kyujo! Shosei picks up the fusensho
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makushita
Shimpan are Tatekawa (sekiwake Tosanoumi), Minato (maegashira 2 Minatofuji), Futagoyama (ozeki Miyabiyama), Oshima (sekiwake Kyokutenho), Takasago (ozeki Asasekiryu)
Yobidashi is Mamoru (in white); Gyoji is Kimura Satoshi (in dark grey)
Azumasho is kyujo! Daihisho picks up the fusensho
Another fusenpai. :(
Yobidashi is Teruya (in white); Gyoji is Shikimori Kazuki (in green)
Kotodaigo is kyujo! Chiyotora picks up the fusensho
Yobidashi is Soichi; Gyoji is Kimura Hideaki
Yobidashi is Yohei (in white)
Yobidashi is Keisuke; Gyoji is Kimura Ryosuke
Yobidashi is Fujio
Kotoozutsu is kyujo! Nobehara picks up the fusensho
Yobidashi is Shigetaro; Gyoji is Kimura Zennosuke
Kototsubasa is kyujo! Wakatakamoto picks up the fusensho
Yobidashi is Tasuke; Gyoji is Kimura KANKURO
Ichiki is kyujo! Nionoumi picks up the fusensho
Yobidashi is Masao (in white)
Kimura Kankuro did four matches there! Wonder if someone else is kyujo later today..
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makushita
Shimpan are Kumegawa (komusubi Kotoinazuma) as head shimpan, Kataonami (sekiwake Tamakasuga), Tamagaki (komusubi Tomonohana), Azumazeki (komusubi Takamisakari), Ikazuchi (komusubi Kakizoe)
Yobidashi is Rokuro; Gyoji is Kimura Kichijiro (in green)
Yobidashi is Hiroyuki; Gyoji is Kimura Yukihiro (in grey green)
Kotoyusho is kyujo! Kitaharima picks up the fusensho
Yobidashi is Matsuo; Gyoji is Kimura Mitsunosuke (in green)
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for juryo
Kaisho is kyujo! Gonoyama picks up the fusensho
Yobidashi is Kunio; Gyoji is Kimura Takao (in lavender grey)
Yobidashi is Mitsuaki; Gyoji is Kimura Asanosuke (in black)
Yobidashi is Rikinojo; Gyoji is Shikimori Kiichiro (in dark green)
Koji is a member of a kyujo heya but didn't go kyujo himself.
Yobidashi is Koji; Gyoji is Kimura Yonosuke (in red)
Yobidashi is Teruki; Gyoji is Kimura Ginjiro (in grey)
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makuuchi
Kimura Yodo was announced kyujo by commentators. in their intro. That'll be why Kankuro went extra.
Shimpan are Fujishima (ozeki Musoyama) as head shimpan, Hatachiyama (komusubi Tochinohana), Takenawa (sekiwake Tochinonada), Edagawa (maegashira 1 Aogiyama), Nishonoseki (yokozuna Kisenosato)
Yobidashi is Daikichi; Gyoji is Shikimori Kindayu
Yobidashi is Kotoyoshi; 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 (in purple)
Shimpan are Isegahama (yokozuna Asahifuji) as head shimpan, Tatekawa (sekiwake Tosanoumi), Minato (maegashira 2 Minatofuji), Futagoyama (ozeki Miyabiyama), Takasago (ozeki Asasekiryu)
Yobidashi is Goro; Gyoji is Kimura Konosuke (in pink)
Yobidashi is Shigeo; Gyoji is Kimura Shotaro
Yobidashi is Shiro; Gyoji is Kimura Tamajiro
Yobidashi is Katsuyuki; Gyoji is Shikimori Inosuke
Most of these appear to be due to the NSK's covid protocol: if anyone at a stable tests positive to covid prior to or during a tournament, that entire stable is out for the duration. This includes all rikishi and shimpan from that stable, but doesn't always include every yobidashi and gyoji from that stable as well.
For absent rikishi, see NSK's absence list. It is a long list.
Absent gyoji: Kimura Shomei (jonokuchi/jonidan), Kimura Chishu (makushita); Kimura Shiho; Shikimori Shinnosuke (juryo); Kimura Keitaro (jonidan); Kimura Kinnosuke (sandanme); Kimura Yodo (makuuchi).
Absent yobidashi: Kenta (in jonidan); Satoru (makushita); Kotozo (makuuchi); Jiro (tate-yobidashi); Shunsuke (sandanme).
Absent shimpan: Naruto, with Shiranui (komusubi Wakakoyu) taking his spot; Hanaregoma, with Minato (maegashira 2 Minatofuji) returning to shimpan duty in his place from day 10; senior shimpan Sadogatake, with Fujishima (ozeki Musoyama) taking his spot from day 11; Asakayama (ozeki Kaio) replaced by Hatachiyama (komusubi Tochinohana) from day 12.
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). Hochi.news sumo articles (in Japanese). Useful Japanese terms to search in the highlights page for: 休場 (kyujo, absence); コロナ (korona, COVID).
Japanese language resources: DeepL for translating entire articles; Jisho for looking up specific words and kanji; the 10ten extension for Firefox lets you mouse over particular Japanese text of interest on websites.
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?
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.)
We have the same shimpan as May 2022! Some of them are kyujo, however.
Members of this senior group join up with other shimpan groups to act as head shimpan after the juryo ring entrance ceremony & intermission.
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!
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:
These yobidashi are listed on the Japanese schedule due to being ranked as juryo, makuuchi or sanyaku yobidashi.
