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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 15 program in Japanese.
There are 92 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.
8 of today's 92 bouts are fusensho or fusenpai because of kyujo rikishi. This may change over the course of the day!
There's a covid outbreak in progress in Grand Sumo! Entire stables were going kyujo due to covid at the rate of at least one a day (two on day 11 alone). Gyoji, shimpan and yobidashi were going absent as well as rikishi. After a hellish set of withdrawals on days 12 and 13, the kyujo situation appears to have rapidly stabilised for Day 14.
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 in the program.
Stables who have withdrawn mid-tournament so far: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. On day 13, Shibatayama had this to say: "We have been taking very strict measures, but that's how infectious the virus is. We will consult the local health centre and ask for instructions." (source)
Check NSK's tournament leader list for details.
There's no tiebreaker matches today in any division.
Note: Start is two hours later than usual, convert it here
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for jonokuchi
Shimpan are Tatekawa (sekiwake Tosanoumi), Minato (maegashira 2 Minatofuji), Futagoyama (ozeki Miyabiyama), Oshima (sekiwake Kyokutenho), Takasago (ozeki Asasekiryu)
Yobidashi is Jin; Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokimi
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for jonidan
Tamanotora is kyujo! Sawaisamu picks up the fusensho
Gyoji is Kimura Shunta
Gyoji is Kimura Ryunosuke
Gyoji is Shikimori Tomotaro
Gyoji is Kimura Narimasa
Kinseiryu is kyujo! Hishuyama picks up the fusensho
Shimpan are Onaruto (ozeki Dejima), Urakaze (maegashira 1 Shikishima), Asahiyama (sekiwake Kotonishiki), Tanigawa (sekiwake Hokutoriki), Shiranui (komusubi Wakakoyu)
Gyoji is Shikimori Tatsunosuke
Gyoji is Shikimori Seisuke
Wakahizen is kyujo! Takakurayama picks up the fusensho
Gyoji is Kimura Sakuranosuke
Gyoji is Shikimori Seiichiro
Miyakogawa is kyujo! Mimurodake picks up the fusensho
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for sandanme
Gyoji is Kimura Kintaro
Shimpan are Takadagawa (sekiwake Akinoshima), Tamagaki (komusubi Tomonohana), Azumazeki (komusubi Takamisakari), Tokitsukaze (maegashira 1 Tosayutaka), Ikazuchi (komusubi Kakizoe)
Gyoji is Kimura Kazuma
Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokazu
Gyoji is Kimura Ennosuke
Itadaki is kyujo! Kotakiyama picks up the fusensho
Gyoji is Kimura Satoshi
Yobidashi is Soichi
Matsuda is kyujo! Chiyotaiho picks up the fusensho
Gyoji is Shikimori Kazuki
Yobidashi is Yohei
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makushita
Shimpan are Hatachiyama (komusubi Tochinohana), Takenawa (sekiwake Tochinonada), Edagawa (maegashira 1 Aogiyama), Sendagawa (komusubi Toki), Nishonoseki (yokozuna Kisenosato)
Yobidashi is Fujio; Gyoji is Kimura Hideaki
Yobidashi is Shigetaro
Ryusei is kyujo! Onojo picks up the fusensho
Gyoji is Kimura Ryosuke
Yobidashi is Tasuke
Yobidashi is Masao; Gyoji is Kimura Zennosuke
Yobidashi is Rokuro; Gyoji is Kimura KANKURO
Yobidashi is Hiroyuki; Gyoji is Kimura Yukihiro
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makushita
Shimpan are Kumegawa (komusubi Kotoinazuma) as head shimpan, Onaruto (ozeki Dejima), Asahiyama (sekiwake Kotonishiki), Tanigawa (sekiwake Hokutoriki), Shiranui (komusubi Wakakoyu)
Tamashoho is kyujo! Tokihayate picks up the fusensho
Yobidashi is Matsuo; Gyoji is Kimura Mitsunosuke
Yobidashi is Kunio; Gyoji is Kimura Takao
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for juryo
Yobidashi is Mitsuaki; Gyoji is Kimura Asanosuke
Yobidashi is Rikinojo; Gyoji is Shikimori Kiichiro
Yobidashi is Koji; Gyoji is Kimura Yonosuke
Yobidashi is Teruki; Gyoji is Kimura Ginjiro
Yobidashi is Daikichi; Gyoji is Shikimori Kindayu
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makuuchi
Shimpan are Fujishima (ozeki Musoyama) as head shimpan, Tamagaki (komusubi Tomonohana), Azumazeki (komusubi Takamisakari), Tokitsukaze (maegashira 1 Tosayutaka), Ikazuchi (komusubi Kakizoe)
Yobidashi is Kotoyoshi; Gyoji is Kimura Akijiro
Yobidashi is Ryuji; Gyoji is Kimura Motoki
Yes, they really had it in the middle of maegashira. Yes Mitoryu was in a bout after the division prize had been given out.
Yobidashi is Akira; Gyoji is Shikimori Kandayu
Yobidashi is Kokichi; Gyoji is Kimura Hisanosuke
Shimpan are Isegahama (yokozuna Asahifuji) as head shimpan, Takenawa (sekiwake Tochinonada), Edagawa (maegashira 1 Aogiyama), Sendagawa (komusubi Toki), Nishonoseki (yokozuna Kisenosato)
Yobidashi is Goro; Gyoji is Kimura Konosuke
Yobidashi is Shigeo; Gyoji is Kimura Shotaro
Yobidashi is Shiro; Gyoji is Kimura Tamajiro
Yobidashi is Katsuyuki; Gyoji is Shikimori Inosuke
If required.
Sansho prizes from
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: Shikimori Komei (jonokuchi/jonidan), Kimura Chishu (makushita); Kimura Shiho; Shikimori Shinnosuke (juryo); Kimura Keitaro (jonidan); Kimura Kinnosuke (sandanme); Kimura Yodo (makuuchi); Kimura Kichiijiro (makushita).
Absent yobidashi: Kenta (in jonidan); Satoru (makushita); Kotozo (makuuchi); Jiro (tate-yobidashi); Shunsuke (sandanme). Keisuke (makushita). With lower ranked yobidashi it's harder to tell who's covid-absent vs normal RDOs from day 13 onwards.
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. Kataonami, replacement Takadagawa (sekiwake Akinoshima) from day 13.
Futagoyama and Takekawa tested positive on day 16.
We saw two "fusenpai" (不戦敗 - no-bout-loss) matches on day 12, where both competitors in a bout were absent. According to Sponichi, the last time a fusenpai happened was in 1978 and 1995. (source) Two fusenpai in one single day appears to be a first.
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.
Fan favourite Shintaro has evidently departed from sumo and does not appear on the list of yobidashi anymore. We wish him well!
