November 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament, Day 11 (Wednesday 23 November 2022)

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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, NSK's tournament champions list and NSK's Day 11 program in Japanese.

There are 161 bouts listed on the schedule today. It's an odd-numbered day which means the east side is first to get called.

Special note

This moderator-flavoured version of the schedule contains yobidashi who are not listed on the official schedule. Any yobidashi on the schedule prior to Soichi might not show up at all, or they might show up earlier or later..

Fan favourite non-salaried rikishi bouts

If you want a non-salaried rikishi from divisions 3 to 6 added to the watch list, get in touch!

Appearing on day 11: Arise, Asanoyama, Baraki, Furanshisu, Ikazuchido, Itadaki, Kazuto, Kyokutaisei, Maikeru, Mineyaiba, Mukainakano, Najima, Rinko, Shishi, Shunrai, Takahashi, Tanji, Yago

Having a rest on day 11: Akiseyama, Asakiryu, Asonoyama, Byakuen, Dewanojo, Gaia, Hanafusa, Hayashiryu, Hogasho, Ishizaki, Ito, Kanzaki, Kawazoe, Kenho, Koki, Kototebakari, Miyagi, Mogamizakura, Moriurara, Nakashima, Rao, Satonofuji, Satsumao, Taiga, Tomokaze, Yamato, Yoshii

Nobody kyujo on day 11:

Note: Each division also has its own mini-report for who's on the schedule and who's kyujo!

Kyujo rikishi

The following rikishi are kyujo on day 11: Chikureisen, Chiyokozan, Chiyotairyu, Daiseizan, Fubu, Fujinonami, Fukuazuma, Hokutoshio, Ishiura, Izumigawa, Kanryu, Katsunofuji, Kotoegashira, Mihonoumi, Mishima, Mitozakura, Mitozakura, Mogamizakura, Nakaishi, Nakashima, Nishikinoryu, Obara, Oshoryu, Roman, Ryubumaru, Sakurai, Sawada, Suguro, Takashoki, Terunofuji, Tochihayate, Tsubakifuji, Wakayahara

Retirement

Chiyotairyu (known to fans as Elvis) has retired from sumo mid-tournament. This was announced on day 8. We wish him all the best of luck with his new restaurant!

Non-rikishi kyujo

Shimpan: Edagawa-oyakata was absent for the first two days of the tournament but returned on day 3. Izutsu (sekiwake Toyonoshima) filled in during his absence.

Yobidashi: Koji has dropped off the schedule starting day 6 but is still listed on the NSK website.

9:25am start

Jonokuchi 序ノ口 (Division 6)

Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for jonokuchi

Coming up: Kyokutaisei

Shimpan are Kataonami (sekiwake Tamakasuga) facing away on mic, Tamagaki (komusubi Tomonohana) left of dohyo, Azumazeki (komusubi Takamisakari) facing us left, Tokitsukaze (maegashira 1 Tosayutaka) facing us right, Ikazuchi (komusubi Kakizoe) right of dohyo

Yobidashi is Jin

Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokimi

Jonidan 序二段 (Division 5)

Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for jonidan

Coming up: Furanshisu, Ikazuchido, Najima

Gyoji is Shikimori Komei

Yobidashi is Takeru

Gyoji is Kimura Shunta

Gyoji is Kimura Ryunosuke

Yobidashi is Kenta

Gyoji is Kimura Keitaro

Yobidashi is Hiroshi

Shimpan shift change

Shimpan are Asakayama (ozeki Kaio) facing away on mic, Takenawa (sekiwake Tochinonada) left of dohyo, Edagawa (maegashira 1 Aogiyama) facing us left, Sendagawa (komusubi Toki) facing us right, Nishonoseki (yokozuna Kisenosato) right of dohyo

Gyoji is Shikimori Tomotaro

Yobidashi is Yuji

Gyoji is Kimura Narimasa

Yobidashi is Hiromasa

Gyoji is Shikimori Kainosuke

Sandanme 三段目 (Division 4)

Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for sandanme

Coming up: Arise, Baraki, Itadaki, Kazuto, Rinko, Shunrai, Takahashi, Tanji

Yobidashi is Tsurutaro

Gyoji is Shikimori Tatsunosuke

Gyoji is Shikimori Seisuke

Yobidashi is Shigejiro

Shimpan shift change

Shimpan are Tatekawa (sekiwake Tosanoumi) facing away on mic, Hanaregoma (sekiwake Tamanoshima) left of dohyo, Futagoyama (ozeki Miyabiyama) facing us left, Oshima (sekiwake Kyokutenho) facing us right, Takasago (ozeki Asasekiryu) right of dohyo

Gyoji is Kimura Sakuranosuke

Note: Yobidashi from here are unlisted but their schedule is relatively stable.

Yobidashi is Shin

Gyoji is Shikimori Seiichiro

Yobidashi is Naoki

Gyoji is Kimura Kintaro

Yobidashi is Setsuo

Gyoji is Kimura Kazuma

Yobidashi is Yuto

Gyoji is Shikimori Shiho

Yobidashi is Kohei

Gyoji is Shikimori Kinosuke

Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokazu

Yobidashi is Shunsuke

Gyoji is Kimura Ennosuke

Shimpan shift change

Shimpan are Onaruto (ozeki Dejima) facing away on mic, Urakaze (maegashira 1 Shikishima) left of dohyo, Asahiyama (sekiwake Kotonishiki) facing us left, Tanigawa (sekiwake Hokutoriki) facing us right, Naruto (ozeki Kotooshu) right of dohyo

Makushita 幕下 (Division 3)

Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makushita

Coming up: Asanoyama, Maikeru, Mineyaiba, Mukainakano, Yago

Yobidashi is Mamoru

Gyoji is Kimura Satoshi

Yobidashi is Teruya

Gyoji is Shikimori Kazuki

Note: Yobidashi schedule from now on is sourced from the program itself.

Yobidashi is Soichi

Gyoji is Kimura Hideaki

Yobidashi is Yohei

Yobidashi is Keisuke

Gyoji is Kimura Ryosuke

Yobidashi is Fujio

Yobidashi is Shigetaro

Gyoji is Kimura Zennosuke

Yobidashi is Tasuke

Gyoji is Kimura Chishu

Yobidashi is Satoru

Gyoji is Kimura KANKURO

2:20pm Juryo dohyo-iri

Makushita Joi 幕下上位 (Division 3)

Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makushita

Coming up: Shishi

Shimpan are Sadogatake (sekiwake Kotonowaka I) facing away on mic, Asakayama (ozeki Kaio), Takenawa (sekiwake Tochinonada), Edagawa (maegashira 1 Aogiyama), Nishonoseki (yokozuna Kisenosato)

Yobidashi is Masao

Gyoji is Kimura Kichijiro

Yobidashi is Rokuro

Gyoji is Shikimori Shinnosuke

Juryo 十両 (Division 2)

Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for juryo

Yobidashi is Hiroyuki

Gyoji is Kimura Yukihiro

Yobidashi is Matsuo

Gyoji is Kimura Mitsunosuke

Yobidashi is Kunio

Gyoji is Kimura Takao

Yobidashi is Mitsuaki

Gyoji is Kimura Asanosuke

Yobidashi is Rikinojo

Gyoji is Shikimori Kiichiro

Yobidashi is Teruki

Gyoji is ❤️ Kimura Yonosuke ❤️

Yobidashi is Daikichi

Gyoji is Kimura Ginjiro

3:45pm Intermission: Makuuchi dohyo-iri

Makuuchi 幕内 (Division 1)

Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makuuchi

Shimpan are Isegahama (yokozuna Asahifuji) facing away on mic, Tatekawa (sekiwake Tosanoumi), Hanaregoma (sekiwake Tamanoshima), Oshima (sekiwake Kyokutenho), Takasago (ozeki Asasekiryu)

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 Fujishima (ozeki Musoyama) facing away on mic, Onaruto (ozeki Dejima), Urakaze (maegashira 1 Shikishima), Tanigawa (sekiwake Hokutoriki), Naruto (ozeki Kotooshu)

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). 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.

Curiosities: that time half a stable went AWOL because the stablemaster's wife was being too harsh on them.

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

Izutsu (former Toyonoshima) is taking over Edagawa's old spot! Otherwise, same as before.

Members of this senior group join up with other shimpan groups to act as head shimpan after the juryo ring entrance ceremony & intermission.

Kumegawa (komusubi Kotoinazuma) is either kyujo or has stopped doing head shimp duties.

If shimpan start to drop out like last basho, expect to see one or more of these folks: Hatachiyama (komusubi Tochinohana), Minato (maegashira 2 Minatofuji), Shiranui (komusubi Wakakoyu), Takadagawa (sekiwake Akinoshima) and senior Fujishima (ozeki Musoyama)

Who's that yobidashi?

Yobidashi prior to the juryo-ranked yobidashi (Soichi) aren't listed on the daily program.