Here are the quick results from today’s Day 13 of the September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita
Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Chiyotairyu (M11) beat Tsurugisho (M15)
Yutakayama (M14) beat Kotoshoho (M11)
Hiradoumi (M16) beat Kotoeko (M9)
Chiyoshoma (M14) beat Myogiryu (M9)
Yochinoshin (M8) beat Okinoumi (M12)
Mitoryu (M16) beat Onosho (M7)
Aoiyama (M7) beat Terutsuyoshi (M15)
Ryuden (M12) beat Endo (M6)
Sadanoumi (M5) beat Oho (M13)
Takarafuji (M5) beat Ichiyamamoto (M13)
Tamawashi (M3) beat Nishikifuji (M10)
Kotonowaka (M2) beat Takanosho (M10)
Meisei (M2) beat Midorifuji (M1)
Hokutofuji (M8) beat Tobizaru (M1)
Takayasu (M4) beat Kiribayama (K)
Ichinojo (K) beat Ura (M3)
Wakamotoharu (M6) beat Daieisho (S)
Hoshoryu (S) beat Nishikigi (M4)
Shodai (O) beat Mitakeumi (O)
Wakatakakage (S) beat Takakeisho (O)
Leader: Tamawashi (11-2). There is a chance Tamawashi can win the Emperor’s Cup tomorrow-he has to beat Tobizaru then Wakatakakage has to beat Hokutofuji and Hoshoryu has to beat Takayasu. If all of that happens, it’s over and Tamawashi will win his 2nd top-tier championship and 4th overall. If Tamawashi wins, then regardless of what happens tomorrow the worst he can do is be forced into a playoff.
Of note: A Sanyaku shakeup is coming as Daieisho will be demoted from Sekiwake due to taking his 8th loss. Abi and Ichinojo will be demoted as well (Abi likely because he missed the entire tournament due to injury) and Mitakeumi will be demoted to Sekiwake. This seems to open the door for Tobizaru and possibly Kotonowaka to be promoted to Komusubi. It can be argued the only reason Kotonowaka may not be there already is his forced withdrawal in July due to coronavirus protocols-he was 7-3 when he had to pull out. Tamawashi has a good chance as well regardless of what happens the last two days, at worst he’ll be at M1 in November.
Juryo:
Tsushimanada (Ms4) beat Gonoyama (J12)
Hokuseiho (J9) beat Oshoma (J13)
Chiyosakae (J11) beat Daiamami (J8)
Takakento (J14) beat Churanoumi (J8)
Kaisho (J9) beat Akua (J6)
Hidenoumi (J5) beat Daishoho (J8)
Bushozan (J4) beat Enho (J7)
Kinbozan (J12) beat Kagayaki (J4)
Tochimkusashi (J14) beat Tohakuryu (J3)
Kitanowaka (J11) beat Atamifuji (J3)
Azumaryu (J2) beat Kotokuzan (J7)
CHiyonokuni (J2) beat Shimazuumi (J10)
Chiyomaru (J1) beat Tokushoryu (J10)
Shimanoumi (J1) beat Tochimaru (J13)
Leader: Tochimusashi (11-2). Only Hokuseiho (9-4) still has a chance to catch Tochimusashi, and even then it would only force a playoff. If either Hokuseiho loses tomorrow to Kotokuzan or Tochimusashi beats Atamifuji, it’s over and Tochimusashi is the champion. Hokuseiho-Kotokuzan is scheduled before Tochimusashi-Atamifuji so the former Kanno will know his destiny before his match.
Lower tier notes: It’s all over in the lower tiers except Jonidan. As noted late last night, Otani is the Jonokuchi champion at 7-0, while Oshoumi is the Sandanme champion at 7-0, his second career championship and he has won 11 straight matches participated in (he was 4-0 in Jonidan in July before withdrawing due to coronavirus protocols). He has a chance to reach Makushita in November but at a Sandanme 78 he might be too far down. Daiseiryu is the Makushita champion at 7-0 after beating Yuki, which came after Asonoyama lost earlier in the day. This is Daiseiryu’s first career championship. He is at Makushita 36, which based on recent history likely won’t get him back to Juryo for the first tine since November 2017, but he’ll be close. He will probably be at around Makushita 6. In the Jonidan, Takahashi & Chindaigo are the only 7-0 wrestlers and likely will have a playoff on the final day.
Asanoyama Watch: No match today or tomorrow. That means his final match will be on the Final Day, when he will try to finish 6-1. That probably won’t be enough to jump from Makushita 15 to Juryo, but he will be in position to return to the second tier in January.
