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He has been a play-by-play announcer since 1999, and since 2016 he has covered sumo tournament news, including host of the program Grand Sumo Preview and color commentator on Grand Sumo Highlights. [1] [3] [5] He is one of a roster of English-language play-by-play announcers for sumo tournaments that air live on NHK.
A playoff on the final day is used to decide the winner in case of a tie. Unless a playoff is required, two wrestlers will fight each other no more than once in a whole tournament. The bout schedule is set by a committee of toshiyori a day or two in advance of a tournament day and may be announced from the dohyō the day prior by a senior gyōji.
9: The 49th Japan Grand Sumo Tournament, a one-day competition for professional sumo wrestlers, is held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. Although organizer and broadcaster Fuji Television decided to withdraw the broadcast of the tournament after the scandal involving Masahiro Nakai, the tournament was sold out. [ 26 ]
He was forced to withdraw from the November 2012 tournament on Day 9 with a knee injury. He picked up his first kinboshi or gold star for defeating yokozuna Harumafuji in September 2013. He earned promotion to sekiwake with a strong 10–5 performance in September 2014 in which he went 4–3 against wrestlers ranked in the san'yaku .
11: The 48th Japan Grand Sumo Tournament, a one-day competition for professional sumo wrestlers, is held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The winner is Hōshōryū, with the ōzeki defeating such opponents as Abi and Takayasu before winning the championship match against Hiradoumi. [26]
Ōnosato managed to keep himself in the title race on Day 9 by beating a san'yaku-ranked wrestler for the first time, defeating Sekiwake Wakamotoharu. [10] On Day 10, Ōnosato lost his match against Takerufuji, leaving the latter alone at the top of the title race with a two-win lead over the rest of the competitors. [52]
Ichiyamamoto and his stable were forced to withdraw on Day 9 of the July 2022 tournament in Nagoya after stablemaster Hanaregoma tested positive for COVID-19. [6] Ichiyamamato stood at six wins and two losses at the time, and his ranking for the September tournament was once again east maegashira 13 (although he was two spots closer to jūryō ...
In February Daieishō won the 47th Fuji TV Grand Sumo Tournament defeating Hōshōryū in the final. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] In the March 2023 tournament he was promoted back to the rank of komusubi . [ 26 ] Daieishō led the tournament going into the final day on 12 wins and two losses, but was defeated twice by Kiribayama , in their regulation match ...