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18: Rōga withdraws for a second time after re-entering the January tournament on Day 5 and suffering two consecutive losses. [11] 19: The Sumo Association announces that it will hold a sumo exhibition in the Accor Arena of Paris in June 2026, following the announcement of a 2025 London tour. The Sumo Association will be returning to Paris for ...
In his return tournament in January, Hakuōhō finished behind Wakatakakage in the makushita division with 6 wins. 30-year-old Tsushimanada returns to sumo's second-highest division after three tournaments, while 37-year-old Kitaharima, a one-time maegashira competitor with a 22-year history in professional sumo, returns to jūryō for the ...
Inside of the Kuramae Kokugikan during the January 1950 honbasho In 1926, the newly formed Japan Sumo Association increased the number of honbasho held each year from two to four. In 1928, they introduced rules such as marking uncontested bouts as forfeitures ( fusenshō ) to help guarantee tournaments end with a clear winner. [ 2 ]
27: The Sumo Association releases the banzuke for the March 2023 tournament in Osaka, also known as the Haru (spring) basho. There is no change in the top two ranks, with yokozuna Terunofuji expected to return to action after missing two tournaments (he would later withdraw), and the January champion— ōzeki Takakeishō —seeking to join him ...
Refereeing department chairman Isegahama (the 63rd yokozuna Asahifuji) officially requested that the Sumo Association meet on 26 January to discuss Mitakeumi, making ōzeki promotion all but certain. Meanwhile both of the current ōzeki, Shōdai (6–9) and Takakeishō (1–3–11), will enter the March basho at demotion-threatened kadoban status.
31: The Sumo Association announces that top division wrestler Wakatakakage has tested positive for COVID-19, and that everyone in his family and Arashio stable will be tested for the virus. It is uncertain whether Wakatakakage will be cleared in time to compete in the January 2021 basho, which starts on 10 January. [88]
Wrestlers can be listed in the order of their rank as of the most current January/Hatsu 2025 banzuke, by clicking the 'Current rank' sorting button.; The East side of the banzuke is regarded as more prestigious than the West side and those ranked on the East will generally have had a slightly better record in the previous tournament than those with the same rank on the West.
On the January 2022 banzuke Wakamotoharu made his makuuchi division debut. [4] Wakatakakage, the youngest brother, had by far the quickest rise up the rankings of the three. Wakatakakage and his brother Wakamotoharu are the fourth siblings in history to reach sumo's third-highest rank of sekiwake, achieved with Wakamotoharu's promotion in May 2023.