Torikumi

Banzuke

Yusho Arasoi

12 Wins

Maegashira #2 West Ichinojo

11 Wins

Yokozuna East Terunofuji

Ozeki #1 East Takakeisho

Notable Maneuvers

Watashikomi. Midorifuji officially got the win over Hoshoryu by a "thigh-grabbing push down." Really, he was pushing Hoshoryu back, got half-thrown, and it wasn't at all clear Midorifuji did stay fully off the ground before Hoshoryu hit. They had to call it something, of course.

Match of the Day

Yokozuna East Terunofuji versus Ozeki #1 East Takakeisho

Terunofuji was fighting for a playoff, while Takakeisho was simply playing spoiler. Takakeisho fought like a Yokozuna promotion was on the line. Terunofuji never got comfortable, and although Takakeisho wasn't overpowering the lone Yokozuna, he was in ...

Torikumi

Banzuke

Yusho Arasoi

11 Wins

Yokozuna East Terunofuji

Maegashira #2 West Ichinojo

10 Wins

Ozeki #1 East Takakeisho

Notable Maneuvers

Hikiotoshi. Shodai toppled the Yokozuna with a hand pull down, and more impressively, he did it from the tachiai. The Ozeki took a step back to start, grabbed the Yokozuna's arm to prevent a grip, and yanked him over and out.

Match of the Day

Maegashira #1 East Kiribayama versus Maegashira #4 East Wakamotoharu

Kiribayama and Wakamotoharu actually delivered two excellent matches. Initially, they had a short lockup, which led to a simultaneous throw. Wakamotoharu got the gunbai, but a monoii took place and torinaoshi was called since the two men flipped over and landed at essentially the same time.

In...

Torikumi

Banzuke

Yusho Arasoi

11 Wins

Yokozuna East Terunofuji

Maegashira #2 West Ichinojo

10 Wins

Ozeki #1 East Takakeisho

9 Wins

Maegashira #14 East Myogiryu

Maegashira #17 East Nishikifuji

Notable Maneuvers

Henka. Chiyoshoma must have known he couldn't take Tochinoshin head on, because he went sideways at the start. Officially, it gets marked down as an uwatedashinage, but the throw only happened because of the henka.

Match of the Day

Komusubi East Hoshoryu versus Maegashira #4 East Wakamotoharu

On a day thin on action of any type, the best match was down to an individual performance. Hoshoryu showed a glimpse of what he could do in the future. The young Mongolian went right up and in on the tachiai, got under Wakamotoharu, and pulled ...

Torikumi

Banzuke

Yusho Arasoi

10 Wins

Yokozuna East Terunofuji

Maegashira #2 West Ichinojo

9 Wins

Ozeki #1 East Takakeisho

8 Wins

Ozeki #2 West Shodai

Maegashira #6 West Tobizaru

Maegashira #8 West Nishikigi

Maegashira #14 East Myogiryu

Maegashira #17 East Nishikifuji

Notable Maneuvers

Sotogake. Terutsuyoshi really wanted a fourth straight leg pick, but Sadanoumi blew that up. Then after Sadanoumi got a grip, he decided to mess with Terutsuyoshi's legs by unleashing an "outside leg trip."

Match of the Day

Maegashira #6 West Tobizaru versus Maegashira #2 West Ichinojo.

In what may be the styles-clash of the tournament, each man's objective was clear. Tobizaru wanted to avoid a grip from the bigger Ichinojo, while Ichinojo wanted to keep th...

Torikumi

Banzuke

Yusho Arasoi

9 Wins

Yokozuna East Terunofuji

Maegashira #2 West Ichinojo

8 Wins

Ozeki #1 East Takakeisho

Maegashira #6 West Tobizaru

Maegashira #8 West Nishikigi

Maegashira #17 East Nishikifuji

Notable Maneuvers

Fusen. The entirety of Sagogatake stable, one of sumo's largest, is out because of an in-heya COVID case. That's a fusen loss for Kotoshoho, Kotoeko, and most significantly Kotonowaka. Tamanoi-beya, home to Juryo men Azumaryu and Tohakuryu, is also out for COVID reasons.

Match of the Day

Yokozuna East Terunofuji versus Komusubi East Hoshoryu

Before too long, Hoshoryu is going to defeat Terunofuji. On Day Eleven, he was able to get a deep right hand grip and attack the Yokozuna sideways. That didn't immediately lea...

Torikumi

Banzuke

Yusho Arasoi

8 Wins

Yokozuna East Terunofuji

Maegashira #2 West Ichinojo

Maegashira #6 West Tobizaru

Maegashira #8 West Nishikigi

7 Wins

Ozeki #1 East Takakeisho

Maegashira #2 East Kotonowaka

Maegashira #17 East Nishikifuji

Notable Maneuvers

Hikkake. Hokutofuji was being pushed right out by Aoiyama, so he pulled the desperation move of grabbing Aoiyama's arm to move him past. It's not a throw, but an "arm-grabbing force out," and as Hokutofuji shows, it can sometimes work.

Match of the Day

Komusubi East Hoshoryu versus Maegashira #2 East Kotonowaka

Hoshoryu latched on with a firm right hand grip on Kotonowaka's mawashi from the start and did the difficult "grab-and-shift." Kotonowaka wanted to get a head on grappling ma...

Torikumi

Banzuke

Yusho Arasoi

7 Wins

Yokozuna East Terunofuji

Maegshira #2 East Kotonowaka

Maegshira #2 West Ichinojo

Maegshira #6 West Tobizaru

Maegshira #8 West Nishikigi

Maegshira #17 East Nishikifuji

Notable Maneuvers

Ashitori. Terutsuyoshi took advantage of a hobbled and struggling Daiamami by immediately taking hold of his leg and winning with a sensational leg pick.

Match of the Day

Sekiwake East Wakatakakage versus Maegashira #2 East Kotonowaka

Kotonowaka got the hold at the tachiai and went forwards towards a simple yorikiri. The Sekiwake was able to turn himself at the edge for an attempted throw. Kotonowaka planted his feet, stopped the throw, and regrouped to shove Wakatakakage out the other way. This was a great demonstration...

Torikumi

Banzuke

Yusho Arasoi

6 Wins

Maegashira #2 West Ichinojo

5 Wins

Yokozuna East Terunofuji

Maegashira #2 East Kotonowaka

Maegashira #6 West Tobizaru

Maegashira #8 West Nishikigi

Maegashira #11 West Midorifuji

Maegashira #13 East Ichiyamamoto

Maegashira #17 East Nishikifuji

Notable Maneuvers

Uwatenage. First of all, it's amazing a Takakeisho-Abi match ended with a throw. More intriguingly, Abi decided to go sideways after Takakeisho started very low. That allowed him to grab the back of Takakeisho's mawashi for a nice overarm throw.

Match of the Day

Maegashira #2 West Ichinojo versus Ozeki #2 West Shodai

Shodai beat the previously undefeated Ichinojo in a way only Shodai can. He weirdly deflected Ichinojo's opening gambit for a mawas...

Torikumi

Banzuke

Yusho Arasoi

6 Wins

Maegashira #2 West Ichinojo

5 Wins

Maegashira #6 West Tobizaru

Notable Maneuvers

Shitatenage. Tobizaru technically beat Nishikigi by the underarm throw. In reality, there isn't a kimarite for "getting thrown so that all your momentum is going over, but you kind of pull on the other guy's arm to go into him and send him out first in a moment of desperation.

Match of the Day

Maegashira #8 East Tochinoshin versus Maegashira #9 West Kotoeko

Tochinoshin likely came in wanting to get a solid grip. Kotoeko likely came in wanting to get the match moving around the dohyo. They both got what they want. Tochinoshin was absolutely latched on, which usually spells trouble for an opponent. Kotoeko just kept going si...

Torikumi

Banzuke

Yusho Arasoi

5 Wins

Maegashira #2 West Ichinojo

4 Wins

Maegashira #6 West Tobizaru

Maegashira #8 West Nishikigi

Maegashira #11 West Midorifuji

Maegashira #13 East Ichiyamamoto

Notable Maneuvers

Sukuinage. It is not just that Tobizaru beat Aoiyama with a beltless arm throw, but that he did it when he seemed to have a yorikiri in hand. Pulling out a throw attempt seemed to surprise Aoiyama as much as anyone.

Match of the Day

Yokozuna East Terunofuji versus Maegashira #2 West Ichinojo

With an undefeated rikishi facing the lone Yokozuna, this matchup was the one to watch on paper coming into Day Five. Then it delivered. Befitting two large, powerful grapplers, Terunofuji and Ichinojo got a grip on each other immediately. Teru...

From: https://www.fantasybasho.com/post/nagoya-2022-day-four

Torikumi

Banzuke

Notable Maneuvers

Tottari. Both Tobizaru and Terunofuji won by tottari, the arm bar throw, but in two very different matches. Tobizaru very quickly shifted on Tochinoshin to grab his arm and pull him sideways. Terunofuji essentially went for such a powerful throw on Kotonowaka that he needed to bar the arm before sending the young man down.

Match of the Day

Komusubi East Hoshoryu versus Ozeki 2 West Shodai

This was a weird, but exciting, one. Hoshoryu latched on at the tachiai with a strong right-hand outside grip. Then once he had the Ozeki, he seemed absolutely desperate for a throw. Shodai was able to stop that and remove himself from the grip as Hoshoryu k...

Torikumi

Banzuke

Notable Maneuvers

Uwatenage. There were three matches, Midorifuji vs Chiyoshoma, Meisei vs Kotoeko, and Terunofuji vs Takanosho, that ended with the overarm throw. And all were appropriately dramatic.

Match of the Day

Maegashira #13 West Chiyoshoma versus Maegashira #11 West Midorifuji

These two usually avoid the lengthy matches, because they are both at their best by moving around the dohyo and unleashing some surprising maneuver. Here, they got in a very tight grip very early. Midorifuji had a deep right hand grip, but Chiyoshoma neutered that with a better position for leverage. Then they began moving. And moving. And moving. They sort of stalemated, except they didn't stay still. Midorifuji went for his katasukashi a ...

Torikumi

Banzuke

Notable Maneuvers

Henka. Ura unleashed a textbook one to avoid Abi's two-handed thrusts. He took a beat to invite Abi forward, and even took a glancing blow as he was jumping to the side. But that sent Abi past him, which made the match all Ura.

Match of the Day

Yokozuna East Terunofuji versus Maegashira #1 East Kiribayama

The two Mongolians both had matches that should warn future opponents. After losing to Abi by not having any lateral movement and coming up limping, Terunofuji held in against Kiribayama. The Misty Horse Mountain gave the Yokozuna everything. This was a lengthy mawashi battle, but even the stalemate was chaotic. They both went for front of mawashi grips, blocked each other, then both got it. That landed...

Torikumi

Banzuke

Notable Maneuvers

Hikiotoshi. While Tobizaru won with the "hand pull down," it was made doubly impressive because it looked like Okinoumi was about to do it to him. The two awkwardly engaged shoulder-to-shoulder with their torsos horizontal. Okinoumi made the first move, but Tobizaru pulled out the winning move.

Match of the Day

Yokozuna East Terunofuji versus Komusubi West Abi

Since he's a Komusubi, Abi won't get a kinboshi. He also didn't have the dominating win over the Yokozuna. Terunofuji didn't go backwards from Abi's opening thrusts, and then began moving him backwards while looking for a grip. The Yokozuna never got that grip, however, and Abi began his tawara dance. Terunofuji could not move with Abi, and he ea...