Shimpan news and schedules

[Asashosakari 18,784]

Changes for Kyushu 2017:

• Due to his major bike accident, chief shimpan Nishonoseki (ex-Wakashimazu) has been substituted by his predecessor in the role, Isegahama (ex-Asahifuji), as mentioned above.
• No deviations from the regular basho-to-basho shift rotations.

 

2017.11	Head 1: Deputy Yamashina (Onishiki, yakuin taigu) Head 2: Deputy Fujishima (Musoyama, fuku-riji) Head 3: Chief Isegahama (Asahifuji, riji)
Ichimon	Shift 1	Shift 2	Shift 3	Shift 4
Dewanoumi	4 Takenawa (Tochinonada)	4 Shikihide (Kitazakura)	1 Irumagawa (Tochitsukasa)	2 Onaruto (Dejima)
Isegahama	2 Asakayama (Kaio)
Nishonoseki	1 Takadagawa (Akinoshima)	2 Kataonami (Tamakasuga)	5 Tagonoura (Takanotsuru)	5 Hanaregoma (Tamanoshima)
Takanohana				4 Chiganoura (Takamisugi)
Takasago	5 Sendagawa (Toki)	1 Jinmaku (Fujinoshin)	2 Kokonoe (Chiyotaikai)	3 Azumazeki (Ushiomaru)
Tokitsukaze	3 Edagawa (Aogiyama)	3 Urakaze (Shikishima) 5 Nakagawa (Asahisato)	3 Tatekawa (Tosanoumi)  4 Tokitsukaze (Tokitsuumi)	1 Minato (Minatofuji)

Torikumi: Day 01, Day 02, Day 03, Day 04, Day 05, Day 06, Day 07, Day 08, Day 09, Day 10, Day 11, Day 12, Day 13, Day 14, Day 15

Edited May 13, 2018 by Asashosakari

[Asashosakari 18,784]

Changes for Hatsu 2018:

• Dewanoumi (ex-Oginohana) is substituting as chief shimpan for still-hospitalized Nishonoseki (ex-Wakashimazu).
• Minato (ex-Minatofuji) has disaffiliated from Tokitsukaze-ichimon.
• The head shimpan rotation went differently from the default method, the full shifts moved as expected.
   

2018.01	Head 1: Chief Dewanoumi (Oginohana, riji) Head 2: Deputy Yamashina (Onishiki, yakuin taigu) Head 3: Deputy Fujishima (Musoyama, fuku-riji)
Ichimon	Shift 1	Shift 2	Shift 3	Shift 4
Dewanoumi	4 Shikihide (Kitazakura)	1 Irumagawa (Tochitsukasa)	2 Onaruto (Dejima)	4 Takenawa (Tochinonada)
Isegahama				2 Asakayama (Kaio)
Nishonoseki	2 Kataonami (Tamakasuga)	5 Tagonoura (Takanotsuru)	5 Hanaregoma (Tamanoshima)	1 Takadagawa (Akinoshima)
Takanohana			4 Chiganoura (Takamisugi)
Takasago	1 Jinmaku (Fujinoshin)	2 Kokonoe (Chiyotaikai)	3 Azumazeki (Ushiomaru)	5 Sendagawa (Toki)
Tokitsukaze	3 Urakaze (Shikishima) 5 Nakagawa (Asahisato)	3 Tatekawa (Tosanoumi)  4 Tokitsukaze (Tokitsuumi)		3 Edagawa (Aogiyama)
unaffiliated			1 Minato (Minatofuji)

Torikumi: Day 01, Day 02, Day 03, Day 04, Day 05, Day 06, Day 07, Day 08, Day 09, Day 10, Day 11, Day 12, Day 13, Day 14, Day 15

Unexpected final weekend deviations: The flu claimed Nakagawa from Shift 1 and Tokitsukaze from Shift 2 for Days 13-15. They were substituted for as follows:

• Takashima (ex-Koboyama) substituted for Nakagawa on both Day 14 and 15. On Day 14 this only meant one shift as Nakagawa's spot happened to have its scheduled off-day for the sekitori bouts.
• Tatsunami (ex-Asahiyutaka) substituted for Tokitsukaze on Day 14, also working just the morning session as Shift 2 was off the sekitori schedule altogether that day.
• On Day 15, Tatsunami substituted for Edagawa in Shift 4 instead, with Edagawa filling in for Tokitsukaze in Shift 2.

The Day 13 morning session ran with just 4 shimpan in both Shift 1 and Shift 2, leaving an empty seat on the gyoji's left-hand side. Shift 1 was off during the sekitori divisions, and Shift 2 appears to have been filled in via Tagonoura foregoing his scheduled off-day.

Edited May 13, 2018 by Asashosakari

[Yatagarasu 352]

2 minutes ago, Asashosakari said:

• Dewanoumi (ex-Oginohana) is substituting as chief shimpan for still-hospitalized Nishonoseki (ex-Wakashimazu).

Poor guy still in hospital?  I hope he's making an improvement, even if it is a slow one.  

[Akinomaki 39,764]

The Haru-basho replacement for the again kyujo head of the shimpan department Nishonoseki, at his last basho in his last term as riji, will be Sakaigawa-oyakata, the Kyushu-basho responsible riji. http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20180303/sum18030319190007-n1.html

[Asashosakari 18,784]

I neglected to post this before Haru basho, so here it goes now (a few notes were also added to the Hatsu data above).

Changes for Haru 2018:

• As noted above, Nishonoseki (ex-Wakashimazu) was absent from his role as chief shimpan again, with Sakaigawa (ex-Ryogoku) substituting for him.
• Like for Hatsu basho the three chiefs rotated their spot assignments the "wrong" way, while the full shifts moved as expected.
   

2018.03	Head 1: Deputy Fujishima (Musoyama, fuku-riji) Head 2: Chief Sakaigawa (Ryogoku, riji) Head 3: Deputy Yamashina (Onishiki, yakuin taigu)
Ichimon	Shift 1	Shift 2	Shift 3	Shift 4
Dewanoumi	1 Irumagawa (Tochitsukasa)	2 Onaruto (Dejima)	4 Takenawa (Tochinonada)	4 Shikihide (Kitazakura)
Isegahama			2 Asakayama (Kaio)
Nishonoseki	5 Tagonoura (Takanotsuru)	5 Hanaregoma (Tamanoshima)	1 Takadagawa (Akinoshima)	2 Kataonami (Tamakasuga)
Takanohana		4 Chiganoura (Takamisugi)
Takasago	2 Kokonoe (Chiyotaikai)	3 Azumazeki (Ushiomaru)	5 Sendagawa (Toki)	1 Jinmaku (Fujinoshin)
Tokitsukaze	3 Tatekawa (Tosanoumi) 4 Tokitsukaze (Tokitsuumi)		3 Edagawa (Aogiyama)	3 Urakaze (Shikishima) 5 Nakagawa (Asahisato)
unaffiliated		1 Minato (Minatofuji)

Torikumi: Day 01, Day 02, Day 03, Day 04, Day 05, Day 06, Day 07, Day 08, Day 09, Day 10, Day 11, Day 12, Day 13, Day 14, Day 15

Edited May 13, 2018 by Asashosakari

[orandashoho 720]

I wonder what the shimpan schedule for Natsu -- with Takanohana -- will look like.
Any ideas on the team he will be in and the position he will occupy?

[Jakusotsu 5,806]

You know you're getting old when you remember 73.9% of the shimpan when they were still active...

[Asojima 2,870]

7 minutes ago, Jakusotsu said:

You know you're getting old when you remember 73.9% of the shimpan when they were still active...

or all of the oyakata you first followed as active rikishi are now fully retired or dead.

[Jakusotsu 5,806]

That's the difference between "getting old" and "being old".

[Asashosakari 18,784]

On 4/4/2018 at 22:37, orandashoho said:

I wonder what the shimpan schedule for Natsu -- with Takanohana -- will look like.
Any ideas on the team he will be in and the position he will occupy?

I don't think there's any real way to predict the four squads. I took a look at the changes two years ago, and both of the following happened there:

- 3 members from one team continued to be shimpan, and they all stayed together in the same shift
- 4 members from another team also continued to be shimpan, but they ended up in 3 different shifts

They do seem to make some effort to distribute the 20 members by seniority. This is what the first assignments looked like in 2016, i.e. for Natsu basho.

Jinmaku       Takasago      1-1
Irumagawa     Dewanoumi     3-1
Nishikido     Takasago      2-1
Minato        Tokitsukaze   4-1

Shikoroyama   Tokitsukaze   1-2
Takadagawa    Nishonoseki   2-2
Onaruto       Dewanoumi     4-2
Sanoyama      Takasago      3-2

Kataonami     Nishonoseki   1-3
Asakayama     Isegahama     2-3
Tokitsukaze   Tokitsukaze   4-4
Azumazeki     Takasago      4-3

Tatekawa      Tokitsukaze   3-3
Tagonoura     Nishonoseki   3-5
Urakaze       Tokitsukaze   2-4
Takenawa      Dewanoumi     2-5

Shikihide     Dewanoumi     1-4
Otowayama     Takanohana    3-4
Kasugayama    Isegahama     1-5
Hanaregoma    Nishonoseki   4-5

The list is sorted by seniority status, and the numbers are shift and position, e.g. 2-3 means the second shift and the third position in it.

So, the most senior 4+4 members were split up exactly one per shift. After that it becomes a little more messy, probably to enable the right ichimon mix for each shift (and maybe also some interpersonal issues we're not privy to). There's some other stuff in there I can't quite explain, such as Otowayama (Kobo) getting a "better" position than more senior Tagonoura (Takanotsuru) in their shift.

FWIW, the seniority list for the new lineup looks like this:

Nakagawa      Isegahama
Minato        unaffiliated
Tamanoi       Dewanoumi
Onaruto       Dewanoumi

Kokonoe       Takasago
Kataonami     Nishonoseki
Asakayama     Isegahama
Tokitsukaze   Tokitsukaze

Azumazeki     Takasago
Tatekawa      Tokitsukaze
Tagonoura     Nishonoseki
Sendagawa     Takasago

Urakaze       Tokitsukaze
Takenawa      Dewanoumi
Futagoyama    Dewanoumi
Furiwake      Takasago

Hanaregoma    Nishonoseki
Tomozuna      Isegahama
Nishiiwa      Nishonoseki
Takanohana    Takanohana

I don't know if they're going to consider Minato part of Tokitsukaze-ichimon for squad-building purposes. (Or perhaps Takanohana-ichimon...) It's also possible that they'll rank Takanohana somewhere other than what his post-punishment position in the oyakata pecking order indicates. Purely by "real" seniority he'd probably be #2 in the list, behind only Nakagawa, or possibly even #1 since Nakagawa was on a borrowed share for a while. Minato has been oyakata for a few months longer than Takanohana as well, but the accelerated promotions for a former yokozuna probably moved him ahead. (Edit: Okay, I dug up a seniority listing from 2007 before Takanohana was removed from the iin section when he became a member of the executive - he was behind Nakagawa and in front of Minato [then still Tatsutagawa].)

While I'm at it, a quick summary of the changes by ichimon:

Dewanoumi: 2 out, 2 in (->4) - Irumagawa and Shikihide replaced by Futagoyama and Tamanoi
Isegahama: 1 in (2->3) - Tomozuna in
Nishonoseki: 1 out, 1 in (->4) - Takadagawa replaced by Nishiiwa
Takanohana: 1 out, 1 in (->1) - Chiganoura replaced by Takanohana
Takasago: 1 out, 1 in (->4): Jinmaku replaced by Furiwake
Tokitsukaze: 1 out (4->3) - Edagawa out
unaffiliated: no change (->1)

If we count Minato to the Tokitsukaze allotment, it looks like the 2014 assignments now, with the five major groups having their usual 4 shimpan each except that one Isegahama guy has made way for a Takanohana oyakata again (or the Takanohana-oyakata this time around). 

Edited April 11, 2018 by Asashosakari

[Asashosakari 18,784]

Shimpan updates for Natsu 2018. First off - I've decided to put Nakagawa-oyakata in Tokitsukaze-ichimon now, not Isegahama any longer. I think we're still waiting for any sort of official acknowledgement, but the balance of evidence was already pointing that way, and the new shimpan assignments wouldn't make a whole lot of sense if he was in Isegahama. Consequently I've revised the tables for the last six basho.

The newly constituted groups and their Natsu schedules:

2018.05	Head 1a: Deputy Nishikido (Mitoizumi, yakuin taigu) - odd days Head 1b: Deputy Takadagawa (Akinoshima, yakuin taigu) - even days Head 2: Deputy Fujishima (Musoyama, fuku-riji) Head 3: Chief Onomatsu (Masurao, riji)
Ichimon	Shift 1	Shift 2	Shift 3	Shift 4
Dewanoumi	4 Tamanoi (Tochiazuma)	1 Onaruto (Dejima)	4 Futagoyama (Miyabiyama)	3 Takenawa (Tochinonada)
Isegahama			5 Tomozuna (Kyokutenho)	2 Asakayama (Kaio)
Nishonoseki	3 Hanaregoma (Tamanoshima)	2 Kataonami (Tamakasuga)	3 Tagonoura (Takanotsuru)	5 Nishiiwa (Wakanosato)
Takanohana		5 Takanohana
Takasago	5 Furiwake (Takamisakari)	4 Sendagawa (Toki)	1 Kokonoe (Chiyotaikai)	1 Azumazeki (Ushiomaru)
Tokitsukaze	2 Urakaze (Shikishima)	3 Tokitsukaze (Tokitsuumi)	2 Tatekawa (Tosanoumi)	4 Nakagawa (Asahisato)
unaffiliated	1 Minato (Minatofuji)

Torikumi: Day 01, Day 02, Day 03, Day 04, Day 05, Day 06, Day 07, Day 08, Day 09, Day 10, Day 11, Day 12, Day 13, Day 14, Day 15

I had to wait until the publication of the Day 3 schedule to see how they're rotating the unusual four-chiefs lineup - it turns out that the two lowest-status ones are simply sharing one spot, rather than all four guys rotating through the three positions and one off-day.

Some very unexpected seniority sorting (most of all Tamanoi and Nakagawa at 4...), relative to these oyakatas' actual positions in the Kyokai pecking order. A summary of the personnel changes was posted elsewhere earlier, in addition to the abbreviated version in the post above.

[Asashosakari 18,784]

Sendagawa arrived about 10 minutes late to his Day 5 shift in jonidan for some reason, tsk. Can be seen coming in here after the linked match, the shift change was five bouts earlier: https://youtu.be/IMFW8wsvw10?t=2670

 

[Akinomaki 39,764]

On 09/11/2018 at 10:20, Kintamayama said:

Azumazeki Oyakata (ex- Ushiomary) will be kyujo due to "poor physical health." Chiganoura Oyakata will be replacing him. 

This basho Azumazeki-oyakata is again kyujo due to poor physical health and again replaced by Chiganoura. http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20190111/sum19011112230005-n1.html

[Akinomaki 39,764]

On 12/05/2019 at 05:04, Akinomaki said:

Nishikido (Mitoizumi) is not kyujo, but is never not fit (enough) to do head shimpan duties (during the basho), able to explain Takadagawa (Akinoshima) will do the head shimpan duties during the basho,  Nishikido only the torikumi compilation. http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20190510/sum19051012080003-n1.html

NHK: On day 3 Takakeisho landed on shimpan Futagoyama and caused an injury to his leg. Tamanoi is replacing him for the first makuuchi shift on day 4.

[Akinomaki 39,764]

On 15/05/2019 at 11:53, Akinomaki said:

NHK: On day 3 Takakeisho landed on shimpan Futagoyama and caused an injury to his leg. Tamanoi is replacing him for the first makuuchi shift on day 4.

Futagoyama is kyujo for the rest of the basho, with 左下腿挫傷 left lower leg internal bruise, since day 5 he is replaced by Fujigane (Daizen). http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20190516/sum19051621150016-n1.html

[Akinomaki 39,764]

After Aki, Takashima will also in Kyushu be the acting chief of the shimpan department, in place of the no longer NSK member ex-Onomatsu. http://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2019103001080&g=spo

Edited November 1, 2019 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 39,764]

Shimpan Tagonoura is kyujo the whole Kyushu basho due to knee pain. Same ichimon Shiranui fills in for him. https://www.sankei.com/sports/news/191108/spo1911080019-n1.html

[Yamanashi 3,724]

5 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

Shimpan Tagonoura is kyujo the whole Kyushu basho due to knee pain. Same ichimon Shiranui fills in for him. https://www.sankei.com/sports/news/191108/spo1911080019-n1.html

What a shame.  He drops down to the unsalaried oyakata ranks now, doesn't he?  (Asking for a rikishi)

[Akinomaki 39,764]

On 04/04/2018 at 21:42, Asashosakari said:

Nishonoseki (ex-Wakashimazu) was absent from his role as chief shimpan again, with Sakaigawa (ex-Ryogoku) substituting for him.

Sakaigawa acts as chief shimpan once again, and no longer Takashima - and hopefully better - still in for Onomatsu. With the election and restructuring coming soon, they left the proper position vacant. http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20200110/sum20011011510004-n1.html

[Akinomaki 39,764]

Furiwake filled in for Asakayama today, from days 13-15, Tamagaki (Tomonohana) will take his place in the shimpan rotations. http://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2020012301191&g=spo

9 hours ago, WAKATAKE said:

Asakayama oyakata aka ex-ozeki Kaio became the unfortunate ringside victim of makushita rikishi Okinofuji and Amakaze falling on his thigh at the conclusion of their match. "I heard a crunching sound" said the man who at one time owned the most makuuchi and all time wins records. He had to be wheeled away from the dohyo with a painful look on his face and was checked in the back before being transported to a Tokyo hospital.

https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202001230000355.html

 

Edited January 23, 2020 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 39,764]

Nakagawa after his 2 rank demotion to plain toshiyori is removed from the shimpan department and is moved to the guidance department, same Tokitsukaze-ichimon attached Edagawa replaces him, to serve in the  jungyo department as well as the shimpan department. http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202007180000475.html

Edited July 18, 2020 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 39,764]

Shimpan Tamanoi is forced into quarantine and kyujo the whole basho, Wakafuji-oyakata (Otsukasa) fills in for him. http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20200911/sum20091120560011-n1.html

[Akinomaki 39,764]

Shimpan Sendagawa was kyujo on day 15, a fever of about 40°C, Corona test negative. Another oyakata from Takasago-ichimon filled in for him. http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20201122/sum20112219450008-n1.html

[Akinomaki 39,764]

For the Corona kyujo oyakata, Minato replaced Hanaregoma and Shiranui Naruto as shimpan (NHK)

[Asashosakari 18,784]

On 07/09/2023 at 17:40, Asashosakari said:

On 07/09/2023 at 09:32, Akinomaki said:

Ex-Touki sumodb.Rikishi=38 as of today has left the NSK, for a while now Sendagawa after several borrowed myoseki, in the end at Nishikido-beya, after a switch to Kokonoe from Takasago-beya. www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2023/09/07/kiji/20230907s000050004210

This feels rather sudden and untimely, considering he was on the shimpan crew and we're half a week from a honbasho. No immediate replacement announced either, which further makes it look like the powers that be were caught off-guard as well.

Former long-time shimpan Jinmaku (ex-Fujinoshin) to fill in? Not sure if he's up to it at 62 years of age, but it's not like Takasago-ichimon is spoiled for choice [snip]

According to the Day 1 schedule, it's Jinmaku indeed. I haven't seen any news commentary on it yet, but as he currently isn't marked as a shimpan department member on the duties list, I'm guessing it's a temporary assignment (although it could well turn semi-permanent).