Grand Sumo Breakdown

The unofficial sumo podcast for official sumo fans.

[Grand Sumo Breakdown @GSumoBreakdown]

It is time for the 7th annual 2025 Rikishi Popularity Poll!

Fill out this quick survey to let us know who your favorite rikishi are. It has been a great year of sumo that promises to shake up the standings from last year.

https://t.co/r4ZfZZY0hE

[Tim Sumo @sumo_tim]

10 yushos
8 Jun yushos
9 special prizes
3 lower division yushos
33 kimedashi
2 careers
Ozeki the hard way twice
Greatest comeback of all time
Got the rope with no knees
AK-69’s music vid star
The 73rd Yokozuna
The Kaiju

Congratulations Terunofuji
He retires today

[Jason Harris @Sumo_Jason]

the new 2025 BBM SUMO cards come out next week. These are the potential autograph cards you can find in the boxes.
<Autographed card>
□ Onosato
□ Wakamotoharu
□ Shodai
□ Hiradoumi
□ Ura
□ Oushouma
□ Nishikigi
□ Endo
□ Gonoyama
□ Takayasu
□ Abuketsu
□ Shishi

[Grand Sumo Breakdown @GSumoBreakdown]

@PodiumCafe That one will be in contention. That's good.

[Grand Sumo Breakdown @GSumoBreakdown]

It is time for the 2025 Hatsu Bold Predictions! Tell us what you think will happen this basho and the best prediction will win a free Grand Sumo Breakdown T-Shirt!

[Grand Sumo Breakdown @GSumoBreakdown]

@leonidkruglyak @sumo_tim It's a badge of honor.

[Grand Sumo Breakdown @GSumoBreakdown]

@sumo_tim Easy Hoshoryu Yusho now. If he can win Day 1, obviously the most difficult day, then he likely zenshos. RIP everyone else.

[Grand Sumo Breakdown @GSumoBreakdown]

It is once again time for your Bold Predictions! Tell us what you think will happen this basho. Who will win? Who will lose? Who will land face first in a shimpan's lap? The best prediction will win a free GSB t-shirt!

[Grand Sumo Breakdown @GSumoBreakdown]

We are 45 responses shy of 1,000 for the 2024 Grand Sumo Popularity Poll. If you haven't taken a couple of minutes to tell us who your favorite and least favorite rikishi are do so now and help us get over 1,000 responses.

https://t.co/deBqVgFrBq

[Grand Sumo Breakdown @GSumoBreakdown]

The 2024 Grand Sumo Popularity Poll is live! Let us know which rikishi you love and which rikishi you love to hate! Last year Ura was voted as the most popular rikishi for the second time? Will anyone be able to dethrone him this year?
https://t.co/EqYK57rhG5

[Grand Sumo Breakdown @GSumoBreakdown]

@sumo_tim @DaveCalChetty Yup. I think Tim has the right of it.

[Tim Sumo @sumo_tim]

4 yushos
8 jun yushos
30 bashos as Ozeki
50 bashos as Sekitori
4 lower division yushos
7 special prizes
3 kinboshis
205 oshidashis
9 yorikiris
0 uwatenages
Battle hamster
Human meatball
Plop
Tim Sumo’s favourite 😢

Congratulations Takakeisho

He retires today

[Grand Sumo Breakdown @GSumoBreakdown]

Takakeisho has officially announced his retirement. He will be missed on the dohyo, but this is clearly the right move for his long-term health.

[ヘルット @SumoFollower]

And here is the official announcement.

"Former Ozeki Takakeisho (real name Sato Takanobu, Tokiwayama beya) has retired, and took on the elder name of Minatogawa"

[Grand Sumo Breakdown @GSumoBreakdown]

Have to imagine it will just be a matter of time before a retirement announcement comes.

[くるくるおばけ＠ブログ「大相撲取組内容」 @kuru2obake]

関脇 貴景勝、休場。

常盤山親方（隆三杉）
「きのう本人から『首の状態がよくないので休場させてほしい』と申し出があった。（今場所について）再出場はしない方針」
「（今後については）これから話し合っていく。本人の気持ちを尊重してあげたい」

〔秋場所三日目〕　#sumo

[Grand Sumo Breakdown @GSumoBreakdown]

@BreezeOfTheDene The end of an era.

Or is this the reverse jinx you are trying to pull off here...

[Grand Sumo Breakdown @GSumoBreakdown]

It is time for Aki Bold Predictions. Whoever has the best prediction will win a free Grand Sumo Breakdown t-shirt!

[Grand Sumo Breakdown @GSumoBreakdown]

@sumo_tim Thanks!

[Jonathan Wagner @mrjwags]

New #Sumo vid!

Today we're talking about Outlier Yokozuna Runs!

We tell of those who barely cleared the bar (Borderlines), those who couldn’t (Close Misses) and those who succeeded to an almost comical degree (Overkill)!
https://t.co/SlyzXEXHsx

[Grand Sumo Breakdown @GSumoBreakdown]

@sumo_tim @metalkiwis @tachiai_blog @QBreeeeezy Yeah. What's happening in November? That sounds ominous. Lol.

[Grand Sumo Breakdown @GSumoBreakdown]

https://t.co/3y9JeTpaBv

Ummmmm... What are we doing banzuke committee