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Professional sumo divisions

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is the fifth highest division. Unlike the divisions above it, there is no fixed number of wrestlers in the division although it is usually the largest division in any given tournament, with commonly around 200–250 wrestlers ranked within it. As a result of the numbers, and the fact that, as with the
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directly, start in this division. In addition to the new wrestlers, the division tends to consist of other recent recruits to sumo wrestling as well as some older wrestlers who have fallen to the bottom of the ranks due to prolonged injury.
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division if one is ranked within the top thirty wrestlers of the division. For any other member of the division, a 7–0 record will guarantee promotion to within the top thirty members, so two successive 7–0 records will allow a
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is generally largest during the preceding March tournament, when the Japanese school year ends. As with the other lower divisions, wrestlers only compete in seven bouts over the course of the tournament.
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wrestler. Furthermore, it can be regarded as the most heavily contested division, with younger sumo wrestlers on their way up competing with those older sumo wrestlers who have dropped from
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other lower divisions, the wrestlers fight only seven times during a tournament, a play-off tournament on the last day is normally required to determine the division champion.
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division varies in size and typically includes between 40 and 90 wrestlers, with the high mark being reached for each May tournament as the number of recruits appearing in
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wrestlers who have achieved a 3–4 or worse record in their regular seven bouts. It is ignored if one loses and counted if one wins, making it a true bonus bout for a
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matchups are also not uncommon towards the end of a sumo tournament, in order to better establish promotion and relegation of individuals between the two divisions.
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counterparts, are the only professional sumo wrestlers who compete in a full fifteen bouts per official tournament. In the case of injuries with
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is the fourth highest division. This level represents the first break point in the treatment a wrestler receives as he rises up the ranks. From
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is the lowest division. All wrestlers, apart from those who have had successful amateur careers and are given special dispensation to enter
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within and between these divisions based on the merit of their win–loss records in official tournaments. For more information, see
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is the only division in which wrestlers are semi-regularly promoted even with a losing record; promotions to the next highest
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division with a losing record are especially common for the May tournament when there is the large influx of new recruits.
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Those in the uppermost ranks of the division, and thus slated for a possible advancement, may have a match with those in
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are announced just a few days after a preceding tournament, whereas other rankings are not announced for several weeks.
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wrestlers near the top of the division may find themselves in the occasional matchup with a top-division wrestler. Such
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on their feet. They often also pick up many of the more mundane chores within the training stable in which they live.
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In the current system, there are 120 wrestlers in the division (60 ranked on the East and 60 on the West side of the
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and are determined to regain the higher rank. A key incentive is the difference between being ranked in the topmost
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literally means "inside the curtain", a reference to the early period of professional sumo, when the top ranked
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as a whole, as the wrestlers in these divisions are fully salaried professionals as opposed to "in training."
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division, receive a regular monthly salary as well as other perks associated with having become a
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rank, which has been likened to being that between heaven and hell: a wrestler ranked at
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Wrestlers in this division are forbidden from wearing overcoats over their thin cotton
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are considered to be in training and receive a small allowance instead of a salary.
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The six ranks of professional sumo, within which wrestlers are promoted or demoted
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he is allowed a better quality of dress, most notably he no longer needs to wear
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Winning all seven matches in a tournament grants an unconditional advance to the
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were able to sit in a curtained off area prior to appearing for their bouts.
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can also be used to refer to all four divisions as a whole that are below
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ranks above them, wrestlers compete only seven times during a tournament.
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is also used as an expression to describe when something has just begun.
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wrestler receives a comfortable monthly salary, whereas a wrestler below
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wrestlers per tournament is 180 (reduced from 200 in March 2022).
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is the third highest division. Prior to the creation of the
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division, this division was only one below the topmost
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on his feet and can wear a form of overcoat over his
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