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Grand Sumo July Tournament 2026 (Nagoya Basho) - Ticket Oosumo advance lottery

SumoIG Arena, Nagoya, JapanNihon Sumo Kyokai (Japan Sumo Association); official ticketing via Ticket Oosumo (operated with PIA Corporation)

The public ticket ballot for Grand Sumo July Tournament 2026 ran 3 May 2026 to 6 May 2026, with results 8 May 2026; entry was free.

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Key facts

Ballot window: 3 May 2026 to 6 May 2026
Results: 8 May 2026
Event dates: 12 Jul 2026 to 26 Jul 2026
Ballot type: free-entry draw
Entry cost: Free to enter. Requires free Ticket Oosumo member registration; no application fee. Winners pay face value plus issuing/system fees (English site charges JPY 2,000 per ticket service fee).
Eligibility: Anyone with a free Ticket Oosumo account (Japanese-language site; tickets issued in Japan via 7-Eleven printing or domestic delivery). Overseas buyers without a Japan pickup option use the official English site sumo.pia.jp/en, which has no lottery and sells first-come from the general-sale date.
Ticket prices if you win: IG Arena: chair seats JPY 3,500-11,000 per person (grades SS-D, weekday vs weekend/holiday); 4-person box seats JPY 36,000-52,000 (Box A-C).

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Key dates

Sun, 3 May 2026Ballot opensDone
Wed, 6 May 2026Ballot closesDone
Fri, 8 May 2026ResultsDone
12 to 26 Jul 2026Event runsDone

Where it stands

As of 7 Sept 2026

Closed, and the tournament is over: the Nagoya Basho ran 12 Jul 2026 to 26 Jul 2026 and ended on 26 Jul 2026.

Full pre-sale ladder completed April-May 2026; general sale opened 16 May 2026 10:00 JST and the JSA announced a complete sell-out; only the official face-value resale service (teika resale) was sanctioned. The live lottery ladder has moved on to the September Aki Basho, which has its own records.

How to enter

Register free at sumo.pia.jp, then apply online during the window (3 May 2026 11:00 to 6 May 2026 23:00 JST) selecting day(s) and seat type; priority-ranked or multiple-win entry modes; fully random draw; results via MyPage/email from ~18:00 JST 8 May 2026; credit cards charged automatically between close and results, other payments due by 10 May 2026 23:30 JST; seats assigned by system, no seat choice.

Your odds

No official odds published; completely random draw (timing within window irrelevant). Demand far exceeded supply: JSA announced the entire tournament sold out well before day 1. Lottery does not guarantee good seats.

Good to know

All dates confirmed on the official page with 2026 weekday markers. Full official pre-sale ladder: Fan Club 1st lottery 12 Apr 2026 to 14 Apr 2026 (results 04-16, pay by 04-18); Fan Club 2nd lottery 17 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 (results 04-21, pay by 04-23); Ticket Oosumo free-member lottery 3 May 2026 to 6 May 2026 (results 05-08, pay by 05-10); Ticket Pia lottery 8 May 2026 to 10 May 2026 (results 05-12); general sale 16 May 2026 10:00 until 17:00 on each match day.

IG Arena sales run unusually early (about 2 months before the basho vs ~5 weeks for other venues). Purchased tickets cannot be changed or cancelled; official resale service is the only sanctioned secondary market.

Quick answers

▸Is there a public ticket ballot for Grand Sumo July Tournament 2026 (Nagoya Basho)?

Yes. It runs as a free-entry draw. 3 May 2026 to 6 May 2026.

▸How much does entering cost?

Free to enter. Requires free Ticket Oosumo member registration; no application fee. Winners pay face value plus issuing/system fees (English site charges JPY 2,000 per ticket service fee).

▸Who can enter?

Anyone with a free Ticket Oosumo account (Japanese-language site; tickets issued in Japan via 7-Eleven printing or domestic delivery). Overseas buyers without a Japan pickup option use the official English site sumo.pia.jp/en, which has no lottery and sells first-come from the general-sale date.