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

> 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.

- Canonical: https://theticketlottery.com/ballots/grand-sumo-july-tournament-2026-ticket-oosumo-advance-lottery
- Sport: Sumo
- Status on 2026-09-08: Closed
- Public ballot: yes
- Access: draw
- Ballot type: free-entry draw
- Opens: 2026-05-03
- Closes: 2026-05-06
- Results: 2026-05-08
- Event dates: 2026-07-12 to 2026-07-26
- Location: IG Arena, Nagoya, Japan
- Organizer: Nihon Sumo Kyokai (Japan Sumo Association); official ticketing via Ticket Oosumo (operated with PIA Corporation)
- 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).
- Official site: https://sumo.pia.jp/sumo07.jsp
- Last verified: 2026-09-07 (confidence: high)

## Where it stands

Closed, and the tournament is over: the Nagoya Basho ran 2026-07-12 to 2026-07-26 and ended on 2026-07-26. Full pre-sale ladder completed April-May 2026; general sale opened 2026-05-16 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 (2026-05-03 11:00 to 2026-05-06 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 2026-05-08; credit cards charged automatically between close and results, other payments due by 2026-05-10 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 2026-04-12 to 2026-04-14 (results 04-16, pay by 04-18); Fan Club 2nd lottery 2026-04-17 to 2026-04-19 (results 04-21, pay by 04-23); Ticket Oosumo free-member lottery 2026-05-03 to 2026-05-06 (results 05-08, pay by 05-10); Ticket Pia lottery 2026-05-08 to 2026-05-10 (results 05-12); general sale 2026-05-16 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.

## Sources

- https://sumo.pia.jp/sumo07.jsp
- https://md.pia.jp/sumo/guide/prereserve.jsp
- https://sumo.pia.jp/en/sumo07.jsp
- https://x.com/sumokyokai/status/2056599434285506613
- https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnTicket/year_schedule/