# Grand Sumo November Tournament 2026 (Kyushu Basho) - Ticket Oosumo advance lottery

> The public ticket ballot for Grand Sumo November Tournament 2026 ran 28 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2026, with results 2 Sept 2026; entry was free.

- Canonical: https://theticketlottery.com/ballots/grand-sumo-november-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: 2026-08-28
- Closes: 2026-08-31
- Results: 2026-09-02
- Event dates: 2026-11-08 to 2026-11-22
- Location: Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Fukuoka, 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.
- Eligibility: Anyone with a free Ticket Oosumo account (Japanese-language site; tickets issued in Japan). Overseas buyers use the official English site sumo.pia.jp/en: no lottery, first-come from the general-sale date.
- Ticket prices if you win: Per the recent Fukuoka Kokusai Center pattern: chair seats approx JPY 3,500-10,000 per person, tamari approx JPY 20,000, 4-person masu boxes approx JPY 40,000-60,000 (2025-26 levels; 2026 sheet not yet posted).
- Official site: https://sumo.pia.jp/sumo11.jsp
- Last verified: 2026-09-04 (confidence: high)

## Key dates

- 2026-08-28: Lottery entry opens (11:00 JST; free Ticket Oosumo account needed)
- 2026-08-31: Lottery entry closes (11:00 JST)
- 2026-09-02: Results announced (from about 18:00 JST, via MyPage and email)
- 2026-09-04: Payment deadline (7-Eleven, card charged automatically by 23:30 JST)
- 2026-09-04 to 2026-09-07: Ticket Pia pre-reserve lottery (separate draw, 11:00 to 11:00 JST; results about 18:00 JST on 2026-09-09)
- 2026-09-19: General sale opens (10:00 JST, first come first served; runs to 17:00 on each match day)
- 2026-10-26: Banzuke (rankings) announced (confirmed on the JSA English year schedule; after the general sale opens, so tickets are bought before the card is known)
- 2026-11-08 to 2026-11-22: Tournament runs (Fukuoka Kokusai Center)

## Where it stands

The Ticket Oosumo advance lottery, this record's round, ran 11:00 JST 2026-08-28 to 11:00 JST 2026-08-31, with results from about 18:00 JST 2026-09-02 and the 7-Eleven payment deadline 23:30 JST 2026-09-04. Two paid Fan Club rounds ran first: 11:00 JST 2026-08-14 to 11:00 JST 2026-08-17 (results about 18:00 JST 2026-08-19, payment by 23:30 JST 2026-08-21), then 11:00 JST 2026-08-21 to 11:00 JST 2026-08-24 (results about 18:00 JST 2026-08-26, payment by 23:30 JST 2026-08-28). Next, the Ticket Pia pre-reserve lottery (a separate draw) runs 11:00 JST 2026-09-04 to 11:00 JST 2026-09-07, with results about 18:00 JST 2026-09-09. General sale opens 10:00 JST 2026-09-19 and runs through each match day until 17:00 while stock lasts. The tournament runs 2026-11-08 to 2026-11-22 at Fukuoka Kokusai Center; the banzuke (rankings) is announced 2026-10-26, after general sale opens.

## How to enter

Register free at sumo.pia.jp; apply online during the window for chosen day(s)/seat type; fully random draw; results by MyPage/email ~18:00 JST on the results date; card charged automatically between close and results.

## Your odds

No official odds published; fully random draw. Weekend/final days oversubscribed; recent basho have sold out entirely.

## Good to know

- The tournament and this lottery window are both organizer-confirmed on sumo.pia.jp/sumo11.jsp and the Japan Sumo Association's own year schedule: 2026-11-08 to 2026-11-22 at Fukuoka Kokusai Center, general sale 2026-09-19, banzuke 2026-10-26.
- The free Ticket Oosumo draw is an earlier rung than the general sale, not an alternative to it. Entering costs nothing and the draw is random, so the 2026-09-19 general sale is the fallback if the draw does not come through.
- Tickets go on sale before anyone knows the card. The banzuke that decides who fights is published on 2026-10-26, 37 days after the general sale opens on 2026-09-19, so seats are chosen before the matchups exist.

## Full guide

- [How to get Grand Sumo tickets: the lottery ladder](https://theticketlottery.com/guides/grand-sumo-tickets)

## Sources

- https://sumo.pia.jp/
- https://sumo.pia.jp/en/
- https://sumo.pia.jp/sumo11.jsp
- https://md.pia.jp/sumo/guide/prereserve.jsp
- https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnTicket/year_schedule/