Fusensho

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'Fusensho' (不戦勝 fusenshō lit. no fight win) and 'fusenpai' (不戦敗 fusenpai lit. no fight loss) are a win by default due to absence, and a loss by default do to absence, respectively. In sumo, when a rikishi (or sumo wrestler) withdraws from a tournament due to injury, illness or retirement, his opponent on the following day gains a fusensho victory, while he receives a fusenpai loss.

A wrestler who obtains a fusensho victory receives no prize money for the bout, but is credited with a win. The wrestler who withdrew and suffered a fusenpai loss is credited with a loss. He then has his name removed from further bout scheduling in the tournament until he is able to re-enter it. Thus a rikishi withdrawing from a tournament will only give only one fusensho victory to another wrestler regardless of how many days he is absent.

If the withdrawal of a rikishi leads to an odd number of wrestlers in a division then a wrestler from the next division down will be given a bout with a wrestler in the upper division. (Towards the end of a tournament such match-ups are quite common in any case, in order to help determine promotions and demotions between divisions.)

In such case a Juryo wrestler fighting in Makuuchi will have the opportunity to win bout prize money. For a Makushita wrestler having a bout against a Juryo opponent his hair will be done in the oichio style of chonmage normally only accorded to sekitori.

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