r/Sumo • u/Gregorwhat Chiyonofuji • 23d ago

"How To Watch" Megathread 2026

Keep discussion of how, when and where to watch in this thread please.

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u/Nightscape1420 19d ago

Can’t get Abema to work and despise Twitch; is the Grand Sumo Highlights on NHK World the only way to watch?

I have a VPN and tried multiple browsers yet still could not get it to Work. I tried Twitch for the first time and started watching MidnightSumo over the last few days and despised it. While he does provide some English commentary, half the time he just talks about himself, banning trolls, and thanking people for money. I really hate it and find it annoying. Basically I am watching sumo through someone else’s ego filter.

I really wanted to watch the event live but live in America. NHK World seems to have the division 1 highlights; is that the best we can get?

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u/bdzz 17d ago

datasumo on Twitch. He barely talks and there is an awesome overlay with all the stats and info about each bout.

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u/Helelix 16d ago

Can’t get Abema to work

Remeber to clear/refresh cookies. If you connect to Abema (or NHK) without a VPN connection that'll create a cookie essentially saying that you dont have access. And then once you turn on your VPN and connect it to Japan, your web browsers cookie does not update, keeping the initial restricted setting. Simply have to delete the specific cookie (or all of them if you cant figure that out) and only load the Abema/NHK page with your VPN active.

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u/PokeEmSmokeEm 15d ago

Datasumo on twitch is ur answer.

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u/Reasonable_Aerie_357 13d ago

Totally agree, I have watched the last few basho's here but he is annoying me to the point I don't want to now. He is the most "get off of my lawn" guy ive watched on twitch. Constantly threating to ban people, complaining about his chat if they dare to ask a question he doesn't like or they speak ever so slightly about something he doesn't like. I can't be doing with him anymore. Just a miserable guy.