A wrestler appears in a withdrawal notice, then turns up on the next day’s bout list. The useful question is: when was each announcement made, and from which tournament day did it apply?
Here is a worked record of Nabatame at the September 2026 tournament, checked against official sources on 9 October 2026. It covers one wrestler, rather than a release of every withdrawal that month.
Day 5: default loss. Day 6: a return
| Record | What it confirms |
|---|---|
| JSA notice, updated 17 September | Withdrawal from Day 5 and return from Day 6 |
| Official scorecard, Day 5 | A default loss against Tanji |
| Official scorecard, Day 6 | A win against Tokifudo |
| Final official record | 9 wins and 6 losses |
Compare the JSA absence notices with Nabatame’s official profile. Our Day 6 return preview preserves what was reported before that day’s bouts.
A withdrawal notice is not an extra loss or absence to add
The September scorecard contains nine ordinary wins, five ordinary losses and one default loss. That gives 14 contested bouts: 9 + 5. The official loss total is six: 5 + 1. Adding another “day absent” to the official 9–6 record would count the same day twice.
Keep participation notices in an event log, and decisions in a result table. The JSA legend also uses one symbol for rest or no bout; a day without a scheduled lower-division bout is not automatically a withdrawal.
A record you can copy
| Tournament / wrestler | Applies from | Type | Value | Announcement / check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 / Nabatame | Day 5 | Participation | Absent | 17 Sep / 9 Oct |
| September 2026 / Nabatame | Day 5 | Result | Default loss | Posting time not recorded / 9 Oct |
| September 2026 / Nabatame | Day 6 | Participation and result | Return notice / win | 17 Sep / 9 Oct |
Keep the official URL beside each row. Add later notices without erasing earlier ones. To repair a transcription, record the old value, new value, correction date and reason. If the publication time is unknown, write “not recorded” instead of inventing it.
One thing to try before watching
Choose a wrestler. Read the latest notice’s effective day, then open that day’s bout list and the scorecard. These records establish participation and results, not a medical diagnosis. Keep your viewing impressions in a separate note.
Continue with how to distinguish absences, defaults and no-bout days, or why absence comparisons need comparable populations.
Editorial update
This example and the link to our existing return report replace the earlier promise of an opening-day data addition. They do not represent a complete September absence dataset.