Iwanami against Kotetsuyama, Hatsu 1981, day 5

IwanamiJuryo 3 East4-1
Finaltsukidashifrontal thrust out
KotetsuyamaJuryo 10 East4-1

Hatsu 1981, day 5, 15 January 1981. Juryo, bout 10 of 13. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: tsukidashi

Who else uses it

Frontal thrust out.

The winner thrusts his opponent out of the ring from the front.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
41% IwanamiKotetsuyama 59%

The ratings had Kotetsuyama the favourite, at 59%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Iwanami 0Kotetsuyama 2
  1. Kotetsuyama won · Nagoya 1982, day 2, Juryohikiotoshi
  2. Kotetsuyama won · Hatsu 1981, day 5, Juryo (this bout)tsukidashi

This was their first meeting.