Kotoinazuma against Itai, Aki 1988, day 3

KotoinazumaMaegashira 10 East2-1
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
ItaiMaegashira 11 East2-1

Aki 1988, day 3, 13 September 1988. Makuuchi, bout 4 of 18. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: tsukiotoshi

Who else uses it

Thrust down.

The winner thrusts his opponent down. The JSA lists it with the twists, as a different technique from tsukitaoshi, the frontal thrust down.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
57% KotoinazumaItai 43%

The ratings had Kotoinazuma the favourite, at 57%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

10 official meetingsCompare careers
Kotoinazuma 5Itai 5
  1. Kotoinazuma won · Nagoya 1991, day 9hatakikomi
  2. Itai won · Hatsu 1991, day 3oshidashi
  3. Kotoinazuma won · Kyushu 1990, day 10yorikiri
  4. Itai won · Aki 1990, day 7tsukiotoshi
  5. Itai won · Haru 1990, day 8oshidashi
  6. Kotoinazuma won · Aki 1989, day 13hatakikomi
  7. Itai won · Nagoya 1989, day 11oshidashi
  8. Itai won · Hatsu 1989, day 13tsukiotoshi
  9. Kotoinazuma won · Kyushu 1988, day 14yorikiri
  10. Kotoinazuma won · Aki 1988, day 3 (this bout)tsukiotoshi

This was their first meeting.