Asanowaka against Takanonami, Natsu 1997, day 2

AsanowakaMaegashira 4 East1-1
Finaloshitaoshifrontal push down
TakanonamiOzeki 1 West0-2

Natsu 1997, day 2, 12 May 1997. Makuuchi, bout 17 of 19. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: oshitaoshi

Who else uses it

Frontal push down.

The winner pushes his opponent down from the front.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
27% AsanowakaTakanonami 73%

An upset by the ratings: Asanowaka won with a 27% chance. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

13 official meetingsCompare careers
Asanowaka 3Takanonami 10
  1. Takanonami won · Haru 2004, day 7hikiotoshi
  2. Asanowaka won · Hatsu 2004, day 9oshitaoshi
  3. Asanowaka won · Haru 2001, day 13hikiotoshi
  4. Takanonami won · Natsu 2000, day 9yorikiri
  5. Takanonami won · Hatsu 2000, day 2oshidashi
  6. Asanowaka won · Natsu 1997, day 2 (this bout)oshitaoshi
  7. Takanonami won · Hatsu 1997, day 1yorikiri
  8. Takanonami won · Aki 1996, day 12yorikiri
  9. Takanonami won · Haru 1996, day 6oshidashi
  10. Takanonami won · Aki 1995, day 4oshidashi
  11. Takanonami won · Natsu 1995, day 6oshidashi
  12. Takanonami won · Haru 1995, day 13yorikiri
  13. Takanonami won · Nagoya 1994, day 2sukuinage