Tsurunosato against Koshiba, Kyushu 1997, day 1

TsurunosatoSandanme 92 East0-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KoshibaSandanme 91 West1-0

Kyushu 1997, day 1, 9 November 1997. Sandanme, bout 5 of 48. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: yorikiri

Who else uses it

Frontal force out.

The winner holds his opponent's belt and forces him out of the ring from the front.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
53% TsurunosatoKoshiba 47%

The ratings had it close to even, 53% to 47%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Tsurunosato 0Koshiba 1
  1. Koshiba won · Kyushu 1997, day 1, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.