Kimurayama against Motozono, Kyushu 1997, day 8

KimurayamaJonidan 93 East3-1
Finaltsukitaoshifrontal thrust down
MotozonoJonidan 94 West2-2

Kyushu 1997, day 8, 16 November 1997. Jonidan, bout 39 of 80. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: tsukitaoshi

Who else uses it

Frontal thrust down.

The winner thrusts his opponent down from the front.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
60% KimurayamaMotozono 40%

The ratings had Kimurayama the favourite, at 60%, 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
Kimurayama 2Motozono 0
  1. Kimurayama won · Hatsu 1998, day 7, Jonidanyoritaoshi
  2. Kimurayama won · Kyushu 1997, day 8, Jonidan (this bout)tsukitaoshi

This was their first meeting.