Wakahassun against Masuryu, Kyushu 1997, day 8

WakahassunJonidan 91 East3-1
Finaloshitaoshifrontal push down
MasuryuJonidan 92 West2-2

Kyushu 1997, day 8, 16 November 1997. Jonidan, bout 40 of 80. 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
55% WakahassunMasuryu 45%

The ratings had Wakahassun the favourite, at 55%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Wakahassun 1Masuryu 0
  1. Wakahassun won · Kyushu 1997, day 8, Jonidan (this bout)oshitaoshi

This was their first meeting.