Nanbara against Midorifuji, Hatsu 1998, day 9

NanbaraSandanme 21 West3-2
Finaloshitaoshifrontal push down
MidorifujiSandanme 15 West4-1

Hatsu 1998, day 9, 19 January 1998. Sandanme, bout 40 of 47. 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
52% NanbaraMidorifuji 48%

The ratings had it close to even, 52% to 48%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Nanbara 0Midorifuji 2
  1. Midorifuji won · Haru 2004, day 6, Sandanmeyorikiri
  2. Midorifuji won · Hatsu 1998, day 9, Sandanme (this bout)oshitaoshi

This was their first meeting.