Hokutohikari against Yotsukasa, Natsu 1998, day 8

HokutohikariJuryo 11 East4-4
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
YotsukasaJuryo 12 West5-3

Natsu 1998, day 8, 17 May 1998. Juryo, bout 2 of 13. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: tsukiotoshi

Who else uses it

Thrust down.

The winner thrusts his opponent down. The JSA lists it with the twists, as a different technique from tsukitaoshi, the frontal thrust down.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
43% HokutohikariYotsukasa 57%

The ratings had Yotsukasa the favourite, at 57%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

5 official meetingsCompare careers
Hokutohikari 3Yotsukasa 2
  1. Yotsukasa won · Kyushu 1998, day 13, Juryohatakikomi
  2. Hokutohikari won · Nagoya 1998, day 9, Juryohatakikomi
  3. Yotsukasa won · Natsu 1998, day 8, Juryo (this bout)tsukiotoshi
  4. Hokutohikari won · Kyushu 1997, day 8, Makushitaoshitaoshi
  5. Hokutohikari won · Hatsu 1997, day 8, Makushitahatakikomi