Kawaguchi against Takanohikari, Aki 1998, day 8

KawaguchiSandanme 56 East3-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
TakanohikariSandanme 59 East2-2

Aki 1998, day 8, 20 September 1998. Sandanme, bout 21 of 45. 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
51% KawaguchiTakanohikari 49%

The ratings had it close to even, 51% to 49%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Kawaguchi 1Takanohikari 0
  1. Kawaguchi won · Aki 1998, day 8, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.