Yamasaki against Akiyama, Natsu 2002, day 2

YamasakiSandanme 31 East0-1
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
AkiyamaSandanme 31 West1-0

Natsu 2002, day 2, 13 May 2002. Sandanme, bout 34 of 48. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: oshidashi

Who else uses it

Frontal push out.

The winner pushes his opponent out of the ring from the front, without a grip on the belt.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
46% YamasakiAkiyama 54%

The ratings had it close to even, 54% to 46%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

3 official meetingsCompare careers
Yamasaki 2Akiyama 1
  1. Yamasaki won · Aki 2003, day 8, Sandanmeyorikiri
  2. Yamasaki won · Hatsu 2003, day 11, Sandanmeoshidashi
  3. Akiyama won · Natsu 2002, day 2, Sandanme (this bout)oshidashi

This was their first meeting.