Kawaguchi against Hakuba, Natsu 2002, day 3

KawaguchiSandanme 42 East2-0
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
HakubaSandanme 40 West1-1

Natsu 2002, day 3, 14 May 2002. Sandanme, bout 29 of 46. 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
54% KawaguchiHakuba 46%

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

1 official meetingCompare careers
Kawaguchi 1Hakuba 0
  1. Kawaguchi won · Natsu 2002, day 3, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.