Munakata against Hotaka, Hatsu 2003, day 1

Munakata1-0
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
Hotaka0-1

Hatsu 2003, day 1, 12 January 2003. Sandanme, bout 7 of 49. 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
66% MunakataHotaka 34%

The ratings had Munakata the favourite, at 66%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Munakata 2Hotaka 0
  1. Munakata won · Kyushu 2007, day 11, Sandanmeokuridashi
  2. Munakata won · Hatsu 2003, day 1, Sandanme (this bout)oshidashi

This was their first meeting.