Tamanoshima against Kotoryu, Hatsu 2003, day 1

TamanoshimaMaegashira 8 East0-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KotoryuMaegashira 8 West1-0

Hatsu 2003, day 1, 12 January 2003. Makuuchi, bout 8 of 19. 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
50% TamanoshimaKotoryu 50%

The ratings had it close to even, 50% to 50%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

10 official meetingsCompare careers
Tamanoshima 7Kotoryu 3
  1. Tamanoshima won · Hatsu 2005, day 12yorikiri
  2. Tamanoshima won · Nagoya 2004, day 3oshidashi
  3. Tamanoshima won · Natsu 2004, day 8oshidashi
  4. Tamanoshima won · Nagoya 2003, day 11oshidashi
  5. Tamanoshima won · Natsu 2003, day 14oshidashi
  6. Kotoryu won · Haru 2003, day 2tsukiotoshi
  7. Kotoryu won · Hatsu 2003, day 1 (this bout)yorikiri
  8. Kotoryu won · Kyushu 2002, day 3katasukashi
  9. Tamanoshima won · Nagoya 2001, day 10yorikiri
  10. Tamanoshima won · Kyushu 2000, day 3yorikiri