Sazanami against Futamusashi, Hatsu 2003, day 12

SazanamiSandanme 63 West3-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
FutamusashiSandanme 60 West4-2

Hatsu 2003, day 12, 23 January 2003. Sandanme, bout 20 of 51. 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
48% SazanamiFutamusashi 52%

The ratings had it close to even, 52% to 48%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Sazanami 1Futamusashi 1
  1. Futamusashi won · Hatsu 2003, day 12, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri
  2. Sazanami won · Nagoya 2002, day 7, Sandanmehatakikomi