Muranaka against Higonishiki, Hatsu 2003, day 2

MuranakaSandanme 51 East0-1
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
HigonishikiSandanme 50 West1-0

Hatsu 2003, day 2, 13 January 2003. Sandanme, bout 25 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
55% MuranakaHigonishiki 45%

The ratings had Muranaka ahead, at 55%, but Higonishiki won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Muranaka 0Higonishiki 1
  1. Higonishiki won · Hatsu 2003, day 2, Sandanme (this bout)oshidashi

This was their first meeting.