Hokutojo against Kasugakuni, Hatsu 2003, day 4

HokutojoSandanme 4 East2-0
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
KasugakuniSandanme 4 West1-1

Hatsu 2003, day 4, 15 January 2003. Sandanme, bout 49 of 50. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: tsukiotoshi

Who else uses it

Thrust down.

The winner thrusts his opponent down. The JSA lists it with the twists, as a different technique from tsukitaoshi, the frontal thrust down.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
53% HokutojoKasugakuni 47%

The ratings had it close to even, 53% to 47%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

3 official meetingsCompare careers
Hokutojo 2Kasugakuni 1
  1. Hokutojo won · Hatsu 2006, day 8, Makushitaokuridashi
  2. Kasugakuni won · Hatsu 2005, day 3, Makushitaoshidashi
  3. Hokutojo won · Hatsu 2003, day 4, Sandanme (this bout)tsukiotoshi

This was their first meeting.