Taiga against Hotaka, Hatsu 2003, day 5

TaigaSandanme 86 East1-2
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
HotakaSandanme 88 East2-1

Hatsu 2003, day 5, 16 January 2003. Sandanme, bout 7 of 46. 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
44% TaigaHotaka 56%

The ratings had Hotaka the favourite, at 56%, 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
Taiga 1Hotaka 1
  1. Taiga won · Aki 2007, day 10, Sandanmeuwatenage
  2. Hotaka won · Hatsu 2003, day 5, Sandanme (this bout)oshidashi

This was their first meeting.