Tenryuzan against Murakawa, Hatsu 2003, day 6

Tenryuzan2-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Murakawa1-2

Hatsu 2003, day 6, 17 January 2003. Jonidan, bout 12 of 50. 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
45% TenryuzanMurakawa 55%

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

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Tenryuzan 2Murakawa 0
  1. Tenryuzan won · Haru 2003, day 7, Jonidanyorikiri
  2. Tenryuzan won · Hatsu 2003, day 6, Jonidan (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.