Sazanami against Seiryu, Hatsu 2003, day 7

SazanamiSandanme 63 West2-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
SeiryuSandanme 59 West3-1

Hatsu 2003, day 7, 18 January 2003. Sandanme, bout 20 of 47. 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
51% SazanamiSeiryu 49%

The ratings had it close to even, 51% to 49%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

5 official meetingsCompare careers
Sazanami 3Seiryu 2
  1. Seiryu won · Hatsu 2003, day 7, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri
  2. Sazanami won · Kyushu 2002, day 12, Sandanmeyorikiri
  3. Sazanami won · Nagoya 2001, day 12, Sandanmeoshidashi
  4. Seiryu won · Haru 2001, day 15, Sandanmeoshidashi
  5. Sazanami won · Aki 1999, day 12, Sandanmeokuritaoshi