Kakuryu against Minanosato, Hatsu 2003, day 8

KakuryuSandanme 76 West2-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
MinanosatoSandanme 74 West3-1

Hatsu 2003, day 8, 19 January 2003. Sandanme, bout 13 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
50% KakuryuMinanosato 50%

The ratings had it close to even, 50% to 50%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Kakuryu 0Minanosato 2
  1. Minanosato won · Aki 2003, day 2, Sandanmekotenage
  2. Minanosato won · Hatsu 2003, day 8, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.