Tamatsurugi against Akinohana, Hatsu 2003, day 8

TamatsurugiSandanme 3 East2-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
AkinohanaSandanme 5 East1-3

Hatsu 2003, day 8, 19 January 2003. Sandanme, bout 49 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
51% TamatsurugiAkinohana 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

1 official meetingCompare careers
Tamatsurugi 1Akinohana 0
  1. Tamatsurugi won · Hatsu 2003, day 8, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.