Munakata against Ryukiyama, Hatsu 2003, day 8

MunakataSandanme 87 East4-0
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
RyukiyamaSandanme 91 East3-1

Hatsu 2003, day 8, 19 January 2003. Sandanme, bout 7 of 50. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: tsukiotoshi

Who else uses it

Thrust down.

The winner thrusts his opponent down. The JSA lists it with the twists, as a different technique from tsukitaoshi, the frontal thrust down.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
72% MunakataRyukiyama 28%

The ratings had Munakata the favourite, at 72%, 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
Munakata 1Ryukiyama 1
  1. Ryukiyama won · Aki 2006, day 11, Sandanmeoshidashi
  2. Munakata won · Hatsu 2003, day 8, Sandanme (this bout)tsukiotoshi

This was their first meeting.