Taiga against Masatsukasa, Nagoya 2003, day 15

TaigaSandanme 63 West4-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
MasatsukasaSandanme 61 West5-2

Nagoya 2003, day 15, 20 July 2003. Sandanme, bout 12 of 30. 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
55% TaigaMasatsukasa 45%

The ratings had it close to even, 55% to 45%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Taiga 0Masatsukasa 1
  1. Masatsukasa won · Nagoya 2003, day 15, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.