Asanotosa against Taiga, Kyushu 2003, day 9

AsanotosaSandanme 19 East2-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
TaigaSandanme 20 East1-4

Kyushu 2003, day 9, 17 November 2003. Sandanme, bout 39 of 46. 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
54% AsanotosaTaiga 46%

The ratings had it close to even, 54% to 46%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

5 official meetingsCompare careers
Asanotosa 2Taiga 3
  1. Taiga won · Kyushu 2010, day 14, Sandanmeyorikiri
  2. Taiga won · Haru 2005, day 4, Sandanmeuwatenage
  3. Asanotosa won · Kyushu 2003, day 9, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri
  4. Asanotosa won · Haru 2003, day 8, Sandanmeyorikiri
  5. Taiga won · Kyushu 2002, day 15, Sandanmeuwatenage