Matsunaga against Ryukiyama, Hatsu 2005, day 1

MatsunagaSandanme 33 East0-1
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
RyukiyamaSandanme 33 West1-0

Hatsu 2005, day 1, 9 January 2005. Sandanme, bout 34 of 49. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: oshidashi

Who else uses it

Frontal push out.

The winner pushes his opponent out of the ring from the front, without a grip on the belt.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
47% MatsunagaRyukiyama 53%

The ratings had it close to even, 53% to 47%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

4 official meetingsCompare careers
Matsunaga 2Ryukiyama 2
  1. Matsunaga won · Nagoya 2015, day 10, Makushitaoshitaoshi
  2. Ryukiyama won · Natsu 2014, day 10, Makushitahikiotoshi
  3. Matsunaga won · Nagoya 2005, day 4, Sandanmeyorikiri
  4. Ryukiyama won · Hatsu 2005, day 1, Sandanme (this bout)oshidashi

This was their first meeting.