Sasaki against Koriyama, Hatsu 2007, day 9

Sasaki5-0
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Koriyama4-1

Hatsu 2007, day 9, 15 January 2007. Sandanme, bout 33 of 48. 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% SasakiKoriyama 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

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Sasaki 2Koriyama 0
  1. Sasaki won · Haru 2008, day 13, Makushitayorikiri
  2. Sasaki won · Hatsu 2007, day 9, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.