Takamisakari against Masatsukasa, Nagoya 2008, day 15

Takamisakari6-9
Finalkawazugakehooking backward counter throw
Masatsukasa10-5

Nagoya 2008, day 15, 27 July 2008. Makuuchi, bout 8 of 22. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: kawazugake

Who else uses it

Hooking backward counter throw.

A counter: the winner hooks his opponent and throws backwards.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
54% TakamisakariMasatsukasa 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

3 official meetingsCompare careers
Takamisakari 0Masatsukasa 3
  1. Masatsukasa won · Aki 2009, day 14oshidashi
  2. Masatsukasa won · Aki 2008, day 11uchigake
  3. Masatsukasa won · Nagoya 2008, day 15 (this bout)kawazugake

This was their first meeting.