Umenokawa against Matsumoto, Hatsu 2009, day 8

UmenokawaJonidan 11 East2-2
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
MatsumotoJonidan 12 East3-1

Hatsu 2009, day 8, 18 January 2009. Jonidan, bout 50 of 55. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: tsukiotoshi

Who else uses it

Thrust down.

The winner thrusts his opponent down. The JSA lists it with the twists, as a different technique from tsukitaoshi, the frontal thrust down.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
56% UmenokawaMatsumoto 44%

The ratings had Umenokawa ahead, at 56%, but Matsumoto won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Umenokawa 0Matsumoto 2
  1. Matsumoto won · Haru 2009, day 9, Jonidanyorikiri
  2. Matsumoto won · Hatsu 2009, day 8, Jonidan (this bout)tsukiotoshi

This was their first meeting.