Asakubo against Tenkaizan, Haru 2009, day 1

AsakuboJonidan 103 East1-0
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
TenkaizanJonidan 103 West0-1

Haru 2009, day 1, 15 March 2009. Jonidan, bout 9 of 58. 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
61% AsakuboTenkaizan 39%

The ratings had Asakubo the favourite, at 61%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Asakubo 1Tenkaizan 0
  1. Asakubo won · Haru 2009, day 1, Jonidan (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.