Asakubo against Kotosaito, Haru 2009, day 9

AsakuboJonidan 103 East4-1
Finaltsukitaoshifrontal thrust down
KotosaitoJonidan 109 East3-2

Haru 2009, day 9, 23 March 2009. Jonidan, bout 9 of 59. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: tsukitaoshi

Who else uses it

Frontal thrust down.

The winner thrusts his opponent down from the front.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
66% AsakuboKotosaito 34%

The ratings had Asakubo the favourite, at 66%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

3 official meetingsCompare careers
Asakubo 2Kotosaito 1
  1. Asakubo won · Haru 2014, day 5, Sandanmeyorikiri
  2. Kotosaito won · Nagoya 2009, day 9, Jonidanuwatenage
  3. Asakubo won · Haru 2009, day 9, Jonidan (this bout)tsukitaoshi

This was their first meeting.