Kotonishikawa against Higohikari, Natsu 2009, day 9

KotonishikawaJonidan 111 West2-3
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
HigohikariJonidan 106 West1-4

Natsu 2009, day 9, 18 May 2009. Jonidan, bout 10 of 60. 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
44% KotonishikawaHigohikari 56%

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

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Kotonishikawa 1Higohikari 0
  1. Kotonishikawa won · Natsu 2009, day 9, Jonidan (this bout)tsukiotoshi

This was their first meeting.