Hiryu against Sasagawa, Aki 2009, day 2

HiryuSandanme 84 East0-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
SasagawaSandanme 83 West1-0

Aki 2009, day 2, 14 September 2009. Sandanme, bout 9 of 48. 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
56% HiryuSasagawa 44%

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

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Hiryu 0Sasagawa 1
  1. Sasagawa won · Aki 2009, day 2, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.