Suekawa against Kihakuriki, Hatsu 2012, day 2

SuekawaJonidan 9 East1-0
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
KihakurikiJonidan 10 West0-1

Hatsu 2012, day 2, 9 January 2012. Jonidan, bout 46 of 49. 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
41% SuekawaKihakuriki 59%

The ratings had Kihakuriki ahead, at 59%, but Suekawa won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

3 official meetingsCompare careers
Suekawa 1Kihakuriki 2
  1. Kihakuriki won · Hatsu 2015, day 1, Sandanmehatakikomi
  2. Kihakuriki won · Hatsu 2013, day 7, Sandanmeoshidashi
  3. Suekawa won · Hatsu 2012, day 2, Jonidan (this bout)tsukiotoshi

This was their first meeting.