Masuryu against Torinzan, Natsu 2012, day 13

MasuryuSandanme 99 West3-4
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
TorinzanSandanme 94 West2-5

Natsu 2012, day 13, 18 May 2012. Sandanme, bout 2 of 31. 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
54% MasuryuTorinzan 46%

The ratings had it close to even, 54% to 46%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Masuryu 1Torinzan 1
  1. Torinzan won · Aki 2013, day 5, Jonidanokuridashi
  2. Masuryu won · Natsu 2012, day 13, Sandanme (this bout)tsukiotoshi

This was their first meeting.