Watanabe against Kyokuhozan, Nagoya 2012, day 15, playoff

WatanabeSandanme 9 East7-0
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
KyokuhozanSandanme 87 East7-0

Nagoya 2012, day 15, 22 July 2012. Sandanme, playoff for the title. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: oshidashi

Who else uses it

Frontal push out.

The winner pushes his opponent out of the ring from the front, without a grip on the belt.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
59% WatanabeKyokuhozan 41%

The ratings had Watanabe the favourite, at 59%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Watanabe 0Kyokuhozan 1
  1. Kyokuhozan won · Kyushu 2014, day 11, Sandanmehatakikomi
  2. Watanabe won the playoff · Nagoya 2012, day 15, Sandanme (this bout)oshidashi

This was their first meeting.