Hokutoo against Sakabe, Hatsu 2014, day 9

HokutooSandanme 59 East0-5
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
SakabeSandanme 66 West1-4

Hatsu 2014, day 9, 20 January 2014. Sandanme, bout 20 of 46. 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% HokutooSakabe 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

6 official meetingsCompare careers
Hokutoo 3Sakabe 3
  1. Sakabe won · Aki 2015, day 13, Sandanmeyorikiri
  2. Hokutoo won · Nagoya 2014, day 10, Sandanmeoshidashi
  3. Hokutoo won · Natsu 2014, day 8, Jonidanoshidashi
  4. Sakabe won · Haru 2014, day 4, Sandanmehikkake
  5. Sakabe won · Hatsu 2014, day 9, Sandanme (this bout)tsukiotoshi
  6. Hokutoo won · Aki 2012, day 2, Jonidanoshitaoshi