Tanahashi against Shoketsu, Nagoya 2014, day 1

TanahashiSandanme 20 East1-0
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
ShoketsuSandanme 20 West0-1

Nagoya 2014, day 1, 13 July 2014. Sandanme, bout 40 of 49. 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
50% TanahashiShoketsu 50%

The ratings had it close to even, 50% to 50%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Tanahashi 1Shoketsu 1
  1. Shoketsu won · Kyushu 2015, day 15, Sandanmekotenage
  2. Tanahashi won · Nagoya 2014, day 1, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.