Sakigake against Iwasaki, Nagoya 2014, day 9

SakigakeMakushita 1 East5-0
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
IwasakiMakushita 9 East4-1

Nagoya 2014, day 9, 21 July 2014. Makushita, bout 29 of 29. 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
47% SakigakeIwasaki 53%

The ratings had it close to even, 53% to 47%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Sakigake 2Iwasaki 0
  1. Sakigake won · Kyushu 2014, day 3, Juryooshitaoshi
  2. Sakigake won · Nagoya 2014, day 9, Makushita (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.