Hokutoshu against Masutoo, Hatsu 2016, day 1

HokutoshuSandanme 20 East0-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
MasutooSandanme 19 West1-0

Hatsu 2016, day 1, 10 January 2016. Sandanme, bout 39 of 47. 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
37% HokutoshuMasutoo 63%

The ratings had Masutoo the favourite, at 63%, 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
Hokutoshu 0Masutoo 1
  1. Masutoo won · Hatsu 2016, day 1, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.