Tochimaru against Kotaro, Hatsu 2016, day 15, playoff
Hatsu 2016, day 15, 24 January 2016. Makushita, playoff for the title. East on the left, west on the right.
How it was won: tsukiotoshi突き落とし
Who else uses itThrust down.
The winner thrusts his opponent down. The JSA lists it with the twists, as a different technique from tsukitaoshi, the frontal thrust down.
63% TochimaruKotaro 37%
The ratings had Tochimaru the favourite, at 63%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.
Tochimaru 1Kotaro 2
- Kotaro won · Natsu 2022, day 10, Juryooshidashi
- Tochimaru won · Hatsu 2021, day 11, Makushitahikiotoshi
- Kotaro won · Natsu 2017, day 10, Makushitaokuritaoshi
- Tochimaru won the playoff · Hatsu 2016, day 15, Makushita (this bout)tsukiotoshi
This was their first meeting.