Sakigake against Hamaguchi, Haru 2016, day 1

SakigakeMakushita 8 East1-0
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
HamaguchiMakushita 7 West0-1

Haru 2016, day 1, 13 March 2016. Makushita, bout 27 of 30. 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
40% SakigakeHamaguchi 60%

The ratings had Hamaguchi ahead, at 60%, but Sakigake won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

5 official meetingsCompare careers
Sakigake 3Hamaguchi 2
  1. Sakigake won · Haru 2017, day 5, Makushitayorikiri
  2. Hamaguchi won · Hatsu 2017, day 5, Makushitaoshitaoshi
  3. Sakigake won · Nagoya 2016, day 2, Juryoyorikiri
  4. Hamaguchi won · Natsu 2016, day 4, Makushitayorikiri
  5. Sakigake won · Haru 2016, day 1, Makushita (this bout)tsukiotoshi

This was their first meeting.