Akatsuki against Inoue, Hatsu 2017, day 1

AkatsukiSandanme 39 East1-0
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
InoueSandanme 39 West0-1

Hatsu 2017, day 1, 8 January 2017. Sandanme, bout 29 of 48. 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
55% AkatsukiInoue 45%

The ratings had it close to even, 55% to 45%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Akatsuki 1Inoue 0
  1. Akatsuki won · Hatsu 2017, day 1, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.