Wakasenryu against Sazanami, Hatsu 2017, day 12

WakasenryuSandanme 82 East4-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
SazanamiSandanme 83 West3-3

Hatsu 2017, day 12, 19 January 2017. Sandanme, bout 10 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
59% WakasenryuSazanami 41%

The ratings had Wakasenryu the favourite, at 59%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Wakasenryu 1Sazanami 1
  1. Sazanami won · Haru 2022, day 1, Sandanmeyorikiri
  2. Wakasenryu won · Hatsu 2017, day 12, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.