Kurahashi against Hokuyozan, Hatsu 2017, day 2

KurahashiSandanme 57 East1-0
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
HokuyozanSandanme 56 West0-1

Hatsu 2017, day 2, 9 January 2017. Sandanme, bout 23 of 50. 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
37% KurahashiHokuyozan 63%

The ratings had Hokuyozan ahead, at 63%, but Kurahashi won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Kurahashi 1Hokuyozan 0
  1. Kurahashi won · Hatsu 2017, day 2, Sandanme (this bout)tsukiotoshi

This was their first meeting.