Sakaguchi against Isshinryu, Hatsu 2017, day 7

SakaguchiJonidan 18 East2-2
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
IsshinryuJonidan 14 West3-1

Hatsu 2017, day 7, 14 January 2017. Jonidan, bout 38 of 45. 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% SakaguchiIsshinryu 63%

The ratings had Isshinryu the favourite, at 63%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Sakaguchi 0Isshinryu 1
  1. Isshinryu won · Hatsu 2017, day 7, Jonidan (this bout)tsukiotoshi

This was their first meeting.