Kasuganami against Izumigawa, Hatsu 2017, day 9

KasuganamiJonidan 72 West4-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
IzumigawaJonidan 68 West3-2

Hatsu 2017, day 9, 16 January 2017. Jonidan, bout 17 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
60% KasuganamiIzumigawa 40%

The ratings had Kasuganami the favourite, at 60%, 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
Kasuganami 1Izumigawa 1
  1. Izumigawa won · Nagoya 2017, day 14, Jonidanyorikiri
  2. Kasuganami won · Hatsu 2017, day 9, Jonidan (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.