Masuminoru against Isshinryu, Hatsu 2017, day 9

MasuminoruJonidan 17 West4-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
IsshinryuJonidan 14 West3-2

Hatsu 2017, day 9, 16 January 2017. Jonidan, bout 41 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
58% MasuminoruIsshinryu 42%

The ratings had Masuminoru the favourite, at 58%, 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
Masuminoru 1Isshinryu 0
  1. Masuminoru won · Hatsu 2017, day 9, Jonidan (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.