Murata against Saionji, Natsu 2017, day 5

MurataSandanme 39 East3-0
Finaltsukitaoshifrontal thrust down
SaionjiSandanme 42 West2-1

Natsu 2017, day 5, 18 May 2017. Sandanme, bout 30 of 48. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: tsukitaoshi

Who else uses it

Frontal thrust down.

The winner thrusts his opponent down from the front.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
61% MurataSaionji 39%

The ratings had Murata the favourite, at 61%, 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
Murata 1Saionji 0
  1. Murata won · Natsu 2017, day 5, Sandanme (this bout)tsukitaoshi

This was their first meeting.