Akatsuki against Kainishiki, Hatsu 2018, day 1

AkatsukiSandanme 13 East0-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KainishikiSandanme 12 West1-0

Hatsu 2018, day 1, 14 January 2018. Sandanme, bout 43 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
51% AkatsukiKainishiki 49%

The ratings had it close to even, 51% to 49%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

3 official meetingsCompare careers
Akatsuki 1Kainishiki 2
  1. Kainishiki won · Hatsu 2018, day 1, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri
  2. Akatsuki won · Kyushu 2017, day 4, Sandanmetsukiotoshi
  3. Kainishiki won · Aki 2017, day 4, Sandanmeyorikiri