Wakatakamoto against Kairyu, Haru 2018, day 8

WakatakamotoMakushita 22 West3-1
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
KairyuMakushita 21 West2-2

Haru 2018, day 8, 18 March 2018. Makushita, bout 20 of 30. 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
57% WakatakamotoKairyu 43%

The ratings had Wakatakamoto the favourite, at 57%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

7 official meetingsCompare careers
Wakatakamoto 4Kairyu 3
  1. Wakatakamoto won · Natsu 2023, day 3, Makushitaoshidashi
  2. Wakatakamoto won · Natsu 2022, day 9, Makushitahatakikomi
  3. Kairyu won · Kyushu 2020, day 2, Makushitaoshidashi
  4. Kairyu won · Haru 2020, day 10, Makushitahikiotoshi
  5. Wakatakamoto won · Hatsu 2020, day 8, Makushitaoshidashi
  6. Kairyu won · Kyushu 2019, day 8, Makushitahatakikomi
  7. Wakatakamoto won · Haru 2018, day 8, Makushita (this bout)tsukiotoshi

This was their first meeting.