Tanahashi against Asakura, Kyushu 2018, day 2

TanahashiSandanme 85 East1-0
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
AsakuraSandanme 84 West0-1

Kyushu 2018, day 2, 12 November 2018. Sandanme, bout 8 of 48. 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
46% TanahashiAsakura 54%

The ratings had it close to even, 54% to 46%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

3 official meetingsCompare careers
Tanahashi 1Asakura 2
  1. Asakura won · Haru 2019, day 2, Jonidanyoritaoshi
  2. Asakura won · Hatsu 2019, day 2, Jonidanoshidashi
  3. Tanahashi won · Kyushu 2018, day 2, Sandanme (this bout)tsukiotoshi

This was their first meeting.