Takakurayama against Sakai, Kyushu 2018, day 9

TakakurayamaJonidan 26 West3-2
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
SakaiJonidan 23 West2-3

Kyushu 2018, day 9, 19 November 2018. Jonidan, bout 40 of 50. 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
43% TakakurayamaSakai 57%

The ratings had Sakai ahead, at 57%, but Takakurayama won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

7 official meetingsCompare careers
Takakurayama 3Sakai 4
  1. Takakurayama won · Natsu 2019, day 1, Jonidanoshidashi
  2. Sakai won · Hatsu 2019, day 12, Jonidanoshidashi
  3. Takakurayama won · Kyushu 2018, day 9, Jonidan (this bout)tsukiotoshi
  4. Sakai won · Haru 2018, day 12, Jonidanyoritaoshi
  5. Sakai won · Hatsu 2018, day 11, Jonidanoshidashi
  6. Sakai won · Aki 2016, day 8, Jonidanoshidashi
  7. Takakurayama won · Nagoya 2014, day 7, Jonokuchioshidashi