Kisenosato against Ichinojo, Hatsu 2019, day 2

KisenosatoYokozuna 1 East0-2
Finalhatakikomislap down Gold star
IchinojoMaegashira 1 West2-0

Hatsu 2019, day 2, 14 January 2019. Makuuchi, bout 19 of 21. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: hatakikomi

Who else uses it

Slap down.

The winner slaps his opponent down.

A gold star

More on kinboshi

A kinboshi, or gold star, is a maegashira's win over a yokozuna. Sanyaku wrestlers don't earn one for beating a yokozuna, and neither does a win by default or disqualification. Under the association's older pay rules, each kinboshi added to the bonus a wrestler was paid every tournament, for as long as he stayed a sekitori.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
54% KisenosatoIchinojo 46%

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

15 official meetingsCompare careers
Kisenosato 8Ichinojo 7
  1. Ichinojo won · Hatsu 2019, day 2 (this bout)hatakikomi
  2. Ichinojo won · Aki 2018, day 11oshidashi
  3. Ichinojo won · Hatsu 2018, day 3yorikiri
  4. Ichinojo won · Kyushu 2017, day 8yorikiri
  5. Kisenosato won · Hatsu 2017, day 14yorikiri
  6. Kisenosato won · Natsu 2016, day 7okuridashi
  7. Kisenosato won · Hatsu 2016, day 6tsukiotoshi
  8. Kisenosato won · Kyushu 2015, day 5yorikiri
  9. Kisenosato won · Aki 2015, day 7oshidashi
  10. Kisenosato won · Nagoya 2015, day 6yorikiri
  11. Kisenosato won · Natsu 2015, day 2yorikiri
  12. Ichinojo won · Haru 2015, day 5oshidashi
  13. Kisenosato won · Hatsu 2015, day 7yorikiri
  14. Ichinojo won · Kyushu 2014, day 14hatakikomi
  15. Ichinojo won · Aki 2014, day 11hatakikomi