Tainaka against Shunba, Hatsu 2019, day 5

TainakaJonidan 35 East1-2
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
ShunbaJonidan 32 West2-1

Hatsu 2019, day 5, 17 January 2019. Jonidan, bout 36 of 53. 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% TainakaShunba 57%

The ratings had Shunba 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

1 official meetingCompare careers
Tainaka 0Shunba 1
  1. Shunba won · Hatsu 2019, day 5, Jonidan (this bout)tsukiotoshi

This was their first meeting.