Kaizen against Karatsuumi, Hatsu 2020, day 12

KaizenSandanme 39 West5-1
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
KaratsuumiSandanme 36 West4-2

Hatsu 2020, day 12, 23 January 2020. Sandanme, bout 29 of 47. 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
52% KaizenKaratsuumi 48%

The ratings had it close to even, 52% to 48%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Kaizen 2Karatsuumi 0
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