page_title: 2014 in sumo
section_title: July
hierarchical_section_title: 2014 in sumo / News / July
caption_attribution_description: English: Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro in Haru (Spring) Basho 2013, Osaka. 日本語: 琴奨菊和弘の場所入り（大相撲三月場所千秋楽）。投稿者が撮影および編集
context_page_description: 2014 in sumo saw the traditional six major tournaments or basho held in January, March, May, July, September and November as usual. The yokozuna Hakuhō won five of the six tournaments taking his total of yūshō to 32 to equal the record of Taihō. Kakuryū's victory in March saw him promoted to become the sport's 71st yokozuna. Consistent performances at the rank of sekiwake saw Gōeidō being promoted to ōzeki for the September tournament. The most notable retirement was that of the former ōzeki Kotoōshū.
context_section_description: 27: The tournament in Nagoya has an exciting conclusion, with Hakuhō, Gōeidō and Kotoshōgiku all in contention for the Emperor's Cup going into the final day. Gōeidō defeats Kotoshōgiku (sealing his own promotion to ōzeki in the process), but Hakuhō avoids a three way playoff by beating Harumafujii to win outright with a score of 13–2. Gōeidō had also defeated two yokozuna on consecutive days and naturally is awarded his third consecutive Outstanding Performance Prize. Takayasu takes the Fighting Spirit Prize. Tochinoshin defeats Ichinojō in a playoff to win the jūryō division championship. Former maegashira Takanoyama, a crowd-pleaser and one of the lightest top division wrestlers ever, announces his retirement.
  30: Gōeidō's promotion to ōzeki is confirmed, ending his record run of 14 consecutive tournaments at sekiwake. He has 32 wins over the last three tournaments, and becomes the third active Japanese ōzeki, on the banzuke beneath the three Mongolian yokozuna.
caption: Kotoshōgiku was runner-up for the first time as an ōzeki in July.
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