▁on ▁ 9 – 6 . ▁However ▁he ▁with d rew ▁once ▁again ▁in ▁September ▁after ▁suffering ▁five ▁defe ats ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁six ▁days . ▁In ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁tournament ▁K oto ō sh ū ▁with d rew ▁with ▁an ▁an k le ▁lig ament ▁injury ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁day , ▁hand ing ▁oppon ent ▁To chi ō zan ▁his ▁tw elf th ▁victory ▁by ▁default ▁and ▁elimin ating ▁H ak uh ō ▁and ▁two ▁ma eg ash ira ▁from ▁the ▁y ū sh ō ▁race . ▁The ▁crowd ▁showed ▁their ▁dis ple asure ▁by ▁bo o ing ▁as ▁his ▁withdraw al ▁was ▁announced . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁suffer ▁from ▁injury ▁problems , ▁also ▁withdraw ing ▁from ▁the ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁March , ▁September ▁and ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁tournament s . ▁ ▁Dem otion ▁and ▁ret irement ▁ ▁Having ▁failed ▁to ▁record ▁winning ▁records ▁in ▁two ▁consecutive ▁tournament s , ▁he ▁was ▁re leg ated ▁back ▁to ▁se ki w ake ▁at ▁the ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁tournament . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁ ō ze ki ▁for ▁ 4 7 ▁tournament s , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁fourth ▁highest ▁in ▁sum o ▁history . ▁A ▁record ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 0 – 5 ▁at ▁se ki w ake ▁in ▁January ▁would ▁have ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁immediately ▁reg ain ▁his ▁ ō ze ki ▁rank . ▁However , ▁he ▁suffered ▁his ▁ 6 th ▁loss ▁on