TOKYO - Komusubi Wakatakakage on Monday expressed his determination to win promotion to ozeki after laying the foundation with his victory at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.

The former sekiwake from Fukushima Prefecture clinched his second Emperor's Cup by defeating Mongolian-born ozeki Kirishima in a championship tiebreaker at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan after both finished the 15-day meet through Sunday with 12 wins and three losses.