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New Japan G1 Climax results and open thread for Saturday, Aug. 13: Tetsuya Naito vs. Kenny Omega, more!

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It’s that time of year again, and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)'s G1 Climax tournament is back to ruin sleep schedules all over the globe!

This year's version, the 26th annual, will feature 20 men competing across 19 dates for a spot in the finals August 14. Each show will be broadcast worldwide on New Japan's streaming service, NJPW World.

Check out Rev's list of matches worth checking out from the first five shows here, a quick recommendation on each of the bouts from the next five here & the latest shows here, and The Great Wall of Slow's look at who's still in the hunt and what they need to do (or how things need to break for them) here.

We'll have open threads & results for each show (and maybe a few other goodies - stay tuned!), so you can watch along with the best pro wrestling community on the internet.

We're coming up in the end, with one last day of action in each block to determine Sunday's final.

It's the eighteenth day of the tourney, and we're in Tokyo's iconic Sumo Hall for the duration. Today is the last day for B Block, and we'll find out who goes on to face Goto in the finals.

Tomoaki Honma def. Yuji NagataToru Yano def. YOSHI-HASHI

EVIL def. Katsuyori Shibata

Katsuhiko Nakajima def. Michael Elgin

Kenny Omega def. Tetsuya Naito

Here are the standings heading into these bouts (we’ll update these after the show, which is scheduled to kickoff with undercard action at 5:30AM Eastern):

A Block (Final):

Hirooki Goto - 12 Points (6 - 3)
Kazuchika Okada - 11 Points (5 - 3 - 1)
Hiroshi Tanahashi - 11 Points (5 - 3 - 1)
Naomichi Marufuji - 10 Points (5 - 4)
Bad Luck Fale - 10 Points (5 - 4)
Togi Makabe - 8 Points (4 - 4)
Tomohiro Ishii - 8 Points (4 - 5)
Tama Tonga - 8 Points (4 - 5)
SANADA - 8 Points (4 - 5)
Hiroyoshi Tenzan - 4 Points (2 - 7)

B Block (Final) - Omega wins!:

Kenny Omega - 12 points (6 - 3)*
Tetsuya Naito - 12 points (6 - 3)
Michael Elgin - 10 points (5 - 4)
Katsuyori Shibata- 10 points (5 - 4)
Toru Yano - 10 points (5 - 4)
Katsuhiko Nakajima - 10 points (5 - 4)
EVIL - 8 points (4 - 5)
YOSHI-HASHI - 6 points (3 - 6)
Yuji Nagata - 6 points (3 - 6)
Tomoaki Honma - 6 points (3 - 6)

*Head-to-Head tiebreaker

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