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It’s that time of year again, and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) has assembled 16 of the best junior heavyweights in the world to compete in round robin action.
This year's version, the 25th annual, will take place across 15 dates for a spot in the finals June 4. Five shows emanating from Tokyo’s legendary Korakuen Hall will be broadcast worldwide on New Japan's streaming service, NJPW World, while the remaining tournament matches will go up on the service on a slight delay.
Our final day of block action kicks off at a ripe 5:30AM Eastern / 2:30AM Pacific, and it’s all tournament matches as we set up tomorrow’s finals. Current standings follow—
8 Points
- Hiromu Takahashi (B Block, 4-2)
- KUSHIDA (B Block, 4-2)
- Marty Scurll (B Block, 4-2)
- Taiji Ishimori (A Block, 4-2)
- Will Ospreay (A Block, 4-2)
6 Points
- BUSHI (A Block, 3-3)
- Chris Sabin (B Block, 3-3)
- Dragon Lee (B Block, 3-3)
- Flip Gordon (A Block, 3-3)
- Tiger Mask IV (A Block, 3-3)
- YOH (A Block, 3-3)
4 Points
- ACH (A Block, 2-4)
- El Desperado (B Block, 2-4)
- Ryusuke Taguchi (B Block, 2-4)
- SHO (B Block, 2-4)
- Yoshinobu Kanemaru (A Block, 0-2)
ACH over Tiger Mask IV (A Block)
Yoshinobu Kanemaru over BUSHI (A Block)
Ryusuke Taguchi over Chris Sabin (B Block)
El Desperado over Dragon Lee (B Block)
Will Ospreay over Flip Gordon (A Block)
Taiji Ishimori over YOH (A Block)
SHO over Marty Scurll (B Block)
Hiromu Takahashi over KUSHIDA (B Block)
These results mean it’ll be Ishimori vs. Takahashi in tomorrow’s finals.
Enjoy the show!