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NJPW reveals G1 Climax 34 tournament format

Posted on by Bryan Rose

NJPW has revealed details on this year’s G1 Climax tournament.

The tournament, which begins on July 20, will return to a 20-man A & B block format. The participants will be revealed during the New Japan Soul tour on June 16. However, only eighteen of the twenty participants will be announced. A participant selection tournament will determine the final slot of both blocks, with the finals of that tournament taking place on July 5.

Another change to this year’s tournament is how the block champions will be determined. NJPW’s website writes:

This year though, it will be the top three finishers that advance. Second and third place finishers will face off in Makuhari August 15, with the top point scorer receiving a bye to Ryogoku August 17. There, semifinals will determine an overall winner for each block, to compete in the grand final August 18.

Last year’s tournament was split into four blocks featuring 32 different wrestlers. Tetsuya Naito ended up winning the G1 Climax 33, defeating Kazuchika Okada in the finals.

NJPW reveals schedule for G1 Climax 34

Posted on by Joseph Currier

While the tournament is still a few months away, NJPW has revealed the full event schedule for G1 Climax 34.

This year’s G1 begins with back-to-back nights in Osaka on July 20 and July 21. It culminates with two nights taking place at Sumo Hall in Tokyo on August 17 and August 18.

There are 19 events in total. Here is the full list of dates:

  • Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21 in Osaka (Edion Arena Osaka)
  • Tuesday, July 23 in Hiroshima (Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall)
  • Thursday, July 25 in Kagawa (Sun Messe Kagawa)
  • Saturday, July 27 in Nagasaki (Dejima Messe Nagasaki)
  • Sunday, July 28 and Monday, July 29 in Fukuoka (Fukuoka International Center)
  • Wednesday, July 31 in Yamaguchi (KDDI Ishin Hall)
  • Saturday, August 3 in Osaka (Yamato University Yamato Arena)
  • Sunday August 4 in Aichi (Dolphins Arena)
  • Tuesday, August 6 and Wednesday, August 7 in Tokyo (Korakuen Hall)
  • Thursday, August 8 in Kanagawa (Yokohama Budokan)
  • Saturday, August 10 in Miyazaki (Xebio Arena Sendai)
  • Monday, August 12 in Niigata (Aore Nagaoka)
  • Wednesday, August 14 in Shizuoka (Hamamatsu Arena)
  • Thursday, August 15 in Chiba (Makuhari Messe)
  • Saturday August 17 and Sunday August 18 in Tokyo (Ryogoku Sumo Hall)

Further details regarding the G1 will be revealed in the coming months.

Tetsuya Naito was crowned the winner of G1 Climax 33 last summer. Using the title shot he received for winning the tournament, Naito defeated SANADA for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 18 this January.

Naito still holds the IWGP World Heavyweight title. He’s defending it against Yota Tsuji at NJPW Sakura Genesis this Saturday (April 6).