G1 Climax 30
G1 Climax 30 | |||
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Promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling | | ||
Date | September 19 to October 18, 2020 | ||
City | See venues | ||
Venue | See venues | ||
Tagline(s) | Be The One! | ||
Event chronology | |||
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G1 Climax chronology | |||
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Tournament information | |
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Sport | Professional wrestling |
Location | |
Dates | September 19, 2020–October 18, 2020 |
Tournament format(s) | Two-block round-robin tournament |
Participants | 20 |
Final positions | |
Champion | Kota Ibushi |
Runner-up | Sanada |
Tournament statistics | |
Bouts fought | 91 |
The G1 Climax 30 was a professional wrestling tournament produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The tournament commenced on September 19 and concluded on October 18, 2020. It was the thirtieth edition of G1 Climax, and forty-sixth edition of the tournament counting its previous forms under different names. A Block winner Kota Ibushi defeated B Block winner Sanada in the final to win the tournament.
Considered NJPW's most important tournament, the G1 Climax features twenty wrestlers, divided in two blocks of ten ("A" and "B"). Each participant faces all nine other wrestlers within the same block in singles matches. The winner of each block is determined via a point system, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no point for a defeat; each night of the event sees the ten members of one block compete for the tournament. On the final day of the event, the winners of both blocks face each other to determine the winner of the G1 Climax, who will gain a future match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom, NJPW's biggest yearly event. The event was broadcast live on TV Asahi and Fighting TV Samurai in Japan, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling World worldwide.
Production
Role: | Name: |
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English Commentators | Kevin Kelly (nights 1–16 VOD, 17–19 live) |
Rocky Romero (nights 1–16 VOD, 17–19 live) | |
Chris Charlton (nights 17–19) | |
Japanese Commentators | Koki Yamazaki (nights 1, 2, 5) |
Shinji Yoshino (nights 1, 2, 11, 12, 19)
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Shigeki Kiyono (nights 8–13)
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Yuichi Tabata (nights 1, 2, 5, 11, 12, 17) | |
Haruo Murata (nights 3, 4, 6, 7, 14–16) | |
Kazuo Yamazaki (nights 6 & 18) | |
Yohei Onishi (nights 5, 18, 19) | |
Milano Collection A.T.
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Souichi Shibata (nights 7–9) | |
Jyushin Thunder Liger (nights 1, 2, 10, 13, 15, 16, 19)
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Miki Motoi (nights 3, 4, 6, 14) | |
Katsuhiko Kanazawa (nights 5, 6, 17) | |
Daisuke Takahashi (nights 6 & 7) | |
Kazuki Kusanagi (night 17) | |
Hiroki Mikami (nights 17 & 18) | |
Shunpei Terakawa (nights 18 & 19) | |
Ring announcers | Kimihiko Ozaki |
Makoto Abe | |
Referees | Kenta Sato |
Marty Asami | |
Red Shoes Unno |
Tournament rules
The tournament features twenty wrestlers, divided in two blocks of ten ("A" and "B"). Each participant faces all nine other wrestler within the same block in singles match, with the winner of each block being determined via a point system, gaining two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no point for a loss; each night of the event sees the ten members of a same block compete for the tournament. In case of several wrestler sharing the top score, the results of the matches those wrestlers had when facing each others in the tournament act as tiebreaker, with the one having the most wins over the other top-scorers determining the winner of the block.[1][2]
On the final day of the event, the respective winners of both blocks face each other to determine the winner of the G1 Climax, who would gain a future match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, NJPW's top championship, at Wrestle Kingdom, NJPW's biggest yearly event; if the IWGP Heavyweight Champion himself wins, he gets to pick his opponent at Wrestle Kingdom. The Young Lion matches have a fifteen-minutes time limit, while the matches of the tournament have a 30-minutes time limit (with the time limit being reached resulting in a tie); the final match between the two block winners has no time limit.[1][2]
History
In January 2020, NJPW announced that the 2020 edition of the G1 Climax would take place from September to October, instead of its usual July–August schedule, to avoid conflict with the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] During the New Japan Road event on September 9, NJPW announced the full tournament bracket for the G1 Climax.[4][5]
Storylines
The event includes matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[6]
The tournament saw the in-ring returns of Juice Robinson and Will Ospreay to NJPW for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.[7] Jay White, Jeff Cobb, and Kenta returned to NJPW in August on their weekly TV show, NJPW Strong, which was taped in America. However, this tournament was White, Cobb, and Kenta's returns to Japan since the start of the pandemic.
Venues
Dates[8] | Venue | Location |
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September 19 | Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | Namba, Osaka |
September 20 | ||
September 23 | Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center | Toyohira-ku, Sapporo |
September 24 | ||
September 27 | World Memorial Hall | Chūō-ku, Kobe |
September 29 | Korakuen Hall | Bunkyo, Tokyo
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September 30 | ||
October 1 | City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka | Nagaoka, Niigata |
October 5 | Takamatsu City General Gymnasium | Takamatsu, Kagawa
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October 6 | Hiroshima Sun Plaza | Nishi-ku, Hiroshima |
October 7 | ||
October 8 | Zip Arena Okayama | Okayama, Okayama |
October 10 | Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | Namba, Osaka |
October 11 | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium | Nagoya, Aichi |
October 13 | Hamamatsu Arena | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
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October 14 | Yokohama Budokan | Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama |
October 16 | Ryogoku Kokugikan
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Sumida, Tokyo |
October 17 | ||
October 18 |
Results
Night 1 (A Block)
The first night of A Block took place on September 19, 2020 at the
Tournament scores
Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | |
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Pre | Post | |||
1 | Kota Ibushi | Win | 0 | 2 |
Jay White | Win | 0 | 2 | |
Minoru Suzuki | Win | 0 | 2 | |
Taichi | Win | 0 | 2 | |
Will Ospreay | Win | 0 | 2 | |
2 | Shingo Takagi | Loss | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Cobb | Loss | 0 | 0 | |
Tomohiro Ishii | Loss | 0 | 0 | |
Yujiro Takahashi | Loss | 0 | 0 | |
Kazuchika Okada | Loss | 0 | 0 |
Night 2 (B Block)
The first night of B Block took place on September 20, 2020 at the
Tournament scores
Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | |
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Pre | Post | |||
1 | Tetsuya Naito | Win | 0 | 2 |
Toru Yano | Win | 0 | 2 | |
Juice Robinson | Win | 0 | 2 | |
Zack Sabre Jr. | Win | 0 | 2 | |
Kenta | Win | 0 | 2 | |
2 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Loss | 0 | 0 |
Sanada | Loss | 0 | 0 | |
Yoshi-Hashi | Loss | 0 | 0 | |
Evil | Loss | 0 | 0 | |
Hirooki Goto | Loss | 0 | 0 |
Night 3 (A Block)
The second night of A Block took place on September 23, 2020 at the
Tournament scores
Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | |
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Pre | Post | |||
1 | Will Ospreay | Win | 2 | 4 |
Taichi | Win | 2 | 4 | |
Jay White | Win | 2 | 4 | |
2 | Kota Ibushi | Loss | 2 | 2 |
Minoru Suzuki | Loss | 2 | 2 | |
Kazuchika Okada | Win | 0 | 2 | |
Jeff Cobb | Win | 0 | 2 | |
3 | Tomohiro Ishii | Loss | 0 | 0 |
Yujiro Takahashi | Loss | 0 | 0 | |
Shingo Takagi | Loss | 0 | 0 |
Night 4 (B Block)
The second night of B Block took place on September 24, 2020 at the
Tournament scores
Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | |
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Pre | Post | |||
1 | Tetsuya Naito | Win | 2 | 4 |
Toru Yano | Win | 2 | 4 | |
Juice Robinson | Win | 2 | 4 | |
2 | Zack Sabre Jr. | Loss | 2 | 2 |
Kenta | Loss | 2 | 2 | |
Evil | Win | 0 | 2 | |
Hirooki Goto | Win | 0 | 2 | |
3 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Loss | 0 | 0 |
Sanada | Loss | 0 | 0 | |
Yoshi-Hashi | Loss | 0 | 0 |
Night 5 (A Block)
The third night of A Block took place on September 27, 2020 at the World Memorial Hall in Chūō-ku, Kobe.[13]
No. | Results Singles match for the G1 Climax tournament18:48 | |
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Tournament scores
Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | |
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Pre | Post | |||
1 | Taichi | Win | 4 | 6 |
Jay White | Win | 4 | 6 | |
2 | Will Ospreay | Loss | 4 | 4 |
Kota Ibushi | Win | 2 | 4 | |
Minoru Suzuki | Win | 2 | 4 | |
3 | Kazuchika Okada | Loss | 2 | 2 |
Jeff Cobb | Loss | 2 | 2 | |
Shingo Takagi | Win | 0 | 2 | |
4 | Tomohiro Ishii | Loss | 0 | 0 |
Yujiro Takahashi | Loss | 0 | 0 |
Night 6 (B Block)
The third night of B Block took place on September 29, 2020 at
Tournament scores
Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | |
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Pre | Post | |||
1 | Tetsuya Naito | Win | 4 | 6 |
Toru Yano | Win | 4 | 6 | |
2 | Juice Robinson | Loss | 4 | 4 |
Kenta | Win | 2 | 4 | |
3 | Zack Sabre Jr. | Loss | 2 | 2 |
Evil | Loss | 2 | 2 | |
Hirooki Goto | Loss | 2 | 2 | |
4 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Win | 0 | 2 |
Yoshi-Hashi | Win | 0 | 2 | |
5 | Sanada | Loss | 0 | 0 |
Night 7 (A Block)
The fourth night of A Block took place on September 30, 2020 at
Tournament scores
Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | |
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Pre | Post | |||
1 | Taichi | Loss | 6 | 6 |
Jay White | Loss | 6 | 6 | |
Will Ospreay | Win | 4 | 6 | |
Kota Ibushi | Win | 4 | 6 | |
Minoru Suzuki | Win | 4 | 6 | |
2 | Kazuchika Okada | Win | 2 | 4 |
3 | Jeff Cobb | Loss | 2 | 2 |
Shingo Takagi | Loss | 2 | 2 | |
Tomohiro Ishii | Win | 0 | 2 | |
4 | Yujiro Takahashi | Loss | 0 | 0 |
Night 8 (B Block)
The fourth night of B Block took place on October 1, 2020 at
Tournament scores
Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | |
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Pre | Post | |||
1 | Tetsuya Naito | Loss | 6 | 6 |
Toru Yano | Loss | 6 | 6 | |
Juice Robinson | Win | 4 | 6 | |
2 | Kenta | Loss | 4 | 4 |
Zack Sabre Jr. | Win | 2 | 4 | |
Evil | Win | 2 | 4 | |
Hiroshi Tanahashi | Win | 2 | 4 | |
3 | Hirooki Goto | Loss | 2 | 2 |
Yoshi-Hashi | Loss | 2 | 2 | |
Sanada | Win | 0 | 2 |
Night 9 (A Block)
The fifth night of A Block took place on October 5, 2020 at the
Tournament scores
Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | |
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Pre | Post | |||
1 | Kota Ibushi | Win | 6 | 8 |
2 | Jay White | Loss | 6 | 6 |
Will Ospreay | Loss | 6 | 6 | |
Taichi | Loss | 6 | 6 | |
Minoru Suzuki | Loss | 6 | 6 | |
Kazuchika Okada | Win | 4 | 6 | |
3 | Jeff Cobb | Win | 2 | 4 |
Shingo Takagi | Win | 2 | 4 | |
Tomohiro Ishii | Win | 2 | 4 | |
4 | Yujiro Takahashi | Loss | 0 | 0 |
Night 10 (B Block)
The fifth night of B Block took place on October 6, 2020 at the Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima.[18]
No. | Results Singles match for the G1 Climax tournament23:41 | |
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Tournament scores
Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | |
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Pre | Post | |||
1 | Tetsuya Naito | Win | 6 | 8 |
2 | Evil | Win | 4 | 6 |
Hiroshi Tanahashi | Win | 4 | 6 | |
Toru Yano | Loss | 6 | 6 | |
Juice Robinson | Loss | 6 | 6 | |
3 | Hirooki Goto | Win | 2 | 4 |
Sanada | Win | 2 | 4 | |
Kenta | Loss | 4 | 4 | |
Zack Sabre Jr. | Loss | 4 | 4 | |
4 | Yoshi-Hashi | Loss | 2 | 2 |
Night 11 (A Block)
The sixth night of the A Block took place on October 7, 2020 at the Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima.[19]
No. | Results Singles match for the G1 Climax tournament21:56 | |
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Tournament scores
Colors | ||||
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Can still win the block | ||||
Cannot win the block regardless of future results | ||||
Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | |
Pre | Post | |||
1 | Kota Ibushi | Loss | 8 | 8 |
Jay White | Win | 6 | 8 | |
Kazuchika Okada | Win | 6 | 8 | |
Will Ospreay | Win | 6 | 8 | |
2 | Minoru Suzuki | Loss | 6 | 6 |
Taichi | Loss | 6 | 6 | |
Shingo Takagi | Win | 4 | 6 | |
Tomohiro Ishii | Win | 4 | 6 | |
3 | Jeff Cobb | Loss | 4 | 4 |
4 | Yujiro Takahashi | Loss | 0 | 0 |
Night 12 (B Block)
The sixth night of the B Block took place on October 8, 2020 at
No. | Results Singles match for the G1 Climax tournament19:58 | |
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Tournament scores
Colors | ||||
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Can still win the block | ||||
Cannot win the block regardless of future results | ||||
Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | |
Pre | Post | |||
1 | Tetsuya Naito | Win | 8 | 10 |
2 | Evil | Win | 6 | 8 |
3 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Loss | 6 | 6 |
Juice Robinson | Loss | 6 | 6 | |
Toru Yano | Loss | 6 | 6 | |
Hirooki Goto | Win | 4 | 6 | |
Sanada | Win | 4 | 6 | |
Zack Sabre Jr. | Win | 4 | 6 | |
4 | Kenta | Loss | 4 | 4 |
5 | Yoshi-Hashi | Loss | 2 | 2 |
Night 13 (A Block)
The seventh night of A Block took place on October 10, 2020 at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Namba, Osaka.[21]
No. | Results Singles match for the G1 Climax tournament27:45 | |
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Tournament scores
Colors | ||||
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Can still win the block | ||||
Cannot win the block regardless of future results | ||||
Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | |
Pre | Post | |||
1 | Kota Ibushi | Win | 8 | 10 |
Jay White | Win | 8 | 10 | |
Kazuchika Okada | Win | 8 | 10 | |
Will Ospreay | Win | 8 | 10 | |
2 | Taichi | Loss | 6 | 6 |
Shingo Takagi | Loss | 6 | 6 | |
Minoru Suzuki | Loss | 6 | 6 | |
Tomohiro Ishii | Loss | 6 | 6 | |
Jeff Cobb | Win | 4 | 6 | |
3 | Yujiro Takahashi | Loss | 0 | 0 |
Night 14 (B Block)
The seventh night of B Block took place on October 11, 2020 at the
Tournament scores
Colors | ||||
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Can still win the block | ||||
Cannot win the block regardless of future results | ||||
Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | |
Pre | Post | |||
1 | Evil | Win | 8 | 10 |
Tetsuya Naito | Loss | 10 | 10 | |
2 | Hirooki Goto | Win | 6 | 8 |
Zack Sabre Jr. | Win | 6 | 8 | |
Sanada | Win | 6 | 8 | |
3 | Toru Yano | Loss | 6 | 6 |
Hiroshi Tanahashi | Loss | 6 | 6 | |
Juice Robinson | Loss | 6 | 6 | |
Kenta | Win | 4 | 6 | |
4 | Yoshi-Hashi | Loss | 2 | 2 |
Night 15 (A Block)
The eighth night of A Block took place on October 13, 2020 at the
Tournament scores
Colors | ||||
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Can still win the block | ||||
Cannot win the block regardless of future results | ||||
Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | |
Pre | Post | |||
1 | Jay White | Win | 10 | 12 |
Kota Ibushi | Win | 10 | 12 | |
Kazuchika Okada | Win | 10 | 12 | |
2 | Will Ospreay | Loss | 10 | 10 |
3 | Taichi | Win | 6 | 8 |
Jeff Cobb | Win | 6 | 8 | |
4 | Minoru Suzuki | Loss | 6 | 6 |
Tomohiro Ishii | Loss | 6 | 6 | |
Shingo Takagi | Loss | 6 | 6 | |
5 | Yujiro Takahashi | Loss | 0 | 0 |
Night 16 (B Block)
The eighth night of B Block took place on October 14, 2020 at the Yokohama Budokan in
Tournament scores
Colors | ||||
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Can still win the block | ||||
Cannot win the block regardless of future results | ||||
Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | |
Pre | Post | |||
1 | Evil | Win | 10 | 12 |
Tetsuya Naito | Win | 10 | 12 | |
2 | Sanada | Win | 8 | 10 |
Zack Sabre Jr. | Win | 8 | 10 | |
3 | Hirooki Goto | Loss | 8 | 8 |
Kenta | Win | 6 | 8 | |
4 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Loss | 6 | 6 |
Juice Robinson | Loss | 6 | 6 | |
Toru Yano | Loss | 6 | 6 | |
5 | Yoshi-Hashi | Loss | 2 | 2 |
Night 17 (A Block Final)
The ninth night of A Block took place on October 16, 2020 at the
No. | Results Singles match for the G1 Climax tournament24:35 | |
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Tournament scores
Colors | ||||
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Winner of the block | ||||
Did not win the block | ||||
Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | |
Pre | Post | |||
1 | Kota Ibushi | Win | 12 | 14 |
2 | Jay White | Loss | 12 | 12 |
Will Ospreay | Win | 10 | 12 | |
Kazuchika Okada | Loss | 12 | 12 | |
3 | Taichi | Loss | 8 | 8 |
Jeff Cobb | Loss | 8 | 8 | |
Shingo Takagi | Win | 6 | 8 | |
Tomohiro Ishii | Win | 6 | 8 | |
4 | Minoru Suzuki | Loss | 6 | 6 |
5 | Yujiro Takahashi | Win | 0 | 2 |
Night 18 (B Block Final)
The ninth night of B Block will take place on October 17, 2020 at the
Tournament scores
Colors | ||||
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Winner of the block | ||||
Did not win the block | ||||
Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | |
Pre | Post | |||
1 | Sanada | Win | 10 | 12 |
2 | Evil | Loss | 12 | 12 |
Tetsuya Naito | Loss | 12 | 12 | |
3 | Kenta | Win | 8 | 10 |
Zack Sabre Jr. | Loss | 10 | 10 | |
4 | Juice Robinson | Win | 6 | 8 |
Hiroshi Tanahashi | Win | 6 | 8 | |
Hirooki Goto | Loss | 8 | 8 | |
5 | Toru Yano | Loss | 6 | 6 |
6 | Yoshi-Hashi | Win | 2 | 4 |
Night 19 (Final)
The final night took place on October 18, 2020 at the
Participants
Block A | Block B | ||
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Kota Ibushi | 14 | Sanada | 12 |
Will Ospreay | 12 | Evil | 12 |
Jay White | 12 | Tetsuya Naito | 12 |
Kazuchika Okada | 12 | Kenta | 10 |
Taichi | 8 | Zack Sabre Jr. | 10 |
Jeff Cobb | 8 | Hirooki Goto | 8 |
Tomohiro Ishii | 8 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 8 |
Shingo Takagi | 8 | Juice Robinson | 8 |
Minoru Suzuki | 6 | Toru Yano | 6 |
Yujiro Takahashi | 2 | Yoshi-Hashi | 4 |
Block A | Ibushi | Cobb | Okada | Ishii | Ospreay | Takagi | Suzuki | Taichi | White | Takahashi |
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Ibushi | — | Ibushi (10:43)[15] |
Ibushi (21:35)[9] |
Ibushi (15:41)[13] |
Ibushi (15:56)[17] |
Takagi (21:56)[19] |
Ibushi (16:58)[21] |
Ibushi (17:12)[25] |
White (20:28)[10] |
Ibushi (12:28)[23] |
Cobb | Ibushi (10:43)[15] |
— | Okada (11:03)[19] |
Cobb (14:57)[21] |
Cobb (12:21)[23] |
Cobb (11:44)[10] |
Suzuki (9:24)[13] |
Taichi (12:47)[9] |
Cobb (12:24)[17] |
Takahashi (10:30)[25] |
Okada | Ibushi (21:35)[9] |
Okada (11:03)[19] |
— | Okada (26:13)[23] |
Ospreay (17:04)[25] |
Okada (27:45)[21] |
Okada (14:10)[17] |
Okada (17:03)[15] |
White (18:48)[13] |
Okada (12:01)[10] |
Ishii | Ibushi (15:41)[13] |
Cobb (14:57)[21] |
Okada (26:13)[23] |
— | Ospreay (18:20)[10] |
Ishii (26:01)[15] |
Suzuki (13:00)[9] |
Ishii (18:41)[17] |
Ishii (24:35)[25] |
Ishii (15:25)[19] |
Ospreay | Ibushi (15:56)[17] |
Cobb (12:21)[23] |
Ospreay (17:04)[25] |
Ospreay (18:20)[10] |
— | Takagi (22:03)[13] |
Ospreay (14:26)[19] |
Ospreay (16:26)[21] |
Ospreay (18:46)[15] |
Ospreay (7:34)[9] |
Takagi | Takagi (21:56)[19] |
Cobb (11:44)[10] |
Okada (27:45)[21] |
Ishii (26:01)[15] |
Takagi (22:03)[13] |
— | Takagi (12:29)[25] |
Taichi (16:21)[23] |
White (19:28)[9] |
Takagi (13:38)[17] |
Suzuki | Ibushi (16:28)[21] |
Suzuki (9:24)[13] |
Okada (14:10)[17] |
Suzuki (13:00)[9] |
Ospreay (14:26)[19] |
Takagi (12:29)[25] |
— | Taichi (12:11)[10] |
White (20:30)[23] |
Suzuki (7:53)[15] |
Taichi | Ibushi (17:12)[25] |
Taichi (12:47)[9] |
Okada (17:03)[15] |
Ishii (18:41)[17] |
Ospreay (16:26)[21] |
Taichi (16:21)[23] |
Taichi (12:11)[10] |
— | White (15:16)[19] |
Taichi (11:03)[13] |
White | White (20:28)[10] |
Cobb (12:24)[17] |
White (18:48)[13] |
Ishii (24:35)[25] |
Ospreay (18:46)[15] |
White (19:28)[9] |
White (20:30)[23] |
White (15:16)[19] |
— | White (3:40)[21] |
Takahashi | Ibushi (12:28)[23] |
Takahashi (10:30)[25] |
Okada (12:01)[10] |
Ishii (15:25)[19] |
Ospreay (7:34)[9] |
Takagi (13:38)[17] |
Suzuki (7:53)[15] |
Taichi (11:03)[13] |
White (3:40)[21] |
— |
Block B | Tanahashi | Robinson | Goto | Yano | Yoshi-Hashi | Naito | Sanada | Sabre | Kenta | Evil |
Tanahashi | — | Tanahashi (14:16)[14] |
Goto (13:38)[22] |
Yano (7:15)[10] |
Tanahashi (18:41)[16] |
Naito (27:16)[10] |
Sanada (28:25)[24] |
Tanahashi (12:01)[26] |
Tanahashi (23:41)[18] |
Evil (19:58)[20] |
Robinson | Tanahashi (14:16)[14] |
— | Robinson (12:07)[26] |
Robinson (6:42)[16] |
Robinson (15:57)[10] |
Naito (25:01)[20] |
Sanada (15:06)[22] |
Sabre (14:30)[24] |
Robinson (17:01)[10] |
Evil (15:35)[18] |
Goto | Goto (13:38)[22] |
Robinson (12:07)[26] |
— | Goto (0:18)[18] |
Goto (14:12)[20] |
Naito (21:58)[14] |
Goto (11:03)[10] |
Sabre (3:59)[16] |
Kenta (17:15)[10] |
Evil (15:33)[24] |
Yano | Yano (7:15)[10] |
Robinson (6:42)[16] |
Goto (0:18)[18] |
— | Yoshi-Hashi (6:10)[26] |
Naito (8:04)[24] |
Yano (6:16)[10] |
Sabre (12:20)[20] |
Kenta (8:56)[22] |
Yano (4:33)[14] |
Yoshi-Hashi | Tanahashi (18:41)[16] |
Robinson (15:57)[10] |
Goto (14:12)[20] |
Yoshi-Hashi (6:10)[26] |
— | Naito (24:43)[18] |
Yoshi-Hashi (15:15)[14] |
Sabre (13:34)[22] |
Kenta (17:39)[24] |
Evil (17:21)[10] |
Naito | Naito (27:16)[10] |
Naito (25:01)[20] |
Naito (21:58)[14] |
Naito (8:04)[24] |
Naito (24:43)[18] |
— | Sanada (27:08)[16] |
Naito (28:28)[10] |
Kenta (21:06)[26] |
Evil (23:57)[22] |
Sanada | Sanada (28:25)[24] |
Sanada (15:06)[22] |
Goto (11:03)[10] |
Yano (6:16)[10] |
Yoshi-Hashi (15:15)[14] |
Sanada (27:08)[16] |
— | Sanada (14:31)[18] |
Sanada (11:24)[20] |
Sanada (27:01)[26] |
Sabre | Tanahashi (12:01)[26] |
Sabre (14:30)[24] |
Sabre (3:59)[16] |
Sabre (12:20)[20] |
Sabre (13:34)[22] |
Naito (28:28)[10] |
Sanada (14:31)[18] |
— | Kenta (15:46)[14] |
Sabre (14:54)[10] |
Kenta | Tanahashi (23:41)[18] |
Robinson (17:01)[10] |
Kenta (17:15)[10] |
Kenta (8:56)[22] |
Kenta (17:36)[24] |
Kenta (21:06)[26] |
Sanada (11:24)[20] |
Kenta (15:46)[14] |
— | Evil (15:40)[16] |
Evil | Evil (19:58)[20] |
Evil (15:35)[18] |
Evil (15:33)[24] |
Yano (4:33)[14] |
Evil (17:21)[10] |
Evil (23:57)[22] |
Sanada (27:01)[26] |
Sabre (14:54)[10] |
Evil (15:40)[16] |
— |
Final | ||||
A1 | Kota Ibushi | Pin[b] | ||
B1 | Sanada | 35:12[27] |
Aftermath
On night 17, during the match between
On November 7, 2020, Kota Ibushi unsuccessfully defended his briefcase, being the first man to do so, by losing it to Jay White at Power Struggle.
Notes
- ^ This match broke the record for the shortest match in G1 Climax history; previously held by Kenzo Suzuki vs. Tadao Yasuda in the 2002 tournament, which lasted 37 seconds.
- ^ Ibushi became the first wrestler to win back to back G1 Climax tournaments since Hiroyoshi Tenzan in 2003 and 2004.
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External links
- G1 Climax official website (in English)