also stylized as the 5★Star Grand Prix or 5★Star GP is an annual

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promoted by the

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ese

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. The event has been held since 2012 and aired domestically on

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, Fighting TV Samurai and

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, and later as an internet

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on Stardom's streaming service Stardom World. It is considered to be the main annual competition promoted by Stardom, being preceded by the

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which is the secondary competition.

Tournament history

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held each summer by Stardom. Similar to

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-owned male counterpart

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with the

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tournament, it is currently held as a round-robin tournament with wrestlers split into two pools. The winner of each pool will compete in the final to decide the winner. As is the case with G1 Climax, a win is two points and a draw is one point for each wrestler. There have been a total of ten editions that gave ten different champions. Seven of the title challenges were unsuccessful while only three were successful.

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successfully defended the

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against three different tournament winners while

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scored the only two defeats, dropping the same title. In 2021, Stardom introduced the World of Stardom challenge rights certificate, in which the winner of 5 Star Grand Prix receives a contract for a future World of Stardom Championship match. Like NJPW's

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, the contract is kept in a briefcase and can be defended until the title match.

List of winners

Record

2012

The 2012 5Star Grand Prix took place from August 19 to September 30, 2012.

2013

The 2013 5Star Grand Prix took place from August 25 to September 13, 2013.

2014

The 2014 5Star Grand Prix took place from August 24 to September 23, 2014.

2015

The 2015 5Star Grand Prix took place from August 23 to September 23, 2015.

2016

The 2016 5Star Grand Prix took place from August 21 to September 22, 2016.

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withdrew from the tournament on September 8 after suffering a concussion in her match against

2017

The 2017 5Star Grand Prix took place from August 19 to September 8, 2017.

Tam Nakano , better known by her ring name is a Japanese singer, former idol, dancer, and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she was the leader of the Cosmic Angels stable. Nakano began her ca ...

earned the final spot in the tournament by defeating

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in a qualifying match at Midsummer Champions 2017 on August 13, 2017.

2018

The 2018 5 Star Grand Prix took place from August 18 to September 24, 2018.

2019

The 2019 5 Star Grand Prix took place from August 17 to September 22, 2019.

Utami Hayashishita is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to Dream Star Fighting Marigold where she is the current Marigold World Champion. She is best known for her time in World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the former leader of Queen's Quest. ...

withdrew from the tournament on September 7 due to a finger injury.

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withdrew from the tournament on September 14 due to a dislocated shoulder.

2020

The 2020 5 Star Grand Prix took place from August 8 to September 29, 2020.

2021

2022

2023

2024

5★Star GP Awards

At the end of every tournament, the participants receives awards in different categories based on their performance during the tournament. The awards are similar to those that are presented at the Stardom Year-End Awards.

Active awards

Blue Stars Best Match Award

Fighting Spirit Award

Outstanding Performance Award

Red Stars Best Match Award

Technique/Skill Award

Defunct award

Best Match Award

In 2013, the award was named the , but in 2012, and since 2014, the award is known as the Best Match Award. Since 2020, the award was separated into two different sub-categories; the Blue Stars block and the Red Stars block.

Notes

References

External links

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