, often stylized as 5★Star GP 2022 was the eleventh annual

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tournament A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses: # One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...

under the Stardom 5Star Grand Prix Tournament branch promoted by the

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World Wonder Ring Stardom , is a Japanese ''joshi puroresu'' or women's professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion, promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. Stardom was founded in September 2010 by former All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) co-producer Ross ...

. It took place between July 31 and October 1, 2022, with limited attendance due in part to the

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at the time.

Tournament history

The Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix is a

professional wrestling tournament On various occasions in professional wrestling, a single-elimination tournament of varying match types are held, often to determine a champion for a vacant or newly-created championship, to determine the number-one contender for a championship, t ...

held each summer by Stardom. Similar to

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-owned male counterpart

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with the

G1 Climax The is a professional wrestling tournament held each August by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. Though it has sometimes been held as a single-elimination tournament, it is usually – and currently – held as a round-rob ...

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.

Storylines

The event featured

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that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed

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, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. The event's official press conference took place on July 7, 2022, and was broadcast live on Stardom's

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channel. The 20th day, which was also the day of the finals had

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and Makoto Izubuchi joining the commentary table. Natsuko Tora returned from injury to challenge

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to continue their feud which abruptly ended at Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 in Summer on July 4, an event where Tora sustained her injury. Giulia won the tournament by defeating Tam Nakano in the finals. The Donna Del Mondo leader challenged Syuri for the

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at ''Stardom Dream Queendom'' on December 29, 2022.

Participants

Qualifiers

Initially, twenty-two participants were announced for the final tournament, (except for the ''X'') with three vacant slots. Therefore, a ten-woman qualification league divided into two blocks was announced to take place to fill the unoccupied spots. The best-ranked wrestlers from each block advanced into the final tournament. Due to Mai Sakurai and Saya Iida finishing the Block B point-tied, they both qualified for the final tournament. The qualification league took place between June 4 and 28.

Final tournament

Being the biggest tournament to date, the tournament will feature twenty-six wrestlers, equally divided into two distinct blocks of thirteen with the two winners of their respective blocks moving on to the finals. The finals of the greater tournament will take place on October 1, 2022. Thekla was originally scheduled to compete but suffered an injury and was pulled from the tournament on July 26, Thekla was replaced by Momo Kohgo. ''*Noted underneath are the champions who held their titles at the time of the tournament. The titleholders or even the number of contestants can change over time.'' {, class="wikitable sortable" align="left-center" , - !Wrestler !Unit !Notes , - , AZM ,

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, High Speed Champion , -style="background: gold" , Giulia , Donna Del Mondo , Winner , - , Hanan ,

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, Future of Stardom Champion , - , Hazuki ,

, Goddesses of Stardom Champion , - ,

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, Donna Del Mondo , , - , Koguma ,

, Goddesses of Stardom Champion , - , Maika , Donna Del Mondo , , - ,

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, SWA World Champion , - , Mina Shirakawa , Cosmic Angels , , - , Mirai , God's Eye , , - , Momo Kohgo ,

, Replaced an injured Thekla on July 26 , - ,

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, Oedo Tai , Artist of Stardom Champion , - , Natsupoi , Cosmic Angels , , - , Risa Sera ,

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, , - , Saki Kashima , Oedo Tai , Artist of Stardom Champion , - ,

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, Wonder of Stardom Champion , - , Starlight Kid , Oedo Tai , Artist of Stardom Champion , - , Suzu Suzuki ,

, , - ,

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, God's Eye , World of Stardom Champion , - ,

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, Cosmic Angels , , -style="background-color:#e3e3e3" , Thekla , Donna Del Mondo , Pulled out of the tournament on July 26 due to injury , - ,

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, Cosmic Angels , , - ,

, , - , Ami Sourei , God's Eye , First place of Qualifier Block A , - , Mai Sakurai , Donna Del Mondo , Point-tied first place of Qualifier Block B , - ,

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, Point-tied first place of Qualifier Block B , - ,

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, Cosmic Angels/Color's , Announced as the "X" on June 29, 2022. , -

Results

Overview

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!! 16 !! Giulia !! 16 , - !

!! 15 !! Mirai !! 15 , - ! Maika !! 15 !!

!! 15 , - ! Risa Sera !! 15 !! Suzu Suzuki !! 15 , - ! AZM !! 14 !! Hazuki !! 14 , - !

!! 14 !!

!! 14 , - ! Koguma !! 14 !! Starlight Kid !! 14 , - !

!! 14 !! Natsupoi !! 12 , - ! Saki Kashima !! 12 !!

!! 12 , - !

!! 10 !! Ami Sourei !! 11 , - ! Mai Sakurai !! 9 !! Mina Shirakawa !! 10 , - ! Momo Kohgo !! 4 !!

!! 4 , - !

!! 4 !! Hanan !! 4 , - {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;" width="25%" , - ! Red Stars !!

!! Nakano !! Hayashishita !! AZM !! Koguma !! Maika !!

!! Kohgo !!

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!! Kashima !! Sakurai !! Sera !!

, - !

, , Syuri
(14:53) , Hayashishita
(14:56) , Syuri
(9:31) , Koguma
(8:20) , Maika
(14:28) , Syuri
(14:48) , Syuri
(6:31) , Syuri
(9:51) , Kashima
(9:28) , Syuri
(6:53) , Sera
(12:11) , Syuri
(11:52) , - ! Nakano , Syuri
(14:53) , , Hayashishita
(9:03) , AZM
(7:15) , Nakano
(5:56) , Nakano
(8:32) , Nakano
(11:50) , Nakano
(7:21) , Nakano
(10:32) , Kashima
(6:18) , Nakano
(9:15) , Nakano
(12:38) , Nakano
(7:36) , - ! Hayashishita , Hayashishita
(14:56) , Hayashishita
(9:03) , , AZM
(6:55) , Koguma
(6:01) , Maika
(14:11) , Himeka
(10:52) , Hayashishita
(5:38) , Hayashishita
(11:04) , Kashima
(6:53) , Hayashishita
(4:22) , Hayashishita
(10:26) , Hayashishita
(11:28) , - ! AZM , Syuri
(9:31) , AZM
(7:15) , AZM
(6:55) , , Koguma
(4:51) , Maika
(6:54) , AZM
(8:17) , AZM
(6:41) , AZM
(6:53) , Kashima
(0:44) , AZM
(6:56) , Sera
(5:45) , AZM
(7:14) , - ! Koguma , Koguma
(8:20) , Nakano
(5:56) , Koguma
(6:01) , Koguma
(4:51) , , Maika
(8:44) , Himeka
(7:54) , Koguma
(6:27) , Koguma
(6:15) , Koguma
(7:16) , Koguma
(6:37) , Sera
(8:15) , Saki
(5:59) , - ! Maika , Maika
(14:28) , Nakano
(8:32) , Maika
(14:11) , Maika
(6:54) , Maika
(8:44) , , Draw
(9:57) , Kohgo
(5:27) , Maika
(6:50) , Kashima
(10:18) , Maika
(6:58) , Sera
(8:19) , Maika
(12:35) , - !

, Syuri
(14:48) , Nakano
(11:50) , Himeka
(10:52) , AZM
(8:17) , Himeka
(7:54) , Draw
(9:57) , , Himeka
(5:40) , Himeka
(9:03) , Himeka
(4:25) , Sakurai
(8:13) , Himeka
(7:06) , Himeka
(6:13) , - ! Kohgo , Syuri
(6:31) , Nakano
(7:21) , Hayashishita
(5:38) , AZM
(6:41) , Koguma
(6:27) , Kohgo
(5:27) , Himeka
(5:40) , , Sayaka
(5:24) , Kohgo
(5:36) , Sakurai
(8:14) , Sera
(7:25) , Saki
(6:23) , - !

, Syuri
(9:51) , Nakano
(10:32) , Hayashishita
(11:04) , AZM
(6:53) , Koguma
(6:15) , Maika
(6:50) , Himeka
(9:03) , Sayaka
(5:24) , , Sayaka
(6:02) , Sakurai
(5:29) , Sera
(6:01) , Saki
(9:07) , - ! Kashima , Kashima
(9:28) , Kashima
(6:18) , Kashima
(6:53) , Kashima
(0:44) , Koguma
(7:16) , Kashima
(10:18) , Himeka
(4:25) , Kohgo
(5:36) , Sayaka
(6:02) , , Sakurai
(3:50) , Kashima
(6:49) , Saki
(6:35) , - ! Sakurai , Syuri
(6:53) , Nakano
(9:15) , Hayashishita
(4:22) , AZM
(6:56) , Koguma
(6:37) , Maika
(6:50) , Sakurai
(8:13) , Sakurai
(8:14) , Sakurai
(5:29) , Sakurai
(3:50) , , Draw
(7:01) , Saki
(6:04) , - ! Sera , Sera
(12:11) , Nakano
(12:38) , Hayashishita
(10:26) , Sera
(5:45) , Sera
(8:15) , Sera
(8:19) , Himeka
(7:06) , Sera
(7:25) , Sera
(6:01) , Kashima
(6:49) , Draw
(7:01) , , Sera
(8:13) , - !

, Syuri
(11:52) , Nakano
(7:36) , Hayashishita
(11:28) , AZM
(7:14) , Saki
(5:59) , Maika
(12:35) , Himeka
(6:13) , Saki
(6:23) , Saki
(9:07) , Saki
(6:35) , Saki
(6:04) , Sera
(8:13) , , - ! Blue Stars !! Iwatani !! Giulia !! Kamitani !! Kid !! Watanabe !! Hazuki !! Iida !! Natsupoi !! Shirakawa !! Hanan !! Mirai !! Sourei !!

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, - ! Iwatani , , Draw
(15:00) , Kamitani
(9:26) , Iwatani
(13:09) , Watanabe
(11:32) , Iwatani
(10:20) , Iwatani
(5:04) , Natsupoi
(7:21) , Iwatani
(4:56) , Iwatani
(9:33) , Mirai
(12:51) , Iwatani
(8:10) , Iwatani
(10:52) , - ! Giulia , Draw
(15:00) , , Giulia
(14:49) , Giulia
(11:32) , Watanabe
(11:21) , Hazuki
(11:54) , Giulia
(7:58) , Giulia
(10:56) , Giulia
(8:46) , Giulia
(8:58) , Mirai
(12:10) , Giulia
(12:20) , Draw
(15:00) , - ! Kamitani , Kamitani
(9:26) , Giulia
(14:49) , , Kid
(9:45) , Kamitani
(12:00) , Kamitani
(12:47) , Kamitani
(8:10) , Kamitani
(9:02) , Shirakawa
(13:08) , Kamitani
(8:37) , Draw
(15:00) , Draw
(8:21) , Suzuki
(11:40) , - ! Kid , Iwatani
(13:09) , Giulia
(11:32) , Kid
(9:45) , , Watanabe
(10:53) , Hazuki
(11:15) , Kid
(7:19) , Kid
(13:26) , Kid
(9:27) , Kid
(7:19) , Kid
(10:24) , Kid
(7:02) , Suzuki
(14:11) , - ! Watanabe , Watanabe
(11:32) , Watanabe
(11:21) , Kamitani
(12:00) , Watanabe
(10:53) , , Watanabe
(10:34) , Iida
(7:36) , Watanabe
(10:05) , Shirakawa
(10:42) , Watanabe
(7:41) , Mirai
(11:25) , Sourei
(9:07) , Suzuki
(13:27) , - ! Hazuki , Iwatani
(10:20) , Hazuki
(11:54) , Kamitani
(12:47) , Hazuki
(11:15) , Watanabe
(10:34) , , Iida
(7:48) , Hazuki
(10:55) , Hazuki
(10:39) , Hazuki
(6:46) , Hazuki
(10:29) , Sourei
(10:36) , Hazuki
(9:52) , - ! Iida , Iwatani
(5:04) , Giulia
(7:58) , Kamitani
(8:10) , Kid
(7:19) , Iida
(7:36) , Iida
(7:48) , , Natsupoi
(8:49) , Shirakawa
(4:50) , Hanan
(6:29) , Mirai
(6:57) , Sourei
(5:56) , Suzuki
(6:56) , - ! Natsupoi , Natsupoi
(7:21) , Giulia
(10:56) , Kamitani
(9:02) , Kid
(13:26) , Watanabe
(10:05) , Hazuki
(10:55) , Natsupoi
(8:49) , , Shirakawa
(7:50) , Natsupoi
(6:08) , Natsupoi
(10:41) , Natsupoi
(10:39) , Natsupoi
(10:11) , - ! Shirakawa , Iwatani
(4:56) , Giulia
(8:46) , Shirakawa
(13:08) , Kid
(9:27) , Shirakawa
(10:42) , Hazuki
(10:39) , Shirakawa
(4:50) , Shirakawa
(7:50) , , Hanan
(6:40) , Mirai
(10:35) , Shirakawa
(10:42) , Suzuki
(9:25) , - ! Hanan , Iwatani
(9:33) , Giulia
(8:58) , Kamitani
(8:37) , Kid
(7:19) , Watanabe
(7:41) , Hazuki
(6:46) , Hanan
(6:29) , Natsupoi
(6:08) , Hanan
(6:40) , , Mirai
(7:51) , Sourei
(6:17) , Suzuki
(7:29) , - ! Mirai , Mirai
(12:51) , Mirai
(12:10) , Draw
(15:00) , Kid
(10:24) , Mirai
(11:25) , Hazuki
(10:29) , Mirai
(6:57) , Natsupoi
(10:41) , Mirai
(10:35) , Mirai
(7:51) , , Sourei
(10:28) , Mirai
(13:49) , - ! Sourei , Iwatani
(8:10) , Giulia
(12:20) , Draw
(8:21) , Kid
(7:02) , Sourei
(9:07) , Sourei
(10:36) , Sourei
(5:56) , Natsupoi
(10:39) , Shirakawa
(10:42) , Sourei
(6:17) , Sourei
(10:28) , , Suzuki
(10:31) , - !

, Iwatani
(10:52) , Draw
(15:00) , Suzuki
(11:40) , Suzuki
(14:11) , Suzuki
(13:27) , Hazuki
(9:52) , Suzuki
(6:56) , Natsupoi
(10:11) , Suzuki
(9:25) , Suzuki
(7:29) , Mirai
(13:49) , Suzuki
(10:31) ,

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References

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