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branch promoted by the

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. It took between July 23 and September 30, 2023.

Tournament history

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held each summer by Stardom. Similar to

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-owned male counterpart

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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.

Storylines

The event featured

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, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Participants

Stardom announced the official participants of the two blocks on June 25, 2023.

Qualifiers

Due to the downsizing of the tournament, the 2023 edition featured a total of twenty competitors from which eighteen were directly announced. Both final two vacant spots were furtherly decided. They were contested in a rumble match which took place on June 18, 2023, and was won by Mariah May and Hanan. The bout also involved

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, Fukigen Death, Ruaka,

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, Hanako and Sakura Aya. ''*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.''

Results

Overview

Night 1

The first night took place on July 23, 2023.

Night 2

The second night took place on July 29, 2023.

Night 3

The third night took place on July 30, 2023.

Night 4

The fourth night took place on August 5, 2023.

Night 5

The fifth night took place on August 6, 2023.

Night 6

The sixth night took place on August 8, 2023.

Night 7

The seventh night took place on August 10, 2023.

Night 8

The eighth night took place on August 12, 2023.

Stardom x Stardom: Osaka Summer Team

A match for the tournament took place at Stardom x Stardom: Osaka Summer Team on August 13, 2023.

Night 9

The ninth night took place on August 15, 2023.

Night 10

The tenth night took place on August 20, 2023.

Night 11

The eleventh night took place on August 26, 2023.

Night 12

The twelfth night took place on August 27, 2023.

Night 13

The thirteenth night took place on September 2, 2023.

Night 14

The fourteenth night took place at 5Star Special in Hiroshima on September 3, 2023.

Night 15

The fifteenth night took place on September 9, 2023.

Night 16

The sixteenth night took place on September 16, 2023.

Night 17

The seventeenth night took place on September 17, 2023.

Night 18

The eighteenth night took place on September 18, 2023.

Night 19

The nineteenth night took place on September 20, 2023.

Night 20

The twentieth night took place on September 23, 2023.

Night 21

The twenty-first night took place on September 24, 2023.

Night 22

The twenty-second and final night took place on September 30, 2023.

Notes

References

External links

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