is an annual
professional wrestling
Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to Real life, real- ...
round-robin 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 ...
held by
Pro Wrestling Zero1
, often referred to simply as Zero1 and sometimes referred to as Pro Wrestling Zero1 Catch as Catch Can (stylized as ZERO1 and PRO WRESTLING ZERO1 CATCH AS CATCH CAN, respectively), is a Professional wrestling in Japan, Japanese professional wre ...
to determine the top junior heavyweight wrestler in the promotion, typically contested in late November/December. In addition to Zero1 members, it has frequently included outside stars, mainly freelancers performing in the
Japanese independent scene.
The tournament has lately been presented as featuring two blocks, each with five participants, with the two block winners facing off in the final to determine the overall champion. In 2002, from 2006 to 2016, and between 2018 and 2019, the tournament featured only knock-out stages.
Results
List of winners
2002
The inaugural edition of the tournament was held between November 15 and December 15, 2002.
2004
The 2004 edition of the tournament took place between April 8 and April 30.
2005
The 2005 edition of the tournament took place between May 20 and May 29.
2006
The 2006 edition of the tournament took place between August 24 and 26. The finals of the edition were also disputed for the vacant
Zero1 International Junior Heavyweight Championship.
2007
The 2007 edition of the tournament took place between September 25 and September 30.
2008
The 2008 edition of the tournament took place between October 28 and November 8. The tournament was divided in two separate competitions, the Tenkaichi Primary which took place on the very first date of the event,
and the greater tournament which followed the normal schedule of the competition
Tenkaichi Primary
Tenkaichi
2009
The 2009 edition of the tournament took place between November 19 and 29. The finals of the edition were also disputed for the vacant
Zero1 International Junior Heavyweight Championship.
2010
The 2010 edition of the event took place between September 14 and 19.
2011
The 2011 edition of the tournament took place between September 13 and 17.
2012
The 2012 edition of the tournament took place between September 12 and 17.
2013
The 2013 edition of the tournament took place between September 9 and 16. The finals of the edition were also disputed for
Mineo Fujita
Mineo Fujita (born November 28, 1979) is a Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He currently works for Pro Wrestling Zero1, where he is a former International Junior Heavyweight Championship (Zero1), International Junior Heavy ...
's
Zero1 International Junior Heavyweight Championship
2015
The 2015 edition took place between June 29 and July 16.
2016
The 2016 edition of the tournament took place between September 20 and 29.
*First rounds (September 20)
**
Ikuto Hidaka
(born August 5, 1972) is a Japanese professional wrestling, professional wrestler, currently performing for Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah). Hidaka was the regular partner of Minoru Fujita, with whom he has held the NWA International Lightweight Tag Te ...
defeated
Takuya Nomura (10:32)
**
Isami Kodaka
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Pro-Wrestling Basara (Basara). He originally started his career in the Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo) promotion in July 2002, but later left the promotion to become a freelancer, before signing w ...
defeated Shinya Ishida (9:52)
**
Takuya Sugawara
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Pro Wrestling Zero1.
Career
Toryumon/Dragon Gate (2001–2004)
He debuted in the 9th term of Toryumon 2000 Project as Henry III Sugawara, an English prince character. He joined wit ...
defeated
Último Dragón
, better known by his ring name , is a Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler signed to Dragon Gate (wrestling), Dragon Gate, where he acts as an in-ring talent, trainer and senior advisor. In addition to having trained in Japan, ...
(12:10)
**
Tatsuhito Takaiwa
is a Koreans in Japan, Zainichi-Korean professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is one of the more well-traveled junior heavyweights in Japan, having wrestled for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and Pro Wrestling Zero1, as well as makin ...
defeated
Masashi Takeda (12:02)
*Second rounds (September 20)
**
Kotaro Suzuki
, better known by the ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Gleat. He is best known for working for the Pro Wrestling Noah and All Japan Pro Wrestling promotions, where he was a four-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Cha ...
defeated Ikuto Hidaka (17:11)
**Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeated
Hayato Fujita
Hayato Fujita (藤田 勇人 ''Fujita Hayato'', born September 20, 1986) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Fujita "Jr." Hayato (フジタ"Jr"ハヤト). Despite his small stature and physique for a professional wr ...
(12:30)
*Semifinals (September 29)
**Kotaro Suzuki defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa (11:15)
**Takuya Sugawara defeated Isami Kodaka (9:15)
*Finals (September 29)
**Takuya Sugawara defeated Kotaro Suzuki (15:21)
2017
The 2017 edition took place between April 4 and 26.
2018
The 2018 edition of the tournament took place between November 17 and 24. The finals were also disputed for the vacant
Zero1 World Junior Heavyweight Championship and
International Junior Heavyweight Championship.
2019
The 2019 edition of the tournament took place between September 1 and 14.
2020
The 2020 edition of the tournament took place between July 5 and August 2.
*First rounds (July 5)
**
Yumehito Imanari
is a Japanese people, Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler currently working for CyberFight. He appears on the Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling (GanPro) brand under his real name, and on the DDT Pro-Wrestling brand as part of the Pheromo ...
defeated
Shinjiro Otani
is a Japanese semi-retired professional wrestler and the current acting president of Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1). He is currently inactive from pro-wrestling competition due to a cervical spine injury sustained in April 2022. A product of the Ne ...
(0:22)
**
Shoki Kitamura defeated
Drew Parker
Drew Jacob Parker (born 29 December 1997) is a Welsh professional wrestler, best known for his tenure with the Japanese promotions Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), and currently appearing in the British independent circuit.
Professional wrestli ...
(13:02)
**
Shinjiro Otani
is a Japanese semi-retired professional wrestler and the current acting president of Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1). He is currently inactive from pro-wrestling competition due to a cervical spine injury sustained in April 2022. A product of the Ne ...
vs.
Yumehito Imanari
is a Japanese people, Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler currently working for CyberFight. He appears on the Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling (GanPro) brand under his real name, and on the DDT Pro-Wrestling brand as part of the Pheromo ...
ended in a time-limit draw (20:00)
*Second rounds (July 19–25)
**Shoki Kitamura defeated Hide Kubota (12:57)
**
El Lindaman
, better known by his ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently working for Gleat, where he was the inaugural G-Rex Champion. He also makes appearances for American Promotions All Elite Wrestling, DEFY Wrestling and Japanes ...
defeated Ganseki Tanaka (11:34)
**Raicho defeated
Sugi
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(10:54)
**Hub defeated Yumehito Imanari (15:28)
*Semifinals (July 16)
**Shoki Kitamura defeated Raicho (11:58)
**El Lindaman defeated Hub (11:14)
*Finals (July 26)
*Shoki Kitamura defeated El Lindaman (18:57)
2021
The 2021 edition of the tournament took place between August 24 and September 9. The finals were also disputed for the vacant
Zero1 World Junior Heavyweight Championship and
International Junior Heavyweight Championship.
*First rounds (August 24)
**
Junta Miyawaki
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah.
Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2016–present)
Miyawaki is known for seldomly competing for various promotions from the Ja ...
defeated
Takumi Baba
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Pro Wrestling Zero1 where he is a World Junior and International Junior Heavyweight Champion. He is also known for his work in Wrestle-1 and in the Japanese independent scene.
Profession ...
(11:57)
**
Fuminori Abe
is a Japanese people, Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and qualified Bhikkhu, Buddhist priest, currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his tenure with the Japanese professional wrestling promotion, promotions ...
defeated
Ricky Fuji
(born September 27, 1965) better known under his ring name is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Action Advance Pro Wrestling, where he also runs the day-to-day operations. He is perhaps best known for his time with Frontier M ...
(9:56)
**
Leo Isaka defeated
Genta Hiriki (10:41)
**
Shoki Kitamura defeated Arata (10:58)
*Second rounds (September 4)
**Junta Miyawaki defeated
Andy Wu
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* Andy Wu (actor), a Taiwanese actor
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(12:50)
**Hide Kubota defeated Leo Isaka (15:09)
*Semifinals (September 9)
**Shoki Kitamura defeated Junta Miyawaki (12:10)
**Fuminori Abe defeated Hide Kubota (8:17)
*Finals (September 9)
**Fuminori Abe defeated Shoki Kitamura (15:00)
2022
The 2022 edition of the tournament took place between September 9 and October 19.
2023
The 2023 edition of the tournament will take place between September 22 and October 27.
See also
*
Jr. Battle of Glory
*
Best of the Super Juniors
The Best of the Super Juniors (stylized as the BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. and often abbreviated BOSJ) is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), typically in May or June. Originally known as Top of the Supe ...
*
Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League
Notes
References
External links
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