New Japan Pro-Wrestling has announced the full schedule for this year’s G1 Climax tournament.
NJPW confirmed the news during the New Japan Road event on June 21. The competition will kick off on July 16 and culminate on August 18. The winners of each block will advance to semifinals at the August 17 event, and the finals will be held the next day.
The full schedule, as announced by NJPW’s official website, is as follows:
July 16, Sapporo:
- A Block: Kazuchika Okada vs. Jeff Cobb
- B Block: SANADA vs. Jay White
- C Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Aaron Henare
- D Block: Will Ospreay vs. El Phantasmo
July 17, Sapporo:
- B Block: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Taichi
- C Block: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. KENTA
- A Block: Toru Yano vs. JONAH
- D Block: Shingo Takagi vs. Juice Robinson
July 20, Senadi:
- A Block: Lance Archer vs. Bad Luck Fale
- B Block: Tama Tonga vs. Chase Owens
- C Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Tetsuya Naito
- D Block: David Finlay vs. Yujiro Takahashi
July 23, Ota:
- B Block: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jay White
- D Block: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Shingo Takagi
- A Block: Kazuchika Okada vs. Toru Yano
- C Block: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Aaron Henare
July 24, Ota:
- C Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito
- D Block: El Phantasmo vs. Yuijiro Takahashi
- A Block: Jeff Cobb vs. Bad Luck Fale
- B Block: SANADA vs. Taichi
July 26, Korakuen Hall:
- C Block: KENTA vs. EVIL
- D Block: David Finlay vs. Juice Robinson
- A Block: Tom Lawlor vs. Lance Archer
- B Block: Great-O-Khan vs. Chase Owens
July 27, Korakuen Hall:
- A Block: Toru Yano vs. Bad Luck Fale
- C Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Aaron Henare
- B Block: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tama Tonga
- D Block: Will Ospreay vs,. Yujiro Takahashi
July 30, Aichi:
- A Block: JONAH vs. Tom Lawlor
- B Block: SANADA vs. Great-O-Khan
- C Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
- D Block: David Finaly vs. Shingo Takagi
July 31, Aichi:
- B Block: Jay White vs. Chase Owens
- C Block: Tetsuya Naito vs. EVIL
- A Block: Bad Luck Fale vs. Kazuchika Okada
- A Block: Jeff Cobb vs. Lance Archer
- D Block: Juice Robinson vs. YOSHI-HASHI
August 2, Hamamatsu:
- B Block: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Great-O-Khan
- D Block: David Finlay vs. Will Ospreay
- A Block: Toru Yano vs. Tom Lawlor
- B Block: Tama Tonga vs. SANADA
- C Block: Hirooki Goto vs. KENTA
August 5, Matsuyama:
- A Block: JONAH vs. Jeff Cobb
- C Block: Tetsuya Naito vs. Aaron Henare
- B Block: Taichi vs. Chase Owens
- C Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL
- D Block: Juice Robinson vs. Yujiro Takahashi
August 6, Osaka:
- D Block: YOSHI-HASHI vs. El Phantasmo
- D Block: Shingo Takagi vs. Will Ospreay
- A Block: Toru Yano vs. Lance Archer
- B Block: Great-O-Khan vs. Jay White
- C Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
August 7, Osaka:
- A Block: Tom Lawlor vs. Bad Luck Fale
- D Block: Juice Robinson vs. El Phantasmo
- A Block: Kazuchika Okada vs. JONAH
- B Block: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Chase Owens
- C Block: Aaron Henare vs. EVIL
August 9, Hiroshima:
- A Block: JONAH vs. Lance Archer
- C Block: Tetsuya Naito vs. KENTA
- B Block: Tama Tonga vs. Taichi
- B Block: SANADA vs. Chase Owens
- D Block: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Yujiro Takahashi
August 10, Hiroshima:
- A Block: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tom Lawlor
- C Block: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. EVIL
- B Block: Tama Tonga vs. Great-O-Khan
- C Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto
- D Block: David Finlay vs. El Phantasmo
August 13, Machida:
- D Block: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Will Ospreay
- D Block: Shingo Takagi vs. Yujiro Takahashi
- A Block: Toru Yano vs. Jeff Cobb
- B Block: Taichi vs. Jay White
- C Block: Aaron Henare vs. KENTA
August 14, Nagano:
- B Block: Taichi vs. Great-O-Khan
- C Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. KENTA
- A Block: Tom Lawlor vs. Jeff Cobb
- D Block: YOSHI-HASHI vs. David Finlay
August 16, Budokan Hall:
- A Block: Kazuchika Okada vs. Lance Archer
- B Block: Tama Tonga vs. Jay White
- A Block: JONAH vs. Bad Luck Fale
- B Block: Tomohiro Ishii vs. SANADA
- C Block: Hirooki Goto vs. EVIL
- C Block: Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
- D Block: Shingo Takagi vs. El Phantasmo
- D Block: Will Ospreay vs. Juice Robinson
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