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King of DDT Tournament
King of DDT trophy
PromotionsCyberFight
BrandsDDT
First eventKing of DDT (2004)
Event gimmickSingle-elimination tournament for a championship match

The King of DDT Tournament (Japanese: KING OF DDTトーナメント, Hepburn: Kingu Obu Dī Dī Tī Tōnamento) is an annual single elimination professional wrestling tournament held by CyberFight's DDT Pro-Wrestling brand.

Though DDT also runs the annual D-Oh Grand Prix tournament, the King of DDT is different in that it is single-elimination, whereas the D-Oh Grand Prix is a round-robin. Like the D-Oh Grand Prix however, the winner of the tournament receives a shot at the KO-D Openweight Championship; this stipulation was added in 2009.

The number of participants in the King of DDT has varied over the years, from a lowest of 8 in 2005 to a highest of 32 in 2018. Poison Sawada Julie is the inaugural winner of the tournament; Kudo, Harashima, Tetsuya Endo and Konosuke Takeshita are the only two-time winners.

History

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On April 29, 2001, Mikami won the Take The Royal Tournament that ran over the two DDT Golden Jack events held on that day. For his victory, he was awarded a crown by Commissioner Yamamo, symbolically crowning him "King of DDT".[1] This precursor tournament was acknowledged in the build-up to the inaugural King of DDT Tournament in 2004.[2]

After the first two editions in 2004 and 2005, DDT produced four annual King of DDT events from 2006 to 2009 which featured no tournament. The tournament returned in 2009 as the KO-D Openweight Championship Contendership Tournament, held over two Dramatic Next Door events on June 7 and one final event on July 10. In 2010, the tournament was held over two King of DDT 2010 events held on May 23 and May 30, in Osaka and Tokyo respectively. In 2011, the tournament reverted to its original name.

Until 2020, the KO-D Openweight Champion at the time of the tournament did not participate and, since 2018, neither do the Right to Challenge Anytime Anywhere Contract holders. In 2022, champion Tetsuya Endo had to vacate the title two days before the start of the tournament after he suffered a legitimate concussion.[3] It was then announced that, instead of receiving a shot at the title, the winner of this edition would be directly crowned champion.

Tournament finals

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# Event Date City Venue Attendance Final Ref.
1 King of DDT 2004 2nd Day May 30, 2004 Tokyo Kitazawa Town Hall 297 Hero! vs. Poison Sawada Julie [4]
2 King of DDT 2005 May 29, 2005 Shin-Kiba 1st Ring 462 Kudo vs. Daichi Kakimoto [5]
3 Sanshiro Takagi vs. Kota Ibushi One Match Show July 10, 2009 394 Sanshiro Takagi vs. Kota Ibushi [6]
4 King of DDT 2010 in Tokyo May 30, 2010 354 Mikami vs. Harashima [7]
5 King of DDT Kyoto May 29, 2011 Kyoto KBS Hall 512 Kudo vs. Harashima [8]
6 King of DDT Osaka July 8, 2012 Osaka Osaka City Yodogawa Citizens Center 377 Kenny Omega vs. Danshoku Dino [9]
7 King of DDT Osaka 2013 July 7, 2013 Nasci Hall Umeda 350 Kenny Omega vs. Harashima [10]
8 King of DDT 2014 June 29, 2014 Tokyo Korakuen Hall 2,000 Kudo vs. Isami Kodaka [11]
9 King of DDT 2015 Tokyo June 28, 2015 2,200 Yukio Sakaguchi vs. Konosuke Takeshita [12]
10 King of DDT 2016 Tokyo June 26, 2016 1,691 Shuji Ishikawa vs. Tetsuya Endo [13]
11 King of DDT 2017 Final Round June 25, 2017 1,333 Tetsuya Endo vs. Harashima [14]
12 King of DDT 2018 Final Round August 26, 2018 1,033 Daisuke Sasaki vs. Tetsuya Endo [15]
13 King of DDT 2019 the Final!! May 19, 2019 979 Soma Takao vs. Konosuke Takeshita [16]
14 King of DDT 2020 Final!! August 23, 2020 T-Hawk vs. Tetsuya Endo [17]
15 King of DDT 2021 Final!! July 4, 2021 621 Yuji Hino vs. Konosuke Takeshita [18]
16 King of DDT 2022 Final!! July 3, 2022 703 Kazusada Higuchi vs. Naomi Yoshimura [19]
17 King of DDT 2023 Final!! May 21, 2023 677 Kazusada Higuchi vs. Chris Brookes [20]
18 King of DDT: 20th Anniversary Final!! May 26, 2024 1,005 Mao vs. Daisuke Sasaki [21]
19 King of DDT 2025 Final!! May 25, 2025 TBD TBD

Tournaments

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Tournament Aftermath
Year Winner Won Participants KO-D Openweight Championship match Result
2004 Poison Sawada Julie 1 16 [a]
2005 Kudo 1 8
2009 Kota Ibushi 1 16 vs. Harashima on August 23, 2009, at Ryōgoku Peter Pan[22] Won
2010 Harashima 1 vs. Daisuke Sekimoto on July 25, 2010, at Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2010[23] Won
2011 Kudo 2 vs. Shuji Ishikawa on July 24, 2011, at Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2011[24] Won
2012 Kenny Omega 1 vs. Kota Ibushi on August 18, 2012, at Budokan Peter Pan[25] Lost
2013 Harashima 2 vs. Shigehiro Irie on August 18, 2013, at Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2013[26] Won
2014 Isami Kodaka 1 vs. Harashima (c) and Kenny Omega on August 17, 2014, at Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2014[27] Lost
2015 Yukio Sakaguchi 1 vs. Kudo on August 23, 2015, at Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2015[28] Won
2016 Shuji Ishikawa 1 vs. Konosuke Takeshita on August 28, 2016, at Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2016[29] Won
2017 Tetsuya Endo 1 vs. Konosuke Takeshita on August 20, 2017, at Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2017[30] Lost
2018 Daisuke Sasaki 1 32 vs. Danshoku Dino on October 21, 2018, at Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2018[31] Won
2019 Konosuke Takeshita 1 14 vs. Tetsuya Endo on July 15, 2019, at Wrestle Peter Pan 2019[32] Won
2020 Tetsuya Endo 2 28 vs. Daisuke Sasaki[b] on June 7, 2020, at Ultimate Party 2020[33] Won
2021 Konosuke Takeshita 2 16 vs. Jun Akiyama on August 21, 2021, at Wrestle Peter Pan 2021[34] Won
2022 Kazusada Higuchi 1 [c]
2023 Chris Brookes 1 vs. Yuji Hino on July 23, 2023, at Wrestle Peter Pan 2023[35] Won
2024 Mao 1 vs. Yuki Ueno on July 21, 2024, at Wrestle Peter Pan 2024[36] Lost
2025 TBD TBD

Results

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2004

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King of DDT 2004
PromotionDDT
DateMay 29–30, 2004
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKitazawa Town Hall
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2005

The 2004 King of DDT Tournament was held from May 29 to May 30.[37]

Round 1
May 29
Round 2
May 30
Semifinals
May 30
Final
May 30
            
Sanshiro Takagi Pin
Mikami 15:21[38]
Sanshiro Takagi Pin
Gentaro 3:18[39]
Daichi Kakimoto Pin
Gentaro 8:50[38]
Sanshiro Takagi Pin
Block A
Hero! 0:38[39]
Futoshi Miwa Pin
Thanomsak Toba 4:00[38]
Futoshi Miwa Pin
Hero! 2:33[39]
Takashi Sasaki Pin
Hero! 8:09[38]
Hero! Pin
Poison Sawada Julie 10:18[39]
Poison Sawada Julie Pin
Seiya Morohashi 11:59[38]
Poison Sawada Julie Sub
Tomohiko Hashimoto 7:02[39]
Kenshin Sub
Tomohiko Hashimoto 7:38[38]
Poison Sawada Julie Pin
Block B
Danshoku Dino 7:01[39]
Masahiro Takanashi Pin
Shoichi Ichimiya 6:01[38]
Masahiro Takanashi Pin
Danshoku Dino 4:02[39]
Kudo Pin
Danshoku Dino 9:50[38]

2005

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King of DDT 2005
PromotionDDT
DateMay 22–29, 2005
City
Venue
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2004
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2009

The 2005 King of DDT Tournament was held from May 22 to May 29 and featured only eight participants. On the first day of the tournament, Yusuke Inokuma defeated Jun Inomata and Yoshihiko in a qualifying match to earn a spot in the tournament.[40]

First round
May 22
Semifinals
May 29
Final
May 29
         
Kudo Pin
Kenshin 7:05[40]
Kudo Pin
Yusuke Inokuma 6:06[41]
Hero! Pin
Yusuke Inokuma 1:36[40]
Kudo Pin
Daichi Kakimoto 10:40[41]
Kota Ibushi Pin
Shuji Ishikawa 10:32[40]
Kota Ibushi Pin
Daichi Kakimoto 7:03[41]
Masa Takanashi Pin
Daichi Kakimoto 7:53[40]

2009

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KO-D Openweight Championship Contendership Tournament
PromotionDDT
DateJune 7 – July 10, 2009
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueShin-Kiba 1st Ring
King of DDT Tournament chronology
← Previous
2005
Next →
2010

The 2009 KO-D Openweight Championship Contendership Tournament ran from June 7 to July 10. Kota Ibushi, the winner of the tournament, went on to defeat Harashima for the championship on August 23, beginning his first reign with the title.[22]

Round 1
June 7
Round 2
June 7
Semifinals
June 7
Final
July 10
            
Kota Ibushi Pin
Danshoku Dino 10:54[42]
Kota Ibushi Pin
Antonio Honda 11:14[43]
Hikaru Sato Pin
Antonio Honda 9:45[42]
Kota Ibushi Pin
Gentaro 20:09[43]
Yasu Urano Pin
Tomomitsu Matsunaga 8:53[42]
Yasu Urano Pin
Gentaro 6:07[43]
Michael Nakazawa Pin
Gentaro 15:28[42]
Kota Ibushi Pin
Sanshiro Takagi 31:53[44]
Masa Takanashi Pin
Toru Owashi 3:50[42]
Masa Takanashi Pin
Madoka 10:07[43]
Mikami Pin
Madoka 5:10[42]
Masa Takanashi Pin
Sanshiro Takagi 10:21[43]
Hoshitango Pin
Sasaki & Gabbana 4:42[42]
Hoshitango Pin
Sanshiro Takagi 7:54[43]
Poison Sawada Julie Pin
Sanshiro Takagi 6:16[42]

2010

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KO-D Openweight Championship Contendership Tournament
PromotionDDT
DateMay 23–30, 2010
City
Venue
King of DDT Tournament chronology
← Previous
2009
Next →
2011

The 2010 KO-D Openweight Championship Contendership Tournament ran from May 23 to May 30. Harashima, the winner of the tournament, went on to defeat Daisuke Sekimoto for the championship on July 25, beginning his fourth reign with the title.[23]

Round 1
May 23
Round 2
May 30
Semifinals
May 30
Final
May 30
            
Harashima Sub
Muscle Sakai 9:02[45]
Harashima Pin
Michael Nakazawa 7:02[46]
Yukihiro Abe Pin
Michael Nakazawa 5:02[45]
Harashima Pin
Keisuke Ishii 9:43[46]
Yago Aznable Sub
Sanshiro Takagi 11:47[45]
Yago Aznable Pin
Keisuke Ishii 3:22[46]
Thanomsak Toba Sub
Keisuke Ishii 7:52[45]
Harashima Sub
Mikami 11:28[46]
Toru Owashi Pin
Daisuke Sasaki 10:47[45]
Toru Owashi Sub
Kudo 3:47[46]
Hoshitango Pin
Kudo 8:41[45]
Toru Owashi Pin
Mikami 2:35[46]
Hikaru Sato Sub
Yasu Urano 11:37[45]
Hikaru Sato Pin
Mikami 6:15[46]
Antonio Honda Pin
Mikami 14:13[45]

2011

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King of DDT 2011
PromotionDDT
DateMay 21–29, 2011
City
Venue
King of DDT Tournament chronology
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2010
Next →
2012

In 2011, the tournament reverted to the "King of DDT Tournament" name and ran from May 21 to May 29. Kudo, the winner of the tournament, became the first two-time winner and went on to defeat Shuji Ishikawa for the championship on July 24, beginning his first reign with the title.[24]

Round 1
May 21
Round 2
May 21
Semifinals
May 29
Final
May 29
            
Kudo Pin
Yasu Urano 16:48[47]
Kudo Pin
Hikaru Sato 17:12[47]
Tomomitsu Matsunaga Sub
Hikaru Sato 8:57[47]
Kudo Pin
Kenny Omega 13:53[48]
Seiya Morohashi Pin
Antonio Honda 6:50[47]
Seiya Morohashi Pin
Kenny Omega 9:12[47]
Makoto Oishi Pin
Kenny Omega 4:42[47]
Kudo Pin
Harashima 18:07[48]
Shigehiro Irie Pin
Keisuke Ishii 4:05[47]
Shigehiro Irie Pin
Kota Ibushi 8:02[47]
Michael Nakazawa Pin
Kota Ibushi 9:51[47]
Shigehiro Irie Pin
Harashima 9:24[48]
Super Shit Machine Pin
Daisuke Sasaki 7:24[47]
Super Shit Machine Pin
Harashima 4:38[47]
Mikami Pin
Harashima 9:07[47]

2012

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King of DDT 2012
PromotionDDT
DateJune 30 – July 8, 2012
City
Venue
  • Various
  • Final: Osaka City Yodogawa Citizens Center
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2011
Next →
2013

The 2012 King of DDT Tournament ran from June 30 to July 8. Kenny Omega became the first non-Japanese to win the King of DDT Tournament and went on to fail in his challenge against KO-D Openweight Champion Kota Ibushi on August 18.[25]

Round 1
June 30
Round 2
June 30
Semifinals
July 8
Final
July 8
            
Masa Takanashi Pin
Tomomitsu Matsunaga 4:02[49]
Masa Takanashi Pin
Kenny Omega 7:02[49]
Daisuke Sasaki Pin
Kenny Omega 15:05[49]
Kenny Omega Pin
Harashima 15:37[50]
Hikaru Sato Sub
Michael Nakazawa 4:58[49]
Hikaru Sato Pin
Harashima 19:49[49]
Shigehiro Irie Pin
Harashima 6:37[49]
Kenny Omega Pin
Danshoku Dino 20:18[50]
Keisuke Ishii Pin
Soma Takao 6:24[49]
Keisuke Ishii Pin
Kudo 8:21[49]
Antonio Honda Pin
Kudo 11:43[49]
Kudo Pin
Danshoku Dino 14:35[50]
Yasu Urano Pin
Makoto Oishi 1:04[49]
Yasu Urano Pin
Danshoku Dino 17:53[49]
Akito Sub
Danshoku Dino 11:38[49]

2013

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King of DDT 2013
PromotionDDT
DateJune 28 – July 7, 2013
City
Venue
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2012
Next →
2014

The 2013 King of DDT Tournament ran from June 28 to July 7. Harashima, the winner of the tournament became the second two-time winner and went on to defeat Shigehiro Irie for the championship on August 18, beginning his fifth reign with the title.[26]

Round 1
June 28
Round 2
July 6
Semifinals
July 7
Final
July 7
            
Mikami Pin
Kenny Omega 11:10[51]
Kenny Omega Pin
Block A
Daisuke Sasaki 16:50[52]
Daisuke Sasaki Pin
Soma Takao 3:47[51]
Kenny Omega Pin
Yukio Sakaguchi 9:59[53]
Antonio Honda Sub
Makoto Oishi 10:13[51]
Antonio Honda Sub
Block C
Yukio Sakaguchi 11:08[52]
Danshoku Dino Sub
Yukio Sakaguchi 9:15[51]
Kenny Omega Pin
Harashima 15:20[53]
Konosuke Takeshita Pin
Masa Takanashi 5:43[51]
Konosuke Takeshita Pin
Block B
Yasu Urano 9:52[52]
Kota Ibushi Pin
Yasu Urano 11:26[51]
Konosuke Takeshita Pin
Harashima 10:09[53]
Hikaru Sato Pin
Akito 10:11[51]
Hikaru Sato Pin
Block D
Harashima 15:56[52]
Harashima Pin
Kudo 13:44[51]

2014

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King of DDT 2014
PromotionDDT
DateJune 14–29, 2014
City
Venue
King of DDT Tournament chronology
← Previous
2013
Next →
2015

The 2014 King of DDT Tournament ran from June 14 to June 29. Isami Kodaka, the winner of the tournament went on to fail in his three-way challenge against Kenny Omega and KO-D Openweight Champion Harashima on August 17.[27]

Round 1
June 14
Round 2
June 15
Semifinals
June 29
Final
June 29
            
Shigehiro Irie Pin
Soma Takao 10:13[54]
Shigehiro Irie Pin
Antonio Honda 14:56[55]
Yasu Urano Pin
Antonio Honda 2:25[54]
Shigehiro Irie Pin
Kudo 12:40[56]
Tomomitsu Matsunaga Pin
Kenny Omega 11:41[54]
Tomomitsu Matsunaga Pin
Kudo 16:11[55]
Mikami Pin
Kudo 2:25[54]
Kudo Pin
Isami Kodaka 16:06[56]
Isami Kodaka Pin
Yukio Sakaguchi 10:07[54]
Isami Kodaka Pin
Konosuke Takeshita 20:05[55]
Daisuke Sasaki Pin
Konosuke Takeshita 17:16[54]
Isami Kodaka Pin
Kota Ibushi 11:03[56]
Masa Takanashi Pin
Danshoku Dino 9:38[54]
Masa Takanashi Pin
Kota Ibushi 12:53[55]
Keisuke Ishii Pin
Kota Ibushi 7:53[54]

2015

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King of DDT 2015
PromotionDDT
DateJune 6–28, 2015
City
Venue
King of DDT Tournament chronology
← Previous
2014
Next →
2016

The 2015 King of DDT Tournament ran from June 6 to June 28, covering three shows. Yukio Sakaguchi, the winner of the tournament went on to defeat Kudo for the championship on August 23, beginning his first reign with the title.[28]

Round 1
June 6
Round 2
June 14
Semifinals
June 28
Final
June 28
            
Yukio Sakaguchi Pin
Keisuke Ishii 10:03[57]
Yukio Sakaguchi Pin
Makoto Oishi 7:19[58]
Hiroshi Fukuda Pin
Makoto Oishi 6:54[57]
Yukio Sakaguchi Sub
Kazusada Higuchi 9:43[59]
Shigehiro Irie Pin
Yasu Urano 24:44[57]
Shigehiro Irie Pin
Kazusada Higuchi 18:23[58]
Tomomitsu Matsunaga Pin
Kazusada Higuchi 11:04[57]
Yukio Sakaguchi Pin
Konosuke Takeshita 18:13[59]
Masa Takanashi Pin
Akito 1:13[57]
Masa Takanashi Pin
Konosuke Takeshita 9:47[58]
Antonio Honda Pin
Konosuke Takeshita 15:15[57]
Konosuke Takeshita Pin
Daisuke Sasaki 14:16[59]
Daisuke Sasaki Sub
Kota Umeda 13:00[57]
Daisuke Sasaki Pin
Kota Ibushi 18:48[58]
Kazuki Hirata Pin
Kota Ibushi 7:31[57]

2016

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King of DDT 2016
PromotionDDT
DateJune 5–26, 2016
CityVarious
Final: Tokyo, Japan
VenueVarious
Final: Korakuen Hall
TaglineWho will stand in the main event at Ryōgoku Kokugikan?[d]
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2017

The 2016 King of DDT Tournament ran from June 5 to June 26. Akito was originally scheduled to compete but had to withdraw on May 30, after suffering two broken ribs.[60] He was replaced by Shunma Katsumata who defeated Kouki Iwasaki in a qualifying match on June 4.[61] Shuji Ishikawa, the winner of the tournament went on to defeat Konosuke Takeshita for the championship on August 28, beginning his fourth reign.[62][29]

Round 1
June 5
Round 2
June 12
Semifinals[e]
June 26
Final
June 26
            
Mad Paulie 12:01[63]
Tetsuya Endo Pin
Tetsuya Endo Pin
Kazuki Hirata 10:11[64]
Kazuki Hirata Pin
Shunma Katsumata 5:29[63]
Shigehiro Irie 15:50[65]
Shuji Ishikawa Pin
Soma Takao Pin
Keisuke Ishii 11:19[63]
Soma Takao 16:07[64]
Shuji Ishikawa Pin
Shuji Ishikawa Pin
Kota Umeda 10:17[63]
Shuji Ishikawa Pin
Tetsuya Endo 23:52[65]
Antonio Honda 14:11[63]
Kenso Pin
Kenso 16:06[64]
Harashima Pin
Masa Takanashi 6:58[63]
Harashima Sub
Tetsuya Endo Pin
Harashima 7:15[65]
Yasu Urano 16:23[63]
Kazusada Higuchi Pin
Kazusada Higuchi 15:50[64]
Shigehiro Irie Sub
Shigehiro Irie Pin
Yukio Sakaguchi 16:34[63]

2017

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King of DDT 2017
PromotionDDT
DateJune 2–25, 2017
CityTokyo, Japan
Venue
TaglineWho on earth is going to headline Ryōgoku this summer?[f]
King of DDT Tournament chronology
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2016
Next →
2018

The 2017 King of DDT Tournament ran from June 2 to June 25. Kazuki Hirata competed under the ring name of "Hirata Collection A.T.", a parody of Milano Collection A.T. Tetsuya Endo, the winner of the tournament went on to fail in his challenge against KO-D Openweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita on August 20.[30][66]

Round 1
June 2
Round 2
June 4
Semifinals[e]
June 25
Final
June 25
            
Daisuke Sasaki 6:14[67]
Akito Pin
Akito Pin
Masahiro Takanashi 5:04[68]
Masahiro Takanashi Pin
Hirata Collection A.T. 8:02[67]
Akito 11:30[69]
Tetsuya Endo Pin
Kudo Pin
Soma Takao 8:30[67]
Kudo 14:16[68]
Tetsuya Endo Pin
Tetsuya Endo Pin
Mike Bailey 16:00[67]
Tetsuya Endo Pin
Harashima 22:08[69]
Shunma Katsumata 7:42[67]
Yukio Sakaguchi Pin
Yukio Sakaguchi 15:50[68]
Harashima Sub
Kazusada Higuchi 11:24[67]
Harashima Pin
Harashima Sub
Shigehiro Irie 2:47[69]
Danshoku Dino 10:47[67]
Keisuke Ishii Pin
Keisuke Ishii 14:32[68]
Shigehiro Irie Pin
Shigehiro Irie Pin
Mad Paulie 11:45[67]

2018

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King of DDT 2018
PromotionDDT
DateJuly 31 – August 26, 2018
CityTokyo, Japan
Venue
King of DDT Tournament chronology
← Previous
2017
Next →
2019

The 2018 King of DDT Tournament ran from July 31 to August 26. Instead of the usual 16 participants, this edition featured 32 participants. On July 23, it was announced a lottery would shuffle the final eight into new matches. Three days later, it was announced that Daiki Shimomura would be pulled out of the tournament after injuring his left MCL; he was replaced by Saki Akai. Six days later, Konosuke Takeshita pulled out of the tournament after suffering a shoulder injury and was replaced by Kazuki Hirata. Daisuke Sasaki, the winner of the tournament went on to defeat Danshoku Dino for the championship on October 21.[31][70]

Round 1
July 31
Round 2
August 4
Round 3[g]
August 25
Semifinals
August 26
Final
August 26
               
Kudo 7:24[71]
Akito Pin
Akito 9:41[72]
Keisuke Ishii Pin
Gota Ihashi 4:05[71]
Keisuke Ishii Pin
Mao Pin
Mike Bailey 11:33[73]
Mike Bailey Pin
Nobuhiro Shimatani 5:54[71]
Mike Bailey Pin
Shunma Katsumata 9:01[72]
Shunma Katsumata Pin
Alex Ace 7:21[71]
Mao 9:45[15]
Tetsuya Endo Sub
Hoshitango 3:10[71]
Yukio Sakaguchi Sub
Yukio Sakaguchi Sub
Soma Takao 9:46[72]
Soma Takao Pin
Yuki Iino 4:36[71]
Tetsuya Endo Pin
Kazuki Hirata 12:22[73]
Toru Owashi Pin
Mizuki Watase 6:52[71]
Toru Owashi 10:57[72]
Harashima Pin
Mad Paulie 11:20[71]
Harashima Pin
Tetsuya Endo 21:36[15]
Daisuke Sasaki Sub
Sanshiro Takagi 14:53[71]
Mao Pin
Mao Pin
Masahiro Takanashi 7:35[72]
Saki Akai 7:30[71]
Masahiro Takanashi Pin
Harashima Pin
Yukio Sakaguchi 14:59[73]
Tetsuya Endo Sub
Gorgeous Matsuno 8:20[71]
Tetsuya Endo Pin
Kazusada Higuchi 12:41[72]
Tomomitsu Matsunaga 9:11[71]
Kazusada Higuchi Pin
Harashima 10:20[15]
Daisuke Sasaki Pin
Kouki Iwasaki 6:23[71]
Antonio Honda Pin
Antonio Honda 18:53[72]
Daisuke Sasaki Sub
Daisuke Sasaki Sub
Jason Kincaid 10:47[71]
Daisuke Sasaki Sub
Keisuke Ishii 22:49[73]
Yuki Ueno 6:30[71]
Thanomsak Toba TKO
Thanomsak Toba 8:20[72]
Kazuki Hirata Pin
Naomi Yoshimura 8:59[71]
Kazuki Hirata Pin

2019

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King of DDT 2019
PromotionDDT
DateApril 29 – May 19, 2019
CityTokyo, Japan
Venue
King of DDT Tournament chronology
← Previous
2018
Next →
2020

The 2019 King of DDT Tournament ran from April 29 to May 19. This edition featured 14 participants and a battle royale between six of the seven first round losers was held on the second day with the winner getting a bye to the second round. Konosuke Takeshita, the winner of the tournament went on to defeat Tetsuya Endo for the championship on July 15, beginning his fourth reign with the title.[74][32]

Round 1
April 29
Round 2
May 6
Semifinals[e]
May 19
Final
May 19
            
Harashima[h] Pin
Daisuke Sasaki 12:59[76]
Daisuke Sasaki Pin
Yukio Sakaguchi 11:37[75]
Kazusada Higuchi 8:41[16]
Konosuke Takeshita Pin
Kazuki Hirata 9:42[75]
Naomi Yoshimura Pin
Naomi Yoshimura 14:46[76]
Konosuke Takeshita Pin
Konosuke Takeshita Pin
Yuki Ueno 20:45[75]
Konosuke Takeshita Pin
Soma Takao 21:11[16]
Akito Pin
Harashima 14:26[75]
Akito 7:10[76]
Soma Takao Pin
Mike Bailey 10:08[75]
Soma Takao Pin
Soma Takao Pin
Harashima 12:49[16]
Mao 2:17[75]
Masahiro Takanashi Pin
Masahiro Takanashi 7:12[76]
Kazusada Higuchi Pin
Kazusada Higuchi Pin
Kota Umeda 13:03[75]

2020

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King of DDT 2020
PromotionDDT
DateAugust 8–23, 2020
CityTokyo, Japan
Venue
TaglineMidsummer DDT's strongest fight![i]
King of DDT Tournament chronology
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2019
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2021

The 2020 King of DDT Tournament ran from August 8 to 23. This edition featured 28 participants and a "Dramatic Chance" battle royale between the losers of the first round was held on the second day, granting the winner a bye into the quarterfinals. The semifinalists were shuffled into new matches. For the first time since the introduction of the championship match reward, the reigning KO-D Openweight Champion Tetsuya Endo was allowed to participate in the tournament.[77] Endo became the third two-time winner and received a 1 million yen prize from Blackout, the tournament sponsor. He went on to name Daisuke Sasaki as his challenger and then defeated him to retain the title on November 3, at Ultimate Party 2020.[33]

Round 1
August 8
Round 2
August 9
Round 3
August 10
Semifinals[e]
August 23
Final
August 23
               
Yuki Ueno Pin
Nobuhiro Shimatani 10:11[78]
Yuki Ueno Pin
Danshoku Dino 10:18[79]
Antonio Honda 2:57[78]
Danshoku Dino Pin
Yuki Ueno 13:23[80]
T-Hawk Pin
T-Hawk Pin
Kazuki Hirata 7:45[78]
T-Hawk Pin
Makoto Oishi 11:00[79]
Makoto Oishi Sub
Chris Brookes 8:41[78]
T-Hawk Pin
Akito 11:19[17]
Tomomitsu Matsunaga 6:51[78]
Daisuke Sasaki Sub
Daisuke Sasaki 7:40[79]
Shinya Aoki Sub
Shinya Aoki Sub
Yuki Iino 0:36[78]
Shinya Aoki 8:24[80]
Akito Pin
Toru Owashi Pin
Seigo Tachibana 4:31[78]
Toru Owashi 5:33[79]
Akito Sub
Akito Sub
Tetsuya Endo 17:21[78]
T-Hawk 20:24[17]
Tetsuya Endo Pin
Tetsuya Endo[j] Pin
Minoru Tanaka 17:20[80]
Yukio Sakaguchi 3:41[78]
Shunma Katsumata Pin
Shunma Katsumata 11:52[79]
Minoru Tanaka Sub
Soma Takao 8:30[78]
Minoru Tanaka Sub
Tetsuya Endo Sub
Kazusada Higuchi 10:19[17]
Harashima Pin
Mad Paulie 11:19[78]
Harashima 13:47[79]
Kazusada Higuchi Pin
Mizuki Watase 3:37[78]
Kazusada Higuchi Pin
Kazusada Higuchi Pin
Konosuke Takeshita 16:13[80]
Yukio Naya 10:17[78]
El Lindaman Pin
El Lindaman 13:54[79]
Konosuke Takeshita Pin
Naomi Yoshimura 8:07[78]
Konosuke Takeshita Pin

2021

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King of DDT 2021
PromotionCyberFight
BrandDDT
DateJune 10 – July 4, 2021
CityTokyo, Japan
Venue
TaglineAchieve victory.[k]
King of DDT Tournament chronology
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2020
Next →
2022

The 2021 King of DDT Tournament ran from June 10 to July 4 with 16 participants. Jun Akiyama and Yuji Hino took part in their first tournament.[81] Konosuke Takeshita became a two-time winner and went on to defeat Jun Akiyama at Wrestle Peter Pan 2021 to win the KO-D Openweight Championship.[34]

Round 1
June 10
Round 2
June 20
Semifinals[e]
July 4
Final
July 4
            
Harashima Pin
Makoto Oishi 7:13[82]
Harashima 24:49[83]
Yuji Hino Pin
Yuji Hino Pin
Yukio Sakaguchi 10:51[82]
Daisuke Sasaki 16:58[18]
Konosuke Takeshita Sub
Mao Pin
Soma Takao 11:27[82]
Mao 13:08[83]
Konosuke Takeshita Sub
Akito 12:29[82]
Konosuke Takeshita Sub
Konosuke Takeshita Pin
Yuji Hino 18:09[18]
Yuki Ueno 1:51[82]
Daisuke Sasaki Pin
Daisuke Sasaki Pin
Jun Akiyama 4:02[83]
Shunma Katsumata 7:43[82]
Jun Akiyama Pin
Yuji Hino Pin
Kazusada Higuchi 12:36[18]
Kazusada Higuchi Pin
Naomi Yoshimura 10:44[82]
Kazusada Higuchi Pin
Tetsuya Endo 11:50[83]
Tetsuya Endo Pin
Chris Brookes 20:50[82]

2022

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King of DDT 2022
PromotionCyberFight
BrandDDT
DateJune 16 – July 3, 2022
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueVarious
Final: Korakuen Hall
King of DDT Tournament chronology
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2021
Next →
2023

The 2022 King of DDT Tournament ran from June 16 to July 3 with 16 participants.[84] Hideki Okatani and Kanon made their first appearance in the tournament. Tetsuya Endo had to forfeit the tournament and vacate the KO-D Openweight Championship after having suffered a concussion at CyberFight Festival 2022.[85] It was then announced that the winner of the tournament would be crowned champion.[86] Kazusada Higuchi won the tournament for the first time and thus became the 79th KO-D Openweight Champion.[19]

Round 1
June 16
Round 2
June 19
Semifinals[e]
July 3
Final
July 3
            
Harashima Pin
Hideki Okatani 9:06[87]
Harashima 19:24[88]
Naomi Yoshimura Pin
Naomi Yoshimura Pin
Chris Brookes 7:24[87]
Yuki Ueno Pin
Naomi Yoshimura 10:46[19]
Kanon 15:09[87]
Yuki Ueno Pin
Yuki Ueno Pin
Daisuke Sasaki 12:49[88]
Daisuke Sasaki Pin
Yuji Hino 8:45[87]
Naomi Yoshimura Pin
Kazusada Higuchi 18:55[19]
Mao 14:59[87]
Yuki "Sexy" Iino Sub
Yuki "Sexy" Iino 11:34[88]
Jun Akiyama Sub
Yukio Sakaguchi 10:46[87]
Jun Akiyama Pin
Kazusada Higuchi Pin
Jun Akiyama 14:28[19]
Kazusada Higuchi Pin
Yukio Naya 18:45[87]
Kazusada Higuchi Pin
Masahiro Takanashi 4:41[88]
Masahiro Takanashi Forfeit
Tetsuya Endo N/A[85]

2023

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King of DDT 2023
PromotionCyberFight
BrandDDT
DateMay 6–21, 2023
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueVarious
Final: Korakuen Hall
TaglineIt's everyone's game.[l]
King of DDT Tournament chronology
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2022
Next →
2024

The 2023 King of DDT Tournament ran from May 6 to May 21 with 16 participants.[89] Naruki Doi, Kotaro Suzuki, Takeshi Masada and Yusuke Okada made their first appearance in the tournament. Yukio Naya was originally scheduled to participate but he suffered a broken ankle on the March 28 DDT event and was then replaced by Okada. Chris Brookes became the first European-born wrestler to win the King of DDT Tournament and went on to defeat Yuji Hino at Wrestle Peter Pan 2023 to win the KO-D Openweight Championship.[35]

Round 1
May 6
Round 2
May 7
Semifinals[e]
May 21
Final
May 21
            
Yusuke Okada Stop
Kazusada Higuchi 9:11[90]
Kazusada Higuchi Pin
Hideki Okatani 16:04[91]
Shunma Katsumata Pin
Hideki Okatani 8:50[90]
Jun Akiyama 11:20[20]
Chris Brookes Pin
Sanshiro Takagi Pin
Yukio Sakaguchi 3:40[90]
Sanshiro Takagi 12:04[91]
Chris Brookes Pin
Harashima 12:08
Chris Brookes Pin[90]
Chris Brookes Sub
Kazusada Higuchi 24:28[20]
Jun Akiyama Pin
Tetsuya Endo 10:12[90]
Jun Akiyama Pin
Mao 10:19[91]
Mao Pin
Takeshi Masada 9:28[90]
Kazusada Higuchi Pin
Yuki Ueno 10:57[20]
Kotaro Suzuki Pin
Kanon 8:43[90]
Kotaro Suzuki 12:59[91]
Yuki Ueno Pin
Yuki Ueno Pin
Naruki Doi 16:19[90]

2024

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King of DDT: 20th Anniversary
PromotionCyberFight
BrandDDT
DateMay 5–26, 2024
CityVarious
Final: Tokyo, Japan
VenueVarious
Final: Korakuen Hall
King of DDT Tournament chronology
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2023
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2025

The 2024 King of DDT Tournament was a special edition celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the tournament. It ran from May 5 to May 26 with 16 participants, nine of which were previous King of DDT winners or finalists. Participants included inaugural winner Poison Sawada Julie, 2009 finalist Sanshiro Takagi, 2012 finalist Danshoku Dino, 2010 and 2013 winner Harashima, 2016 winner Shuji Ishikawa, 2017 and 2020 winner Tetsuya Endo, 2018 winner Daisuke Sasaki, 2022 winner Kazusada Higuchi, and previous year winner Chris Brookes. Takeshi Masada qualified for the tournament by virtue of winning the 2024 D Generations Cup.

Round 1
May 5
Round 2
May 11
Semifinals[e]
May 26
Final
May 26
            
Poison Sawada Julie 9:16[92]
Mao Pin
Mao Pin
To-y 17:36[93]
To-y Pin
Kanon 11:09[92]
Mao Pin
Kazusada Higuchi 11:43[21]
Sanshiro Takagi Pin
Yuki Ueno 11:09[92]
Sanshiro Takagi 7:18[93]
Daisuke Sasaki Sub
Daisuke Sasaki Sub
Yuki Iino 11:15[92]
Mao Pin
Daisuke Sasaki 23:45[21]
Yukio Naya 14:12[92]
Kazusada Higuchi Pin
Kazusada Higuchi Pin
Shuji Ishikawa 16:16[93]
Shuji Ishikawa Pin
Harashima 13:58[92]
Chris Brookes 13:48[21]
Daisuke Sasaki Pin[m]
Danshoku Dino 18:26[92]
Tetsuya Endo Pin
Tetsuya Endo 14:58
Chris Brookes TKO[93]
Takeshi Masada 15:53[92]
Chris Brookes Pin

2025

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King of DDT 2025
PromotionCyberFight
BrandDDT
DateMay 6–25, 2025
CityVarious
Final: Tokyo, Japan
VenueVarious
Final: Korakuen Hall
King of DDT Tournament chronology
← Previous
2024
Next →

The 2025 King of DDT Tournament will run from May 6 to May 25 with 16 participants.

Round 1
May 6
Round 2
May 10
Semifinals[e]
May 25
Final
May 25
            
Yuki Ueno Sub
Antonio Honda 15:05[94]
Yuki Ueno
Daisuke Sasaki
Akito 4:44[94]
Daisuke Sasaki Sub
 
 
Shunma Katsumata 9:16[94]
Kanon Sub
Kanon
Yukio Naya
Daichi Sato 12:33[94]
Yukio Naya Pin
 
 
To-y 11:58[94]
Hideki Okatani Pin
Hideki Okatani
Harashima
Harashima Pin
Chris Brookes 0:22[94]
 
 
Yuya Koroku 12:10[94]
Takeshi Masada Pin
Takeshi Masada
Kazusada Higuchi
Kazusada Higuchi Sub
Shinya Aoki 15:34[94]

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ From 2009 onwards, the winner would always earn a match for the KO-D Openweight Championship.
  2. ^ Because Tetsuya Endo won the 2020 tournament while already being the champion, he was allowed to choose his challenger
  3. ^ In 2022, because Tetsuya Endo vacated the title two days before the start of the tournament, the winner of the tournament was crowned champion.
  4. ^ Japanese: 両国国技館のメインイベントに立つのは誰だ?, Hepburn: Ryōgoku Kokugikan no mein ibento ni tatsu no wa dare da?
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Semifinalists were randomly shuffled.
  6. ^ Japanese: 夏の両国、メインに立つのは一体誰だ?, Hepburn: Natsu no Ryōgoku, mein ni tatsu no wa ittai dare da?
  7. ^ The final eight participants were randomly shuffled.
  8. ^ On the May 6 event, Harashima defeated Kota Umeda, Mao, Kazuki Hirata, Yuki Ueno and Mike Bailey in a battle royale to earn a spot in the second round of the tournament.
  9. ^ Japanese: 真夏のDDT最強決定戦!, Hepburn: Manatsu no DDT saikyō ketteisen!
  10. ^ Tetsuya Endo won the Dramatic Chance battle royale to re-enter the tournament.
  11. ^ Japanese: 勝ち上がれ。, Hepburn: Kachi agare
  12. ^ Japanese: 全員本命。, Hepburn: Zen'in honmei.
  13. ^ This was a No Disqualification match

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