NJPW Best of the Super Juniors update: 12 still alive heading into last night of block action
Going into the final night of block action, a dozen competitors are still alive in NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 33.
There is a seven-way tie at the top of A Block following the conclusion of Tuesday’s event at Korakuen Hall. Jun Kasai, Master Wato, Robbie X, Kosei Fujita, Titan, Francesco Akira, and Nick Wayne all enter the last day of block action with a chance to advance. In B Block, YOH, Robbie Eagles, El Desperado, SHO, and Taiji Ishimori are still in contention.
Here are the quick results from today’s show:
- B Block: YOH defeated El Desperado
- A Block: Kosei Fujita defeated Titan
- B Block: Taiji Ishimori defeated Hyo
- A Block: Jun Kasai defeated Master Wato
- B Block: Robbie Eagles defeated Jakob Austin Young
- A Block: Nick Wayne defeated Valiente Jr.
- B Block: SHO defeated Daisuke Sasaki
- A Block: Francesco Akira defeated Ryusuke Taguchi
- B Block: Kushida defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru
- A Block: Robbie X defeated Daiki Nagai
The situation will be sorted out on Wednesday (June 3) with the last day of block matches. After that, the semifinals are going down on Friday (June 5) before the finals take place on Sunday (June 7). The winner of the tournament earns a title shot against IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion DOUKI.
NJPW Best of the Super Juniors standings —
A Block:
- Jun Kasai (5-3): 10 points
- Master Wato (5-3): 10 points
- Robbie X (5-3): 10 points
- Kosei Fujita (5-3): 10 points
- Titan (5-3): 10 points
- Francesco Akira (5-3): 10 points
- Nick Wayne (5-3): 10 points
- Ryusuke Taguchi (3-5): 6 points (eliminated)
- Valiente Jr. (2-6): 4 points (eliminated)
- Daiki Nagai (0-8): 0 points (eliminated)
B Block:
- YOH (5-3): 10 points
- Robbie Eagles (5-3): 10 points
- El Desperado (5-3): 10 points
- SHO (5-3): 10 points
- Taiji Ishimori (5-3): 10 points
- Daisuke Sasaki (3-5): 6 points (eliminated)
- Hyo (3-5): 6 points (eliminated)
- Yoshinobu Kanemaru (3-5): 6 points (eliminated)
- Jakob Austin Young (3-5): 6 points (eliminated)
- KUSHIDA (3-5): 6 points (eliminated)
The exact match order for Wednesday’s card has not been locked in yet, but it will feature Kasai vs. Taguchi, Master Wato vs. Wayne, Titan vs. Akira, Fujita vs. Nagai, and Robbie X vs. Valiente Jr. in A Block and Desperado vs. Kanemaru, Ishimori vs. KUSHIDA, YOH vs. Sasaki, Eagles vs. Hyo, and SHO vs. Jakob Austin Young in B Block.
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