NJPW Best of the Super Juniors night nine results, updated standings
Things continue to tighten up in A Block as NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 33 enters its final stretch.
After starting off the tournament on an unbeaten run, Titan has now lost two consecutive matches. He does still hold the A Block lead in a tiebreaker over Master Wato. They each have 10 points, with five other competitors closely behind at eight points.
Here are the quick results from Friday’s show:
- A Block: Kosei Fujita defeated Valiente Jr.
- A Block: Nick Wayne defeated Titan
- A Block: Robbie X defeated Ryusuke Taguchi
- A Block: Master Wato defeated Daiki Nagai
- B Block: Hyo defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru
- El Desperado, KUSHIDA & YOH defeated Francesco Akira, Jakob Austin Young & Zane Jay
- SHO & Dick Togo defeated Taiji Ishimori & Gedo
- Robbie Eagles, Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson defeated Daisuke Sasaki, Toru Yano & Masatora Yasuda
- Tiger Mask defeated Tatsuya Matsumoto
There are now only three block shows remaining until the June 5 semifinals. The finals will then be held on June 7. At stake is the BOSJ trophy and a title shot against IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion DOUKI.
NJPW Best of the Super Juniors standings —
A Block:
- Titan (5-2): 10 points
- Master Wato (5-2): 10 points
- Francesco Akira (4-3): 8 points
- Jun Kasai (4-3): 8 points
- Nick Wayne (4-3): 8 points
- Robbie X (4-3): 8 points
- Kosei Fujita (4-3): 8 points
- Ryusuke Taguchi (3-4): 6 points
- Valiente Jr. (2-5): 4 points
- Daiki Nagai (0-7): 0 points
B Block:
- El Desperado (4-2): 8 points
- SHO (4-2): 8 points
- Daisuke Sasaki (3-3): 6 points
- YOH (3-3): 6 points
- Robbie Eagles (3-3): 6 points
- Taiji Ishimori (3-3): 6 points
- Hyo (3-3): 6 points
- Yoshinobu Kanemaru (3-3): 6 points
- KUSHIDA (2-4): 4 points
- Jakob Austin Young (2-4): 4 points
Next up is a B Block show on Saturday (May 30) consisting of five tournament matches: Ishimori vs. SHO, El Desperado vs. KUSHIDA, Eagles vs. Sasaki, YOH vs. Kanemaru, and Hyo vs. Jakob Austin Young.
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