NJPW G1 Climax 34: Playoffs set, final B Block standings
The knockout round in the G1 Climax 34 is set after the final night of round-robin action took place today in Nagaoka.
David Finlay clinched the top spot in B Block with a win over El Phantasmo on today’s show to run his record to 6-3. He’ll receive a bye to the tournament semifinals on Friday.
Yota Tsuji clinched his spot in the knockout round with a win over Jeff Cobb on Wednesday. Konsuke Takeshita also advanced out of the group with a win over Ren Narita.
Tsuji and Takeshita finished tied at 10 points along with Ren Narita and Jeff Cobb. Takeshita advances in the second seed based on his wins over Tsuji, Narita, and Cobb in round-robin play. Tsuji advances based on his wins over Narita and Cobb.
Full coverage of today’s show is available here.
The final night of B Block round-robin matches takes place on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 —
- B Block: Yota Tsuji defeated Jeff Cobb
- B Block: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Ren Narita
- B Block: David Finlay defeated El Phantasmo
- B Block: HENARE defeated Hirooki Goto
- Great-O-Khan, Francesco Akira & Callum Newman defeated Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi & BUSHI
- Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma defeated EVIL & Dick Togo
- Gabe Kidd & Jake Lee defeated SANADA & TAKA Michinoku
- Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano defeated Katsuya Murashima & Shoma Kato
G1 Climax 34 standings:
A Block —
- Zack Sabre Jr. (7-2): 14 points
- Shingo Takagi (5-4): 10 points
- Great-O-Khan (5-4) 10 points
- EVIL (5-4): 10 points
- Tetsuya Naito (5-4): 10 points
- SANADA (4-4): 8 points
- Jake Lee (4-4): 8 points
- Gabe Kidd (4-5): 8 points
- Shota Umino (4-5): 8 points
- Callum Newman: (2-7): 4 points
B Block —
- David Finlay (6-3): 12 points
- Konosuke Takeshita (5-4): 10 points
- Yota Tsuji (5-4): 10 points
- Jeff Cobb (5-4): 10 points
- Ren Narita (5-4): 10 points
- Hirooki Goto (4-5): 8 points
- Yuya Uemura (4-5): 8 points
- HENARE (4-5): 8 points
- Oleg Boltin (4-5): 8 points
- El Phantasmo (3-6): 6 points
Upcoming matches:
G1 Climax 34 quarterfinals August 15, 2024 —
- A Block: Shingo Takagi vs. Great-O-KHan
- B Block: Yota Tsuji vs. Konosuke Takeshita
G1 Climax 34 semifinals August 17, 2024 —
- A Block: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Takagi/O-Khan winner
- B Block: David Finlay vs. Tsuji/Takeshita winner
G1 Climax 34 finals August 18, 2024 —
- Winner of A Block semifinal vs. Winner of B Block semifinal
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