NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament Update: Semi-Finals Set

The NJPW Best of the Super Juniors tournament has a rich legacy and storied history within the world of professional wrestling, that features the best of light heavyweights from New Japan and around the world.

Notable winners of the tournament include legendary performers such as Jushin Thunder Liger, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Prince Devitt (Finn Balor), Will Ospreay, and Hiromu Takahashi, among others.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling held Nights Nine & Ten of its Best of Super Juniors 30 event on May 23 & May 24 from Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Stadium 2 (Edion Arena Osaka) in Osaka, Japan.

Results from Night Nine (final round-robin matches for the A Block):

• BOSJ A Block: Ryusuke Taguchi (1-8, 2 pts) def. KUSHIDA (2-7, 4 pts)
• BOSJ A Block: SHO (4-5, 8 pts) def. DOUKI (3-6, 6 pts)
• BOSJ A Block: TJP (5-4, 10 pts) def. Taiji Ishimori (5-4, 10 pts) by forfeit due to Ishimori’s injury
• BOSJ A Block: Mike Bailey (7-2, 14 pts) def. Lio Rush (6-3, 12 pts)
• BOSJ A Block: Titan (6-3, 12 pts) def. Hiromu Takahashi (6-3, 12 pts)

Besides tournament matches, Bullet Club, United Empire and more were also in action at the show:

• United Empire (TJP & Great-O-Khan) def. Oskar Leube & Yuto Nakashima
• Ryohei Oiwa & El Desperado def. TMDK (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita)
• United Empire (Dan Moloney & Francesco Akira) def. BULLET CLUB (Gedo & Clark Connors)
• Kevin Knight, Master Wato & YOH def. Just 5 Guys (Taichi, TAKA Michinoku & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)

Results from Night Ten (final round-robin matches for the B Block):

• BOSJ B Block: BUSHI (2-7, 4 pts) def. Francesco Akira (4-5, 8 pts)
• BOSJ B Block: Dan Moloney (4-5, 8 pts) def. Clark Connors (4-5, 8 pts)
• BOSJ B Block: Master Wato (7-2, 14 pts) def. Kevin Knight (3-6, 6 pts)
• BOSJ B Block: Yoshinobu Kanemaru (3-6, 6 pts) def. YOH (6-3, 12 pts)
• BOSJ B Block: El Desperado (7-2, 14 pts) def. Robbie Eagles (5-3, 10 pts)

Besides tournament matches, A Block’s topper Mike Bailey was in action, and Titan, who defeated his partner Hiromu Takahashi on Night Nine to advance to the semi-finals, also teamed up with him in tag-team action.

•  Mike Bailey & Oskar Leube def. Yuto Nakashima & Lio Rush
• HOUSE OF TORTURE (EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi & SHO) def. Just Five Guys (Taichi, DOUKI & TAKA Michinoku)
• Los Ingobernables De Japon (Hiromu Takahashi & Titan) def. Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA

Here’s the updated standings as the round-robin stage has come to close:

NJPW BOSJ A Block

1. Mike Bailey (7-2, 14 pts)
2. Titan (6-3, 12 pts)
3. Lio Rush (6-3, 12 pts)
4. Hiromu Takahashi (6-3, 12 pts)
5. Taiji Ishimori (5-4, 10 pts)
6. TJP (5-4, 10 pts)
7. SHO (4-5, 8 pts)
8. DOUKI (3-6, 6 pts)
9. KUSHIDA (2-7, 4 pts)
10. Ryusuke Taguchi (1-8, 2 pts)

While Mike Bailey qualified top of the block, a three-way tie between Titan, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi and Lio Rush saw Titan advance on head-to-head basis.

NJPW BOSJ B Block

1. El Desperado (7-2, 14 pts)
2. Master Wato (7-2, 14 pts)
3. YOH (6-3, 12 pts)
4. Robbie Eagles (5-4, 10 pts)
5. Francesco Akira (4-5, 8 pts)
6. Clark Connors (4-5, 8 pts)
7. Dan Moloney (4-5, 8 pts)
8. Kevin Knight (3-6, 6 pts)
9. Yoshinobu Kanemaru (3-6, 6 pts)
10. BUSHI (2-7, 4 pts)

From the B Block, El Desperado and Master Wato qualified for the semi-finals.

The semi-finals take place on Friday at Yoyogi 2^nd Gymnasium with the winners advancing to the final this Sunday at Ota Ward City Gymnasium.

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