The playoffs of NJPW G1 Climax 35 began with the quarterfinal round at Korakuen Hall. See who advanced to the semis to face EVIL and Zack Sabre Jr., respectively, after day 17:
NJPW G1 Climax 35 Day 17 Results:
- Main event: G1 Climax 35 Quarterfinals – Yota Tsuji def. Shota Umino
- 6th match: G1 Climax 35 Quarterfinals – Konosuke Takeshita def. David Finlay
- 5th match: DOUKI, Don Fale, & EVIL def. Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa, & Zack Sabre Jr.
- 4th match: Taiji Ishimori & Drilla Moloney def. Daiki Nagai & Shingo Takagi
- 3rd match: Jakob Austin Young, Callum Newman & Great O-Khan def. Katsuya Murashima, Yuya Uemura, & Hiroshi Tanahashi
- 2nd match: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi, Ren Narita, & Sanada def. Jado, El Phantasmo, Toru Yano, & Boltin Oleg
- 1st match: Satoshi Kojima & Taichi def. Shoma Kato & YOSHI-HASHI
Tsuji and Takeshita Through To The Semis
Yota Tsuji and Konosuke Takeshita successfully advanced to this year’s tournament semifinals after winning their respective quarterfinal matchups. Tsuji won against Shota Umino, and Takeshita overcame David Finlay.
The quarterfinal match between Tsuji and Umino in the main event was their fifth singles encounter, but only their second in a New Japan ring. It is also their second time facing off in the G1, in which Tsuji was victorious. Last year’s finalist, Gene Blast, will move on and wrestle House of Torture leader EVIL in the semifinals.
In the other quarterfinal duel, Takeshita and Finlay went toe-to-toe for the first time. The former was able to pull through even with the latter taking advantage of his beat-up knee, an aftermath of his B Block final match against Ren Narita yesterday.
The Alpha advances to the semis after getting eliminated by Tsuji in last year’s quarterfinal to face reigning tournament winner and IWGP World Heavyweight champion Zack Sabre Jr. for a second time.
Umino’s tournament campaign ends by reaching the playoffs this year, something he failed to do last year, while Finlay’s run ends with a quarterfinal loss after being in last year’s semis.
The semifinals will be on Saturday at Ariake Arena and will be followed by the finals on Sunday at the same venue.
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