Dragon Gate continued the KING OF GATE 2023 Tournament today with the first half of the Quarterfinals.
Today’s event was held at Kobe Art Center in Kobe and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.
The announced paid attendance was 408, a full house/near sellout.
Match 1: Kota Minoura, Ben-K, BxB Hulk & Minorita beat Yuki Yoshioka, Ryu Fuda, Kaito Nagano & Ryoya Tanaka. Ben-K pinned Tanaka after a spear.
Match 2: Masaaki Mochizuki, Mochizuki Jr. & Yasushi Kanda beat Genki Horiguchi, Ichikawa & Shachihoko BOY. Kanda pinned Ichikawa after a diving elbow drop.
Match 3: Kzy & U-T beat Don Fujii & Problem Dragon. U-T pinned Dragon after Gaora.
Match 4: Jason Lee, JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI & Ho Ho Lun beat Dragon Kid, Naruki Doi & Punch Tominaga. KAMEI pinned Tominaga after “JACKY” Knife.
Match 5: YAMATO, Dragon Dia, Takashi Yoshida & Eita beat Shun SKywalker, KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN. Dia pinned H-Y-O.
Match 6: KING OF GATE Quarterfinals: BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Susumu Mochizuki.
Main Event: KING OF GATE Quarterfinals: Madoka Kikuta beat Shuji Kondo.
As a result, the first KING OF GATE Semifinals will be Shimizu vs. Kikuta. The Semifinals and Finals will be on 8/3.
The next event is tomorrow at Juroku Plaza in Gifu with one of the remaining Quarterfinals, Kota Minoura vs. Yuki Yoshioka. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.
