Dragon Gate announced their annual major singles tournament, KING OF GATE 2025, today which will be the November tour. This year’s tournament will be a single-elimination bracket format with 32 participants, 29 of which are current roster members plus Naruki Doi who is currently a freelancer, 2 of the 3 TBA spots remaining will be for foreigners (I’d be shocked if Gianni Valetta is not one of them) and the final spot will be for the winner of an upcoming battle royal on a TBA event.
Here are all the dates and matches:
Round 1:
11/6 (Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, live & on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK):
Ryoya Tanaka vs. Homare
Luis Mante vs. ISHIN
Naruki Doi vs. Shun Skywalker
Yuki Yoshioka vs. Madoka Kikuta
11/8 (Kobe Art Center, Kobe, live & on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK):
YAMATO vs. Hyo
Dragon Kid vs. TBA (one foreigner)
Dragon Dia vs. Riiita
Strong Machine J vs. TBA (the battle royal winner)
11:9 (Matsuyama City Community Center, Ehime):
BxB Hulk vs. KAI
Kzy vs. Jason Lee
11/10 (Tottori Industrial Gym, Tottori):
JACKY KAMEI vs. Kagetora
Ryu Fuda vs. TBA (the other foreigner)
11/13 (Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya):
U-T vs. Takashi
Mochizuki Junior vs. Yoshiki Kato
11/15 (Mercure Hotel Yokosuka, Kanagawa):
Susumu Yokosuka vs. Ben-K
Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Kota Minoura
Round 2:
11/16 (Fujisan Mease, Shizuoka):
Kikuta/Yoshioka vs. U-T/Takashi
Dia/Riiita vs. Hulk/KAI
11/21 (Imari Kunimidai Gym, Saga):
Kid/TBA vs. Kzy/Lee
11/22 (Kumamoto Castle Hall, Kumamoto):
Mante/ISHIN vs. Fuda/TBA
Tanaka/Homare vs. YAMATO/Hyo
11/23 (Ukiha Arena, Fukuoka):
Kagetora/KAMEI vs. Yokosuka/Ben-K
Junior/Kato vs. J/TBA
11/24 (Iizuka City Gym, Fukuoka):
Mochizuki/Minoura vs. Skywalker/Dia
Quarterfinals:
11/25 (T.O.P.S. BittsHALL, Osaka):
11/16 winner vs. 11/24 winner
11/22 winner vs. 11/23 winner
11/26 (Omuta Cultural Hall, Fukuoka):
11/16 winner vs. 11/22 winner
11/21 winner vs. 11/23 winner
Semifinals & Finals: 12/3 (Korakuen Hall, live & on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK)
Except for the 2 Tokyo events and one Kobe event, broadcast plans are otherwise TBA.