New Japan ran Day 11 of Best Of The Super Junior today, the penultimate day of the preliminary rounds that will further thin the field of Finals contenders ahead of the last day of matches.
Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English.
The annoucned paid attendance was 1890. This is a little over half capacity for the venue and was at least a near-sellout.
All matches were Best Of The Super Junior matches.
Match 1: Block B-Master Wato beat El Lindaman.
Match 2: Block B-Titan beat DOUKI.
Match 3: Block A-Yoh beat Alex Zayne.
Match 4: Block B-TJP beat BUSHI.
Match 5: Block A-Hiromu Takahashi beat Clark Connors.
Match 6: Block A-Ryusuke Taguchi beat Ace Austin.
Match 7: Block B-El Phantasmo beat Wheeler Yuta.
Match 8: Block A-Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Sho.
Match 9: Block B-Taiji Ishimori beat Franceso AKira.
Main Event: Block B-Robbie Eagles beat El Desperado.
Standings:
Block A-
1-Ishimori, 6-2, 12 points
2-Takahashi, 5-3, 10 points
3-Austin, 5-3, 10 points (OUT)
4-Yoh, 4-4, 8 points (OUT)
5-Sho, 4-4, 8 points (OUT)
6-Zayne, 4-4, 8 points (OUT)
7-Taguchi, 3-5, 6 points (OUT)
8-Kanemaru, 3-5, 6 points (OUT)
9-Connors, 3-5, 6 points (OUT)
10-Akira, 3-5, 6 points (OUT)
Block B:
1-Phantasmo, 6-2, 12 points
2-Eagles, 5-3, 10 points
3-Desperado, 5-3, 10 points
4-Lindaman, 4-4, 8 points (OUT)
5-TJP, 4-4, 8 points (OUT)
6-Yuta, 4-4, 8 points (OUT)
7-SOUKI, 3-5, 6 points (OUT)
8-Wato, 3-5, 6 points (OUT)
9-Titan, 3-5, 6 points (OUT)
10-BUSHI, 3-5, 6 points (OUT)
Only the winners of each block advance to the Finals. In Block A, it comes down to Ishimori-Takahashi. Austin mathematically can tie but if the tiebreaker is head-to-head result he’s out because he lost to Takahashi. And while it won’t determine a finalist, Sho-Yoh will still be a huge match on the final day. In Block B, the finale of El Derby will settle it as Phantasmo only needs to beat Desperado or go the distance (30 minutes) to advance. But if Desperado wins, Eagles can advance with a win because he beat all 3 El’s. An Eagles loss or tie means Desperado moves on with a win. Eagles faces Titan.
Day 12 is Tuesday at Toyama Techno Hall West Hall in Toyama with the final day of round-robin action. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.
