New Japan ran Day 11 of the G1 CLIMAX 33 today, the penultimate day of Blocks A & B.
Today’s event was held at Takamatsu City General Gym 1 in Kagawa and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.
The announced paid attendance was 1559.
All matches were G1 CLIMAX matches, 20 minute time limit.
Match 1: Block A: Hikuleo beat Kaito Kiyomiya.
Match 2: Block B: Great-O-Khan beat YOSHI-HASHI.
Match 3: Block A: Ren Narita beat Chase Owens by submission.
Match 4: Block B: El Phantasmo beat Taichi.
Match 5: Block A: SANADA beat Gabriel Kidd. As a result, SANADA wins Block A.
Match 6: Block B: Tanga Loa beat Will Ospreay by countout.
Match 7: Block A: Yota Tsuji beat Shota Umino.
Main Event: Block B: Kauzchika Okada beat KENTA. As a result, Okada clinches a top 2 spot on Block B and advances to the Quarterfinals.
With one match left, SANADA will win Block A but 2nd is completely up for grabs-mathematically everyone still has a chance but the final matchups all but eliminate Owens & Narita as they are on 2-4, 4 points and second place currently is 3-3, 6 points. In Block B, Okada will advance while Ospreay only needs to beat or draw against Phantasmo to advance. Loa, Phantasmo & Taichi all still have a chance. KENTA, YOSHI-HASHI & Khan are now out.
Day 12 is tomorrow at Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima with Blocks C & D. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.
