At today’s post-SAKURA GENESIS presser in Tokyo, New Japan also announced this year’s G1 CLIMAX, their biggest annual tournament of the year. The 35th edition of the annual Heavyweight singles tournament awards an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship shot to the winner, usually at Tokyo Dome but not always the case-Zack Sabre Jr. cashed in his chance early last year, gambling on being able to go home to England for Royal Quest 4 as the champion, which ultimately paid off as he won the title.
The full schedule was announced today, which is as follows:
7/19, 7/20-Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kita Yell, Hokkaido
7/23-Sendai Sun Plaza, Sendai
7/24-Aore Nagaoka, Niigata
7/25, 7/26-Ota City General Gym, Tokyo
7/27-Port Messe Nagoya, Nagoya
7/30-Yamato Arena, Osaka
8/1-Sun Messe Kagawa, Kagawa
8/5-Intex Osaka, Osaka
8/7-Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
8/8-Yolohama Budokan, Yokohama
8/10-G Messe Gunma, Gunma
8/13-Act City Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
8/14-Korakuen Hall
8/16, 8/17-Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Participants TBA at a later date, probably towards the end of or just after BEST OF THE SUPER JUNIOR wraps up in June.
