Stardom continued the 5STAR GO today in Kobe with the Blue Blocks and one Red Block match.
Today’s event was held at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe and can be watched on demand on Stardom World. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.
The announced paid attendance was 758, a legit sellout.
All matches were 5STAR GP matches.
Match 1: Blue B: Saya Kamitani beat Yuna Mizumori.
Match 2: Blue A: HANAKO beat Rian.
Match 3: Blue B: Ami Sohrei beat Kikyo Furusawa.
Match 4: Red B: Mei Seira beat Lady C.
Match 5: Blue B: Starlight Kid beat Koguma.
Match 6: Blue A: Julia Hart beat Miyu Amasaki.
Match 7: Blue A: Hina beat Ruaka.
Match 8: Blue B: Hanam vs. Momo Watanabe went to a 15 minute time limit draw.
Main Event: Blue A: Suzu Suzuki beat Aya Sakura.
Standings (Blue Blocks):
Blue A:
1-Suzuki, 5-0, 10 pts (Advances)
2-Hart, 4-1, 8 pts
3-HANAKO, 3-2, 6 pts
4-Ruaka, 3-2, 6 pts
5-Hina, 3-3, 6 pts (OUT)
6-Sakura, 2-4, 4 pts (OUT)
7-Amasaki, 2-4, 4 pts (OUT)
8-Rian, 0-6, 0 pts (OUT)
Blue B:
1-Kamitani, 3-0-2, 8 pts
2-Watanabe, 3-1-2, 8 pts
3-Hanan, 3-1-1, 7 pts
4-Kid, 3-1-1, 7 pts
5-Sohrei, 3-2, 6 pts
6-Mizumori, 2-4, 4 pts (OUT)
7-Koguma, 2-4, 4 pts (OUT)
8-Furusawa, 0-6, 0 pts (OUT)
The top 3 in each block advance to the playoffs, with the winners going to the Quarterfinals.
In Blue A, Suzuki has advanced. She still has Ruaka & Hart which will settle the remaining tiebreakers (she beat HANAKO). HANAKO also still has Ruaka & Hart so those matches will decide who advances. Hart has the tiebreaker over Ruaka and thus the advantage, she still has to face Suzuki & HANAKO. So it’s now 3 fighting for 2 spots. Hina is now OUT because she loses all tiebreakers. Sakura & Amasaki were also eliminated today.
In Blue B, it’s wide open because Kamitani-Watanabe was a draw and Hanan still has both of them. Kid loses tiebreaker to Hanan. She has tiebreaker over Watanabe but had a draw with Kamitani. Sohrei still has Kid & Kamitani, she loses tiebreaker to Watanabe. Remember that if head-to-head result is a draw, the second tiebreaker is wins. If still even, the final tiebreaker is a rematch. The bottom 3 are now out of it, I was kinda hoping Mizumori might have rallied in after the Kumamoto earthquake as she was carrying her hometown hopes on her shoulders and won 2 straight after it.
In Red B, Seira stays in it with her win but must win 2 more to have a chance to advance and next is the absolute must-win against Saya Iida. If Iida wins or it’s a draw, Iida will win the block (she will advance even with a loss due to tiebreakers). Red A, you ask? Only one match left which is AZM vs. Maika, the winner of that match will win the block. If it’s a draw, there will be a rematch due to tiebreakers being even. Both will advance along with Itsuki Aoki, who despite losing her last 3 after a 4-0 start will finish 3rd due to having tiebreaker over Natsuko Tora.
The next event is tomorrow at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto with the Blue Blocks and another Red B must-win for Seira. The event is a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin TONIGHT at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.