Stardom continued the 5 STAR GP today in Kobe with the Red Blocks.
Today’s event was held at Kobe Art Center in Kobe and can be watched on demand on Stardom World.
The announced paid attendance was 501.
5 STAR GP Red Block:
Match 1: Block A-Maika beat Ruaka.
Match 2; Block A-Hazuki beat Yuna Mizumori.
Match 3: Block B-Mei Seira beat Saya Iida.
Match 4 (non-tournament): Natsuko Tora beat Aya Sakura.
Match 5: Block A-Natsupoi beat Konami.
Match 6: Block B-Momo Watanabe beat Tam Nakano.
Main Event; Block B-AZM beat Mayu Iwatani. Afterwards, AZM hinted at wanting a rematch for the IWGP Women’s Championship if she wins the tournament.
The next event is Tuesday at Osaka Prefecfural Gym 2 in Osaka. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.
UPDATE: Current 5STAR GP Standings:
Red Block A:
1-Maika, 4-0, 8 pts
2-Hazuki, 3-1, 6 pts
3-Natsupoi, 3-1, 6 pts
4-Aimi, 2-1-1, 5 pts
5-Konami, 2-3, 4 pts (OUT)
6-Ruaka, 0-4-1, 1 pt (OUT)
7-Yuna Mizumori, 0-4, 0 pts (OUT)
Red Block B:
1-AZM, 3-0-2, 8 pts
2-Iwatani, 3-1, 6 pts
3-Seira, 2-0-2, 6 pts
4-Tomoka Inaba, 2-0-2, 6 pts
5-Iida, 1-3, 2 pts (OUT)
6-Watanabe, 1-4, 2 pts (OUT)
7-Nakano, 0-4, 0 pts (OUT)
Blue Block A:
1-Saori Anou, 2-1-1, 5 pts
2-Starlight Kid, 2-1-1, 5 pts
3-Syuti, 2-1, 4 pts
4-Gina, 2-1, 4 pts
5-Koguma, 1-2, 2 pts
6-Miyu Amasaki, 1-2, 2 pts
7-Anna Jay, 1-3, 2 pts
Blue Block B:
1-Saya Kamitani, 3-0, 6 pts
2-Hanan, 2-1-1, 5 pts
3-Risa Sera, 2-2, 4 pts
4-Suzu Suzuki, 1-1-1, 3 pts
5-Thekla, 1-2, 2 pts
6-Ranna Yagami, 1-2, 2 pts
7-Saki Kashima, 1-3, 2 pts (OUT)
The top 2 in each block advance to the Quarterfinals. In Red Block A, Maika controls her own destiny with Hazuki & Aimi left. Beating one of them puts her into the Quarterfinals, but so will a Natsupoi loss. The only way she doesn’t advance is losing her last two matches plus either Hazuki or Natsupoi winning their last two (they do face each other) and Aimi winning her last two. Mathematically Konami is still in it on tiebreakers, but probably out since she already lost to Maika.
In Red Block B, AZM is in control but could also be hurt by 2 draws and because of that, the only tiebreaker she has for sure is against Iwatani. She had draws against Sera & Inaba so she must beat Iida. Iida is probably out on tiebreakers because she only beat Nakano and has only AZM left among the contenders (her other remaining match is Watanabe).
In Blue Block A, it’s wide open in big part because Anou-Kid was a draw, plus Syuri, Gina & Koguma all have 3 matches left while Anou & Kid only have 2. Anou’s last two are Gina & Koguma, Kid’s last two are Gina & Amasaki. Nobody is mathematically out of it yet.
In Blue Block B, Kamitani has the advantage with 3 matches left. She has Kashima next then Suzuki, and a loss means her chances could come down to Hanan in her final match. Or more simply, Kamitani must win 2 of 3. Hanan has Yagami first and must win. Suzuki also has the advantage of 3 matches left. Kashima is mathematically out because her only potential tiebreaker advantage is against Hanan. Yagami must win out to have any chance. Same for Sera, who has Yagami & Thekla. Thekla lost to Kamitani & Hanan so she must win out plus Kamitani & Hanan must draw in their head-to-head match and lose their other matches.
