NJPW has announced the full schedule of block matches for the upcoming Best of the Super Juniors 33 tournament.
The tournament begins on May 14 at Korakuen Hall. Gunma hosts the semifinals on June 5, with the finals taking place at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo on June 7.
Several scheduling conflicts will affect the tour. Jun Kasai will miss the events on May 14, May 29, and May 30. Dragongate roster member Hyo will not appear on the May 16 show. Neither competitor will miss any block matches, however.
Current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion DOUKI had been announced for the tournament but has stated that he is boycotting it because he is “above” it. Unbound Company’s Daiki Nagai has taken his place in the field.
Tournament Schedule
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Night 1 (May 14) — Korakuen Hall
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A Block: Kosei Fujita vs. Francesco Akira; Master Wato vs. Titan; Robbie X vs. Nick Wayne; Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Daiki Nagai
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B Block: El Desperado vs. Daisuke Sasaki; KUSHIDA vs. Robbie Eagles; SHO vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Taiji Ishimori vs. Jakob Austin Young; YOH vs. Hyo
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Night 2 (May 16) — Esforta Arena Hachioji
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A Block: Kosei Fujita vs. Nick Wayne; Robbie X vs. Francesco Akira; Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Master Wato; Titan vs. Jun Kasai; Valiente Jr. vs. Daiki Nagai
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B Block: El Desperado vs. Taiji Ishimori; KUSHIDA vs. Daisuke Sasaki; Robbie Eagles vs. SHO; YOH vs. Jakob Austin Young
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Night 3 (May 17) — Yoyogi National Gymnasium
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A Block: Francesco Akira vs. Nick Wayne; Kosei Fujita vs. Jun Kasai; Master Wato vs. Robbie X; Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Valiente Jr.; Titan vs. Daiki Nagai
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B Block: El Desperado vs. Robbie Eagles; Hyo vs. Daisuke Sasaki; Jakob Austin Young vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru; KUSHIDA vs. SHO; YOH vs. Taiji Ishimori
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Night 4 (May 20) — Korakuen Hall
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A Block: Daiki Nagai vs. Jun Kasai; Master Wato vs. Francesco Akira; Robbie X vs. Kosei Fujita; Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Nick Wayne; Valiente Jr. vs. Titan
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B Block: El Desperado vs. Hyo; KUSHIDA vs. Jakob Austin Young; Robbie Eagles vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Taiji Ishimori vs. Daisuke Sasaki; YOH vs. SHO
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Night 5 (May 22) — Asue Arena Sub Arena, Osaka
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A Block: Daiki Nagai vs. Nick Wayne; Master Wato vs. Kosei Fujita; Robbie X vs. Jun Kasai; Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Titan; Valiente Jr. vs. Francesco Akira
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Night 6 (May 23) — Himeji
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A Block: Valiente Jr. vs. Jun Kasai
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B Block: El Desperado vs. SHO; Jakob Austin Young vs. Daisuke Sasaki; KUSHIDA vs. Hyo; Taiji Ishimori vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru; YOH vs. Robbie Eagles
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Night 7 (May 24) — KBS Hall, Kyoto
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A Block: Francesco Akira vs. Daiki Nagai; Master Wato vs. Valiente Jr.; Nick Wayne vs. Jun Kasai; Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Kosei Fujita; Titan vs. Robbie X
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Night 8 (May 27) — Numazu
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A Block: Jun Kasai vs. Francesco Akira
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B Block: El Desperado vs. Jakob Austin Young; KUSHIDA vs. YOH; SHO vs. Hyo; Taiji Ishimori vs. Robbie Eagles; Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Daisuke Sasaki
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Night 9 (May 29) — Tsubame
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A Block: Master Wato vs. Daiki Nagai; Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Robbie X; Titan vs. Nick Wayne; Valiente Jr. vs. Kosei Fujita
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B Block: Hyo vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
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Night 10 (May 30) — Toyama
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B Block: El Desperado vs. KUSHIDA; Jakob Austin Young vs. Hyo; Robbie Eagles vs. Daisuke Sasaki; Taiji Ishimori vs. SHO; YOH vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
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Night 11 (June 2) — Korakuen Hall
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A Block: Master Wato vs. Jun Kasai; Robbie X vs. Daiki Nagai; Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Francesco Akira; Titan vs. Kosei Fujita; Valiente Jr. vs. Nick Wayne
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B Block: El Desperado vs. YOH; KUSHIDA vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Robbie Eagles vs. Jakob Austin Young; SHO vs. Daisuke Sasaki; Taiji Ishimori vs. Hyo
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Night 12 (June 3) — Korakuen Hall
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A Block: Kosei Fujita vs. Daiki Nagai; Master Wato vs. Nick Wayne; Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Jun Kasai; Titan vs. Francesco Akira; Valiente Jr. vs. Robbie X
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B Block: El Desperado vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Jakob Austin Young vs. SHO; KUSHIDA vs. Taiji Ishimori; Robbie Eagles vs. Hyo; YOH vs. Daisuke Sasaki
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Night 13 (June 5) — G Messe Gunma
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Semifinals
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Night 14 (June 7) — Ota City General Gymnasium
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Finals
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