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New Japan G1 Climax Standings
Through Night 16 – August 10 (B Block).
Next: August 12 – A Block. (Full Tournament Central)
A Block Standings
- IWGP Champ Kazuchika Okada (5-3, 10 pts)
- Naomichi Marufuji (5-3, 10 pts)
- Hiroshi Tanahashi (5-3, 10 pts)
- Hirooki Goto (5-3, 10 pts)
- Bad Luck Fale (5-3, 10 pts)
- Togi Makabe (4-4, 8 pts)
- Tomohiro Ishii (3-5, 6 pts)
- Tama Tonga (3-5, 6 pts)
- Sanada (3-5, 6 pts)
- Tenzan (2-6, 4 pts)
B Block Standings
- Naito (6-2, 12 pts)
- IWGP IC champion Michael Elgin (5-3, 10 pts)
- NEVER Openweight champion Shibata (5-3, 10 pts)
- Kenny Omega (5-3, 10 pts)
- Katsuhiko Nakajima (4-4, 8 pts)
- Toru Yano (4-4, 8 pts)
- Yuji Nagata (3-5, 6 pts)
- YOSHI-HASHI (3-5, 6 pts)
- EVIL (3-5, 6 pts)
- Honma (2-6, 4 pts)
| MATCH | DATE | WINNER | TIME | LOSER | BLOCK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7/18 | Tenzan (1-0, 2 pts) | 14:10 Pin | Tomohiro Ishii (0-1, 0 pts) | A Block |
| 2 | 7/18 | Togi Makabe (1-0, 2 pts) | 10:38 Pin | Tama Tonga (0-1, 0 pts) | A Block |
| 3 | 7/18 | Hirooki Goto (1-0, 2 pts) | 9:20 Pin | Bad Luck Fale (0-1, 0 pts) | A Block |
| 4 | 7/18 | Sanada (1-0, 2 pts) | 19:30 Tap-out | Hiroshi Tanahashi (0-1, 0 pts) | A Block |
| 5 | 7/18 | Naomichi Marufuji (1-0, 2 pts) | 19:08 Pin | Kazuchika Okada (0-1, 0 pts) | A Block |
| 6 | 7/22 | Katsuhiko Nakajima (1-0, 2 pts) | 3:51 Pin | Toru Yano (0-1, 0 pts) | B Block |
| 7 | 7/22 | YOSHI-HASHI (1-0, 2 pts) | 12:16 Pin | Kenny Omega (0-1, 0 pts) | B Block |
| 8 | 7/22 | EVIL (1-0, 2 pts) | 10:54 Pin | Michael Elgin (0-1, 0 pts) | B Block |
| 9 | 7/22 | Yuji Nagata (1-0, 2 pts) | 15:32 Pin | Yuji Nagata (0-1, 0 pts) | B Block |
| 10 | 7/22 | Honma (1-0, 2 pts) | 11:11 Pin | Honma (0-1, 0 pts) | B Block |
| 11 | 7/23 | Tenzan (2-0, 4 pts) | 10:31 Pin | Tama Tonga (0-2, 0 pts) | A Block |
| 12 | 7/23 | Hirooki Goto (2-0, 4 pts) | 11:49 Pin | Tomohiro Ishii (0-2, 0 pts) | A Block |
| 13 | 7/23 | Bad Luck Fale (1-1, 2 pts) | 9:36 Pin | Naomichi Marufuji (1-1, 2 pts) | A Block |
| 14 | 7/23 | Kazuchika Okada (1-1, 2 pts) | 13:20 Pin | Sanada (1-1, 2 pts) | A Block |
| 15 | 7/23 | Togi Makabe (2-0, 4 pts) | 14:04 Pin | Tanahashi (0-2, 0 pts) | A Block |
| 16 | 7/24 | Honma (2-0, 4 pts) | 13:07 Pin | YOSHI-HASHI (1-1, 2 pts) | B Block |
| 17 | 7/24 | Yuji Nagata (2-0, 4 pts) | 10:54 Pin | EVIL (1-1, 2 pts) | B Block |
| 18 | 7/24 | Kenny Omega (1-1, 2 pts) | 9:05 Pin | Toru Yano (0-2, 0 pts) | B Block |
| 19 | 7/24 | Shibata (1-1, 2 pts) | 14:08 Pin | Katsuhiko Nakajima (1-1, 2 pts) | B Block |
| 20 | 7/24 | Naito (1-1, 2 pts) | 22:12 Pin | Michael Elgin (0-2, 0 pts) | B Block |
| 21 | 7/25 | Tomohiro Ishii (1-2, 2 pts) | 9:35 Pin | Bad Luck Fale (1-2, 2 pts) | A Block |
| 22 | 7/25 | Togi Makabe (3-0, 6 pts) | 12:25 Pin | Sanada (1-2, 2 pts) | A Block |
| 23 | 7/25 | Naomichi Marufuji (2-1, 4 pts) | 12:29 Pin | Tenzan (2-1, 4 pts) | A Block |
| 24 | 7/25 | Tama Tonga (1-2, 2 pts) | 11:10 Pin | Tanahashi (0-3, 0 pts) | A Block |
| 25 | 7/25 | Kazuchika Okada (2-1, 4 pts) | 16:11 Pin | Hirooki Goto (2-1, 4 pts) | A Block |
| 26 | 7/27 | Yuji Nagata (3-0, 6 pts) | 11:56 Pin | YOSHI-HASHI (1-2, 2 pts) | B Block |
| 27 | 7/27 | Katsuhiko Nakajima (2-1, 4 pts) | 10:31 Pin | EVIL (1-2, 2 pts) | B Block |
| 28 | 7/27 | Naito (2-1, 4 pts) | 4:54 Pin | Toru Yano (0-3, 0 pts) | B Block |
| 29 | 7/27 | Kenny Omega (2-1, 4 pts) | 13:59 Pin | Honma (2-1, 4 pts) | B Block |
| 30 | 7/27 | Michael Elgin (1-2, 2 pts) | 15:53 Pin | Shibata (1-2, 2 pts) | B Block |
| 31 | 7/28 | Togi Makabe (4-0, 8 pts) | 10:08 Pin | Tenzan (2-2, 4 pts) | A Block |
| 32 | 7/28 | Sanada (2-2, 4 pts) | 12:05 Pin | Hirooki Goto (2-2, 4 pts) | A Block |
| 33 | 7/28 | Tomohiro Ishii (2-2, 4 pts) | 12:14 Pin | Naomichi Marufuji (2-2, 4 pts) | A Block |
| 34 | 7/28 | Kazuchika Okada (3-1, 6 pts) | 11:45 Pin | Tama Tonga (1-2, 2 pts) | A Block |
| 35 | 7/28 | Tanahashi (1-2, 2 pts) | 15:05 Pin | Bad Luck Fale (1-2, 2 pts) | A Block |
| 36 | 7/30 | Toru Yano (1-3, 2 pts) | 4:21 Pin | Honma (2-2, 4 pts) | B Block |
| 37 | 7/30 | YOSHI-HASHI (2-2, 4 pts) | 12:48 Pin | EVIL (1-3, 2 pts) | B Block |
| 38 | 7/30 | Katsuhiko Nakajima (3-1, 6 pts) | 12:32 Pin | Yuji Nagata (3-1, 6 pts) | B Block |
| 39 | 7/30 | Michael Elgin (2-2, 4 pts) | 16:44 Pin | Kenny Omega (2-2, 4 pts) | B Block |
| 40 | 7/30 | Shibata (2-2, 4 pts) | 19:24 Sleeper | Naito (2-2, 4 pts) | B Block |
| 41 | 7/31 | Tama Tonga (2-3, 4 pts) | 11:00 Pin | Tomohiro Ishii (2-3, 4 pts) | A Block |
| 42 | 7/31 | Bad Luck Fale (2-3, 4 pts) | 9:06 Pin | Sanada (2-3, 4 pts) | A Block |
| 43 | 7/31 | Naomichi Marufuji (3-2, 6 pts) | 10:39 Pin | Togi Makabe (4-1, 8 pts) | A Block |
| 44 | 7/31 | Kazuchika Okada (4-1, 8 pts) | 12:30 Pin | Tenzan (2-3, 4 pts) | A Block |
| 45 | 7/31 | Tanahashi (2-3, 4 pts) | 17:47 Pin | Hirooki Goto (2-3, 4 pts) | A Block |
| 46 | 8/1 | YOSHI-HASHI (3-2, 6 pts) | 12:02 Pin | Katsuhiko Nakajima (3-2, 6 pts) | B Block |
| 47 | 8/1 | Michael Elgin (3-2, 6 pts) | 10:35 Pin | Yuji Nagata (3-2, 6 pts) | B Block |
| 48 | 8/1 | Toru Yano (2-3, 4 pts) | 1:05 Pin | Shibata (2-3, 4 pts) | B Block |
| 49 | 8/1 | Kenny Omega (3-2, 6 pts) | 10:15 Pin | EVIL (1-4, 2 pts) | B Block |
| 50 | 8/1 | Naito (3-2, 6 pts) | 20:38 Pin | Honma (2-3, 4 pts) | B Block |
| 51 | 8/3 | Bad Luck Fale (3-3, 6 pts) | 8:22 Pin | Tenzan (2-4, 4 pts) | A Block |
| 52 | 8/3 | Hirooki Goto (3-3, 6 pts) | 12:29 Pin | Tama Tonga (2-4, 4 pts) | A Block |
| 53 | 8/3 | Naomichi Marufuji (4-2, 8 pts) | 10:39 Pin | Sanada (2-4, 4 pts) | A Block |
| 54 | 8/3 | Tanahashi (3-3, 6 pts) | 16:10 Pin | Tomohiro Ishii (2-4, 4 pts) | A Block |
| 55 | 8/3 | Kazuchika Okada (5-1, 10 pts) | 15:04 Pin | Togi Makabe (4-2, 8 pts) | A Block |
| 56 | 8/4 | Toru Yano (3-3, 6 pts) | 4:22 Countout | Yuji Nagata (3-3, 6 pts) | B Block |
| 57 | 8/4 | Michael Elgin (4-2, 8 pts) | 9:49 Pin | YOSHI-HASHI (3-3, 6 pts) | B Block |
| 58 | 8/4 | EVIL (2-4, 4 pts) | 9:49 Pin | Honma (2-4, 4 pts) | B Block |
| 59 | 8/4 | Shibata (3-3, 6 pts) | 12:28 Pin | Kenny Omega (3-3, 6 pts) | B Block |
| 60 | 8/4 | Naito (4-2, 8 pts) | 19:08 Pin | Katsuhiko Nakajima (3-3, 6 pts) | B Block |
| 61 | 8/6 | Tama Tonga (3-4, 6 pts) | 10:40 Pin | Sanada (2-5, 4 pts) | A Block |
| 62 | 8/6 | Bad Luck Fale (4-3, 8 pts) | 8:38 Pin | Togi Makabe (4-3, 8 pts) | A Block |
| 63 | 8/6 | Hirooki Goto (4-3, 8 pts) | 10:02 Pin | Tenzan (2-5, 4 pts) | A Block |
| 64 | 8/6 | Tomohiro Ishii (3-4, 6 pts) | 18:43 Pin | Kazuchika Okada (5-2, 10 pts) | A Block |
| 65 | 8/6 | Tanahashi (4-3, 8 pts) | 19:00 Pin | Naomichi Marufuji (4-3, 8 pts) | A Block |
| 66 | 8/7 | Toru Yano (4-3, 8 pts) | 4:59 Pin | Michael Elgin (4-3, 8 pts) | B Block |
| 67 | 8/7 | Shibata (4-3, 8 pts) | 11:08 Pin | YOSHI-HASHI (3-4, 6 pts) | B Block |
| 68 | 8/7 | Katsuhiko Nakajima (4-3, 8 pts) | 12:34 Pin | Honma (2-5, 4 pts) | B Block |
| 69 | 8/7 | Kenny Omega (4-3, 8 pts) | 14:17 Pin | Yuji Nagata (3-4, 6 pts) | B Block |
| 70 | 8/7 | Naito (5-2, 10 pts) | 21:28 Pin | EVIL (2-5, 4 pts) | B Block |
| 71 | 8/8 | Naomichi Marufuji (5-3, 10 pts) | 10:54 Pin | Tama Tonga (3-5, 6 pts) | A Block |
| 72 | 8/8 | Sanada (3-5, 6 pts) | 12:18 Submit | Tomohiro Ishii (3-5, 6 pts) | A Block |
| 73 | 8/8 | Tanahashi (5-3, 10 pts) | 11:17 Pin | Tenzan (2-6, 4 pts) | A Block |
| 74 | 8/8 | Bad Luck Fale (5-3, 10 pts) | 11:16 Pin | Kazuchika Okada (5-3, 10 pts) | A Block |
| 75 | 8/8 | Hirooki Goto (5-3, 10 pts) | 14:12 Pin | Togi Makabe (4-4, 8 pts) | A Block |
| 76 | 8/10 | Kenny Omega (5-3, 10 pts) | 10:29 Pin | Nakajima (4-4, 8 pts) | B Block |
| 77 | 8/10 | EVIL (3-5, 6 pts) | 2:57 Pin | Toru Yano (4-4, 8 pts) | B Block |
| 78 | 8/10 | Naito (6-2, 12 pts) | 15:01 Pin | YOSHI-HASHI (3-5, 6 pts) | B Block |
| 79 | 8/10 | Shibata (5-3, 10 pts) | 12:16 Sleeper | Yuji Nagata (3-5, 6 pts) | B Block |
| 80 | 8/10 | Michael Elgin (5-3, 10 pts) | 18:43 Pin | Honma (2-6, 4 pts) | B Block |
| 81 | 8/12 | Sanada (4-5, 10 pts) | 12:12 Pin | Tenzan (2-7, 4 pts) | A Block |
| 82 | 8/12 | Tomohiro Ishii (4-5, 10 pts) | 12:33 Pin | Togi Makabe (4-5, 10 pts) | A Block |
| 83 | 8/12 | Tama Tonga (4-5, 10 pts) | 8:39 Pin | Bad Luck Fale (5-4, 10 pts) | A Block |
| 84 | 8/12 | Hirooki Goto (6-3, 12 pts) A BLOCK WINNER | 13:17 Pin | Naomichi Marufuji (5-4, 10 pts) | A Block |
| 85 | 8/12 | Kazuchika Okada (5-3-1, 11 pts) | 30:00 Draw | Hiroshi Tanahashi (5-3-1, 11 pts) | A Block |
| 86 | 8/13 | Honma (3-6, 6 pts) | 10:29 Pin | Yuji Nagata (3-6, 6 pts) | B Block |
| 87 | 8/13 | Toru Yano (5-4, 10 pts) | 3:31 Pin | YOSHI-HASHI (3-6, 6 pts) | B Block |
| 88 | 8/13 | EVIL (4-5, 8 pts) | 9:42 Pin | Shibata (5-4, 10 pts) | B Block |
| 89 | 8/13 | Katsuhiko Nakajima (5-4, 10 pts) | 16:50 Pin | Michael Elgin (5-4, 10 pts) | B Block |
| 90 | 8/13 | Kenny Omega (6-3, 12 pts) B BLOCK WINNER | 28:12 Pin | Naito (6-3, 12 pts) | B Block |
| 91 | 8/14 | Kenny Omega (B Block Winner) (G1 CLIMAX WINNER) | 26:40 Pin | Hirooki Goto (A Block Winner) | G1 CLIMAX FINALS |
Mathematically Elgin and Omega are eliminated from Block B Shibata wins the block if he beats Evil and Omega beats Naito as he (Shibata) has victories over both of them. Elgin’s out because even if he beats Nakajima and Naito loses to Omega, Naito still holds that victory over him and even with the victories he has over Shibata and Omega it wouldn’t be enough for him to win the block because of that loss against Naito. Omega’s out because he’s lost to both Elgin and Shibata.