NJPW’s annual tournament, Best of the Super Juniors 29 (NJPW BOTSJ 29) took place at the Toyama Techno Hall West on a night in Japan.
Taiji Ishimori was initially at the top of A Block at night three on Sunday, with El Phantasmo trailing just behind him, leading into the final night of B Block.
Here are the results for night twelve:
* Master Wato def. DOUKI in a Best of the Super Juniors B Block match
* Yoshinobu Kanemaru def. Ryusuke Taguchi in a Best of the Super Juniors A Block match
* BUSHI def. El Lindaman in a Best of the Super Juniors B Block match
* Clark Connors def. Alex Zayne in a Best of the Super Juniors A Block match
* Wheeler Yuta def. TJP in a Best of the Super Juniors B Block match
* SHO def. YOH in a Best of the Super Juniors A Block match
* Titán def. Robbie Eagles in a Best of the Super Juniors B Block match
* Francesco Akira def. Ace Austin in a Best of the Super Juniors A Block match
* El Desperado def. El Phantasmo in a Best of the Super Juniors B Block match
* Hiromu Takahashi def. Taiji Ishimori in a Best of the Super Juniors A Block match
Here are the final standings:
A Block
Hiromu Takahashi (6-3 – 12 points)
Taiji Ishimori (6-3 – 12 points)
Ace Austin (5-4 – 10 points)
SHO (5-4 – 10 points)
Alex Zayne (4-5 – 8 points)
YOH (4-5 – 8 points)
Clark Connors (4-5 – 8 points)
Yoshinobu Kanemaru (4-5 – 8 points)
Francesco Akira (4-5 – 8 points)
Ryusuke Taguchi (3-6 – 6 points)
B Block
El Desperado (6-3 – 12 points)
El Phantasmo (6-3 – 12 points)
Robbie Eagles (5-4 – 10 points)
Wheeler Yuta (5-4 – 10 points)
El Lindaman (4-5 – 8 points)
TJP (4-5 – 8 points)
BUSHI (4-5 – 8 points)
Master Wato (4-5 – 8 points)
Titán (4-5 – 8 points)
DOUKI (3-6 – 6 points)
The standings mean that Hiromu Takahashi and El Desperado advance to the finals because of their head-to-head victories in the closing round of Block matches. The match will be a repeat of 2020 Best of the Super Juniors final.
For those who can’t make it to the arena, NJPW World allows you to watch the entire tournament in HD. The final night of the tournament takes place on Friday, June 3 from Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.
