Ganbare Climax

Ganbare☆Climax
PromotionsCyberFight
BrandsGanbare☆Pro-Wrestling
First eventGanbare☆Climax 2017
Event gimmickSingle-elimination tournament

The Ganbare Climax (Japanese: ガンバレ☆クライマックス, Hepburn: Ganbare Kuraimakkusu, stylized as Ganbare☆Climax) is a single elimination professional wrestling tournament held by CyberFight in their Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling (GanPro) brand.

The first two editions in 2017 and 2018 had no stakes other than bragging rights. In 2021, the tournament made a comeback with LEC, Inc. as a sponsor. This edition crowned the inaugural Spirit of Ganbare World Openweight Champion.[1]

Tournaments

Year Winner Times won Participants
2017 Ken Ohka 1 16
2018 Yumehito Imanari 1 8
2021 Tatsuhito Takaiwa 1 14

Results

2017

Ganbare☆Climax 2017
Promotional picture featuring the 16 participants
PromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling
Brand(s)Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling
DateAugust 11–13, 2017
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueVarious
Final: Tokyo KFC Hall
Ganbare☆Climax chronology
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2018

The 2017 Ganbare☆Climax was held from August 11 to August 13. The first two rounds were held on individual nights, with round one taking up the entire card on August 11.[2][3]

Round 1
August 11 		Round 2
August 12 		Semifinals
August 13 		Final
August 13
        
Kazma Sakamoto Pin
Thanomsak Toba 7:37[4]
Kazma Sakamoto 14:59[5]
Ken Ohka Pin
Ken Ohka Pin
Yumehito Imanari 13:35[4]
Ken Ohka Pin
Gentaro 6:44[6]
Hollywood Gota 4:39[4]
Takafumi Ito [ja] Sub
Takafumi Ito 11:02[5]
Gentaro Pin
Shinichiro Wakita 6:35[4]
Gentaro Pin
Ken Ohka Pin
Kenso 16:08[6]
Shuichiro Katsumura 13:36[4]
Shinichiro Tominaga [ja] Pin
Shinichiro Tominaga 16:11[5]
Dave Crist Pin
Dave Crist Pin
Yukihiro Abe [ja] 9:12[4]
Dave Crist 10:57[6]
Kenso Sub
Kenso Sub
Ben McCoy 9:58[4]
Kenso CO
Kendo Kashin 12:20[5]
Chikara [ja] 6:07[4]
Kendo Kashin Sub

2018

Ganbare☆Climax 2018
PromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling
Brand(s)Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling
DateAugust 11–12, 2018
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueVarious
Final: Itabashi Green Hall
Ganbare☆Climax chronology
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2017 		Next →
2021

The 2018 Ganbare☆Climax was held from August 11 to August 12, and featured only eight participants. Two of the first round matches were held under No DQ & No Ropes rules.[7]

First round
August 11 		Semifinals
August 12 		Final
August 12
         
Ken Ohka 13:10[8]
Survival Tobita Pin†
Survival Tobita 3:24[9]
Shinichiro Tominaga Pin
Shinichiro Tominaga [ja] Pin
Yuu Yamagata 6:03[8]
Shinichiro Tominaga 19:08[9]
Yumehito Imanari Pin
Yumehito Imanari KO†
Shin Mokujin Ken 8:10[8]
Yumehito Imanari Pin
Shota 15:00[9]
Shota Pin
Mitsuo Momota 7:23[8]

† This was a No DQ & No Ropes match.

2021

Ganbare☆Climax 2021
PromotionCyberFight
Brand(s)Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling
DateOctober 24–November 23, 2021
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueVarious
Final: Itabashi Act Hall
Ganbare☆Climax chronology
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2018 		Next →
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On September 25, 2021, GanPro announced that the Ganbare☆Climax was returning for a third edition sponsored by LEC Cleanpa! that would run from October 24 to November 23.[1][10][11] The tournament featured fourteen participants (two of which would receive a bye to the second round) and was won by Tatsuhito Takaiwa who was then crowned the inaugural Spirit of Ganbare World Openweight Champion.[12]

Round 1
October 24 		Round 2
November 7 		Semifinals
November 23 		Final
November 23
            
Tetsuhiro Kuroda Pin
Ken Ohka 14:21[14]
Ken Ohka Pin
Shota 15:24[13]
Tetsuhiro Kuroda Pin
Yumehito Imanari 10:57[12]
Keisuke Ishii 2:31[13]
Shinichiro Tominaga [ja] Pin
Shinichiro Tominaga 19:06[14]
Yumehito Imanari Pin
Yumehito Imanari Pin
Baliyan Akki 8:56[13]
Yumehito Imanari 12:37[12]
Tatsuhito Takaiwa Pin
Kouki Iwasaki Pin
Nobuhiro Shimatani 11:40[13]
Kouki Iwasaki 13:47[14]
Shuichiro Katsumura TKO
Shuichiro Katsumura Sub
Seiya Morohashi 15:18[13]
Shuichiro Katsumura Pin
Tatsuhito Takaiwa 13:36[12]
Tatsuhito Takaiwa Pin
Tyson Maeguchi [ja] 7:50[13]
Tatsuhito Takaiwa Pin
Mizuki Watase 9:38[14]

See also

References

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