G1 Climax

The G1 Climax is a professional wrestling tournament held each August by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling promotion. Though it has sometimes been held as a single-elimination tournament, it is usually held as a round-robin, with winners from two pools wrestling in the final to decide that year's winner. In its current format, the tournament lasts four weeks. The winner of each pool is determined by a points system; two points for a victory, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.

Tournament history

NJPW had an annual tournament since 1974 under various names: the G1 Climax ; the G1 Climax ; the G1 Climax, "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix. Most of these tournaments were dominated by NJPW's founding top star Antonio Inoki.
Although the 1983 winner, Hulk Hogan, was awarded a championship belt, this is not the beginning of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, but its early version that was defended annually against the winner of the IWGP League of the year. The current IWGP Heavyweight Championship arrived only in 1987, replacing the old version.
In 1989, there was a G1 Climax, which included wrestlers from the then-Soviet Union. No tournament was held in 1990.
With Inoki's dominance over NJPW gone, the promotion established the G1 Climax tournament in 1991 as a platform to showcase the company's top heavyweights and have them compete in round-robin matches where the winners of the two divisions would then square off in the tournament final. NJPW's then president Seiji Sakaguchi named the tournament after the G1 horse race. Though considered a continuation of the previous tournaments, officially NJPW does not recognize the earlier tournaments as part of the G1 Climax lineage. The first G1 was held from August 7 to August 11, 1991, at Tokyo's Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The winner of the tournament, assuming they are not already the champion, has traditionally earned a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Since 2012, the winner has earned the "Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate", a contract for a title shot at NJPW's largest event, Wrestle Kingdom in Tokyo Dome, held annually on January 4. Much like WWE's Money in the Bank contract, the certificate is kept in a briefcase that the wrestler then has to defend until the end of the year. Since its inception, the contract has never changed hands in these matches. In [|2015], the tournament format was changed with NJPW reducing the number of G1 Climax matches per show, giving the participating wrestlers more time to rest between matches. This increased the tournament's length to four weeks. In 2016, Kenny Omega became the first international wrestler to win the tournament.
The G1 Climax tournament has often been used as a platform for NJPW to push their rising stars. Wins by young up-and-comers over Japanese legends would usually take their respective careers to new heights. The first tournament was specifically created to make stars out of Keiji Mutoh, Masahiro Chono and Shinya Hashimoto, three NJPW wrestlers who had just returned to the promotion from their overseas learning excursions. Past winners include Mutoh, Chono, Hashimoto, Yuji Nagata, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and others who have gone on to become wrestling superstars.
Unlike the New Japan Cup, the G1 Climax features the then-reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion as one of the participants, except in 1992, 2001, 2004 and 2008, when then-champions Riki Choshu, Kazuyuki Fujita, and Keiji Mutoh, respectively, did not compete in the tournament. Often being labeled as a favorite to win the tournament, the IWGP Heavyweight Champion has reached the final five times, the first one being in 1995 when Keiji Mutoh won the tournament. Mutoh would repeat this feat again in 1999, but would lose the final to Manabu Nakanishi. Other then-reigning champions to reach the final include Kensuke Sasaki in 2000, Kazuyuki Fujita in 2005 and Yuji Nagata in 2007. Mutoh and Sasaki are the only two wrestlers to have won the G1 Climax while holding the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Overall, Antonio Inoki holds the record for most tournament wins with ten, while Masahiro Chono with his five wins holds the record for most tournament wins under its G1 Climax name. Hiroyoshi Tenzan has taken part in the G1 Climax tournament a record 21 times.
The opening night of the 2019 G1 Climax took place in Dallas, Texas, marking the first time the opening night took place outside Japan.
The finals for the 2020 G1 Climax will take place in October due to the Summer Olympics being held in Tokyo when the tournament is usually held, making this the first time the tournament will take place in the Autumn.

List of winners

Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate

1974

The 1974 World League ran from April 5 to May 8, 1974. The tournament began with 16 wrestlers, eight Japanese and eight Internationals, placed into groups accordingly. All first round matches featured the Japanese against the Internationals. The top four finishers from both groups advanced to a second round of round-robin competition.

Antonio Inoki	5.5
Seiji Sakaguchi	5.5
Killer Karl Krupp	5.5
Masa Saito	5
Stan Stasiak	2.5
Invader I	2
Kantaro Hoshino	1.5
Geto Mongol	0

Antonio Inoki	2-0
Seiji Sakaguchi	1-1
Killer Karl Krupp	0-2

	Inoki	Krupp	Sakaguchi
Inoki		Inoki	Inoki
Krupp	Inoki		Sakaguchi
Sakaguchi	Inoki	Sakaguchi

1975

The 1975 World League ran from April 4 to May 16, 1975. The tournament featured 16 wrestlers, but the Locals versus Internationals format was abolished. The top five finishers advanced to a knockout round, with the top finisher receiving a bye to the final.

Killer Karl Krupp	13.5
Antonio Inoki	12.5
Seiji Sakaguchi	12.5
Kintaro Ohki	12.5
Strong Kobayashi	12.5
Super Destroyer	10.5
Masa Saito	9
Kotetsu Yamamoto	8
Kantaro Hoshino	7
Man Mountain Mike	7
Haruka Eigen	5
Katsuhisa Shibata	3
John Gagne	2
Sangre Fría	2
Father Singh	2
Osamu Kido	1

1976

The 1976 World League ran from April 2 to May 11, 1976. The tournament featured 14 wrestlers. The top finisher advanced to the final match of the tournament, to face the winner of a three-wrestler round-robin semifinal round.

Pedro Morales	13
Killer Karl Krupp	10
Victor Rivera	10
Seiji Sakaguchi	10
Strong Kobayashi	9
Masa Saito	9
Kantaro Hoshino	7
Osamu Kido	6
Towering Inferno	5
Butcher Vachon	4
Haruka Eigen	3
Ken Mantell	3
Raul Mata	2
Kotetsu Yamamoto	0

Seiji Sakaguchi	2-0
Killer Karl Krupp	1-1
Victor Rivera	0-2

	Krupp	Rivera	Sakaguchi
Krupp		Krupp	Sakaguchi
Rivera	Krupp		Sakaguchi
Sakaguchi	Sakaguchi	Sakaguchi

1977

The 1977 World League ran from April 21 to May 30, 1977. The tournament featured 11 wrestlers.

The Masked Superstar	10
Seiji Sakaguchi	8
Mitsuo Yoshida	7.5
Nikolai Volkoff	7.5
Kantaro Hoshino	5
Johnny Powers	4
Manuel Soto	4
Haruka Eigen	3
Osamu Kido	3
Tony Charles	2
Enrique Vera	1

1978

The 1978 MSG League ran from April 21 to May 30, 1978. The tournament featured nine wrestlers.

André the Giant	37
Antonio Inoki	29
Seiji Sakaguchi	28
Tatsumi Fujinami	25
Bugsy McGraw	15
Nikolai Volkoff	14
Riki Choshu	9
Umanosuke Ueda	5
Chief Jay Strongbow	0

1979

The 1979 MSG League ran from April 27 to June 7, 1979. The tournament featured 10 wrestlers.

Antonio Inoki	41
Stan Hansen	37
André the Giant	36
Seiji Sakaguchi	31
Tatsumi Fujinami	22
Riki Choshu	18
Canek	16
Masa Saito	10
Larry Zbyszko	5
Tony Garea	0

1980

The 1980 MSG League ran from April 25 to June 5, 1980. The tournament featured 10 wrestlers.

Antonio Inoki	35
Stan Hansen	32
André the Giant	32
Dusty Rhodes	29
Seiji Sakaguchi	29
Tatsumi Fujinami	20
Riki Choshu	14
Strong Kobayashi	12
Chavo Guerrero	7
Ryuma Go	0

1981

The 1981 MSG League ran from May 8 to June 4, 1981. The tournament featured 11 wrestlers.

Stan Hansen	39
Antonio Inoki	38
Tiger Jeet Singh	38
Hulk Hogan	36
Seiji Sakaguchi	33
Tatsumi Fujinami	29
Riki Choshu	16
Bobby Duncum	14
Sgt. Slaughter	12
Chris Adams	5
Mike Masters	0

1982

The 1982 MSG League ran from March 4 to April 1, 1982. The tournament featured 14 wrestlers.

André the Giant	56
Antonio Inoki †	51
Killer Khan	48
Dick Murdoch	41
The Masked Superstar	35
Tatsumi Fujinami	35
Rusher Kimura	33
Seiji Sakaguchi	32
Tony Atlas	30
Tiger Toguchi	17
Yoshiaki Yatsu	13
Don Muraco	9
Riki Choshu	4
The Iron Sheik	4

† Antonio Inoki was injured and unable to compete in the final. Killer Khan, as the next highest finisher, took his place.

1983

The 1983 International Wrestling Grand Prix ran from May 6 to June 2, 1983. The tournament featured 10 wrestlers. The winner was awarded a championship belt.

Hulk Hogan	37
Antonio Inoki	36
André the Giant	35
Big John Studd	25
Killer Khan	24
Rusher Kimura	21
Akira Maeda	14
Canek	5
Otto Wanz	5
Enrique Vera	4

	André	Canek	Hogan	Inoki	Khan	Kimura	Maeda	Studd	Vera	Wanz
André		André	DCO	André	DCO	André	André	André	André	André
Canek	André		Hogan	Inoki	Khan	Kimura	Maeda	Studd	Canek	Wanz
Hogan	DCO	Hogan		DCO	Hogan	Hogan	Hogan	Hogan	Hogan	Hogan
Inoki	André	Inoki	DCO		Inoki	Inoki	Inoki	Inoki	Inoki	Inoki
Khan	DCO	Khan	Hogan	Inoki		Khan	DCO	Studd	Khan	Khan
Kimura	André	Kimura	Hogan	Inoki	Khan		Kimura	DCO	Kimura	Kimura
Maeda	André	Maeda	Hogan	Inoki	DCO	Kimura		Studd	Maeda	Maeda
Studd	André	Studd	Hogan	Inoki	Studd	DCO	Studd		Studd	Studd
Vera	André	Canek	Hogan	Inoki	Khan	Kimura	Maeda	Studd		Vera
Wanz	André	Wanz	Hogan	Inoki	Khan	Kimura	Maeda	Studd	Vera

1984

The 1984 International Wrestling Grand Prix ran from May 11 to June 14, 1984. The tournament featured 12 wrestlers, and was the first time that the tournament featured no sort of final round.

Antonio Inoki	53
André the Giant	49
Tatsumi Fujinami	34
Riki Choshu	32
Dick Murdoch	30
Masa Saito	26
Adrian Adonis	25
The Masked Superstar	18
Ken Patera	17
John Quinn	10
Otto Wanz	6
Big John Studd	2

1985

The 1985 International Wrestling Grand Prix ran from May 10 to June 15, 1985. The tournament featured 13 wrestlers, and was single-elimination. This was the first time the tournament did not feature a points system.

1986

The 1986 International Wrestling Grand Prix ran from May 16 to June 19, 1986. The tournament featured the return of the points system, with 14 wrestlers in two blocks of seven each. The top two from each block advanced to a knockout stage. The winner won the vacated IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

1987

The 1987 International Wrestling Grand Prix ran from May 11 to June 12, 1987. The tournament featured 14 wrestlers in two blocks of seven each. The top finishers from each block advanced to the final, with the winner becoming the first IWGP Heavyweight Champion. Tatsumi Fujinami missed the tournament due to an injury he suffered on the IWGP Champion Series tour, but acted as a commentator for the final match.

1988

The 1988 International Wrestling Grand Prix ran from July 15 to July 29, 1988. The tournament featured five wrestlers in a single block, with the winner becoming the number one contender to IWGP Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami for August 8.

Antonio Inoki	6
Riki Choshu	6
Big Van Vader	4
Masa Saito	4
Kengo Kimura	0

1989

The 1989 World Cup Tournament was held from November 24 to December 7, 1989. The tournament featured 20 wrestlers in four blocks of five each.

1991

The 1991 G1 Climax was a round-robin tournament consisting of two four-man blocks, and running from August 7 to August 11, 1991.

Block A	Tatsumi Fujinami	Keiji Mutoh	Scott Norton	Big Van Vader
Tatsumi Fujinami		Mutoh	Draw	Fujinami
Keiji Mutoh	Mutoh		Norton	Mutoh
Scott Norton	Draw	Norton		Vader
Big Van Vader	Fujinami	Mutoh	Vader
Block B	Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow	Masahiro Chono	Riki Choshu	Shinya Hashimoto
Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow		Chono	Bigelow	Hashimoto
Masahiro Chono	Chono		Chono	Draw
Riki Choshu	Bigelow	Chono		Hashimoto
Shinya Hashimoto	Hashimoto	Draw	Hashimoto

1992

The 1992 G1 Climax was a 16-man single-elimination tournament, and was also for the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Championship. It ran from August 6 to August 12, 1992. Terry Taylor advanced to the quarterfinals, due to a shoulder injury suffered by his scheduled opponent Hiroshi Hase on August 3.

1993

The 1993 G1 Climax was once again a 16-man single-elimination tournament, held from August 3 to August 7, 1993. NJPW invited several non-NJPW wrestlers to participate in the 1993 tournament, including Hiromichi Fuyuki, Ashura Hara, Takashi Ishikawa and The Great Kabuki from WAR, and Yoshiaki Fujiwara from Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi.

1994

The 1994 G1 Climax returned to the round-robin format, this time with two blocks of six. It was held from August 3 to August 7, 1994. Guest natives included Yoshiaki Fujiwara from Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi and Yoshiaki Yatsu from Social Progress Wrestling Federation.

Block A	Masahiro Chono	Riki Choshu	Yoshiaki Fujiwara	Osamu Kido	Keiji Mutoh	Yoshiaki Yatsu
Masahiro Chono		Choshu	Chono	Chono	Chono	Chono
Riki Choshu	Choshu		Fujiwara	Choshu	Mutoh	Choshu
Yoshiaki Fujiwara	Chono	Fujiwara		Kido	Fujiwara	Yatsu
Osamu Kido	Chono	Choshu	Kido		Mutoh	Yatsu
Keiji Mutoh	Chono	Mutoh	Fujiwara	Mutoh		Mutoh
Yoshiaki Yatsu	Chono	Choshu	Yatsu	Yatsu	Mutoh
Block B	Tatsumi Fujinami	Hiroshi Hase	Shinya Hashimoto	Takayuki Iizuka	Shiro Koshinaka	Power Warrior
Tatsumi Fujinami		Hase	Hashimoto	Fujinami	Fujinami	Fujinami
Hiroshi Hase	Hase		Hase	Hase	Koshinaka	Warrior
Shinya Hashimoto	Hashimoto	Hase		Hashimoto	Draw	Draw
Takayuki Iizuka	Fujinami	Hase	Hashimoto		Koshinaka	Warrior
Shiro Koshinaka	Fujinami	Koshinaka	Draw	Koshinaka		Warrior
Power Warrior	Fujinami	Warrior	Draw	Warrior	Warrior

1995

The 1995 G1 Climax was another eight-man round-robin tournament held August 11 to August 15, with the addition that the top two scorers from each block would advance to a four-man mini-tournament to decide the winner.

Block A	Masahiro Chono	Ric Flair	Shiro Koshinaka	Keiji Mutoh
Masahiro Chono		Draw	Chono	Mutoh
Ric Flair	Draw		Flair	Mutoh
Shiro Koshinaka	Chono	Flair		Koshinaka
Keiji Mutoh	Mutoh	Mutoh	Koshinaka
Block B	Shinya Hashimoto	Scott Norton	Hiroyoshi Tenzan	Kensuke Sasaki
Shinya Hashimoto		Hashimoto	Hashimoto	Sasaki
Scott Norton	Hashimoto		Norton	Norton
Hiroyoshi Tenzan	Hashimoto	Norton		Tenzan
Kensuke Sasaki	Sasaki	Norton	Tenzan

1996

The 1996 G1 Climax was held from August 2 to August 6, 1996, and was a round-robin tournament featuring two blocks of five. Junji Hirata suffered an injury during his match with Kensuke Sasaki, which caused him to forfeit his remaining matches.

Block A	Riki Choshu	Shinya Hashimoto	Junji Hirata	Kensuke Sasaki	Hiroyoshi Tenzan
Riki Choshu		Choshu	Choshu	Choshu	Choshu
Shinya Hashimoto	Choshu		Hashimoto	Sasaki	Tenzan
Junji Hirata	Choshu	Hashimoto		Sasaki	Tenzan
Kensuke Sasaki	Choshu	Sasaki	Sasaki		Sasaki
Hiroyoshi Tenzan	Choshu	Tenzan	Tenzan	Sasaki
Block B	Masahiro Chono	Satoshi Kojima	Shiro Koshinaka	Keiji Mutoh	Kazuo Yamazaki
Masahiro Chono		Chono	Koshinaka	Chono	Chono
Satoshi Kojima	Chono		Kojima	Mutoh	Yamazaki
Shiro Koshinaka	Koshinaka	Kojima		Mutoh	Koshinaka
Keiji Mutoh	Chono	Mutoh	Mutoh		Yamazaki
Kazuo Yamazaki	Chono	Yamazaki	Koshinaka	Yamazaki

1997

The 1997 G1 Climax was a 14-man single-elimination tournament, with Kensuke Sasaki and Buff Bagwell receiving byes to the quarterfinals. The tournament was held from August 1 to August 3.

1998

The 1998 G1 Climax was another 16-man single-elimination tournament, held between July 31 and August 2. Genichiro Tenryu, who had separated from his own WAR promotion to become a freelancer since early in the year, was invited.

1999

The 1999 G1 Climax was a 12-man round-robin tournament, held from August 10 to August 15.

Block A	T. Fujinami	Satoshi Kojima	Keiji Mutoh	Yuji Nagata	Kensuke Sasaki	Tadao Yasuda
Tatsumi Fujinami		Fujinami	Fujinami	Nagata	Sasaki	Fujinami
Satoshi Kojima	Fujinami		Mutoh	Nagata	Sasaki	Kojima
Keiji Mutoh	Fujinami	Mutoh		Mutoh	Mutoh	Mutoh
Yuji Nagata	Nagata	Nagata	Mutoh		Nagata	Nagata
Kensuke Sasaki	Sasaki	Sasaki	Mutoh	Nagata		Sasaki
Tadao Yasuda	Fujinami	Kojima	Mutoh	Nagata	Sasaki
Block B	Masahiro Chono	Shinya Hashimoto	Shiro Koshinaka	M. Nakanishi	Hiroyoshi Tenzan	Kazuo Yamazaki
Masahiro Chono		Chono	Koshinaka	Chono	Tenzan	Chono
Shinya Hashimoto	Chono		Koshinaka	Nakanishi	Hashimoto	Hashimoto
Shiro Koshinaka	Koshinaka	Koshinaka		Nakanishi	Tenzan	Koshinaka
Manabu Nakanishi	Chono	Nakanishi	Nakanishi		Nakanishi	Nakanishi
Hiroyoshi Tenzan	Tenzan	Hashimoto	Tenzan	Nakanishi		Tenzan
Kazuo Yamazaki	Chono	Hashimoto	Koshinaka	Nakanishi	Tenzan

2000

The 2000 G1 Climax was a round-robin tournament, featuring four blocks of five, with each block champion advancing to a four-man tournament to decide that year's winner; it was held from August 7 to August 13. Also note that the points system was modified from the original: 1 point for a victory, and zero points for a draw or loss. This was the first time that two recognized junior heavyweights; IWGP titleholder Tatsuhito Takaiwa and previous champion Jyushin Thunder Liger, were invited to compete in the heavyweight tournament.

Block A	Tatsumi Fujinami	Tatsutoshi Goto	Takashi Iizuka	Jyushin Thunder Liger	Yuji Nagata
Tatsumi Fujinami		Fujinami	Iizuka	Fujinami	Nagata
Tatsutoshi Goto	Fujinami		Iizuka	Liger	Goto
Takashi Iizuka	Iizuka	Iizuka		Iizuka	Nagata
Jyushin Thunder Liger	Fujinami	Liger	Iizuka		Nagata
Yuji Nagata	Nagata	Goto	Nagata	Nagata
Block B	Brian Johnston	Osamu Kido	Satoshi Kojima	Hiro Saito	Kensuke Sasaki
Brian Johnston		Johnston	Kojima	Johnston	Sasaki
Osamu Kido	Johnston		Kojima	Draw	Sasaki
Satoshi Kojima	Kojima	Kojima		Draw	Sasaki
Hiro Saito	Johnston	Draw	Draw		Draw
Kensuke Sasaki	Sasaki	Sasaki	Sasaki	Draw
Block C	Manabu Nakanishi	Osamu Nishimura	Kenzo Suzuki	Hiroyoshi Tenzan	Tadao Yasuda
Manabu Nakanishi		Nakanishi	Nakanishi	Tenzan	Nakanishi
Osamu Nishimura	Nakanishi		Nishimura	Nishimura	Yasuda
Kenzo Suzuki	Nakanishi	Nishimura		Tenzan	Yasuda
Hiroyoshi Tenzan	Tenzan	Nishimura	Tenzan		Tenzan
Tadao Yasuda	Nakanishi	Yasuda	Yasuda	Tenzan
Block D	Masahiro Chono	Junji Hirata	Shiro Koshinaka	Tatsuhito Takaiwa	Yutaka Yoshie
Masahiro Chono		Chono	Koshinaka	Chono	Chono
Junji Hirata	Chono		Hirata	Hirata	Yoshie
Shiro Koshinaka	Koshinaka	Hirata		Takaiwa	Koshinaka
Tatsuhito Takaiwa	Chono	Hirata	Takaiwa		Yoshie
Yutaka Yoshie	Chono	Yoshie	Koshinaka	Yoshie

2001

The 2001 G1 Climax was a two-block, twelve-man round-robin tournament held from August 4 to August 12. It returned to the original method of scoring, and also reintroduced the 1995 G1's format of each block's top two scorers advancing to the final four. Jyushin Thunder Liger and Minoru Tanaka were the junior heavyweight invitees.

Block A	Fujinami	Murakami	Nagata	Nakanishi	Tanaka	Yasuda
Fujinami		Fujinami	Nagata	Nakanishi	Fujinami	Yasuda
Murakami	Fujinami		Draw	Murakami	Tanaka	Murakami
Nagata	Nagata	Draw		Nakanishi	Nagata	Nagata
Nakanishi	Nakanishi	Murakami	Nakanishi		Nakanishi	Yasuda
Tanaka	Fujinami	Tanaka	Nagata	Nakanishi		Yasuda
Yasuda	Yasuda	Murakami	Nagata	Yasuda	Yasuda
Block B	Chono	Kojima	Liger	Mutoh	Nishimura	Tenzan
Chono		Kojima	Chono	Mutoh	Chono	Chono
Kojima	Kojima		Liger	Kojima	Nishimura	Tenzan
Liger	Chono	Liger		Mutoh	Draw	Tenzan
Mutoh	Muto	Kojima	Mutoh		Mutoh	Mutoh
Nishimura	Chono	Nishimura	Draw	Mutoh		Tenzan
Tenzan	Chono	Tenzan	Tenzan	Muto	Tenzan

2002

The 2002 G1 Climax was identical in structure to the previous year's, and was held from August 3 to August 11.

Block A	Koshinaka	Sasaki	Takayama	Tanahashi	Tenzan	Yoshie
Koshinaka		Sasaki	Takayama	Tanahashi	Koshinaka	Koshinaka
Sasaki	Sasaki		Sasaki	Tanahashi	Tenzan	Sasaki
Takayama	Takayama	Sasaki		Takayama	Takayama	Takayama
Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Takayama		Tenzan	Yoshie
Tenzan	Koshinaka	Tenzan	Takayama	Tenzan		Tenzan
Yoshie	Koshinaka	Sasaki	Takayama	Yoshie	Tenzan
Block B	Chono	Nagata	Nakanishi	Nishimura	Suzuki	Yasuda
Chono		Nagata	Chono	Draw	Chono	Chono
Nagata	Nagata		Nakanishi	Draw	Nagata	Yasuda
Nakanishi	Chono	Nakanishi		Draw	Nakanishi	Yasuda
Nishimura	Draw	Draw	Draw		Suzuki	Nishimura
Suzuki	Chono	Nagata	Nakanishi	Suzuki		Suzuki
Yasuda	Chono	Yasuda	Yasuda	Nishimura	Suzuki

2003

The 2003 G1 Climax was another 12-man round-robin tournament, held from August 10 to August 17. Jun Akiyama from Pro Wrestling Noah, along with freelancer Yoshihiro Takayama were invitees.

Block A	Akiyama	Chono	Nakanishi	Nishimura	Tanahashi	Tenzan
Akiyama		Draw	Akiyama	Nishimura	Akiyama	Akiyama
Chono	Draw		Nakanishi	Chono	Chono	Tenzan
Nakanishi	Akiyama	Nakanishi		Nishimura	Nakanishi	Tenzan
Nishimura	Nishimura	Chono	Nishimura		Tanahashi	Tenzan
Tanahashi	Akiyama	Chono	Nakanishi	Tanahashi		Tanahashi
Tenzan	Akiyama	Tenzan	Tenzan	Tenzan	Tanahashi
Block B	Nagata	Nakamura	Shibata	Takayama	Yasuda	Yoshie
Nagata		Nagata	Draw	Takayama	Yasuda	Nagata
Nakamura	Nagata		Nakamura	Takayama	Nakamura	Yoshie
Shibata	Draw	Nakamura		Takayama	Shibata	Shibata
Takayama	Takayama	Takayama	Takayama		Yasuda	Takayama
Yasuda	Yasuda	Nakamura	Shibata	Yasuda		Yoshie
Yoshie	Nagata	Yoshie	Shibata	Takayama	Yoshie

2004

The 2004 G1 Climax was a two-block, sixteen-man tournament held from August 7 to August 15. As well as the increased number of participants, it introduced a format in which the second and third runners-up from each block would advance to a four-man tournament, the two finalists of which would advance to a second four-man tournament also featuring each block winner; the eventual winner of this tournament would win the G1 Climax. Also, it would seem that, for this particular year, matches which ended in a double countout or double disqualification would result in zero points for both competitors.

Block A	Wolf	Chono	Nagata	Nakamura	Shibata	Suzuki	Tenryu	Yoshie
Wolf		Chono	Nagata	Nakamura	Wolf	Suzuki	Tenryu	Wolf
Chono	Chono		Chono	Draw ¹	Shibata	Chono	Tenryu	Chono
Nagata	Nagata	Chono		Nakamura	Nagata	Suzuki	Nagata	Nagata
Nakamura	Nakamura	Draw ¹	Nakamura		Shibata	Nakamura	Tenryu	Nakamura
Shibata	Wolf	Shibata	Nagata	Shibata		Suzuki	Shibata	Shibata
Suzuki	Suzuki	Chono	Suzuki	Nakamura	Suzuki		Tenryu	Suzuki
Tenryu	Tenryu	Tenryu	Nagata	Tenryu	Shibata	Tenryu		Yoshie
Yoshie	Wolf	Chono	Nagata	Nakamura	Shibata	Suzuki	Yoshie
Block B	Kanemoto	Makabe	Nakanishi	Nishimura	Sasaki	Takayama	Tanahashi	Tenzan
Kanemoto		Kanemoto	Kanemoto	Nishimura	Sasaki	Kanemoto	Tanahashi	Tenzan
Makabe	Kanemoto		Nakanishi	Makabe	Sasaki	Makabe	Tanahashi	Tenzan
Nakanishi	Kanemoto	Nakanishi		Nakanishi	Sasaki	Nakanishi	Tanahashi	Tenzan
Nishimura	Nishimura	Makabe	Nakanishi		Sasaki	Nishimura	Tanahashi	Nishimura
Sasaki	Sasaki	Sasaki	Sasaki	Sasaki		Takayama	Tanahashi	Draw
Takayama	Kanemoto	Makabe	Nakanishi	Nishimura	Takayama		Tanahashi	Tenzan
Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi		Tenzan
Tenzan	Tenzan	Tenzan	Tenzan	Nishimura	Draw	Tenzan	Tenzan

¹ This was a double countout, and so neither Chono nor Nakamura received any points.

2005

The 2005 G1 Climax was another 16-man round-robin tournament, held from August 4 to August 14. It returned to the format of 2003, eliminating the "quarterfinals" seen in 2004, and simply bringing each block's top two scorers into the final four.

Block A	Chono	Fujinami	Kashin	Kawada	Nagata	Nishimura	Suzuki	Tenzan
Chono		Chono	Chono	Chono	Chono	Nishimura	Chono	Tenzan
Fujinami	Chono		Fujinami	Kawada	Nagata	Nishimura	Fujinami	Tenzan
Kashin	Chono	Fujinami		Kashin	Nagata	Kashin	Draw	Tenzan
Kawada	Chono	Kawada	Kashin		Kawada	Kawada	Kawada	Kawada
Nagata	Chono	Nagata	Nagata	Kawada		Nagata	Suzuki	Nagata
Nishimura	Nishimura	Nishimura	Kashin	Kawada	Nagata		Draw	Tenzan
Suzuki	Chono	Fujinami	Draw	Kawada	Suzuki	Draw		Suzuki
Tenzan	Tenzan	Tenzan	Tenzan	Kawada	Nagata	Tenzan	Suzuki
Block B	Fujita	Goto	Makabe	Nakamura	Nakanishi	Tanahashi	Yano	Yoshie
Fujita		Fujita	Fujita	Fujita	Fujita	Fujita	Fujita	Fujita
Goto	Fujita		Goto	Nakamura	Nakanishi	Tanahashi	Goto	Yoshie
Makabe	Fujita	Goto		Nakamura	Nakanishi	Tanahashi	Yano	Yoshie
Nakamura	Fujita	Nakamura	Nakamura		Nakamura	Nakamura	Draw	Nakamura
Nakanishi	Fujita	Nakanishi	Nakanishi	Nakamura		Nakanishi	Nakanishi	Nakanishi
Tanahashi	Fujita	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Nakamura	Nakanishi		Draw	Tanahashi
Yano	Fujita	Goto	Yano	Draw	Nakanishi	Draw		Yoshie
Yoshie	Fujita	Yoshie	Yoshie	Nakamura	Nakanishi	Tanahashi	Yoshie

2006

The 2006 G1 Climax was a 10-man round-robin tournament held from August 6 to August 13.

Block A	Giant Bernard	Satoshi Kojima	Jyushin Thunder Liger	Manabu Nakanishi	Hiroshi Tanahashi
Giant Bernard		Draw	Bernard	Nakanishi	Bernard
Satoshi Kojima	Draw		Kojima	Kojima	Kojima
Jyushin Thunder Liger	Bernard	Kojima		Liger	Tanahashi
Manabu Nakanishi	Nakanishi	Kojima	Liger		Tanahashi
Hiroshi Tanahashi	Bernard	Kojima	Tanahashi	Tanahashi
Block B	Koji Kanemoto	Togi Makabe	Yuji Nagata	Hiroyoshi Tenzan	Naofumi Yamamoto
Koji Kanemoto		Kanemoto	Draw	Tenzan	Kanemoto
Togi Makabe	Kanemoto		Draw	Tenzan	Makabe
Yuji Nagata	Draw	Draw		Tenzan	Nagata
Hiroyoshi Tenzan	Tenzan	Tenzan	Tenzan		Tenzan
Naofumi Yamamoto	Kanemoto	Makabe	Nagata	Tenzan

2007

The 2007 G1 Climax, featuring twelve men in two blocks, was held from August 5 to August 12.

2008

The 2008 G1 Climax, featuring fourteen men in two blocks, was held from August 9 to August 17 over seven shows.

2009

The 2009 G1 Climax, featuring fourteen men in two blocks, was held from August 7 to August 16 over eight shows. In a tournament first, the exact tie for first place in Block A between Togi Makabe and Hiroshi Tanahashi was decided by a coin toss.

2010

The 2010 version of the G1 Climax tournament was announced in late May 2010 and was the 20th anniversary of the G1 Climax tournament. The tournament took place over eight shows between August 6 and August 15, 2010. Naomichi Marufuji was scheduled to participate in the tournament, but was forced to pull out after suffering an arm injury on July 25. On August 5, NJPW announced that Prince Devitt would replace Marufuji in the tournament. With his victory, freelancer Satoshi Kojima became the third man to have won both the G1 Climax and All Japan Pro Wrestling's Champion Carnival.

Block A	Anderson	Devitt	Makabe	Naito	Nakanishi	Strong Man	Tanahashi	Yano
Karl Anderson		Devitt	Makabe	Naito	Nakanishi	Strong Man	Anderson	Anderson
Prince Devitt	Devitt		Makabe	Devitt	Nakanishi	Devitt	Devitt	Yano
Togi Makabe	Makabe	Makabe		Naito	Makabe	Makabe	Tanahashi	Yano
Tetsuya Naito	Naito	Devitt	Naito		Naito	Strong Man	Draw	Yano
Manabu Nakanishi	Nakanishi	Nakanishi	Makabe	Naito		Nakanishi	Tanahashi	Nakanishi
Strong Man	Strong Man	Devitt	Makabe	Strong Man	Nakanishi		Tanahashi	Yano
Hiroshi Tanahashi	Anderson	Devitt	Tanahashi	Draw	Tanahashi	Tanahashi		Tanahashi
Toru Yano	Anderson	Yano	Yano	Yano	Nakanishi	Yano	Tanahashi
Block B	Bernard	Goto	Inoue	Kojima	Nagata	Nakamura	Shiozaki	Takahashi
Giant Bernard		Bernard	Bernard	Kojima	Bernard	Nakamura	Shiozaki	Yujiro
Hirooki Goto	Bernard		Goto	Kojima	Goto	Goto	Shiozaki	Goto
Wataru Inoue	Bernard	Goto		Kojima	Nagata	Nakamura	Shiozaki	Inoue
Satoshi Kojima	Kojima	Kojima	Kojima		Nagata	Nakamura	Kojima	Kojima
Yuji Nagata	Bernard	Goto	Nagata	Nagata		Nagata	Nagata	Yujiro
Shinsuke Nakamura	Nakamura	Goto	Nakamura	Nakamura	Nagata		Draw	Nakamura
Go Shiozaki	Shiozaki	Shiozaki	Shiozaki	Kojima	Nagata	Draw		Shiozaki
Yujiro Takahashi	Yujiro	Goto	Inoue	Kojima	Yujiro	Nakamura	Shiozaki

2011

The 2011 version of the G1 Climax tournament was announced on May 3, 2011. It took place over ten shows between August 1 and August 14 and included 20 participants, making it at the time the largest G1 Climax in history.

Block A	Archer	Bernard	Makabe	Nagata	Naito	Saito	Takahashi	Takayama	Tanahashi	Yano
Archer		Bernard	Archer	Nagata	Naito	Archer	Archer	Archer	Tanahashi	Yano
Bernard	Bernard		Makabe	Bernard	Naito	Bernard	Bernard	Takayama	Tanahashi	Bernard
Makabe	Archer	Makabe		Makabe	Makabe	Makabe	Takahashi	Takayama	Tanahashi	Makabe
Nagata	Nagata	Bernard	Makabe		Nagata	Saito	Nagata	Nagata	Nagata	Yano
Naito	Naito	Naito	Makabe	Nagata		Naito	Takahashi	Naito	Naito	Naito
Saito	Archer	Bernard	Makabe	Saito	Naito		Takahashi	Takayama	Tanahashi	Yano
Takahashi	Archer	Bernard	Takahashi	Nagata	Takahashi	Takahashi		Takayama	Tanahashi	Yano
Takayama	Archer	Takayama	Takayama	Nagata	Naito	Takayama	Takayama		Tanahashi	Takayama
Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Nagata	Naito	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi		Yano
Yano	Yano	Bernard	Makabe	Yano	Naito	Yano	Yano	Takayama	Yano
Block B	Anderson	Goto	Inoue	Kojima	MVP	Nakamura	Sombra	Strong Man	Suzuki	Tenzan
Anderson		Goto	Inoue	Kojima	Anderson	Nakamura	Anderson	Anderson	Suzuki	Anderson
Goto	Goto		Goto	Goto	MVP	Goto	Goto	Strong Man	Suzuki	Goto
Inoue	Inoue	Goto		Kojima	MVP	Nakamura	Sombra	Inoue	Suzuki	Tenzan
Kojima	Kojima	Goto	Kojima		Kojima	Nakamura	Kojima	Kojima	Kojima	Tenzan
MVP	Anderson	MVP	MVP	Kojima		MVP	MVP	MVP	Suzuki	MVP
Nakamura	Nakamura	Goto	Nakamura	Nakamura	MVP		Nakamura	Nakamura	Nakamura	Nakamura
Sombra	Anderson	Goto	Sombra	Kojima	MVP	Nakamura		Sombra	Suzuki	Tenzan
Strong Man	Anderson	Strong Man	Inoue	Kojima	MVP	Nakamura	Sombra		Strong Man	Tenzan
Suzuki	Suzuki	Suzuki	Suzuki	Kojima	Suzuki	Nakamura	Suzuki	Strong Man		Suzuki
Tenzan	Anderson	Goto	Tenzan	Tenzan	MVP	Nakamura	Tenzan	Tenzan	Suzuki

2012

The 2012 version of the G1 Climax tournament took place over nine shows between August 1 and August 12 and included 18 participants. The 24-year-old Kazuchika Okada went on to become the youngest G1 Climax winner in history, breaking the previous record held by the then 27-year-old Masahiro Chono. Okada also became the first winner since Hirooki Goto to win the tournament in his first attempt. Karl Anderson became the first foreigner to make it to the final of the tournament since Rick Rude in 1992.

Block A	Anderson	Benjamin	Kojima	Marufuji	Nagata	Suzuki	Takahashi	Tanahashi	Yano
Anderson		Anderson	Kojima	Marufuji	Anderson	Anderson	Takahashi	Anderson	Anderson
Benjamin	Anderson		Benjamin	Benjamin	Nagata	Suzuki	Benjamin	Tanahashi	Benjamin
Kojima	Kojima	Benjamin		Marufuji	Kojima	Kojima	Takahashi	Tanahashi	Kojima
Marufuji	Marufuji	Benjamin	Marufuji		Nagata	Suzuki	Marufuji	Marufuji	Yano
Nagata	Anderson	Nagata	Kojima	Nagata		Nagata	Takahashi	Tanahashi	Nagata
Suzuki	Anderson	Suzuki	Kojima	Suzuki	Nagata		Suzuki	Suzuki	Yano
Takahashi	Takahashi	Benjamin	Takahashi	Marufuji	Takahashi	Suzuki		Tanahashi	Yano
Tanahashi	Anderson	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Marufuji	Tanahashi	Suzuki	Tanahashi		Tanahashi
Yano	Anderson	Benjamin	Kojima	Yano	Nagata	Yano	Yano	Tanahashi
Block B	Archer	Goto	Makabe	MVP	Naito	Nakamura	Okada	Rush	Tenzan
Archer		Archer	Archer	MVP	Archer	Nakamura	Okada	Rush	Archer
Goto	Archer		Makabe	Goto	Goto	Goto	Goto	Rush	Tenzan
Makabe	Archer	Makabe		MVP	Makabe	Makabe	Okada	Makabe	Tenzan
MVP	MVP	Goto	MVP		Naito	Nakamura	Okada	MVP	MVP
Naito	Archer	Goto	Makabe	Naito		Naito	Naito	Rush	Naito
Nakamura	Nakamura	Goto	Makabe	Nakamura	Naito		Nakamura	Nakamura	Tenzan
Okada	Okada	Goto	Okada	Okada	Naito	Nakamura		Okada	Okada
Rush	Rush	Rush	Makabe	MVP	Rush	Nakamura	Okada		Tenzan
Tenzan	Archer	Tenzan	Tenzan	MVP	Naito	Tenzan	Okada	Tenzan

2013

The 2013 version of the G1 Climax tournament took place over nine shows between August 1 and August 11 and included 20 participants. In an unprecedented move, NJPW broadcast all nine events live on internet pay-per-view through Niconico and Ustream. On August 8, NJPW announced that Hirooki Goto and Hiroyoshi Tenzan had suffered jaw and rib fractures respectively and would both miss the rest of the tournament.

Block A	Archer	Devitt	Goto	Ishii	Kojima	Makabe	Okada	Shibata	Smith	Tanahashi
Archer		Archer	Goto	Archer	Archer	Makabe	Okada	Shibata	Archer	Tanahashi
Devitt	Archer		Goto	Devitt	Devitt	Devitt	Devitt	Shibata	Smith	Devitt
Goto	Goto	Goto		Ishii	Goto	Makabe	Goto	Shibata	Smith	Tanahashi
Ishii	Archer	Devitt	Ishii		Kojima	Makabe	Okada	Ishii	Smith	Ishii
Kojima	Archer	Devitt	Goto	Kojima		Makabe	Kojima	Kojima	Smith	Kojima
Makabe	Makabe	Devitt	Makabe	Makabe	Makabe		Makabe	Shibata	Smith	Tanahashi
Okada	Okada	Devitt	Goto	Okada	Kojima	Makabe		Okada	Okada	Draw
Shibata	Shibata	Shibata	Shibata	Ishii	Kojima	Shibata	Okada		Shibata	Tanahashi
Smith	Archer	Smith	Smith	Smith	Smith	Smith	Okada	Shibata		Tanahashi
Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Devitt	Tanahashi	Ishii	Kojima	Tanahashi	Draw	Tanahashi	Tanahashi
Block B	Anderson	Benjamin	Ibushi	Nagata	Naito	Nakamura	Suzuki	Takahashi	Tenzan	Yano
Anderson		Anderson	Ibushi	Anderson	Naito	Anderson	Suzuki	Anderson	Anderson	Yano
Benjamin	Anderson		Benjamin	Benjamin	Naito	Benjamin	Suzuki	Takahashi	Benjamin	Benjamin
Ibushi	Ibushi	Benjamin		Nagata	Ibushi	Nakamura	Suzuki	Takahashi	Ibushi	Ibushi
Nagata	Anderson	Benjamin	Nagata		Naito	Nakamura	Nagata	Nagata	Nagata	Nagata
Naito	Naito	Naito	Ibushi	Naito		Naito	Naito	Takahashi	Tenzan	Yano
Nakamura	Anderson	Benjamin	Nakamura	Nakamura	Naito		Suzuki	Nakamura	Nakamura	Nakamura
Suzuki	Suzuki	Suzuki	Suzuki	Nagata	Naito	Suzuki		Suzuki	Tenzan	Yano
Takahashi	Anderson	Takahashi	Takahashi	Nagata	Takahashi	Nakamura	Suzuki		Takahashi	Yano
Tenzan	Anderson	Benjamin	Ibushi	Nagata	Tenzan	Nakamura	Tenzan	Takahashi		Tenzan
Yano	Yano	Benjamin	Ibushi	Nagata	Yano	Nakamura	Yano	Yano	Tenzan

2014

The 2014 version of the G1 Climax tournament took place between July 21 and August 10 with the final taking place in Tokorozawa, Saitama at the Seibu Dome for the first time departing Ryōgoku Kokugikan, which housed the final from every year since the tournament began. With 22 participants, the tournament marked the largest G1 Climax in history. Like the previous year, all events in the tournament were made available on iPPV through Niconico and Ustream. Kota Ibushi was scheduled to take part in the tournament, but on July 18 NJPW announced that he would have to pull out due to a concussion suffered at the beginning of the month. The following day, Tomoaki Honma was named Ibushi's replacement in the tournament.

Block A	Fale	Benjamin	Gallows	Honma	Ishii	Kojima	Nagata	Nakamura	Shibata	Smith	Tanahashi
Fale		Benjamin	Gallows	Fale	Fale	Kojima	Fale	Nakamura	Fale	Fale	Fale
Benjamin	Benjamin		Benjamin	Benjamin	Benjamin	Kojima	Nagata	Nakamura	Shibata	Benjamin	Tanahashi
Gallows	Gallows	Benjamin		Gallows	Ishii	Kojima	Gallows	Nakamura	Gallows	Smith	Tanahashi
Honma	Fale	Benjamin	Gallows		Ishii	Kojima	Nagata	Nakamura	Shibata	Smith	Tanahashi
Ishii	Fale	Benjamin	Ishii	Ishii		Ishii	Ishii	Nakamura	Shibata	Ishii	Tanahashi
Kojima	Kojima	Kojima	Kojima	Kojima	Ishii		Kojima	Nakamura	Shibata	Smith	Tanahashi
Nagata	Fale	Nagata	Gallows	Nagata	Ishii	Kojima		Nakamura	Nagata	Nagata	Tanahashi
Nakamura	Nakamura	Nakamura	Nakamura	Nakamura	Nakamura	Nakamura	Nakamura		Shibata	Nakamura	Tanahashi
Shibata	Fale	Shibata	Gallows	Shibata	Shibata	Shibata	Nagata	Shibata		Smith	Shibata
Smith	Fale	Benjamin	Smith	Smith	Ishii	Smith	Nagata	Nakamura	Smith		Smith
Tanahashi	Fale	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Shibata	Smith
Block B	Anderson	Archer	Goto	Makabe	Naito	Okada	Styles	Suzuki	Takahashi	Tenzan	Yano
Anderson		Archer	Anderson	Makabe	Anderson	Anderson	Styles	Anderson	Anderson	Tenzan	Yano
Archer	Archer		Archer	Makabe	Naito	Okada	Styles	Suzuki	Takahashi	Archer	Archer
Goto	Anderson	Archer		Goto	Goto	Okada	Styles	Goto	Goto	Tenzan	Yano
Makabe	Makabe	Makabe	Goto		Makabe	Okada	Styles	Suzuki	Takahashi	Makabe	Yano
Naito	Anderson	Naito	Goto	Makabe		Naito	Naito	Suzuki	Takahashi	Naito	Naito
Okada	Anderson	Okada	Okada	Okada	Naito		Okada	Okada	Okada	Okada	Okada
Styles	Styles	Styles	Styles	Styles	Naito	Okada		Styles	Styles	Styles	Styles
Suzuki	Anderson	Suzuki	Goto	Suzuki	Suzuki	Okada	Styles		Suzuki	Suzuki	Yano
Takahashi	Anderson	Takahashi	Goto	Takahashi	Takahashi	Okada	Styles	Suzuki		Tenzan	Takahashi
Tenzan	Tenzan	Archer	Tenzan	Makabe	Naito	Okada	Styles	Suzuki	Tenzan		Tenzan
Yano	Yano	Archer	Yano	Yano	Naito	Okada	Styles	Yano	Takahashi	Tenzan

2015

The 2015 version of the G1 Climax tournament took place between July 20 and August 16. Taking place over 19 shows, it was the longest G1 Climax in history. The final three days took place back at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. Participants in the tournament were announced on June 7. For the tournament, NJPW introduced a new format, where each show would only include five tournament matches all from the same block, giving the other participants more time to rest. Shinsuke Nakamura injured his left elbow in his second match, forcing him to forfeit his third match against Michael Elgin.

Block A	Fale	Gallows	Ibushi	Makabe	Naito	Shibata	Styles	Tanahashi	Tenzan	Yano
Fale		Fale	Fale	Fale	Naito	Shibata	Styles	Fale	Fale	Yano
Gallows	Fale		Ibushi	Makabe	Gallows	Gallows	Styles	Tanahashi	Tenzan	Gallows
Ibushi	Fale	Ibushi		Ibushi	Naito	Shibata	Ibushi	Tanahashi	Ibushi	Yano
Makabe	Fale	Makabe	Ibushi		Makabe	Shibata	Styles	Tanahashi	Makabe	Makabe
Naito	Naito	Gallows	Naito	Makabe		Shibata	Naito	Naito	Tenzan	Naito
Shibata	Shibata	Gallows	Shibata	Shibata	Shibata		Styles	Tanahashi	Tenzan	Yano
Styles	Styles	Styles	Ibushi	Styles	Naito	Styles		Tanahashi	Styles	Styles
Tanahashi	Fale	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Naito	Tanahashi	Tanahashi		Tanahashi	Tanahashi
Tenzan	Fale	Tenzan	Ibushi	Makabe	Tenzan	Tenzan	Styles	Tanahashi		Yano
Yano	Yano	Gallows	Yano	Makabe	Naito	Yano	Styles	Tanahashi	Yano
Block B	Anderson	Elgin	Goto	Honma	Ishii	Kojima	Nagata	Nakamura	Okada	Takahashi
Anderson		Anderson	Anderson	Anderson	Ishii	Kojima	Anderson	Anderson	Okada	Anderson
Elgin	Anderson		Goto	Elgin	Ishii	Kojima	Elgin	Elgin	Okada	Elgin
Goto	Anderson	Goto		Goto	Goto	Goto	Nagata	Nakamura	Goto	Goto
Honma	Anderson	Elgin	Goto		Honma	Kojima	Nagata	Nakamura	Okada	Takahashi
Ishii	Ishii	Ishii	Goto	Honma		Ishii	Ishii	Nakamura	Okada	Ishii
Kojima	Kojima	Kojima	Goto	Kojima	Ishii		Nagata	Nakamura	Okada	Takahashi
Nagata	Anderson	Elgin	Nagata	Nagata	Ishii	Nagata		Nakamura	Okada	Takahashi
Nakamura	Anderson	Elgin	Nakamura	Nakamura	Nakamura	Nakamura	Nakamura		Nakamura	Nakamura
Okada	Okada	Okada	Goto	Okada	Okada	Okada	Okada	Nakamura		Okada
Takahashi	Anderson	Elgin	Goto	Takahashi	Ishii	Takahashi	Takahashi	Nakamura	Okada

2016

The 2016 version of the G1 Climax tournament took place between July 18 and August 14. On June 27, NJPW announced the participants, which included two outsiders; Pro Wrestling Noah's Katsuhiko Nakajima and Naomichi Marufuji. Originally, former three-time G1 Climax winner and the wrestler with the most G1 Climax appearances, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, was left out of the tournament. However, on July 3, Tenzan's longtime tag team partner Satoshi Kojima gave him his spot in the tournament. Afterwards, Tenzan confirmed this would be his last G1 Climax. In the final, Canadian Kenny Omega made history, becoming the first non-Japanese winner of the tournament under its G1 Climax name as well as the first man in four years to win the tournament in his first attempt.

Block A	Fale	Goto	Ishii	Makabe	Marufuji	Okada	Sanada	Tanahashi	Tenzan	Tonga
Fale		Goto	Ishii	Fale	Fale	Fale	Fale	Tanahashi	Fale	Tonga
Goto	Goto		Goto	Goto	Goto	Okada	Sanada	Tanahashi	Goto	Goto
Ishii	Ishii	Goto		Ishii	Ishii	Ishii	Sanada	Tanahashi	Tenzan	Tonga
Makabe	Fale	Goto	Ishii		Marufuji	Okada	Makabe	Makabe	Makabe	Makabe
Marufuji	Fale	Goto	Ishii	Marufuji		Marufuji	Marufuji	Tanahashi	Marufuji	Marufuji
Okada	Fale	Okada	Ishii	Okada	Marufuji		Okada	Draw	Okada	Okada
Sanada	Fale	Sanada	Sanada	Makabe	Marufuji	Okada		Sanada	Sanada	Tonga
Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Makabe	Tanahashi	Draw	Sanada		Tanahashi	Tonga
Tenzan	Fale	Goto	Tenzan	Makabe	Marufuji	Okada	Sanada	Tanahashi		Tenzan
Tonga	Tonga	Goto	Tonga	Makabe	Marufuji	Okada	Tonga	Tonga	Tenzan
Block B	Elgin	Evil	Honma	Nagata	Naito	Nakajima	Omega	Shibata	Yano	Yoshi-Hashi
Elgin		Evil	Elgin	Elgin	Naito	Nakajima	Elgin	Elgin	Yano	Elgin
Evil	Evil		Evil	Nagata	Naito	Nakajima	Omega	Evil	Evil	Yoshi-Hashi
Honma	Elgin	Evil		Honma	Naito	Nakajima	Omega	Honma	Yano	Honma
Nagata	Elgin	Nagata	Honma		Nagata	Nakajima	Omega	Shibata	Yano	Nagata
Naito	Naito	Naito	Naito	Nagata		Naito	Omega	Shibata	Naito	Naito
Nakajima	Nakajima	Nakajima	Nakajima	Nakajima	Naito		Omega	Shibata	Nakajima	Yoshi-Hashi
Omega	Elgin	Omega	Omega	Omega	Omega	Omega		Shibata	Omega	Yoshi-Hashi
Shibata	Elgin	Evil	Honma	Shibata	Shibata	Shibata	Shibata		Yano	Shibata
Yano	Yano	Evil	Yano	Yano	Naito	Nakajima	Omega	Yano		Yano
Yoshi-Hashi	Elgin	Yoshi-Hashi	Honma	Nagata	Naito	Yoshi-Hashi	Yoshi-Hashi	Shibata	Yano

2017

The 2017 version of the G1 Climax tournament took place between July 17 and August 13. Prior to the tournament, NJPW held two "G1 Special" shows in Long Beach, California on July 1 and 2. On June 20, NJPW announced the participants in the tournament, which included one outsider: freelancer Kota Ibushi, competing in his third G1. Juice Robinson and Zack Sabre Jr. took part in their first G1 Climax tournament, while Yuji Nagata took part in his 19th and final tournament. The final match between Kenny Omega and Tetsuya Naito became the longest match in G1 Climax history, breaking the previous record from 2015. Following its conclusion, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter called the 2017 G1 Climax "the best in history".

Block A	Fale	Goto	Ibushi	Ishii	Makabe	Nagata	Naito	Sabre	Tanahashi	Yoshi-Hashi
Fale		Fale	Fale	Fale	Fale	Fale	Fale	Sabre	Tanahashi	Yoshi-Hashi
Goto	Fale		Goto	Goto	Makabe	Goto	Naito	Goto	Tanahashi	Goto
Ibushi	Fale	Goto		Ibushi	Makabe	Ibushi	Naito	Ibushi	Ibushi	Ibushi
Ishii	Fale	Goto	Ibushi		Ishii	Ishii	Ishii	Sabre	Tanahashi	Ishii
Makabe	Fale	Makabe	Makabe	Ishii		Makabe	Naito	Sabre	Tanahashi	Makabe
Nagata	Fale	Goto	Ibushi	Ishii	Makabe		Naito	Nagata	Tanahashi	Yoshi-Hashi
Naito	Fale	Naito	Naito	Ishii	Naito	Naito		Naito	Naito	Naito
Sabre	Sabre	Goto	Ibushi	Sabre	Sabre	Nagata	Naito		Sabre	Sabre
Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Ibushi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Naito	Sabre		Tanahashi
Yoshi-Hashi	Yoshi-Hashi	Goto	Ibushi	Ishii	Makabe	Yoshi-Hashi	Naito	Sabre	Tanahashi
Block B	Elgin	Evil	Kojima	Okada	Omega	Robinson	Sanada	Suzuki	Tonga	Yano
Elgin		Elgin	Elgin	Okada	Elgin	Robinson	Sanada	Elgin	Tonga	Yano
Evil	Elgin		Evil	Evil	Omega	Evil	Sanada	Evil	Evil	Evil
Kojima	Elgin	Evil		Okada	Omega	Robinson	Kojima	Suzuki	Tonga	Yano
Okada	Okada	Evil	Okada		Omega	Okada	Okada	Draw	Okada	Okada
Omega	Elgin	Omega	Omega	Omega		Robinson	Omega	Omega	Omega	Omega
Robinson	Robinson	Evil	Robinson	Okada	Robinson		Sanada	Suzuki	Tonga	Robinson
Sanada	Sanada	Sanada	Kojima	Okada	Omega	Sanada		Suzuki	Tonga	Sanada
Suzuki	Elgin	Evil	Suzuki	Draw	Omega	Suzuki	Suzuki		Suzuki	Yano
Tonga	Tonga	Evil	Tonga	Okada	Omega	Tonga	Tonga	Suzuki		Yano
Yano	Yano	Evil	Yano	Okada	Omega	Robinson	Sanada	Yano	Yano

2018

The 2018 version of the G1 Climax took place from July 14 until August 12. Due to renovations at Ryōgoku Kokugikan, the final three shows for the tournament took place at Nippon Budokan, representing New Japan's first shows at that arena since 2003. The announcement of the participants, blocks and schedule took place during the 2018 Kizuna Road shows. Hiroshi Tanahashi set a record for most points set by a wrestler in a 20-man G1 Climax with 15 points. The final match between Tanahashi and Ibushi became the longest match in G1 Climax history surpassing the previous year's record.

Block A	Elgin	Evil	Fale	Makabe	Okada	Page	Suzuki	Tanahashi	White	Yoshi-Hashi
Elgin		Elgin	Elgin	Makabe	Okada	Elgin	Suzuki	Tanahashi	White	Yoshi-Hashi
Evil	Elgin		Evil	Evil	Okada	Evil	Suzuki	Tanahashi	Evil	Evil
Fale	Elgin	Evil		Fale	Fale	Page	Suzuki	Tanahashi	Fale	Yoshi-Hashi
Makabe	Makabe	Evil	Fale		Okada	Page	Makabe	Tanahashi	White	Makabe
Okada	Okada	Okada	Fale	Okada		Okada	Okada	Draw	White	Okada
Page	Elgin	Evil	Page	Page	Okada		Page	Tanahashi	White	Yoshi-Hashi
Suzuki	Suzuki	Suzuki	Suzuki	Makabe	Okada	Page		Tanahashi	Suzuki	Suzuki
Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Tanahashi	Draw	Tanahashi	Tanahashi		White	Tanahashi
White	White	Evil	Fale	White	White	White	Suzuki	White		White
Yoshi-Hashi	Yoshi-Hashi	Evil	Yoshi-Hashi	Makabe	Okada	Yoshi-Hashi	Suzuki	Tanahashi	White
Block B	Goto	Ibushi	Ishii	Naito	Omega	Robinson	Sabre	Sanada	Tonga	Yano
Goto		Ibushi	Ishii	Naito	Omega	Robinson	Sabre	Goto	Goto	Goto
Ibushi	Ibushi		Ibushi	Ibushi	Ibushi	Ibushi	Ibushi	Sanada	Tonga	Yano
Ishii	Ishii	Ibushi		Naito	Ishii	Ishii	Sabre	Ishii	Tonga	Ishii
Naito	Naito	Ibushi	Naito		Omega	Naito	Sabre	Naito	Naito	Naito
Omega	Omega	Ibushi	Ishii	Omega		Omega	Omega	Omega	Omega	Yano
Robinson	Robinson	Ibushi	Ishii	Naito	Omega		Sabre	Robinson	Tonga	Robinson
Sabre	Sabre	Ibushi	Sabre	Sabre	Omega	Sabre		Sanada	Sabre	Sabre
Sanada	Goto	Sanada	Ishii	Naito	Omega	Robinson	Sanada		Sanada	Sanada
Tonga	Goto	Tonga	Tonga	Naito	Omega	Tonga	Sabre	Sanada		Yano
Yano	Goto	Yano	Ishii	Naito	Yano	Robinson	Sabre	Sanada	Yano

2019

2020

The 2020 version of the G1 Climax will take place from September 19 until October 18 with the final three days being held at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. This is the first time the tournament will not be held in the summer but in the autumn. This is due to the 2020 Summer Olympics originally scheduled to be held at the same time when the tournament is usually held.

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