Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League


The Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League is an annual professional wrestling round-robin tag team tournament held by Pro Wrestling Noah since [|2007]. Originally known as the Nippon TV Cup Jr. Heavyweight Tag League and from [|2011] until [|2017] as the NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League, the tournament was given its current name in May 2017.
The Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League is held under a round-robin system, with two points for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. The teams finishing atop the points standings in the two blocks advance to the knockout stage, where the winner is determined in a head-to-head match. Matches in the Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League have a 30-minute time limit, which is the same as matches for Noah's GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.
In the below results, signifies the GHC Jr Tag Team Champions at the time of each tournament. Usually the winners of the tournament earn a shot at the title, assuming they are not already the champions.

List of winners

2007

The 2007 Nippon TV Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League was held from July 1 to 15, 2007. The tournament featured six teams. Outside entrants included Bryan Danielson and Davey Richards from Ring of Honor.
Kenta and Taiji Ishimori 7
Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe6
Kota Ibushi and Naomichi Marufuji6
Kotaro Suzuki and Ricky Marvin 6
Bryan Danielson and Davey Richards3
Atsushi Aoki and Rocky Romero2

[|2008]

The 2008 Nippon TV Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League was held from August 23 to September 6, 2008. The tournament featured eight teams. Outside entrants included Bryan Danielson, Davey Richards and Jay and Mark Briscoe from Ring of Honor.
Kenta and Taiji Ishimori 10
Kotaro Suzuki and Yoshinobu Kanemaru 10
Bryan Danielson and Davey Richards9
Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe9
Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kota Ibushi8
Eddie Edwards and Ricky Marvin5
Akihito Ito and Atsushi Aoki2
Kento Miyahara and Naomichi Marufuji2


[|2009]

The 2009 Nippon TV Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League ran from July 12 to 27, 2009. The tournament featured two blocks of four teams each. Outside entrants included Bryan Danielson and Roderick Strong from Ring of Honor.
Block AAoki
Ibushi
Danielson
Strong
Hirayanagi
Kikutaro
Ishimori
Kenta
Aoki
Ibushi
XIbushi
Aoki
Ibushi
Aoki
Ibushi
Aoki
Danielson
Strong
Ibushi
Aoki
XDanielson
Strong
Ishimori
Kenta
Hirayanagi
Kikutaro
Ibushi
Aoki
Ishimori
Kenta
XIshimori
Kenta
Ishimori
Kenta
Ibushi
Aoki
Ishimori
Kenta
Ishimori
Kenta
X
Block BSuzuki
Kanemaru
Edwards
Marvin
Nakajima
Miyahara
Ito
Kikuchi
Ito
Kikuchi
XEdwards
Marvin
Nakajima
Miyahara
Suzuki
Kanemaru
Edwards
Marvin
Edwards
Marvin
XEdwards
Marvin
Suzuki
Kanemaru
Nakajima
Miyahara
Nakajima
Miyahara
Edwards
Marvin
XDraw
Suzuki
Kanemaru
Suzuki
Kanemaru
Suzuki
Kanemaru
Draw X


[|2010]

The 2010 Nippon TV Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League held from October 15 to October 30, 2010. The tournament featured two blocks of five teams each. Outside entrants included Bryan Danielson and Davey Richards from Ring of Honor, Dick Togo and Yasu Urano from Dramatic Dream Team, The Great Sasuke and Kenbai from Michinoku Pro Wrestling, Atsushi Kotoge and Daisuke Harada from Osaka Pro Wrestling and Extreme Tiger and Jack Evans from AAA.

2011

The 2011 NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League was held from July 16 to 30, 2011. The tournament featured two blocks of five teams each. Outside entrants included Delirious and Eddie Edwards from Ring of Honor, Osamu Namiguchi and Tatsuhito Takaiwa from Pro Wrestling Zero1, Kenoh and Kenbai from Michinoku Pro Wrestling, Aero Star and Jack Evans from AAA and Atsushi Kotoge and Daisuke Harada from Osaka Pro Wrestling.

[|2012]

The 2012 NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League was held from September 8 to September 22, 2012. The tournament featured two blocks of five teams each. Outside entrants included Bobby Fish and Eddie Edwards from Ring of Honor, Hiro Tonai and Shiori Asahi from Kaientai Dojo and Daichi Hashimoto and Ikuto Hidaka from Pro Wrestling Zero1.

[|2013]

The 2013 NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League was held from July 14 to 28, 2013. The tournament featured two blocks of five teams each.outside entrants included Roderick Strong from Ring of Honor, Hiro Tonai and Shiori Asahi from Kaientai Dojo, Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask from New Japan Pro Wrestling and Australian wrestler Slex. The winners, Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask, also won the vacant GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.

[|2014]

The 2014 NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League was held from July 19 to August 2, 2014. The tournament featured two blocks of five teams each. Outside entrants included Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask from New Japan Pro Wrestling, Hiro Tonai and Shiori Asahi from Kaientai Dojo and Mexican wrestlers Jinzo and Rocky Lobo.

[|2015]

The 2015 NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League was held from September 5 to 22, 2015. The tournament featured two blocks of five teams each. The participants were announced on August 23; outside entrants included Kota Umeda and Kudo from Dramatic Dream Team, Kaji Tomato and Shiori Asahi from Kaientai Dojo and freelancers Billyken Kid and Buffalo. Kudo was forced to pull out of the tournament on September 16, after suffering a knee injury, leading to him and Umeda forfeiting their final match.

[|2016]

The 2016 NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League took place from July 16 to July 30, 2016.
ACH and Taiji Ishimori 8
Atsushi Kotoge and Daisuke Harada 8
Hajime Ohara and Kenoh6
El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru4
Andy Dalton and Hitoshi Kumano2
Captain Noah and Genba Hirayanagi2


2017

The 2017 Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League took place from July 13 to July 27, 2017.
Hi69 and Taiji Ishimori 10
Hayata and Yo-Hey10
Hajime Ohara and Hitoshi Kumano8
Phil Atlas and Seiya Morohashi8
Daisuke Harada and Tadasuke8
Mao and Shunma Katsumata6
Gaston Mateo and Kaiser4
Gurukun Mask and Shuri Joe2


[|2018]

The 2018 Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League took place from July 7 to August 5, 2018. Leona was initially Seiya Morohashi's partner for the tournament, but he was replaced by Junta Miyawaki due to injury following the match against Hayata & Yo-Hey.
Hayata and Yo-Hey8
Hajime Ohara and Hitoshi Kumano8
Ikuto Hidaka and Takuya Sugawara8
Hi69 and Minoru Tanaka 6
Ricky Marvin and El Hijo del Pantera6
Daisuke Harada and Tadasuke6
Junta Miyawaki and Seiya Morohashi0


2019

The 2019 Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League took place from May 28 to June 13, 2019.
Kotaro Suzuki and Yoshinari Ogawa 9
Hayata and Yo-Hey7
Chris Ridgeway and Hitoshi Kumano6
Daisuke Harada and Tadasuke6
Hi69 and Minoru Tanaka6
Junta Miyawaki and Seiya Morohashi4
Hajime Ohara and Nosawa Rongai4