The G2 (Grade Two) U-30 (Under 30 age) Climax was a tournament held in March to April by the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. it was usually held as a round-robin, with winners from two blocks wrestling in the final to decide that year's winner. In its format, the winner of each block is determined by a points system; two points for a victory, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.
List of winners[]
2003[]
The 2003 G2 U-30 Climax was a round-robin format, this time was two blocks of five. It was held from March 6 to April 23, 2003.
Block A | Block B | ||
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Shinya Makabe | 6 | Yutaka Yoshie | 8 |
Hiroshi Tanahashi | 5 | Blue Wolf | 4 |
Dan Devine | 4 | Makai #4 | 4 |
Makai #2 | 3 | Toru Yano | 2 |
Masahito Kakihara | 2 | Minoru Fujita | 2 |
Block A | Makabe | Tanahashi | Devine | Makai #2 | |
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Makabe | X | Makabe (10:56) |
Makabe (6:43) |
Makai #2
(6:05) |
Makabe (6:04) |
Tanahashi | Makabe (10:56) |
X | Tanahashi (8:04) |
Draw (20:00) |
Tanahashi (7:57) |
Devine | Makabe (6:43) |
Tanahashi (8:04) |
X | Devine (10:13) |
Devine (6:37) |
Makai #2 | Makai #2 (6:05) |
Draw (20:00) |
Devine (10:13) |
X | Kakihara (8:05) |
Kakihara | Makabe (6:04) |
Tanahashi (7:57) |
Devine (6:37) |
Kakihara (8:05) |
X |
Block B | Yoshie | Wolf | Makai #4 | Fujita | |
Yoshie | X | Yoshie (9:40) | Yoshie (8:54) | Yoshie (9:09) | Yoshie (6:27) |
Wolf | Yoshie (9:40) | X | Makai #4 (6:47) | Wolf (9:53) | Wolf (8:24) |
Makai #4 | Yoshie (8:54) | Makai #4 (6:47) | X | Makai #4 (6:48) | Fujita (5:32) |
Yano | Yoshie (9:09) | Wolf (9:53) | Makai #4 (6:48) | X | Yano (7:03) |
Fujita | Yoshie (6:27) | Wolf (8:24) | Fujita (5:32) | Yano (7:03) | bgcolor="grey" |X |
Block B Finalist Decision | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
A1 | Shinya Makabe | Sub | ||||||||||||
B2 | Blue Wolf | 7:03 | ||||||||||||
B2 | Blue Wolf | Pin | ||||||||||||
B3 | Makai #4 | 5:10 | ||||||||||||
A1 | Shinya Makabe | Pin | ||||||||||||
B2 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 12:44 | ||||||||||||
B1 | Yutaka Yoshie | Pin | ||||||||||||
A2 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 12:04 | ||||||||||||
2005[]
The 2005 IWGP U-30 Openweight League was a round-robin format, this time was single block system of six participants. It was held from May 29 to June 18, 2005.
Hiroshi Tanahashi | 10 |
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Toru Yano | 8 |
Blue Wolf | 6 |
Harry Smith | 4 |
Naofumi Yamamoto | 2 |
Hiroshi Nagao | 0 |
Results | Smith | Yamamoto | ||||
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X | Tanahashi (10:30) |
Tanahashi (8:23) |
Tanahashi (9:38) |
Tanahashi (3:24) |
Tanahashi (5:06) | |
Tanahashi (10:30) |
X | Yano (10:22) |
Yano (6:05) |
Yano (21:27) |
Yano (0:25) | |
Tanahashi (8:23) |
Yano (10:22) |
X | Wolf (8:46) |
Wolf (1:42) |
Wolf (4:17) | |
Smith | Tanahashi (9:38) |
Yano (6:05) |
Wolf (8:46) |
X | Smith (6:05) |
Smith (4:55) |
Tanahashi (3:24) |
Yano (21:27) |
Wolf (1:42) |
Smith (6:05) |
X | Yamamoto (18:10) | |
Yamamoto | Tanahashi (5:06) |
Yano (0:25) |
Wolf (4:17) |
Smith (4:55) |
Yamamoto (18:10) |
X |
Final | ||||
A1 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||
B1 | Toru Yano | 9:15 |