D-Oh Grand Prix

The D-Oh Grand Prix (D王 GRAND PRIX, Dī Ō Guran Puri) is a professional wrestling tournament hosted by the DDT Pro-Wrestling promotion. It was created by DDT producer Danshoku Dino in August 2017 and later confirmed in November.

D-Oh Grand Prix 2019 logo

Rules

• The matches are fought to one fall with a 30 minutes time limit. The final has no time limit.
• The participants are divided into two blocks, A and B, and fight in a round-robin using a points system; two points for a victory, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.
• The winners from the two blocks go on to fight in the final to decide the D-Oh Grand Prix winner.
• The D-Oh Grand Prix winner, assuming they do not already hold the KO-D Openweight Championship, obtain first contendership to the title and receive a title shot.

List of winners

Year	Winner	Total won	KO-D Openweight Championship match	References
2018	Shuji Ishikawa	1	Lost to Konosuke Takeshita on March 25, 2018, at Judgement 2018: DDT 21st Anniversary.	[1][2]
2019	Konosuke Takeshita	1	Defeated Daisuke Sasaki on February 17, 2019, at Judgement 2019: DDT 22nd Anniversary.	[1][3]
2020	Masato Tanaka	1	Defeated Harashima on January 26, 2020 at Sweet Dreams! 2020.	[1][4]

2018

The 2018 edition of the D-Oh Grand Prix was announced on August 20, 2017 and the participants were later announced on November 23. The tournament ran over eight shows from January 5 to January 28, 2018. This edition included Jiro "Ikemen" Kuroshio from the Wrestle-1 promotion.

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Harashima	8	Shuji Ishikawa	10
Konosuke Takeshita (c)	7	Kazusada Higuchi	6
Tetsuya Endo	7	Mike Bailey	6
Keisuke Ishii	6	Daisuke Sasaki	6
Joey Ryan	6	Soma Takao	6
Jiro "Ikemen" Kuroshio	6	Akito	4
Masahiro Takanashi	2	Yukio Sakaguchi	4

Block A	Endo	Harashima	Ishii	Kuroshio	Takanashi	Takeshita	Ryan
Endo	—	Harashima (19:28)[5]	Ishii (17:39)[6]	Endo (14:04)[7]	Endo (6:01)[8]	Draw (30:00)[9]	Endo (8:24)[10]
Harashima	Harashima (19:28)[5]	—	Ishii (12:45)[8]	Harashima (13:56)[11]	Harashima (11:41)[6]	Takeshita (15:50)[7]	Harashima (10:49)[9]
Ishii	Ishii (17:39)[6]	Ishii (12:45)[8]	—	Kuroshio (11:51)[10]	Ishii (6:17)[11]	Takeshita (18:47)[5]	Ryan (8:06)[7]
Kuroshio	Endo (14:04)[7]	Harashima (13:56)[11]	Kuroshio (11:51)[10]	—	Kuroshio (12:56)[9]	Kuroshio (23:23)[8]	Ryan (10:46)[6]
Takanashi	Endo (6:01)[8]	Harashima (11:41)[6]	Ishii (6:17)[11]	Kuroshio (12:56)[9]	—	Takanashi (11:17)[10]	Ryan (10:10)[5]
Takeshita	Draw (30:00)[9]	Takeshita (15:50)[7]	Takeshita (18:47)[5]	Kuroshio (23:23)[8]	Takanashi (11:17)[10]	—	Takeshita (13:10)[11]
Ryan	Endo (8:24)[10]	Harashima (10:49)[9]	Ryan (8:06)[7]	Ryan (10:46)[6]	Ryan (10:10)[5]	Takeshita (13:10)[11]	—
Block B	Akito	Bailey	Higuchi	Ishikawa	Takao	Sakaguchi	Sasaki
Akito	—	Bailey (11:35)[9]	Higuchi (9:30)[7]	Ishikawa (18:32)[11]	Takao (8:18)[10]	Akito (9:35)[6]	Akito (12:03)[8]
Bailey	Bailey (11:35)[9]	—	Higuchi (14:11)[6]	Ishikawa (15:15)[8]	Takao (10:50)[11]	Bailey (9:56)[10]	Bailey (14:54)[5]
Higuchi	Higuchi (9:30)[7]	Higuchi (14:11)[6]	—	Ishikawa (16:40)[5]	Higuchi (10:11)[9]	Sakaguchi (7:48)[8]	Sasaki (11:58)[11]
Ishikawa	Ishikawa (18:32)[11]	Ishikawa (15:15)[8]	Ishikawa (16:40)[5]	—	Ishikawa (11:53)[6]	Ishikawa (15:25)[7]	Sasaki (16:19)[10]
Takao	Takao (8:18)[10]	Takao (10:50)[11]	Higuchi (10:11)[9]	Ishikawa (11:53)[6]	—	Takao (7:56)[5]	Sasaki (11:02)[7]
Sakaguchi	Akito (9:35)[6]	Bailey (9:56)[10]	Sakaguchi (7:48)[8]	Ishikawa (15:25)[7]	Takao (7:56)[5]	—	Sakaguchi (6:56)[9]
Sasaki	Akito (12:03)[8]	Bailey (14:54)[5]	Sasaki (11:58)[11]	Sasaki (16:19)[10]	Sasaki (11:02)[7]	Sakaguchi (6:56)[9]	—

	Final
	A1	Harashima	Pin
	B1	Shuji Ishikawa	19:12[12]

2019

The 2019 edition was announced on October 21, 2018 and the participants were later announced on the same day.[13] The tournament ran over nine shows from November 30 until December 30, 2018. The tournament included Go Shiozaki from Pro Wrestling Noah who made his first appearance in a D-Oh Grand Prix as did Shinya Aoki, Sammy Guevara, Mao and Puma King. Because Konosuke Takeshita entered the tournament as the reigning Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion, multiple matches in block B and the finals of the tournament were contested for the title due to its 24/7 rule.

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Go Shiozaki	10	Konosuke Takeshita	8
Kazusada Higuchi	6	Shinya Aoki	8
Harashima	6	Tetsuya Endo	6
Akito	6	Mike Bailey	6
Daisuke Sasaki (c)	6	Sammy Guevara	6
Mao	4	Masahiro Takanashi	4
Puma King	4	Soma Takao	4

Block A	Sasaki	Harashima	Higuchi	Akito	Mao	Puma King	Shiozaki
Sasaki	—	Harashima (15:47)[14]	Sasaki (16:41)[15]	Akito (13:05)[16]	Sasaki (14:26)[17]	Puma King (13:34)[18]	Sasaki (18:22)[19]
Harashima	Harashima (15:47)[14]	—	Higuchi (17:13)[16]	Harashima (11:59)[19]	Mao (16:20)[18]	Harashima (9:37)[20]	Shiozaki (22:50)[15]
Higuchi	Sasaki (16:41)[15]	Higuchi (17:13)[16]	—	Akito (10:54)[17]	Higuchi (13:46)[14]	Higuchi (7:53)[19]	Shiozaki (16:05)[18]
Akito	Akito (13:05)[16]	Harashima (11:59)[19]	Akito (10:54)[17]	—	Akito (8:43)[15]	Puma King (10:28)[14]	Shiozaki (13:03)[21]
Mao	Sasaki (14:26)[17]	Mao (16:20)[18]	Higuchi (13:46)[14]	Akito (8:43)[15]	—	Mao (10:43)[21]	Shiozaki (15:04)[20]
Puma King	Puma King (13:34)[18]	Harashima (9:37)[20]	Higuchi (7:53)[19]	Puma King (10:28)[14]	Mao (10:43)[21]	—	Shiozaki (11:13)[17]
Shiozaki	Sasaki (18:22)[19]	Shiozaki (22:50)[15]	Shiozaki (16:05)[18]	Shiozaki (13:03)[21]	Shiozaki (15:04)[20]	Shiozaki (11:13)[17]	—
Block B	Takeshita	Endo	Takao	Takanashi	Bailey	Guevara	Aoki
Takeshita	—	Endo (22:11)[19]	Takeshita[Note 1] (14:21)[20]	Takeshita (13:53)[16]	Bailey[Note 1] (16:56)[18]	Takeshita[Note 1] (11:37)[15]	Takeshita[Note 2] (8:53)[14]
Endo	Endo (22:11)[19]	—	Takao[Note 3] (13:28)[16]	Endo (12:05)[21]	Endo[Note 4] (14:30)[17]	Guevara (11:59)[14]	Aoki (8:13)[15]
Takao	Takeshita[Note 1] (14:21)[20]	Takao[Note 3] (13:28)[16]	—	Takanashi (8:33)[18]	Takao (12:39)[15]	Guevara (10:14)[21]	Aoki[Note 5] (5:34)[19]
Takanashi	Takeshita (13:53)[16]	Endo (12:05)[21]	Takanashi (8:33)[18]	—	Bailey (10:40)[19]	Guevara (9:45)[17]	Takanashi (1:01)[20]
Bailey	Bailey[Note 1] (16:56)[18]	Endo[Note 4] (14:30)[17]	Takao (12:39)[15]	Bailey (10:40)[19]	—	Bailey (19:57)[20]	Aoki (4:28)[16]
Guevara	Takeshita[Note 1] (11:37)[15]	Guevara (11:59)[14]	Guevara (10:14)[21]	Guevara (9:45)[17]	Bailey (19:57)[20]	—	Aoki (3:52)[18]
Aoki	Takeshita[Note 2] (8:53)[14]	Aoki (8:13)[15]	Aoki[Note 5] (5:34)[19]	Takanashi (1:01)[20]	Aoki (4:28)[16]	Aoki (3:52)[18]	—

	Final[Note 1]
	A1	Go Shiozaki	Pin
	B1	Konosuke Takeshita	23:07[22]

1. This match was also for Takeshita's Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship.
2. This match was also for Aoki's Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship.
3. This match was also for Endo's Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship.
4. This match was also for Bailey's Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship.
5. This match was also for Takao's Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship.

2020

The 2020 tournament was announced on October 29, 2019 and the participants were later announced on the same day.[23] The tournament was held from November 29 until December 28, 2019. This year's edition included Chihiro Hashimoto from the Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling promotion. Chris Brookes, Yuki Iino, Bull James, Masato Tanaka, Yuki Ueno and Naomi Yoshimura made their first appearance in the tournament.[24]

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Tetsuya Endo	7	Masato Tanaka	11
Chris Brookes	7	Harashima (c)	9
Keisuke Ishii	6	Daisuke Sasaki	8
Konosuke Takeshita	6	Soma Takao	4
Chihiro Hashimoto	6	Yukio Sakaguchi	4
Yuki Iino	6	Bull James	4
Yuki Ueno	4	Naomi Yoshimura	2

Block A	Takeshita	Endo	Ishii	Ueno	Iino	Brookes	Hashimoto
Takeshita	—	Endo (23:49)[25]	Ishii (15:05)[26]	Takeshita (22:39)[27]	Takeshita (16:35)[28]	Brookes (19:25)[29]	Takeshita (20:16)[30]
Endo	Endo (23:49)[25]	—	Endo (14:21)[29]	Ueno (15:15)[31]	Iino (12:18)[32]	Draw (30:00)[26]	Endo (14:31)[27]
Ishii	Ishii (15:05)[26]	Endo (14:21)[29]	—	Ueno (9:27)[28]	Ishii (7:24)[27]	Brookes (13:51)[30]	Ishii (10:58)[25]
Ueno	Takeshita (22:39)[27]	Ueno (15:15)[31]	Ueno (9:27)[28]	—	Iino (10:47)[30]	Brookes (10:17)[25]	Hashimoto (13:32)[26]
Iino	Takeshita (16:35)[28]	Iino (12:18)[32]	Ishii (7:24)[27]	Iino (10:47)[30]	—	Iino (11:32)[31]	Hashimoto (11:53)[29]
Brookes	Brookes (19:25)[29]	Draw (30:00)[26]	Brookes (13:51)[30]	Brookes (10:17)[25]	Iino (11:32)[31]	—	Hashimoto (12:28)[28]
Hashimoto	Takeshita (20:16)[30]	Endo (14:31)[27]	Ishii (10:58)[25]	Hashimoto (13:32)[26]	Hashimoto (11:53)[29]	Hashimoto (12:28)[28]	—
Block B	Harashima	Sasaki	Takao	Sakaguchi	Yoshimura	James	Tanaka
Harashima	—	Sasaki (12:32)[31]	Harashima (10:33)[25]	Harashima (15:13)[28]	Harashima (14:29)[27]	Harashima (13:26)[30]	Draw (30:00)[33]
Sasaki	Sasaki (12:32)[31]	—	Sasaki (13:35)[27]	Sasaki (2:24)[32]	Yoshimura (16:12)[33]	Sasaki (8:50)[25]	Tanaka (19:56)[26]
Takao	Harashima (10:33)[25]	Sasaki (13:35)[27]	—	Sakaguchi (8:16)[33]	Takao (9:08)[30]	Takao (7:40)[26]	Tanaka (15:10)[28]
Sakaguchi	Harashima (15:13)[28]	Sasaki (2:24)[32]	Sakaguchi (8:16)[33]	—	Sakaguchi (3:26)[26]	James (7:37)[27]	Tanaka (10:22)[31]
Yoshimura	Harashima (14:29)[27]	Yoshimura (16:12)[33]	Takao (9:08)[30]	Sakaguchi (3:26)[26]	—	James (8:48)[28]	Tanaka (13:46)[25]
James	Harashima (13:26)[30]	Sasaki (8:50)[25]	Takao (7:40)[26]	James (7:37)[27]	James (8:48)[28]	—	Tanaka (7:46)[32]
Tanaka	Draw (30:00)[33]	Tanaka (19:56)[26]	Tanaka (15:10)[28]	Tanaka (10:22)[31]	Tanaka (13:46)[25]	Tanaka (7:46)[32]	—

	Block A Decision					Final
						B1	Masato Tanaka	Pin
	A1	Tetsuya Endo	Sub			A1	Tetsuya Endo	23:57[34]
	A2	Chris Brookes	12:17[29]

See also

• G1 Climax
• Champion Carnival
• N-1 Victory
• Fire Festival
• Ikkitousen Strong Climb
• King of Gate

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External links

• Official website
• DDT Universe