New Japan Cup: Semifinals set, updated bracket and schedule
The New Japan Cup is down to the final four.
David Finlay and Will Ospreay claimed the two remaining semifinal spots with wins today in Shizuoka. Finlay scored an upset win over Jay White, pinning him with a stunner and an Acid Drop. Ospreay pinned SANADA after a Hidden Blade and a Stormbreaker.
Both semifinal matches will take place Saturday in Sendai, which will also host the finals on Sunday.
Here are the updated results and the remaining Cup schedule.
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New Japan Cup schedule —
Semifinals —
Saturday, March 20, 4 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World
- EVIL vs. Shingo Takagi
- Will Ospreay vs. David Finlay
New Japan Cup final —
Sunday, March 21, 1 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World
- EVIL or Shingo Takagi vs. Will Ospreay or David Finlay
New Japan Cup Results —
First Round —
March 4
- Jeff Cobb defeated Satoshi Kojima
- Great-O-Khan defeated Tetsuya Naito
March 5
- Toru Yano defeated Bad Luck Fale
- Hirooki Goto defeated Taichi
March 6
- Shingo Takagi defeated Kazuchika Okada
- Minoru Suzuki defeated Tomoaki Honma
- KENTA defeated Juice Robinson
March 7
- Will Ospreay defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan
- Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Gabriel Kidd
March 9
- Yuji Nagata defeated Yota Tsuji
- SANADA defeated Tomohiro Ishii
March 10
- David Finlay defeated Chase Owens
- YOSHI-HASHI defeated Yujiro Takahashi
- Jay White defeated Toa Henare
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First round buys
- Hiroshi Tanahashi (NEVER Openweight Champion)
- EVIL (2020 New Japan Cup winner)
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Second round —
March 11
- EVIL defeated Jeff Cobb
- Toru Yano defeated Great-O-Khan
March 13
- Shingo Takagi defeated Hirooki Goto
- KENTA defeated Minoru Suzuki
March 14
- Will Ospreay defeated Zack Sabre Jr.
- SANADA defeated Yuji Nagata
March 15
- Jay White defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi
- David Finlay defeated YOSHI-HASHI
Quarterfinals —
March 16
- EVIL defeated Toru Yano
- Shingo Takagi defeated KENTA
March 18
- David Finlay defeated Jay White
- Will Ospreay defeated SANADA