Two C Block wrestlers advance to NJPW G1 Climax 33 quarterfinals
Two wrestlers advanced to the quarterfinals of NJPW’s G1 Climax 33 tournament on Tuesday on the final night of C Block matches.
David Finlay defeated Eddie Kingston in a win-and-in situation on Tuesday to secure first place in C Block, while EVIL earned the second playoff spot from C Block by defeating Shingo Takagi in the show’s main event.
Finlay earned the top C Block seed by virtue of his head-to-head win over EVIL earlier in the tournament, and will take on B Block second place finisher Will Ospreay in Thursday’s quarterfinals, while EVIL faces A Block winner SANADA on Thursday.
The tournament continues on Wednesday, August 9 with the D Block finals. The quarterfinals are set for Thursday, August 10, the semifinals will be held Saturday, August 12, and the finals take place on Sunday, August 13.
Our full report from Tuesday’s show is available here.
The current quarterfinals lineup for Thursday, August 10:
- A Block winner SANADA vs. C Block second place finisher EVIL
- B Block winner Kazuchika Okada vs. D Block second place finisher
- C Block winner David Finlay vs. B Block second place finisher Will Ospreay
- D Block winner vs. A Block second place finisher Hikuleo
The final C Block standings:
- David Finlay (5-2, 10 points)
- EVIL (5-2, 10 points)
- Tama Tonga (4-2-1, 9 points)
- Eddie Kingston (4-3, 8 points)
- Shingo Takagi (3-3-1, 7 points)
- HENARE (2-5, 4 points)
- Tomohiro Ishii (2-5, 4 points)
- Mikey Nicholls (2-5, 4 points)
