King of Gate

King of Gate is an annual single-elimination professional wrestling singles tournament held in the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate. It is the successor to El Numero Uno, previously held in Dragon Gate and Toryumon, although Uno was a round-robin tournament, as opposed to the single-elimination format used by King of Gate.

Results

List of winners

2005

The 2005 King of Gate was a 26-man tournament held from December 23 to December 27 over 5 daily shows. Due to the uneven number of participants, six were given byes to the second round.

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
Dragon Kid Pin
Daniel Mishima 8:49
Dragon Kid Pin
Naruki Doi 9:56
Naruki Doi Pin
Johnson Florida 6:48
Dragon Kid Pin
Susumu Yokosuka 22:00
K-ness Pin
Susumu Yokosuka 25:20
Susumu Yokosuka Pin
Don Fujii 20:11
Don Fujii Bye
- -
Sususmu Yokosuka Pin
CIMA 14:45
Magnitude Kishiwada Pin
Anthony W. Mori 8:11
Anthony W. Mori Forf
Kenichiro Arai
Keni'chiro Arai Bye
- -
Kenichiro Arai Sub
CIMA 10:56
CIMA Sub
Naoki Tanisaki 13:02
CIMA Sub
Michael Iwasa 8:02
Michael Iwasa Bye
- -
Susumu Yokosuka Pin
Ryo Saito 30:00
Shingo Takagi Pin
Masato Yoshino 16:21
Shingo Takagi Pin
Super Shisa 6:14
Super Shisa Bye
- -
Shingo Takagi Pin
BxB Hulk 12:30
Stalker Ichikawa NC
Shachihoko Machine 2:34
- -
BxB Hulk Bye
BxB Hulk Bye
- -
Shingo Takagi Pin
Ryo Saito 9:36
Masaaki Mochizuki Pin
Magnum TOKYO 16:56
Masaaki Mochizuki Pin
Katsuo 3:53
Katsuo Bye
- -
Masaaki Mochizuki Pin
Ryo Saito 19:30
Genki Horiguchi Pin
Tozawa 4:31
Genki Horiguchi Pin
Ryo Saito 1:10
Jackson Florida Sub
Ryo Saito 7:34

2006

The 2006 King of Gate was a 15-man tournament held from December 10 to December 22 over four shows. The 2005 winner, Ryo Saito, received a bye to the second round.

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
        
BxB Hulk Pin
Yasushi Kanda 6:10
BxB Hulk Pin
Gamma 10:45
CIMA Pin
Gamma 11:14
Gamma Pin
Ryo Saito 11:15
Genki Horiguchi Pin
Masato Yoshino 8:07
Masato Yoshino Pin
Ryo Saito 12:07
Ryo Saito Bye
- -
Ryo Saito Pin
Masaaki Mochizuki 17:21
Naruki Doi Pin
Kouji Shishido 6:39
Naruki Doi Pin
Masaaki Mochizuki 13:02
Masaaki Mochizuki Pin
Susumu Yokosuka 18:49
Masaaki Mochizuki Pin
Dick Togo 15:00
Anthony W. Mori Pin
Dick Togo 7:49
Dick Togo Pin
Don Fujii 17:10
Don Fujii Pin
Magnitude Kishiwada 13:33

2007

The 2007 King of Gate was a 16-man tournament, held from December 1 to December 9 over seven shows.

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
        
Masato Yoshino Pin
Susumu Yokosuka 19:55
Susumu Yokosuka Pin
Dragon Kid 18:24
Shingo Takagi Pin
Dragon Kid 17:35
Dragon Kid Pin
Gamma 3:46
Gamma Pin
Anthony W. Mori 5:39
Gamma Pin
BxB Hulk 11:06
BxB Hulk Pin
Ryo Saito 14:28
Gamma Stop
CIMA 10:58
CIMA Pin
Don Fujii 20:19
CIMA Pin
Austin Aries 14:56
Naruki Doi Sub
Austin Aries 19:17
CIMA Sub
Masaaki Mochizuki 16:01
Masaaki Mochizuki Pin
Yasushi Kanda 8:46
Masaaki Mochizuki Sub
Cyber Kong 12:27
Keni'chiro Arai Pin
Cyber Kong 10:35

2008

The 2008 King of Gate tournament, a sixteen man tournament, was held from December 2 to December 19, covering six shows. Before the tournament started, current Open the Dream Gate Champion Shingo Takagi pulled out, and was replaced by Madoka, who won a Battle Royal on November 29 for the 16th and final spot.

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
        
Cyber Kong 6:35
Madoka Pin
Madoka 10:38
Magnitude Kishiwada Pin
Susumu Yokosuka 13:02
Magnitude Kishiwada Pin
Magnitude Kishiwada 9:39
Masaaki Mochizuki Pin
Taku Iwasa Pin
Anthony W. Mori 13:47
Taku Iwasa 14:24
Masaaki Mochizuki Pin
Masaaki Mochizuki Sub
Gamma 7:52
Masaaki Mochizuki 16:30
Naruki Doi Pin
Dragon Kid 20:57
Naruki Doi Pin
Naruki Doi Pin
BxB Hulk 20:29
Ryo Saito 11:05
BxB Hulk Stop
Naruki Doi Sub
Don Fujii 9:59
YAMATO 9:56
Don Fujii Sub
Don Fujii Ringout
Naoki Tanisaki 3:45
Naoki Tanisaki Sub
Genki Horiguchi 11:11

2010

After being postponed in 2009, the King of Gate will returned in April 2010. Sixteen wrestlers will occupied two blocks of eight each. The first round of Block A was on April 3, with the first round of Block B took place on April 4. Quarterfinal action was on April 9 and 10. The semifinals and finals of the tournament occurred on April 14.

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
        
KAGETORA 10:29
Dragon Kid Pin
Dragon Kid Pin
Gamma 12:42
Naruki Doi 13:26
Gamma Pin
Dragon Kid Pin
Masato Yoshino 10:25
CIMA 18:25
Masato Yoshino Sub
Masato Yoshino Pin
Masaaki Mochizuki 18:29
YAMATO 20:19
Masaaki Mochizuki Pin
Dragon Kid Pin
Shingo Takagi 15:52
Don Fujii 9:23
Genki Horiguchi Pin
Genki Horiguchi 8:31
Shingo Takagi Pin
Shingo Takagi Pin
Takuya Sugawara 10:05
Shingo Takagi Pin
BxB Hulk 16:06
BxB Hulk Pin
Cyber Kong 5:46
BxB Hulk Pin
K-ness 12:32
K-ness Pin
Susumu Yokosuka 21:49

2011

The 2011 King of Gate tournament, a sixteen man tournament, was held from May 12 to May 21, covering six shows.

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
        
Masato Yoshino 11:54
Yasushi Kanda Pin
Yasushi Kanda Pin
Dragon Kid 10:41
PAC 11:54
Dragon Kid Pin
Yasushi Kanda Pin
Masaaki Mochizuki 10:37
Gamma 12:17
Cyber Kong Pin
Cyber Kong 15:22
Masaaki Mochizuki Pin
Shingo Takagi 18:16
Masaaki Mochizuki KO
Yasushi Kanda 14:04
BxB Hulk Pin
Don Fujii 7:36
YAMATO Pin
YAMATO 18:53
CIMA Pin
CIMA Pin
Susumu Yokosuka 14:53
CIMA 7:10
BxB Hulk Pin
Ryo Saito Pin
Genki Horiguchi 16:33
Ryo Saito 11:27
BxB Hulk Pin
Naruki Doi 18:31
BxB Hulk Pin

2012

The 2012 King of Gate tournament, a sixteen man tournament, took place from May 10 to May 19, covering six shows.

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
        
Dragon Kid 13:26
Jimmy Susumu Pin
Dragon Kid 14:47
YAMATO Pin
YAMATO 13:01
Shingo Takagi Sub
Dragon Kid 13:23
Akira Tozawa Pin
Akira Tozawa 15:30
Naruki Doi Pin
Akira Tozawa 14:45
Masato Yoshino Pin
Masato Yoshino 18:40
BxB Hulk Sub
Akira Tozawa 18:08
Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! Pin
Eita Kobayashi 8:13
Kzy Pin
Eita Kobayashi 11:11
Masaaki Mochizuki Pin
Masaaki Mochizuki 11:18
Jimmy Kanda Pin
Masaaki Mochizuki 11:02
Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! Pin
Don Fujii 3:43
Mondai Ryu Pin
Don Fujii 10:49
Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! Pin
Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! 9:43
Cyber Kong Pin

2013

The 2013 King of Gate tournament, a sixteen man tournament, took take place from May 10 to May 25, covering seven shows.

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
        
Don Fujii Pin
Kotoka 6:23
Don Fujii 14:40
YAMATO Pin
Masaaki Mochizuki 15:48
YAMATO Pin
YAMATO 14:44
Shingo Takagi Pin
BxB Hulk 24:23
Shingo Takagi Pin
Shingo Takagi Pin
Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! 11:25
Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! Pin
Rich Swann 7:29
Shingo Takagi 18:42
Ricochet Pin
Dragon Kid Pin
Naruki Doi 15:11
Dragon Kid 21:24
Jimmy Susumu Pin
Jimmy Susumu Pin
Uhaa Nation 8:45
Jimmy Susumu 10:55
Ricochet Pin
Akira Tozawa 12:39
Masato Yoshino Pin
Masato Yoshino 15:18
Ricochet Pin
Ricochet Pin
Ryo "Jimmy" Saito 10:48

2014

The 2014 King of Gate tournament, a sixteen man tournament, took take place from May 9 to May 31, covering nine shows.

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
        
BxB Hulk Pin
Naruki Doi 9:04
BxB Hulk Pin
Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! 7:58
Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! Pin
YAMATO 14:13
BxB Hulk 15:46
T-Hawk Pin
T-Hawk Pin
Akira Tozawa 17:35
T-Hawk Pin
Masato Yoshino 13:48
Eita 12:38
Masato Yoshino Sub
T-Hawk 20:14
Jimmy Susumu Pin
Jimmy Susumu Pin
Cyber Kong 3:56
Jimmy Susumu Pin
Masaaki Mochizuki 18:37
Masaaki Mochizuki Pin
Jimmy Kagetora 14:25
Jimmy Susumu Pin
Shingo Takagi 16:20
Mr. Kyu Kyu Naoki Tanizaki Toyonaka Dolphin Pin
Jimmy Kanda 6:31
Mr. Kyu Kyu Naoki Tanizaki Toyonaka Dolphin 13:41
Shingo Takagi Pin
Shingo Takagi Pin
Ryotsu Shimizu 9:46

2015

The 2015 King of Gate tournament, a sixteen man tournament, took take place from May 8 to May 30, covering seven shows.

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
        
T-Hawk Pin
Yamato 24:38
T-Hawk Pin
Naruki Doi 12:29
Naruki Doi Pin
CIMA 10:03
T-Hawk Pin
BxB Hulk 21:26
BxB Hulk Pin
Ryo "Jimmy" Saito 15:03
BxB Hulk Pin
Akira Tozawa 17:32
Akira Tozawa Pin
Shingo Takagi 18:38
T-Hawk 25:15
Masato Yoshino Pin
Masato Yoshino Pin
Dragon Kid 13:43
Masato Yoshino Pin
Big R Shimizu 8:58
Big R Shimizu 14:36
Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! Pin
Masato Yoshino Pin
Masaaki Mochizuki 12:20
Jimmy Susumu 9:38
Masaaki Mochizuki Pin
Masaaki Mochizuki Pin
Syachihoko BOY 9:22
Cyber Kong 9:04
Shachihoko BOY Pin

2016

The 2016 King of Gate tournament, a round robin tournament, featuring 4 blocks and will take place from May 8 to May 12, covering five shows.

Final standings
Block A Block B Block C Block D
Shingo Takagi 0 CIMA 0 T-Hawk 0 Masato Yoshino 0
Yamato 0 Jimmy Susumu 0 Ryo "Jimmy" Saito 0 Naruki Doi 0
Don Fujii 0 Akira Tozawa 0 Masaaki Mochizuki 0 Gamma 0
Jimmy Kanda 0 Eita 0 Dragon Kid 0 [[Genki Horiguchi|Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee]] 0
Kzy 0 Yosuke Santa Maria 0 Cyber Kong 0 Big R Shimizu 0
Punch Tominaga 0 Mondai Ryu 0 Kotoka 0 El Lindaman 0
Block A Shingo Takagi Yamato Don Fujii Jimmy Kanda Kzy Punch Tominaga
Shingo Takagi X
Yamato X
Don Fujii X
Jimmy Kanda X
Kzy X
Punch Tominaga X
Block B CIMA Jimmy Susumu Akira Tozawa Eita Yosuke Santa Maria Mondai Ryu
CIMA X
Jimmy Susumu X
Akira Tozawa X
Eita X
Yosuke Santa Maria X
Mondai Ryu X
Block C T-Hawk Ryo "Jimmy" Saito Masaaki Mochizuki Dragon Kid Cyber Kong Kotoka
T-Hawk X
Ryo "Jimmy" Saito X
Masaaki Mochizuki X
Dragon Kid X
Cyber Kong X
Kotoka X
Block D Masato Yoshino Naruki Doi Gamma [[Genki Horiguchi|Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee]] Big R Shimizu El Lindaman
Masato Yoshino X
Naruki Doi X
Gamma X
Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee X
Big R Shimizu X
El Lindaman X
Semifinals Finals
      
A1  
B1  
A1/B1  
C1/D1  
C1  
D1  

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