On April 4th, 2026 NJPW reveal the blocks & the last 2 participants for the 33rd annual Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament, the tournament starts on May 14th & ends on June 7th.
Here the blocks & participants in this year’s tournament.
Block A
Master Wato (6th entry) (2023 winner)
Ryusuke Taguchi (22nd entry) (2012 winner) (2011 & 2016 runner up)
Kosei Fujita (3rd entry) (2025 winner)
Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Robbie X (2nd entry)
Francesco Akira (5th entry)
Junior Heavyweight Champion Douki (7th entry)
Titan (7th entry) (2023 runner up)
Valiente Jr (1st entry)
Nick Wayne (2nd entry)
Jun Kasai (1st entry)
Block B
El Desperado (10th entry) (2024 winner) (2020 & 2022 runner up)
Kushida (13th entry) (2015 & 2017 winner) (2014 runner up)
Yoh (8th entry) (2021 & 2025 runner up)
Robbie Eagles (8th entry)
Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Taiji Ishimori (10th entry) (2018 & 2024 runner up)
Jakob Austin Young (1st entry)
Sho (9th entry)
Yoshinobu Kanemaru (9th entry)
HYO (1st entry)
Daisuke Sasaki (3rd entry)
The top 2 scorers in each block goes to the Finals & can watch all 13 shows on NJPW World.
Notes
Most entrants in this year’s field
Ryusuke Taguchi (22)
Kushida (13)
El Desperado & Taiji Ishimori (10)









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