Best of the Super Juniors

The Best of the Super Juniors (stylized as the Best of the Super Jr. and often abbreviated BOSJ) is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), typically in May or June. Originally known as Top of the Super Juniors, the first tournament was held in 1988 with annual tournaments taking place since 1991. The wrestlers in the tournament are typically junior heavyweight wrestlers from promotions all over the world.^[1] NJPW has held 29 Super Juniors tournaments. Hiromu Takahashi holds the record for most tournament wins with four, while Jushin Thunder Liger and Koji Kanemoto have won three each. Takahashi is also the only wrestler to have won three consecutive tournaments. Kanemoto holds the record for the most final appearances, having wrestled eight finals between 1997 and 2009. Liger has participated in the most tournaments, competing in all tournaments except 1995 and 2000 until his 26th and final Super Junior tournament in 2017.

The tournament was formed in 1988 by NJPW. It was originally called the Top of the Super Juniors.^[1] The tournament is a round-robin style tournament where a wrestler scores points.^[1] The winner, assuming they are not already the champion, receives an opportunity to wrestle for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship not long after the tournament is over. Since 2010, the title match has taken place at June/July's Dominion event.

In 1994, the tournament was renamed the Best of the Super Juniors. Since 1996 the tournament has been divided into a two-block system used in many other puroresu tournaments. In this format the top two scorers in each block advance to the semifinals, at which point single-elimination rules take effect. During the round-robin portion, a win is worth two points, a time limit draw is worth one, and any other result zero; all matches have a 30-minute time limit, though in the past it has been twenty minutes.

Tournament	Year	Winner	TOSJ won	Final Venue	Attendance	Reference
TOSJ 1988	1988	Shiro Koshinaka	1	Nakajima Sports Center	6,150	[2][3]
TOSJ 1991	1991	Norio Honaga	1	Ryōgoku Kokugikan	11,500	[2][4]
TOSJ 1992	1992	Jushin Thunder Liger	1	Ryōgoku Kokugikan	11,500	[2][5]
TOSJ 1993	1993	Pegasus Kid	1	Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium	6,580	[2][6]

The 1988 Top of the Super Juniors was a 12-man tournament held from January 4 to February 7. The points system at this time was different from today's, though exactly how is unclear. The two wrestlers with the most points at the end of the tournament, Shiro Koshinaka and Hiroshi Hase, faced off in a singles match to determine the winner. The winner, Koshinaka, went on to win the Junior Heavyweight Championship from Owen Hart on June 24, 1988, after failing to win the title from Hiroshi Hase twice on March 19 and May 8.^[2][3]

Final standings

Wrestler	Score
Hiroshi Hase	41
Shiro Koshinaka	41
Nobuhiko Takada	40
Owen Hart	39
Kazuo Yamazaki	38
Keiichi Yamada	31
Kuniaki Kobayashi	24
Hiro Saito	24
Tony St. Clair	14
Tatsutoshi Goto	9
Masakatsu Funaki	8
Norio Honaga	0

Results	Hiro Saito	Hiroshi Hase	Kazuo Yamazaki	Keiichi Yamada	Kuniaki Kobayashi	Masakatsu Funaki	Nobuhiko Takada	Norio Honaga	Owen Hart	Shiro Koshinaka	Tatsutoshi Goto	Tony St. Clair
Hiro Saito	—	Hase (13:27)	Yamazaki (13:22)	Saito (11:11)	Kobayashi (12:36)	Saito (7:32)	Takada (12:28)	Saito (forfeit)	Hart (11:49)	Koshinaka (12:03)	Saito (12:28)	Saito (12:29)
Hiroshi Hase	Hase (13:27)	—	Yamazaki (11:26)	Hase (12:38)	Kobayashi (10:51)	Hase (10:09)	Double Countout (13:31)	Hase (forfeit)	Hase (13:09)	Hase (12:04)	Hase (13:49)	Hase (12:13)
Kazuo Yamazaki	Yamazaki (13:22)	Yamazaki (11:26)	—	Yamada (10:07)	Yamazaki (15:06)	Yamazaki (13:28)	Yamazaki (14:08)	Yamazaki (forfeit)	Hart (12:56)	Koshinaka (12:58)	Yamazaki (11:55)	Yamazaki (8:55)
Keiichi Yamada	Saito (11:11)	Hase (12:38)	Yamada (10:07)	—	Kobayashi (16:12)	Yamada (9:24)	Double Countout (12:28)	Yamada (forfeit)	Yamada (10:54)	Koshinaka (18:14)	Yamada (13:18)	Yamada (10:01)
Kuniaki Kobayashi	Kobayashi (12:36)	Kobayashi (10:51)	Yamazaki (15:06)	Kobayashi (16:12)	—	Funaki (9:10)	Takada (10:18)	Kobayashi (forfeit)	Hart (10:34)	Koshinaka (13:49)	Kobayashi (11:12)	Kobayashi (11:09)
Masakatsu Funaki	Saito (7:32)	Hase (10:09)	Yamazaki (13:28)	Yamada (9:24)	Funaki (9:10)	—	Takada (20:05)	Funaki (forfeit)	Hart (10:55)	Koshinaka (12:04)	Goto (10:28)	St. Clair (7:32)
Nobuhiko Takada	Takada (12:28)	Double Countout (13:31)	Yamazaki (14:08)	Double Countout (12:28)	Takada (10:18)	Takada (20:05)	—	Takada (forfeit)	Takada (13:43)	Double KO (20:34)	Takada (19:34)	Takada (11:29)
Norio Honaga	Saito (forfeit)	Hase (forfeit)	Yamazaki (forfeit)	Yamada (forfeit)	Kobayashi (forfeit)	Funaki (forfeit)	Takada (forfeit)	—	Hart (forfeit)	Koshinaka (forfeit)	Goto (forfeit)	St. Clair (forfeit)
Owen Hart	Hart (11:49)	Hase (13:09)	Hart (12:56)	Yamada (10:54)	Hart (10:34)	Hart (10:55)	Takada (13:43)	Hart (forfeit)	—	Hart (15:00)	Hart (7:57)	Hart (11:28)
Shiro Koshinaka	Koshinaka (12:03)	Hase (12:04)	Koshinaka (12:58)	Koshinaka (18:14)	Koshinaka (13:49)	Koshinaka (12:04)	Double KO (20:34)	Koshinaka (forfeit)	Hart (15:00)	—	Koshinaka (8:12)	Koshinaka (9:50)
Tatsutoshi Goto	Saito (12:28)	Hase (13:49)	Yamazaki (11:55)	Yamada (13:18)	Kobayashi (11:12)	Goto (10:28)	Takada (19:34)	Goto (forfeit)	Hart (7:57)	Koshinaka (8:12)	—	St. Clair (7:47)
Tony St. Clair	Saito (12:29)	Hase (12:13)	Yamazaki (8:55)	Yamada (10:01)	Kobayashi (11:09)	St. Clair (7:32)	Takada (11:29)	St. Clair (forfeit)	Hart (11:28)	Koshinaka (9:50)	St. Clair (7:47)	—

	Final
	1	Hiroshi Hase	Pin
	2	Shiro Koshinaka	16:43

The 1991 Top of the Super Juniors was a seven-man tournament held from April 15 to April 30 and the first to use the modern points system. Before the tournament, the reigning Junior Heavyweight Champion, Jushin Thunder Liger, vacated the title so the winner of the 1991 Top of the Super Juniors also became the champion; with his victory over Liger in the final, Norio Honaga also won the championship.^[2][4]

Final standings

Wrestler	Score
Norio Honaga	8
Jushin Thunder Liger	8
Pegasus Kid	8
Negro Casas	8
Owen Hart	6
David Finlay	4
Flyin' Scorpio	0

Results	Negro Casas	Dave Finlay	Owen Hart	Norio Honaga	Pegasus Kid	Jushin Thunder Liger	Flyin' Scorpio
Negro Casas	—	Casas (5:33)	Casas (6:45)	Honaga (6:35)	Kid (11:52)	Casas (6:51)	Casas (6:31)
Dave Finlay	Casas (5:33)	—	Hart (8:35)	Honaga (6:25)	Finlay (7:04)	Liger (11:38)	Finlay (7:56)
Owen Hart	Casas (6:45)	Hart (8:35)	—	Honaga (7:23)	Hart (11:04)	Liger (14:58)	Hart (7:55)
Norio Honaga	Honaga (6:35)	Honaga (6:25)	Honaga (7:23)	—	Kid (9:22)	Liger (9:44)	Honaga (7:51)
Pegasus Kid	Kid (11:52)	Finlay (7:04)	Hart (11:04)	Kid (9:22)	—	Kid (14:01)	Kid
Jushin Thunder Liger	Casas (6:51)	Liger (11:38)	Liger (14:58)	Liger (9:44)	Kid (14:01)	—	Liger (8:46)
Flyin' Scorpio	Casas (6:31)	Finlay (7:56)	Hart (7:55)	Honaga (7:51)	Kid	Liger (8:46)	—

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Norio Honaga	Pin
	3	Pegasus Kid	9:21
						1	Norio Honaga	Pin
						2	Jushin Thunder Liger	21:54
	2	Jushin Thunder Liger	Pin
	4	Negro Casas	11:14

The 1992 Top of the Super Juniors was a nine-man tournament, held from April 16 to April 30. The winner, Jushin Thunder Liger, became the first man to win the tournament while holding the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.^[2][5]

Final standings

Wrestler	Score
El Samurai	14
Jushin Thunder Liger	12
Norio Honaga	12
Negro Casas	10
Pegasus Kid	10
David Finlay	6
Eddie Guerrero	4
Flyin' Scorpio	2
Koji Kanemoto	2

Results	David Finlay	Eddie Guerrero	El Samurai	Flyin' Scorpio	Jushin Thunder Liger	Koji Kanemoto	Negro Casas	Norio Honaga	Pegasus Kid
David Finlay	—	Finlay (12:16)	Samurai (11:08)	Finlay (10:58)	Liger (11:52)	Finlay (10:43)	Casas (9:37)	Honaga (9:26)	Kid (9:29)
Eddie Guerrero	Finlay (12:16)	—	Samurai (10:10)	Guerrero (13:48)	Liger (12:13)	Guerrero (11:05)	Casas (7:28)	Honaga (9:34)	Kid (12:06)
El Samurai	Samurai (11:08)	Samurai (10:10)	—	Samurai (10:51)	Samurai (15:34)	Samurai (11:29)	Samurai (5:44)	Honaga (10:00)	Samurai (9:36)
Flyin' Scorpio	Finlay (10:58)	Guerrero (13:48)	Samurai (10:51)	—	Liger (11:23)	Scorpio (12:52)	Casas (10:05)	Honaga (7:07)	Kid (9:55)
Jushin Thunder Liger	Liger (11:52)	Liger (12:13)	Samurai (15:34)	Liger (11:23)	—	Liger (10:08)	Liger (7:24)	Liger (12:14)	Kid (12:42)
Koji Kanemoto	Finlay (10:43)	Guerrero (11:05)	Samurai (11:29)	Scorpio (12:52)	Liger (10:08)	—	Kanemoto (9:14)	Honaga (5:15)	Kid (10:53)
Negro Casas	Casas (9:37)	Casas (7:28)	Samurai (5:44)	Casas (10:05)	Liger (7:24)	Kanemoto (9:14)	—	Casas (8:56)	Casas (11:38)
Norio Honaga	Honaga (9:26)	Honaga (9:34)	Honaga (10:00)	Honaga (7:07)	Liger (12:14)	Honaga (5:15)	Casas (8:56)	—	Honaga (8:00)
Pegasus Kid	Kid (9:29)	Kid (12:06)	Samurai (9:36)	Kid (9:55)	Kid (12:42)	Kid (10:53)	Casas (11:38)	Honaga (8:00)	—

	Semifinal					Final
						1	El Samurai	Pin
	2	Jushin Thunder Liger	Pin			2	Jushin Thunder Liger	21:15
	3	Norio Honaga	14:26

The 1993 Top of the Super Juniors was an 11-man tournament held from May 26 to June 14. As the result of a four-way tie for second place (Jushin Thunder Liger was also tied, but was eliminated due to injury), the four men held a playoff tournament to challenge first-place Pegasus Kid (better known as Chris Benoit) in the final; this ended up being El Samurai, who would nonetheless fall against Pegasus Kid. Pegasus became the first foreign wrestler to win the tournament as a result.^[6] He also went on to challenge the champion Liger unsuccessfully on August 8. Eddie Guerrero participated in the 1992 tournament under his real name, but wrestled in the 1993 tournament as "Black Tiger"^[2][5]

Final standings

Wrestler	Score
Pegasus Kid	14
Black Tiger II	12
El Samurai	12
Dean Malenko	12
Flyin' Scorpio	12
Jushin Thunder Liger	12
David Finlay	10
Norio Honaga	10
Lightning Kid	8
Shinjiro Otani	4
Masao Orihara	4

Results	Black Tiger II	David Finlay	Dean Malenko	El Samurai	Flyin' Scorpio	Jushin Thunder Liger	Lightning Kid	Masao Orihara	Norio Honaga	Pegasus Kid	Shinjiro Otani
Black Tiger II	—	Finlay (9:57)	Tiger (12:45)	Tiger (11:25)	Tiger (7:25)	Tiger (14:39)	Lightning (11:30)	Tiger (forfeit)	Tiger (11:25)	Pegasus (13:00)	Otani (13:28)
David Finlay	Finlay (9:57)	—	Finlay (11:51)	Samurai (15:05)	Finlay (10:21)	Liger (11:24)	Lightning (6:29)	Orihara (9:26)	Finlay (7:03)	Pegasus (8:02)	Finlay (9:17)
Dean Malenko	Tiger (12:45)	Finlay (11:51)	—	Samurai (12:13)	Malenko (13:29)	Malenko (17:23)	Malenko (11:15)	Malenko (forfeit)	Malenko (11:05)	Pegasus (9:41)	Malenko (10:51)
El Samurai	Tiger (11:25)	Samurai (15:05)	Samurai (12:13)	—	Samurai (10:25)	Liger (13:27)	Samurai (11:09)	Orihara (11:39)	Samurai (9:06)	Pegasus (10:52)	Samurai (12:05)
Flyin' Scorpio	Tiger (7:25)	Finlay (10:21)	Malenko (13:29)	Samurai (10:25)	—	Scorpio (3:30)	Scorpio (8:54)	Scorpio (forfeit)	Scorpio (7:37)	Scorpio (11:00)	Scorpio (8:52)
Jushin Thunder Liger	Tiger (14:39)	Liger (11:24)	Malenko (17:23)	Liger (13:27)	Scorpio (3:30)	—	Liger (10:50)	Liger (forfeit)	Honaga (12:51)	Liger (15:05)	Liger (11:57)
Lightning Kid	Lightning (11:30)	Lightning (6:29)	Malenko (11:15)	Samurai (11:09)	Scorpio (8:54)	Liger (10:50)	—	Lightning (forfeit)	Honaga (4:42)	Pegasus (12:13)	Lightning (12:46)
Masao Orihara	Tiger (forfeit)	Orihara (9:26)	Malenko (forfeit)	Orihara (11:39)	Scorpio (forfeit)	Liger (forfeit)	Lightning (forfeit)	—	Honaga (forfeit)	Pegasus (9:18)	Otani (forfeit)
Norio Honaga	Tiger (11:25)	Finlay (7:03)	Malenko (11:05)	Samurai (9:06)	Scorpio (7:37)	Honaga (12:51)	Honaga (4:42)	Honaga (forfeit)	—	Honaga (7:06)	Honaga (8:39)
Pegasus Kid	Pegasus (13:00)	Pegasus (8:02)	Pegasus (9:41)	Pegasus (10:52)	Scorpio (11:00)	Liger (15:05)	Pegasus (12:13)	Pegasus (9:18)	Honaga (7:06)	—	Pegasus
Shinjiro Otani	Otani (13:28)	Finlay (9:17)	Malenko (10:51)	Samurai (12:05)	Scorpio (8:52)	Liger (11:57)	Lightning (12:46)	Otani (forfeit)	Honaga (8:39)	Pegasus	—

Tournament	Year	Winner	BOSJ won	Final venue	Attendance	Reference	Total won
BOSJ I	1994	Jushin Thunder Liger	1	Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium	6,580	[2][7]	2
BOSJ II	1995	Wild Pegasus	1	Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center	6,500	[2][8]	2
BOSJ III	1996	Black Tiger II	1	Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium	6,650	[2][9]	1
BOSJ IV	1997	El Samurai	1	Nippon Budokan	14,000	[2][10]	1
BOSJ V	1998	Koji Kanemoto	1	Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium	8,000	[2][11]	1
BOSJ VI	1999	Kendo Kashin	1	Nippon Budokan	13,600	[2][12]	1
BOSJ VII	2000	Tatsuhito Takaiwa	1	Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium	6,200	[13]	1
BOSJ VIII	2001	Jushin Thunder Liger	2	Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium	5,700	[14]	3
BOSJ IX	2002	Koji Kanemoto	2	Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium	5,200	[15]	2
BOSJ X	2003	Masahito Kakihara	1	Kyoto City Gymnasium	4,500	[16]	1
BOSJ XI	2004	Tiger Mask IV	1	Korakuen Hall	1,861	[17]	1
BOSJ XII	2005	Tiger Mask IV	2	Korakuen Hall	2,005	[18]	2
BOSJ XIII	2006	Minoru	1	Korakuen Hall	1,646	[19]	1
BOSJ XIV	2007	Milano Collection A.T.	1	Korakuen Hall	2,005	[20]	1
BOSJ XV	2008	Wataru Inoue	1	Korakuen Hall	2,010	[21]	1
BOSJ XVI	2009	Koji Kanemoto	3	Korakuen Hall	2,005	[22]	3
BOSJ XVII	2010	Prince Devitt	1	Korakuen Hall	2,005	[23]	1
BOSJ XVIII	2011	Kota Ibushi	1	Korakuen Hall	2,005	[24]	1
BOSJ XIX	2012	Ryusuke Taguchi	1	Korakuen Hall	2,050	[25]	1
BOSJ XX	2013	Prince Devitt	2	Korakuen Hall	2,015	[26]	2
BOSJ XXI	2014	Ricochet	1	Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium	3,014	[27]	1
BOSJ XXII	2015	Kushida	1	Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium	3,250	[28]	1
BOSJ XXIII	2016	Will Ospreay	1	Sendai Sun Plaza Hall	2,167	[29]	1
BOSJ 24	2017	Kushida	2	Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium	3,454	[30]	2
BOSJ 25	2018	Hiromu Takahashi	1	Korakuen Hall	1,740	[31]	1
BOSJ 26	2019	Will Ospreay	2	Ryōgoku Kokugikan	7,650	[32]	2
BOSJ 27	2020	Hiromu Takahashi	2	Nippon Budokan	3,564	[citation needed]	2
BOSJ 28	2021	Hiromu Takahashi	3	Ryōgoku Kokugikan	3,215	[citation needed]	3
BOSJ 29	2022	Hiromu Takahashi	4	Nippon Budokan	3,250	[citation needed]	4
BOSJ 30	2023	Master Wato	1	Ota City General Gymnasium	3,132	[citation needed]	1
BOSJ 31	2024	El Desperado	1	Osaka-jo Hall	7,254	[citation needed]	1

The 1994 Best of the Super Juniors, the first tournament to be held under that name, was an 11-man tournament contested from May 26 to June 13. Jushin Thunder Liger once again won while also the reigning Junior Heavyweight champion, and also became the first wrestler to win the tournament twice. Guest natives included Super Delfin and Taka Michinoku from Michinoku Pro Wrestling and Masayoshi Motegi from Wrestle Dream Factory.^[2][7]

Final standings

Wrestler	Score
Jushin Thunder Liger	14
Super Delfin	14
El Samurai	12
Wild Pegasus	12
Black Tiger II	12
Dean Malenko	12
Shinjiro Otani	10
Tokimitsu Ishizawa	8
David Finlay	8
Taka Michinoku	4
Masayoshi Motegi	2

	Final
	1	Jushin Thunder Liger	Pin
	2	Super Delfin	18:29

The 1995 Best of the Super Juniors was a 10-man tournament held from June 23 to July 13. Like Jushin Thunder Liger the year prior, Wild Pegasus (formerly Pegasus Kid) won the tournament for the second time and was the only non Japanese to do so until Prince Devitt won the tournament in 2010. Norio Honaga injured his ribs after the fourth day, so he forfeited his remaining matches.^[2][8] Like in 1993, Pegasus failed in his championship challenge, this time against Koji Kanemoto on September 25, 1995. Gran Hamada from Michinoku Pro Wrestling was the guest native.

Final standings

Wrestler	Score
Wild Pegasus	10
Shinjiro Otani	10
Black Tiger II	10
Koji Kanemoto	10
Dean Malenko	9
Gran Hamada	9
El Samurai	9
Brian Pillman	8
Alex Wright	8
Norio Honaga	4

Results	Wild Pegasus	Shinjiro Otani	Black Tiger II	Koji Kanemoto	Dean Malenko	Gran Hamada	Brian Pillman	El Samurai	Alex Wright	Norio Honaga
Wild Pegasus	—	Pegasus (14:28)	Tiger (20:20)	Pegasus (16:30)	Pegasus (16:34)	Pegasus (12:22)	Pillman (11:11)	Draw (30:00)	Pegasus (13:30)	Honaga (9:39)
Shinjiro Otani	Pegasus (14:28)	—	Otani (16:37)	Draw (30:00)	Malenko (14:00)	Otani (12:52)	Otani (11:38)	Samurai (13:47)	Otani (14:53)	Otani (forfeit)
Black Tiger II	Tiger (20:20)	Otani (16:37)	—	Tiger (17:45)	Malenko (17:39)	Hamada (13:02)	Pillman (13:32)	Tiger (12:03)	Tiger (11:30)	Tiger (forfeit)
Koji Kanemoto	Pegasus (16:30)	Draw (30:00)	Tiger (17:45)	—	Kanemoto (15:27)	Hamada (11:08)	Kanemoto (11:15)	Kanemoto (14:58)	Kanemoto (15:13)	Kanemoto (forfeit)
Dean Malenko	Pegasus (16:34)	Malenko (14:00)	Malenko (17:39)	Kanemoto (15:27)	—	Draw (30:00)	Malenko (9:56)	Samurai (12:10)	Malenko (13:37)	Honaga (10:28)
Gran Hamada	Pegasus (12:22)	Otani (12:52)	Hamada (13:02)	Hamada (11:08)	Draw (30:00)	—	Hamada (12:36)	Samurai (12:21)	Wright (11:47)	Hamada (forfeit)
Brian Pillman	Pillman (11:11)	Otani (11:38)	Pillman (13:32)	Kanemoto (11:15)	Malenko (9:56)	Hamada (12:36)	—	Pillman (11:43)	Wright (11:17)	Pillman (forfeit)
El Samurai	Draw (30:00)	Samurai (13:47)	Tiger (12:03)	Kanemoto (14:58)	Samurai (12:10)	Samurai (12:21)	Pillman (11:43)	—	Wright (10:41)	Samurai (forfeit)
Alex Wright	Pegasus (13:30)	Otani (14:53)	Malenko (11:05)	Kanemoto (15:13)	Malenko (13:37)	Wright (11:47)	Wright (11:17)	Wright (10:41)	—	Wright (8:36)
Norio Honaga	Honaga (9:39)	Otani (forfeit)	Tiger (forfeit)	Kanemoto (forfeit)	Honaga (10:28)	Hamada (forfeit)	Pillman (forfeit)	Samurai (forfeit)	Wright (8:36)	—

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Wild Pegasus	Pin
	3	Black Tiger II	16:37
						1	Wild Pegasus	Pin
						2	Shinjiro Otani	19:16
	2	Shinjiro Otani	Pin
	4	Koji Kanemoto	15:24

The 1996 Best of the Super Juniors was held from May 24 to June 12 and was the first to use the two-block format, featuring seven wrestlers in each block. The winner, Black Tiger, would unsuccessfully challenge The Great Sasuke for the championship on June 17, 1996.^[2][9]

Final standings

Block A		Block B
El Samurai	10	Black Tiger II	10
Wild Pegasus	10	Jushin Thunder Liger	8
Tatsuhito Takaiwa	8	Shinjiro Otani	6
Franz Schumann	2	Dean Malenko	6
Emilio Charles Jr.	2	Norio Honaga	4
Mr. J.L.	2	Tokimitsu Ishizawa	4
Koji Kanemoto	2	Villano IV	2

	Semifinals					Final
	A1	El Samurai	Pin
	B2	Jushin Thunder Liger	15:11
						B2	Jushin Thunder Liger	Pin
						B1	Black Tiger II	18:44
	B1	Black Tiger II	Pin
	A2	Wild Pegasus	20:17

The 1997 Best of the Super Juniors was a two-block, 14-man tournament held from May 16 to June 5. This and the following tournament in 1998 would utilize a points system that involved simply one point for a win, and zero for a loss or draw. The winner, El Samurai, went on to defeat Jushin Thunder Liger for the championship on July 6. Guest natives included Gran Naniwa and Hanzo Nakajima from Michinoku Pro Wrestling and Yoshihiro Tajiri from Big Japan Pro Wrestling.^[2][10] The final pitting Kanemoto against Samurai was awarded five stars by Dave Meltzer.^[33]

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Koji Kanemoto	5	El Samurai	5
Jushin Thunder Liger	4	Shinjiro Otani	4
Tatsuhito Takaiwa	4	Chris Jericho	4
Gran Naniwa	3	Hanzo Nakajima	3
Dr. Wagner Jr.	2	Yoshihiro Tajiri	3
Doc Dean	2	Scorpio Jr.	1
Chavo Guerrero Jr.	1	Robbie Brookside	1

Block A	Doc Dean	Chavo Guerrero Jr.	Koji Kanemoto	Jushin Thunder Liger	Gran Naniwa	Tatsuhito Takaiwa	Dr. Wagner Jr.
Doc Dean	—	Dean (16:04)	Kanemoto (10:27)	Dean (11:51)	Naniwa (12:29)	Takaiwa (11:36)	Wagner (7:29)
Chavo Guerrero Jr.	Dean (16:04)	—	Kanemoto (15:12)	Liger (10:20)	Guerrero (11:05)	Takaiwa (12:14)	Wagner (11:13)
Koji Kanemoto	Kanemoto (10:27)	Kanemoto (15:12)	—	Kanemoto (16:32)	Kanemoto (14:53)	Takaiwa (18:09)	Kanemoto (12:11)
Jushin Thunder Liger	Dean (11:51)	Liger (10:20)	Kanemoto (16:32)	—	Liger (16:32)	Liger (15:53)	Liger (12:59)
Gran Naniwa	Naniwa (12:29)	Guerrero (11:05)	Kanemoto (14:53)	Liger (16:32)	—	Naniwa (15:41)	Naniwa (12:39)
Tatsuhito Takaiwa	Takaiwa (11:36)	Takaiwa (12:14)	Takaiwa (18:09)	Liger (15:53)	Naniwa (15:41)	—	Takaiwa (9:53)
Dr. Wagner Jr.	Wagner (7:29)	Wagner (11:13)	Kanemoto (12:11)	Liger (12:59)	Naniwa (12:39)	Takaiwa (9:53)	—
Block B	Robbie Brookside	Chris Jericho	Hanzo Nakajima	Shinjiro Otani	El Samurai	Scorpio Jr.	Yoshihiro Tajiri
Robbie Brookside	—	Brookside (13:43)	Nakajima (12:23)	Otani (15:31)	Samurai (11:32)	Scorpio (10:07)	Tajiri (11:34)
Chris Jericho	Brookside (13:43)	—	Jericho (10:53)	Otani (12:59)	Jericho (15:12)	Jericho (11:16)	Jericho (13:36)
Hanzo Nakajima	Nakajima (12:23)	Jericho (10:53)	—	Otani (12:26)	Samurai (14:30)	Nakajima (8:05)	Nakajima (9:18)
Shinjiro Otani	Otani (15:31)	Otani (12:59)	Otani (12:26)	—	Samurai (18:35)	Otani (7:55)	Tajiri (11:44)
El Samurai	Samurai (11:32)	Jericho (15:12)	Samurai (14:30)	Samurai (18:35)	—	Samurai (9:00)	Samurai (13:42)
Scorpio Jr.	Scorpio (10:07)	Jericho (11:16)	Nakajima (8:05)	Otani (7:55)	Samurai (9:00)	—	Tajiri (9:16)
Yoshihiro Tajiri	Tajiri (11:34)	Jericho (13:36)	Nakajima (9:18)	Tajiri (11:44)	Samurai (13:42)	Tajiri (9:16)	—

	Final
	A1	Koji Kanemoto	Pin
	B1	El Samurai	23:51

The 1998 Best of the Super Juniors was a two-block, 12-man tournament held from May 16 to June 3. Like the previous year, it used a simpler points system, including one point for a win and zero for a loss or draw. The winner, Koji Kanemoto, would make an unsuccessful challenge to the champion, Jushin Thunder Liger, on July 15, as well as an equally unsuccessful rematch on January 4, 1999, before beating Liger for the title on March 17, 1999.^[2][11]

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Dr. Wagner Jr.	4	Koji Kanemoto	4
El Samurai	3	Shiryu	3
Jushin Thunder Liger	3	Kendo Kashin	3
Tatsuhito Takaiwa	2	El Felino	2
Shinjiro Otani	2	Hayato Nanjo	2
Masakazu Fukuda	1	Yuji Yasuraoka	1

Block A	Masakazu Fukuda	Jushin Thunder Liger	Shinjiro Otani	El Samurai	Tatsuhito Takaiwa	Dr. Wagner Jr.
Masakazu Fukuda	—	Liger (15:54)	Otani (14:38)	Samurai (13:52)	Fukuda (14:18)	Wagner (13:48)
Jushin Thunder Liger	Liger (15:54)	—	Liger (20:37)	Samurai (18:19)	Takaiwa (15:03)	Liger (11:27)
Shinjiro Otani	Otani (14:38)	Liger (20:37)	—	Otani (14:55)	Takaiwa (17:46)	Wagner (12:44)
El Samurai	Samurai (13:52)	Samurai (18:19)	Otani (14:55)	—	Samurai (14:20)	Wagner (14:16)
Tatsuhito Takaiwa	Fukuda (14:18)	Takaiwa (15:03)	Takaiwa (17:46)	Samurai (14:20)	—	Wagner (12:37)
Dr. Wagner Jr.	Wagner (13:48)	Liger (11:27)	Wagner (12:44)	Wagner (14:16)	Wagner (12:37)	—
Block B	El Felino	Koji Kanemoto	Kendo Kashin	Hayato Nanjo	Shiryu	Yuji Yasuraoka
El Felino	—	Kanemoto (12:34)	Kashin (6:14)	Felino (10:52)	Shiryu (10:19)	Felino (forfeit)
Koji Kanemoto	Kanemoto (12:34)	—	Kanemoto (15:52)	Kanemoto (7:18)	Kanemoto (16:52)	Yasuraoka (18:07)
Kendo Kashin	Kashin (6:14)	Kanemoto (15:52)	—	Kashin (8:58)	Shiryu (10:07)	Kashin (forfeit)
Hayato Nanjo	Felino (10:52)	Kanemoto (7:18)	Kashin (8:58)	—	Nanjo (11:22)	Nanjo (forfeit)
Shiryu	Shiryu (10:19)	Kanemoto (16:52)	Shiryu (10:07)	Nanjo (11:22)	—	Shiryu (forfeit)
Yuji Yasuraoka	Felino (forfeit)	Yasuraoka (18:07)	Kashin (forfeit)	Nanjo (forfeit)	Shiryu (forfeit)	—

	Final
	A1	Dr. Wagner Jr.	Pin
	B1	Koji Kanemoto	26:17

The 1999 Best of the Super Juniors was a two-block, 12-man tournament held from May 19 to June 8. The winner, Kendo Kashin, went on to defeat the champion Koji Kanemoto for the title on August 28, who he had also defeated in the BOSJ final. Kanemoto became the first person to reach the final three years in a row.^[2][12]

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Koji Kanemoto	8	Kendo Kashin	8
Gran Hamada	6	Shinjiro Otani	7
Jushin Thunder Liger	6	El Samurai	5
Masaaki Mochizuki	4	Dr. Wagner Jr.	4
Tatsuhito Takaiwa	4	Minoru Tanaka	4
Super Shocker	2	Masao Orihara	2

Block A	Gran Hamada	Koji Kanemoto	Jushin Thunder Liger	Masaaki Mochizuki	Super Shocker	Tatsuhito Takaiwa
Gran Hamada	—	Kanemoto (15:46)	Hamada (10:08)	Hamada (10:47)	Hamada (10:17)	Takaiwa (12:32)
Koji Kanemoto	Kanemoto (15:46)	—	Liger (20:29)	Kanemoto (9:40)	Kanemoto (10:19)	Kanemoto (13:29)
Jushin Thunder Liger	Hamada (10:08)	Liger (20:29)	—	Liger (11:13)	Liger (13:59)	Takaiwa (17:47)
Masaaki Mochizuki	Hamada (10:47)	Kanemoto (9:40)	Liger (11:13)	—	Mochizuki (10:44)	Mochizuki (13:11)
Super Shocker	Hamada (10:17)	Kanemoto (10:19)	Liger (13:59)	Mochizuki (10:44)	—	Shocker (13:50)
Tatsuhito Takaiwa	Takaiwa (12:32)	Kanemoto (13:29)	Takaiwa (17:47)	Mochizuki (13:11)	Shocker (13:50)	—
Block B	Kendo Kashin	Masao Orihara	Shinjiro Otani	El Samurai	Minoru Tanaka	Dr. Wagner Jr.
Kendo Kashin	—	Kashin (7:06)	Otani (9:34)	Kashin (10:00)	Kashin (10:21)	Kashin (8:58)
Masao Orihara	Kashin (7:06)	—	Otani (9:37)	Samurai (12:52)	Orihara (10:52)	Wagner (10:08)
Shinjiro Otani	Otani (9:34)	Otani (9:37)	—	Draw (30:00)	Tanaka (13:57)	Otani (11:19)
El Samurai	Kashin (10:00)	Samurai (12:52)	Draw (30:00)	—	Tanaka (10:32)	Samurai (11:42)
Minoru Tanaka	Kashin (10:21)	Orihara (10:52)	Tanaka (13:57)	Tanaka (10:32)	—	Wagner (10:09)
Dr. Wagner Jr.	Kashin (8:58)	Wagner (10:08)	Otani (11:19)	Samurai (11:42)	Wagner (10:09)	—

	Final
	A1	Koji Kanemoto	Sub
	B1	Kendo Kashin	13:15

The 2000 Best of the Super Juniors was a two-block, 12-man tournament held from May 19 to June 9. The winner, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, would go on to defeat Jushin Thunder Liger for the title on July 20, 2000, ending Liger's last reign with the championship.^[13]

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Tatsuhito Takaiwa	8	Shinjiro Otani	10
Gran Hamada	6	Minoru Tanaka	6
Koji Kanemoto	6	Kendo Kashin	6
El Samurai	4	Katsumi Usuda	4
Dr. Wagner Jr.	4	Kid Romeo	2
Shinya Makabe	2	Minoru Fujita	2

Block A	Gran Hamada	Koji Kanemoto	Shinya Makabe	El Samurai	Tatsuhito Takaiwa	Dr. Wagner Jr.
Gran Hamada	—	Hamada (13:00)	Hamada (8:37)	Hamada (8:16)	Takaiwa (6:39)	Wagner (10:24)
Koji Kanemoto	Hamada (13:00)	—	Kanemoto (10:37)	Kanemoto (8:14)	Kanemoto (14:04)	Wagner (10:30)
Shinya Makabe	Hamada (8:37)	Kanemoto (10:37)	—	Samurai (9:52)	Takaiwa (11:11)	Makabe (12:38)
El Samurai	Hamada (8:16)	Kanemoto (8:14)	Samurai (9:52)	—	Takaiwa (9:34)	Samurai (13:51)
Tatsuhito Takaiwa	Takaiwa (6:39)	Kanemoto (14:04)	Takaiwa (11:11)	Takaiwa (9:34)	—	Takaiwa (13:06)
Dr. Wagner Jr.	Wagner (10:24)	Wagner (10:30)	Makabe (12:38)	Samurai (13:51)	Takaiwa (13:06)	—
Block B	Minoru Fujita	Kendo Kashin	Shinjiro Otani	Kid Romeo	Minoru Tanaka	Katsumi Usuda
Minoru Fujita	—	Kashin (5:56)	Otani (9:16)	Romeo (6:06)	Tanaka (11:20)	Fujita (10:08)
Kendo Kashin	Kashin (5:56)	—	Otani (9:59)	Kashin (4:51)	Tanaka (9:10)	Kashin (8:30)
Kid Romeo	Romeo (6:06)	Kashin (4:51)	Otani (5:37)	—	Tanaka (5:15)	Usuda (6:16)
Shinjiro Otani	Otani (9:16)	Otani (9:59)	—	Otani (5:37)	Otani (12:14)	Otani (12:55)
Minoru Tanaka	Tanaka (11:20)	Tanaka (9:10)	Otani (12:14)	Tanaka (5:15)	—	Usuda (11:56)
Katsumi Usuda	Fujita (10:08)	Kashin (8:30)	Otani (12:55)	Usuda (6:16)	Usuda (11:56)	—

	Final
	A1	Tatsuhito Takaiwa	Pin
	B1	Shinjiro Otani	18:35

The 2001 Best of the Super Juniors was a two-block, 12-man tournament held from May 18 to June 4. With his victory, Jushin Thunder Liger became both the first person to win the tournament three times and the first to not lose a single match during the tournament.^[14] For unclear reasons, Liger did not receive a championship match as a reward for his victory.

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Jushin Thunder Liger	10	Minoru Tanaka	8
El Samurai	6	Akira	6
Silver King	6	Super Shocker	6
Chris Candido	4	Dr. Wagner Jr.	6
Gran Naniwa	4	Shinya Makabe	4
Wataru Inoue	0	Katsuyori Shibata	0

Block A	Chris Candido	Wataru Inoue	Jushin Thunder Liger	Gran Naniwa	El Samurai	Silver King
Chris Candido	—	Candido (5:10)	Liger (5:48)	Candido (8:01)	Samurai (4:53)	King (7:40)
Wataru Inoue	Candido (5:10)	—	Liger (13:56)	Naniwa (10:48)	Samurai (14:29)	King (8:26)
Jushin Thunder Liger	Liger (5:48)	Liger (13:56)	—	Liger (14:05)	Liger (13:26)	Liger (12:32)
Gran Naniwa	Candido (8:01)	Naniwa (10:48)	Liger (14:05)	—	Naniwa (11:29)	King (10:01)
El Samurai	Samurai (4:53)	Samurai (14:29)	Liger (13:26)	Naniwa (11:29)	—	Samurai (10:33)
Silver King	King (7:40)	King (8:26)	Liger (12:32)	King (10:01)	Samurai (10:33)	—
Block B	Akira	Shinya Makabe	Katsuyori Shibata	Super Shocker	Minoru Tanaka	Dr. Wagner Jr.
Akira	—	Makabe (10:15)	Akira (6:18)	Akira (10:10)	Akira (23:22)	Wagner (11:38)
Shinya Makabe	Makabe (10:15)	—	Makabe (6:23)	Shocker (9:41)	Tanaka (16:34)	Wagner (9:03)
Katsuyori Shibata	Akira (6:18)	Makabe (6:23)	—	Shocker (9:07)	Tanaka (6:24)	Wagner (9:28)
Super Shocker	Akira (10:10)	Shocker (9:41)	Shocker (9:07)	—	Tanaka (12:53)	Shocker (14:23)
Minoru Tanaka	Akira (23:22)	Tanaka (16:34)	Tanaka (6:24)	Tanaka (12:53)	—	Tanaka (14:45)
Dr. Wagner Jr.	Wagner (11:38)	Wagner (9:03)	Wagner (9:28)	Shocker (14:23)	Tanaka (14:45)	—

	Final
	A1	Jushin Thunder Liger	Pin
	B1	Minoru Tanaka	26:12

The 2002 Best of the Super Juniors was a 14-man, two-block tournament held from May 18 to June 5. It once again used the 1997–98 system of one point for a win, and zero for a loss or draw. The two-time winner, Koji Kanemoto, went on to defeat champion Minoru Tanaka for the title on July 19, the same man he defeated in the final of the tournament. The Black Tiger who wrestled in the 2002 event was not Eddie Guerrero who had previously participated in the tournament under that name, but luchador Silver King, who had taken over the character in the preceding year.^[15]

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Koji Kanemoto	4	Minoru Tanaka	4
Jushin Thunder Liger	4	El Samurai	4
Katsuyori Shibata	3	Gedo	3
Black Tiger III	3	Masayuki Naruse	3
Masahito Kakihara	3	Akira	3
Curry Man	2	Tiger Mask IV	3
Jado	1	Wataru Inoue	2

Block A	Black Tiger III	Curry Man	Jado	Masahito Kakihara	Koji Kanemoto	Jushin Thunder Liger	Katsuyori Shibata
Black Tiger III	—	Curry (8:46)	B. Tiger (5:00)	B. Tiger (8:20)	B. Tiger (13:35)	Liger (13:30)	Shibata (8:20)
Curry Man	Curry (8:46)	—	Jado (10:47)	Kakihara (9:23)	Kanemoto (10:50)	Liger (12:58)	Curry (7:14)
Jado	B. Tiger (5:00)	Jado (10:47)	—	Kakihara (forfeit)	Kanemoto (12:06)	Draw (3:10)	Shibata (forfeit)
Masahito Kakihara	B. Tiger (8:20)	Kakihara (9:23)	Kakihara (forfeit)	—	Kakihara (12:28)	Liger (14:06)	Shibata (5:39)
Koji Kanemoto	B. Tiger (13:35)	Kanemoto (10:50)	Kanemoto (12:06)	Kakihara (12:28)	—	Kanemoto (17:17)	Kanemoto (6:12)
Jushin Thunder Liger	Liger (13:30)	Liger (12:58)	Draw (3:10)	Liger (14:06)	Kanemoto (17:17)	—	Liger (9:45)
Katsuyori Shibata	Shibata (8:20)	Curry (7:14)	Shibata (forfeit)	Shibata (5:39)	Kanemoto (6:12)	Liger (9:45)	—
Block B	Akira	Gedo	Wataru Inoue	Masayuki Naruse	El Samurai	Minoru Tanaka	Tiger Mask IV
Akira	—	Gedo (11:12)	Akira (7:47)	Naruse (9:37)	Samurai (11:48)	Akira (16:13)	Akira (10:36)
Gedo	Gedo (11:12)	—	Inoue (11:19)	Gedo (10:41)	Samurai (13:25)	Gedo (12:51)	T. Mask (14:49)
Wataru Inoue	Akira (7:47)	Inoue (11:19)	—	Naruse (10:23)	Inoue (7:21)	Tanaka (8:13)	T. Mask (8:16)
Masayuki Naruse	Naruse (9:37)	Gedo (10:41)	Naruse (10:23)	—	Samurai (9:19)	Tanaka (12:14)	Naruse (6:54)
El Samurai	Samurai (11:48)	Samurai (13:25)	Inoue (7:21)	Samurai (9:19)	—	Tanaka (13:01)	T. Mask (12:08)
Minoru Tanaka	Akira (16:13)	Gedo (12:51)	Tanaka (8:13)	Tanaka (12:14)	Tanaka (13:01)	—	Tanaka (10:22)
Tiger Mask IV	Akira (10:36)	T. Mask (14:49)	T. Mask (8:16)	Naruse (6:54)	T. Mask (12:08)	Tanaka (10:22)	—

	Final
	A1	Koji Kanemoto	Pin
	B1	Minoru Tanaka	14:12

The 2003 Best of the Super Juniors was a 14-man, two-block tournament held from May 23 to June 11. It introduced the modern system of each block's top two scorers advancing to the semifinals with Masahito Kakihara winning the tournament.^[34] The winner, would unsuccessfully challenge champion Tiger Mask IV on July 6, despite having beaten him in the tournament.^[16]

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Akira	10	Koji Kanemoto	8
Takashi Sugiura	8	Masahito Kakihara	8
Jushin Thunder Liger	8	Tiger Mask IV	8
Minoru Fujita	8	Masayuki Naruse	6
Ebessan	4	Stampede Kid	4
Gedo	4	El Samurai	4
Ryusuke Taguchi	0	Jado	4

Block A	Akira	Ebessan	Minoru Fujita	Gedo	Jushin Thunder Liger	Takashi Sugiura	Ryusuke Taguchi
Akira	—	Akira (8:24)	Fujita (12:34)	Akira (11:49)	Akira (16:04)	Akira (12:10)	Akira (8:34)
Ebessan	Akira (8:24)	—	Fujita (8:24)	Ebessan (9:09)	Liger (10:56)	Sugiura (11:52)	Ebessan (7:14)
Minoru Fujita	Fujita (12:34)	Fujita (8:24)	—	Fujita (11:41)	Liger (11:27)	Sugiura (11:27)	Fujita (10:26)
Gedo	Akira (11:49)	Ebessan (9:09)	Fujita (11:41)	—	Liger (14:09)	Gedo (12:16)	Gedo (8:39)
Jushin Thunder Liger	Akira (16:04)	Liger (10:56)	Liger (11:27)	Liger (14:09)	—	Sugiura (12:06)	Liger (6:53)
Takashi Sugiura	Akira (12:10)	Sugiura (11:52)	Sugiura (11:27)	Gedo (12:16)	Sugiura (12:06)	—	Sugiura (9:13)
Ryusuke Taguchi	Akira (8:34)	Ebessan (7:14)	Fujita (10:26)	Gedo (8:39)	Liger (6:53)	Sugiura (9:13)	—
Block B	Jado	Masahito Kakihara	Koji Kanemoto	Masayuki Naruse	El Samurai	Stampede Kid	Tiger Mask IV
Jado	—	Kakihara (6:56)	Jado (5:23)	Jado (7:38)	Samurai (12:26)	Stampede (5:13)	Tiger (9:59)
Masahito Kakihara	Kakihara (6:56)	—	Kanemoto (11:07)	Naruse (9:15)	Kakihara (8:13)	Kakihara (7:06)	Kakihara (10:31)
Koji Kanemoto	Jado (5:23)	Kanemoto (11:07)	—	Kanemoto (10:56)	Samurai (8:29)	Kanemoto (8:50)	Kanemoto (10:45)
Masayuki Naruse	Jado (7:38)	Naruse (9:15)	Kanemoto (10:56)	—	Naruse (9:07)	Naruse (9:09)	Tiger (10:05)
El Samurai	Samurai (12:26)	Kakihara (8:13)	Samurai (8:29)	Naruse (9:07)	—	Stampede (9:41)	Tiger (12:09)
Stampede Kid	Stampede (5:13)	Kakihara (7:06)	Kanemoto (8:50)	Naruse (9:09)	Stampede (9:41)	—	Tiger (7:38)
Tiger Mask IV	Tiger (9:59)	Kakihara (10:31)	Kanemoto (10:45)	Tiger (10:05)	Tiger (12:09)	Tiger (7:38)	—

	Semifinals					Final
	A1	Akira	Sub
	B2	Masahito Kakihara	8:28
						B2	Masahito Kakihara	Pin
						B1	Koji Kanemoto	15:33
	B1	Koji Kanemoto	Sub
	A2	Takashi Sugiura	12:48

The 2004 Best of the Super Juniors was a 16-man, two-block tournament held from May 22 to June 13. It featured a unique structure from other years: the top scorer from each block would advance to the semifinals, while the second and third-place finishers in each block would start in the quarterfinals. Jushin Thunder Liger, after finishing first in Block A, was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a spinal injury, leaving American Dragon to go to the semifinals instead. The eventual winner, Tiger Mask IV, would unsuccessfully challenge Heat for the title on July 19, though he would defeat him in a rematch on January 4, 2005.^[17]

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Jushin Thunder Liger (withdrew)	9	Tiger Mask IV	12
American Dragon	9	Último Dragón	11
Masahito Kakihara	9	Heat	10
Koji Kanemoto	7	Masayuki Naruse	10
El Samurai	7	Rocky Romero	7
Big Boss Ma-g-ma	7	Garuda	3
Wataru Inoue	4	Katsuhiko Nakajima	2
Ryusuke Taguchi	4	Curry Man	1

Block A	American Dragon	Wataru Inoue	Masahito Kakihara	Koji Kanemoto	Jushin Thunder Liger	Big Boss Ma-g-ma	El Samurai	Ryusuke Taguchi
American Dragon	—	Dragon (12:34)	Dragon (9:44)	Dragon (11:51)	Liger (13:10)	Ma-g-ma (14:35)	Dragon (12:58)	Draw (20:00)
Wataru Inoue	Dragon (12:34)	—	Kakihara (10:37)	Inoue (11:44)	Liger (5:46)	Ma-g-ma (11:16)	Samurai (10:39)	Inoue (10:19)
Masahito Kakihara	Dragon (9:44)	Kakihara (10:37)	—	Kakihara (10:55)	Draw (20:00)	Kakihara (10:33)	Samurai (9:50)	Kakihara (7:32)
Koji Kanemoto	Dragon (11:51)	Inoue (11:44)	Kakihara (10:55)	—	Kanemoto (16:33)	Draw (20:00)	Kanemoto (13:58)	Kanemoto (8:50)
Jushin Thunder Liger	Liger (13:10)	Liger (5:46)	Draw (20:00)	Kanemoto (16:33)	—	Liger (7:07)	Liger (14:08)	Taguchi (0:45)
Big Boss Ma-g-ma	Ma-g-ma (14:35)	Ma-g-ma (11:16)	Kakihara (10:33)	Draw (20:00)	Liger (7:07)	—	Samurai (11:56)	Ma-g-ma (8:48)
El Samurai	Dragon (12:58)	Samurai (10:39)	Samurai (9:50)	Kanemoto (13:58)	Liger (14:08)	Samurai (11:56)	—	Draw (20:00)
Ryusuke Taguchi	Draw (20:00)	Inoue (10:19)	Kakihara (7:32)	Kanemoto (8:50)	Taguchi (0:45)	Ma-g-ma (8:48)	Draw (20:00)	—
Block B	Curry Man	Último Dragón	Garuda	Heat	Katsuhiko Nakajima	Masayuki Naruse	Rocky Romero	Tiger Mask IV
Curry Man	—	Dragón (forfeit)	Draw (20:00)	Heat (11:19)	Nakajima (8:20)	Naruse (forfeit)	Romero (forfeit)	Tiger (forfeit)
Último Dragón	Dragón (forfeit)	—	Dragón (8:46)	Draw (20:00)	Dragón (9:07)	Naruse (11:06)	Dragón (12:10)	Dragón (12:01)
Garuda	Draw (20:00)	Dragón (8:46)	—	Heat (5:11)	Garuda (8:41)	Naruse (11:06)	Romero (9:55)	Tiger (10:42)
Heat	Heat (11:19)	Draw (20:00)	Heat (5:11)	—	Heat (11:26)	Heat (15:38)	Draw (20:00)	Tiger (14:08)
Katsuhiko Nakajima	Nakajima (8:20)	Dragón (9:07)	Garuda (8:41)	Heat (11:26)	—	Naruse (1:41)	Romero (8:39)	Tiger (7:11)
Masayuki Naruse	Naruse (forfeit)	Naruse (11:06)	Naruse (11:06)	Heat (15:38)	Naruse (1:41)	—	Naruse (8:41)	Tiger (3:32)
Rocky Romero	Romero (forfeit)	Dragón (12:10)	Romero (9:55)	Draw (20:00)	Romero (8:39)	Naruse (8:41)	—	Tiger (13:14)
Tiger Mask IV	Tiger (forfeit)	Dragón (12:01)	Tiger (10:42)	Tiger (14:08)	Tiger (7:11)	Tiger (3:32)	Tiger (13:14)	—

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

A1

American Dragon

Sub

A3

Koji Kanemoto

13:34

B2

Último Dragón

Pin

A3

Koji Kanemoto

5:30

A3

Koji Kanemoto

Pin

B1

Tiger Mask IV

11:26

B1

Tiger Mask IV

Pin

B3

Heat

15:14

A2

Masahito Kakihara

Sub

B3

Heat

12:52

The 2005 Best of the Super Juniors was a 14-man, two-block tournament held from May 21 to June 19. The winner, Tiger Mask IV, became the first person to win the tournament in consecutive years until Hiromu Takahashi would share he record in 2020 and 2021. Tiger Mask was also the first since Jushin Thunder Liger in 1994 to win the tournament as champion. 2005 saw the participation of the third wrestler under the Black Tiger mask as Rocky Romero had begun working as Black Tiger IV in the preceding year.^[18]

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Minoru	8	Gedo	10
Koji Kanemoto	8	Tiger Mask IV	8
Hirooki Goto	6	Jushin Thunder Liger	8
El Samurai	6	Wataru Inoue	6
Masahito Kakihara	6	Black Tiger IV	4
Stampede Kid	4	Katsushi Takemura	4
Jado	4	Akiya Anzawa	2

Block A	Hirooki Goto	Jado	Masahito Kakihara	Koji Kanemoto	Minoru	El Samurai	Stampede Kid
Hirooki Goto	—	Jado (11:31)	Goto (10:16)	Kanemoto (11:28)	Minoru (11:28)	Goto (10:08)	Goto (7:57)
Jado	Jado (11:31)	—	Kakihara (8:02)	Kanemoto (10:40)	Minoru (12:29)	Jado (14:04)	Stampede (9:59)
Masahito Kakihara	Goto (10:16)	Kakihara (8:02)	—	Kanemoto (10:29)	Kakihara (10:04)	Samurai (10:47)	Kakihara (8:30)
Koji Kanemoto	Kanemoto (11:28)	Kanemoto (10:40)	Kanemoto (10:29)	—	Minoru (19:38)	Samurai (12:15)	Kanemoto (9:34)
Minoru	Minoru (11:28)	Minoru (12:29)	Kakihara (10:04)	Minoru (19:38)	—	Minoru (13:04)	Stampede (11:30)
El Samurai	Goto (10:08)	Jado (14:04)	Samurai (10:47)	Samurai (12:15)	Minoru (13:04)	—	Samurai (9:31)
Stampede Kid	Goto (7:57)	Stampede (9:59)	Kakihara (8:30)	Kanemoto (9:34)	Stampede (11:30)	Samurai (9:31)	—
Block B	Akiya Anzawa	Black Tiger IV	Gedo	Wataru Inoue	Jushin Thunder Liger	Katsushi Takemura	Tiger Mask IV
Akiya Anzawa	—	B. Tiger (6:13)	Gedo (10:21)	Anzawa (forfeit)	Liger (8:36)	Takemura (7:46)	T. Mask (5:34)
Black Tiger IV	B. Tiger (6:13)	—	Gedo (forfeit)	Inoue (11:01)	Liger (forfeit)	B. Tiger (6:46)	T. Mask (forfeit)
Gedo	Gedo (10:21)	Gedo (forfeit)	—	Inoue (15:13)	Gedo (17:24)	Gedo (11:29)	Gedo (11:25)
Wataru Inoue	Anzawa (forfeit)	Inoue (11:01)	Inoue (15:13)	—	Liger (16:50)	Takemura (forfeit)	Inoue (11:53)
Jushin Thunder Liger	Liger (8:36)	Liger (forfeit)	Gedo (17:24)	Liger (16:50)	—	Liger (12:12)	T. Mask (8:58)
Katsushi Takemura	Takemura (7:46)	B. Tiger (6:46)	Gedo (11:29)	Takemura (forfeit)	Liger (12:12)	—	T. Mask (6:12)
Tiger Mask IV	T. Mask (5:34)	T. Mask (forfeit)	Gedo (11:25)	Inoue (11:53)	T. Mask (8:58)	T. Mask (6:12)	—

	Semifinals					Final
	A1	Minoru	Pin
	B2	Tiger Mask IV	12:03
						B2	Tiger Mask IV	Pin
						B1	Gedo	16:03
	B1	Gedo	Pin
	A2	Koji Kanemoto	10:54

The 2006 Best of the Super Juniors was a 14-man, two-block tournament held from May 27 to June 18. The winner, Minoru, went on to defeat Koji Kanemoto for the title in December 2006. This tournament marked the first time that neither block winner made it to the final.^[19]

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Jushin Thunder Liger	10	Wataru Inoue	10
Minoru	8	Tiger Mask IV	8
El Samurai	7	Koji Kanemoto	7
Ryusuke Taguchi	7	Gedo	5
Jado	6	Black Tiger IV	4
Sangre Azteca	2	Hirooki Goto	4
Fuego	2	Gentaro	4

Block A	Sangre Azteca	Fuego	Jado	Jushin Thunder Liger	Minoru	El Samurai	Ryusuke Taguchi
Sangre Azteca	—	Azteca (10:28)	Jado (7:41)	Liger (12:12)	Minoru (12:26)	Samurai (11:08)	Taguchi (12:50)
Fuego	Azteca (10:28)	—	Jado (11:14)	Liger (7:12)	Fuego (4:40)	Samurai (9:51)	Taguchi (6:06)
Jado	Jado (7:41)	Jado (11:14)	—	Liger (15:19)	Minoru (12:54)	Draw (30:00)	Draw (6:01)
Jushin Thunder Liger	Liger (12:12)	Liger (7:12)	Liger (15:19)	—	Liger (21:20)	Liger (12:16)	Taguchi (15:30)
Minoru	Minoru (12:26)	Fuego (4:40)	Minoru (12:54)	Liger (21:20)	—	Minoru (13:24)	Minoru (19:18)
El Samurai	Samurai (11:08)	Samurai (9:51)	Draw (30:00)	Liger (12:16)	Minoru (13:24)	—	Samurai (12:02)
Ryusuke Taguchi	Taguchi (12:50)	Taguchi (6:06)	Draw (6:01)	Taguchi (15:30)	Minoru (19:18)	Samurai (12:02)	—
Block B	Black Tiger IV	Gedo	Gentaro	Hirooki Goto	Wataru Inoue	Koji Kanemoto	Tiger Mask IV
Black Tiger IV	—	Gedo (10:59)	B. Tiger (14:21)	B. Tiger (12:04)	Inoue (11:41)	Kanemoto (16:35)	T. Mask (9:36)
Gedo	Gedo (10:59)	—	Gedo (12:32)	Goto (15:21)	Inoue (13:17)	Draw (15:06)	T. Mask (12:59)
Gentaro	B. Tiger (14:21)	Gedo (12:32)	—	Goto (8:27)	Gentaro (14:31)	Kanemoto (12:18)	Gentaro (10:22)
Hirooki Goto	B. Tiger (12:04)	Goto (15:21)	Goto (8:27)	—	Inoue (9:57)	Kanemoto (9:49)	T. Mask (10:58)
Wataru Inoue	Inoue (11:41)	Inoue (13:17)	Gentaro (14:31)	Inoue (9:57)	—	Inoue (16:46)	Inoue (5:57)
Koji Kanemoto	Kanemoto (16:35)	Draw (15:06)	Kanemoto (12:18)	Kanemoto (9:49)	Inoue (16:46)	—	T. Mask (12:58)
Tiger Mask IV	T. Mask (9:36)	T. Mask (12:59)	Gentaro (10:22)	T. Mask (10:58)	Inoue (5:57)	T. Mask (12:58)	—

	Semifinals					Final
	A1	Jushin Thunder Liger	Pin
	B2	Tiger Mask IV	10:27
						B2	Tiger Mask IV	Sub
						A2	Minoru	22:52
	B1	Wataru Inoue	Sub
	A2	Minoru	18:42

The 2007 Best of the Super Juniors was a 14-man, two-block tournament held from June 1 to June 17. On June 7, it was announced that Prince Devitt would be forced to withdraw from the tournament due to an injury, forfeiting all scheduled matches in the process.^[20] Milano Collection A.T. became the first wrestler since Shiro Koshinaka to win the tournament on his first try, but would fail to capture the Junior Heavyweight championship.

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Wataru Inoue	10	Ryusuke Taguchi	10
Milano Collection A.T.	8	Minoru	8
Tiger Mask IV	8	Koji Kanemoto	7
Jushin Thunder Liger	8	Gedo	5
Taichi Ishikari	4	BxB Hulk	4
Yujiro	4	El Samurai	4
Prince Devitt (withdrew)	0	Tetsuya Naito	4

Block A	Wataru Inoue	Taichi Ishikari	Jushin Thunder Liger	Milano Collection A.T.	Prince Devitt	Tiger Mask IV	Yujiro
Wataru Inoue	—	Inoue (13:33)	Liger (15:47)	Inoue (14:22)	Inoue (forfeit)	Inoue (11:36)	Inoue (10:47)
Taichi Ishikari	Inoue (13:33)	—	Liger (12:29)	Milano (11:25)	Ishikari (11:40)	Tiger (8:59)	Ishikari (10:41)
Jushin Thunder Liger	Liger (15:47)	Liger (12:29)	—	Milano (16:41)	Liger (forfeit)	Tiger (14:08)	Liger (11:19)
Milano Collection A.T.	Inoue (14:22)	Milano (11:25)	Milano (16:41)	—	Milano (10:18)	Milano (11:23)	Yujiro (10:35)
Prince Devitt	Inoue (forfeit)	Ishikari (11:40)	Liger (forfeit)	Milano (10:18)	—	Tiger (forfeit)	Yujiro (forfeit)
Tiger Mask IV	Inoue (11:36)	Tiger (8:59)	Tiger (14:08)	Milano (11:23)	Tiger (forfeit)	—	Tiger (10:34)
Yujiro	Inoue (10:47)	Ishikari (10:41)	Liger (11:19)	Yujiro (10:35)	Yujiro (forfeit)	Tiger (10:34)	—
Block B	BxB Hulk	Gedo	Tetsuya Naito	Koji Kanemoto	Minoru	El Samurai	Ryusuke Taguchi
BxB Hulk	—	Hulk (11:03)	Hulk (11:10)	Kanemoto (12:05)	Minoru (11:52)	Samurai (8:53)	Taguchi (12:30)
Gedo	Hulk (11:03)	—	Naito (9:29)	Draw (15:50)	Minoru (13:26)	Gedo (14:13)	Gedo (11:36)
Tetsuya Naito	Hulk (11:10)	Naito (9:29)	—	Kanemoto (10:16)	Minoru (9:01)	Naito (9:27)	Taguchi (9:47)
Koji Kanemoto	Kanemoto (12:05)	Draw (15:50)	Kanemoto (10:16)	—	Kanemoto (16:32)	Samurai (16:19)	Taguchi (12:07)
Minoru	Minoru (11:52)	Minoru (13:26)	Minoru (9:01)	Kanemoto (16:32)	—	Minoru (11:36)	Taguchi (14:15)
El Samurai	Samurai (8:53)	Gedo (14:13)	Naito (9:27)	Samurai (16:19)	Minoru (11:36)	—	Taguchi (10:26)
Ryusuke Taguchi	Taguchi (12:30)	Gedo (11:36)	Taguchi (9:47)	Taguchi (12:07)	Taguchi (14:15)	Taguchi (10:26)	—

	Semifinals					Final
	A1	Wataru Inoue	Sub
	B2	Minoru	14:45
						A1	Wataru Inoue	Pin
						A2	Milano Collection A.T.	19:37
	B1	Ryusuke Taguchi	Pin
	A2	Milano Collection A.T.	12:47

The 2008 Best of the Super Juniors featured 12 participants in two blocks and was held from May 31 to June 15.^[21] Outside entrants include Tatsuhito Takaiwa from Pro Wrestling Zero1 and Jimmy Rave from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Prince Devitt was again forced out due to injury following his match with Tiger Mask IV, forfeiting his remaining matches. Immediately after the tournament, winner Wataru Inoue, who also joined Liger and Tiger in winning the tournament as champion, graduated to the heavyweight division, vacating the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship in the process.

Block structure

Block A		Block B
Ryusuke Taguchi	8	Tiger Mask IV	10
Wataru Inoue	8	Koji Kanemoto	6
Minoru	4	Jimmy Rave	6
Jushin Thunder Liger	4	Tetsuya Naito	4
Tatsuhito Takaiwa	4	Akira	4
Yujiro	2	Prince Devitt (withdrew)	0

Block A	Wataru Inoue	Jushin Thunder Liger	Minoru	Ryusuke Taguchi	Tatsuhito Takaiwa	Yujiro
Wataru Inoue	—	Inoue (17:13)	Inoue (19:14)	Taguchi (17:44)	Inoue (13:24)	Inoue (11:19)
Jushin Thunder Liger	Inoue (17:13)	—	Minoru (13:32)	Taguchi (14:31)	Liger (14:49)	Liger (9:57)
Minoru	Inoue (19:14)	Minoru (13:32)	—	Taguchi (14:29)	Minoru (11:31)	Yujiro (11:58)
Ryusuke Taguchi	Taguchi (17:44)	Taguchi (14:31)	Taguchi (14:29)	—	Takaiwa (14:39)	Taguchi (13:20)
Tatsuhito Takaiwa	Inoue (13:24)	Liger (14:49)	Minoru (11:31)	Takaiwa (14:39)	—	Takaiwa (10:47)
Yujiro	Inoue (11:19)	Liger (9:57)	Yujiro (11:58)	Taguchi (13:20)	Takaiwa (10:47)	—
Block B	Akira	Prince Devitt	Koji Kanemoto	Tetsuya Naito	Jimmy Rave	Tiger Mask IV
Akira	—	Akira (forfeit)	Akira (18:14)	Naito (13:56)	Rave (11:25)	Tiger (10:22)
Prince Devitt	Akira (forfeit)	—	Kanemoto (forfeit)	Naito (forfeit)	Rave (forfeit)	Tiger (1:40)
Koji Kanemoto	Akira (18:14)	Kanemoto (forfeit)	—	Kanemoto (10:43)	Kanemoto (13:57)	Tiger (10:16)
Tetsuya Naito	Naito (13:56)	Naito (forfeit)	Kanemoto (10:43)	—	Rave (8:01)	Tiger (11:10)
Jimmy Rave	Rave (11:25)	Rave (forfeit)	Kanemoto (13:57)	Rave (8:01)	—	Tiger (14:03)
Tiger Mask IV	Tiger (10:22)	Tiger (1:40)	Tiger (10:16)	Tiger (11:10)	Tiger (14:03)	—

	Semifinals					Final
	A1	Ryusuke Taguchi	Sub
	B2	Koji Kanemoto	9:22
						B2	Koji Kanemoto	Sub
						A2	Wataru Inoue	27:50
	B1	Tiger Mask IV	Pin
	A2	Wataru Inoue	9:03

The 2009 Best of the Super Juniors featured 14 participants in two blocks and was held from May 30 to June 14. With his victory Koji Kanemoto became only the second wrestler to win the tournament three times in total.^[22] He lost a title match on July 20 against the defending champion Tiger Mask IV.

Block structure

Block A		Block B
Prince Devitt	8	Koji Kanemoto	8
Atsushi Aoki	8	Kota Ibushi	8
Akira	6	Jushin Thunder Liger	6
Jado	6	Ryusuke Taguchi	6
Milano Collection A.T.	6	Tsuyoshi Kikuchi	6
Tiger Mask IV	6	Taichi	4
Black Tiger V	2	Yamato	4

Block A	Akira	Atsushi Aoki	Black Tiger V	Jado	Milano Collection A.T.	Prince Devitt	Tiger Mask IV
Akira	—	Aoki (15:00)	Akira (12:52)	Jado (14:58)	Akira (11:17)	Devitt (9:53)	Akira (10:05)
Atsushi Aoki	Aoki (15:00)	—	Aoki (9:36)	Aoki (10:00)	Aoki (11:12)	Devitt (11:16)	T. Mask (10:27)
Black Tiger V	Akira (12:52)	Aoki (9:36)	—	Jado (11:26)	Milano (10:29)	Devitt (7:20)	B. Tiger (3:51)
Jado	Jado (14:58)	Aoki (10:00)	Jado (11:26)	—	Milano (16:22)	Devitt (12:54)	Jado (10:48)
Milano Collection A.T.	Akira (11:17)	Aoki (11:12)	Milano (10:29)	Milano (16:22)	—	Milano (15:22)	T. Mask (16:12)
Prince Devitt	Devitt (9:53)	Devitt (11:16)	Devitt (7:20)	Devitt (12:54)	Milano (15:22)	—	T. Mask (11:19)
Tiger Mask IV	Akira (10:05)	T. Mask (10:27)	B. Tiger (3:51)	Jado (10:48)	T. Mask (16:12)	T.Mask (11:19)	—
Block B	Jushin Thunder Liger	Koji Kanemoto	Kota Ibushi	Ryusuke Taguchi	Taichi	Tsuyoshi Kikuchi	Yamato
Jushin Thunder Liger	—	Kanemoto (17:27)	Ibushi (16:35)	Liger (10:08)	Liger (11:11)	Liger (8:30)	Yamato (3:38)
Koji Kanemoto	Kanemoto (17:27)	—	Kanemoto (14:18)	Kanemoto (17:11)	Kanemoto (12:05)	Kikuchi (9:18)	Yamato (9:40)
Kota Ibushi	Ibushi (16:35)	Kanemoto (14:18)	—	Taguchi (10:13)	Ibushi (11:59)	Ibushi (9:56)	Ibushi (10:13)
Ryusuke Taguchi	Liger (10:08)	Kanemoto (17:11)	Taguchi (10:13)	—	Taichi (10:01)	Taguchi (11:31)	Taguchi (13:17)
Taichi	Liger (11:11)	Kanemoto (12:05)	Ibushi (11:59)	Taichi (10:01)	—	Kikuchi (9:24)	Taichi (9:31)
Tsuyoshi Kikuchi	Liger (8:30)	Kikuchi (9:18)	Ibushi (9:56)	Taguchi (11:31)	Kikuchi (9:24)	—	Kikuchi (10:54)
Yamato	Yamato (3:38)	Yamato (9:40)	Ibushi (10:13)	Taguchi (13:17)	Taichi (9:31)	Kikuchi (10:54)	—

	Semifinals					Final
	A1	Prince Devitt	Pin
	B2	Kota Ibushi	8:14
						A1	Prince Devitt	Sub
						B1	Koji Kanemoto	19:55
	B1	Koji Kanemoto	Stop
	A2	Atsushi Aoki	6:27

The 2010 Best of the Super Juniors featured 16 participants in two blocks, and was held from May 30 to June 13. Outside entrants included Fujita "Jr." Hayato (Michinoku Pro), Kota Ibushi (DDT Pro-Wrestling), Kenny Omega (DDT/Ring of Honor/Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, United States), Kushida (Smash), La Sombra (Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Mexico), Davey Richards (ROH/PWG, United States), and Taiji Ishimori (Pro Wrestling Noah).^[35] On May 31, 2010 it was announced that Tiger Mask IV had suffered a vertebra injury during his match against La Sombra and was forced out of action for two months. As a result of his injury Tiger Mask IV withdrew from the competition, forfeiting the rest of his matches, automatically giving all of his opponents two points.^[36] On June 6, 2010 Fujita Hayato had to forfeit his match against Akira due to an injury and also forfeit the rest of the tournament.^[37] The winner of the tournament, Prince Devitt, went on to defeat Naomichi Marufuji on June 19, 2010, at Dominion 6.19 to become the new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion.^[38]

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Kota Ibushi	12	Taiji Ishimori	10
Prince Devitt	10	Ryusuke Taguchi	10
Davey Richards	10	Akira	8
Jushin Thunder Liger	8	Kenny Omega	8
Kushida	8	Koji Kanemoto	8
La Sombra	6	Fujita Hayato (withdrew)	6
Gedo	2	Tama Tonga	4
Tiger Mask IV (withdrew)	0	Nobuo Yoshihashi	2

Block A	Davey Richards	Gedo	Jushin Thunder Liger	Kota Ibushi	Kushida	La Sombra	Prince Devitt	Tiger Mask IV
Davey Richards	—	Richards (11:13)[39]	Richards (09:14)[40]	Ibushi (11:27)[41]	Richards (11:13)[37]	Richards (12:06)[42]	Devitt (16:26)[43]	Richards (forfeit)[36]
Gedo	Richards (11:13)[39]	—	Liger (11:27)[44]	Ibushi (09:42)[45]	Kushida (10:09)[46]	Sombra (11:25)[47]	Devitt (12:13)[37]	Gedo (forfeit)[36]
Jushin Thunder Liger	Richards (09:14)[40]	Liger (11:27)[44]	—	Liger (13:35)[37]	Liger (12:44)[43]	Sombra (04:31)[41]	Devitt (10:18)[42]	Liger (forfeit)[36]
Kota Ibushi	Ibushi (11:27)[41]	Ibushi (09:42)[45]	Liger (13:35)[37]	—	Ibushi (12:03)[47]	Ibushi (11:49)[44]	Ibushi (10:59)[46]	Ibushi (forfeit)[36]
Kushida	Richards (11:13)[37]	Kushida (10:09)[46]	Liger (12:44)[43]	Ibushi (12:03)[47]	—	Kushida (08:17)[45]	Kushida (07:15)[44]	Kushida (forfeit)[36]
La Sombra	Richards (12:06)[42]	Sombra (11:25)[47]	Sombra (04:31)[41]	Ibushi (11:49)[44]	Kushida (08:17)[45]	—	Devitt (07:29)[40]	La Sombra (10:33)[43]
Prince Devitt	Devitt (16:26)[43]	Devitt (12:13)[37]	Devitt (10:18)[42]	Ibushi (10:59)[46]	Kushida (07:15)[44]	Devitt (07:29)[40]	—	Devitt (forfeit)[36]
Tiger Mask IV	Richards (forfeit)[36]	Gedo (forfeit)[36]	Liger (forfeit)[36]	Ibushi (forfeit)[36]	Kushida (forfeit)[36]	La Sombra (10:33)[43]	Devitt (forfeit)[36]	—
Block B	Akira	Fujita Hayato	Kenny Omega	Koji Kanemoto	Nobuo Yoshihashi	Ryusuke Taguchi	Taiji Ishimori	Tama Tonga
Akira	—	Akira (forfeit)[37]	Akira (11:26)[41]	Akira (11:27)[39]	Yoshihashi (12:45)[43]	Taguchi (12:45)[40]	Akira (09:17)[47]	Tonga (10:22)[42]
Fujita Hayato	Akira (forfeit)[37]	—	Hayato (12:14)[39]	Kanemoto (15:38)[43]	Hayato (09:00)[44]	Taguchi (forfeit)[46]	Ishimori (forfeit)[37]	Hayato (09:12)[47]
Kenny Omega	Akira (11:26)[41]	Hayato (12:14)[39]	—	Omega (11:29)[44]	Omega (14:30)[46]	Omega (14:12)[47]	Ishimori (09:54)[45]	Omega (10:15)[37]
Koji Kanemoto	Akira (11:27)[39]	Kanemoto (15:38)[43]	Omega (11:29)[44]	—	Kanemoto (13:01)[37]	Taguchi (12:57)[41]	Kanemoto (13:13)[46]	Kanemoto (09:21)[45]
Nobuo Yoshihashi	Yoshihashi (12:45)[43]	Hayato (09:00)[44]	Omega (14:30)[46]	Kanemoto (13:01)[37]	—	Taguchi (10:45)[45]	Ishimori (09:03)[42]	Tonga (06:19)[39]
Ryusuke Taguchi	Taguchi (12:45)	Taguchi (forfeit)[46]	Omega (14:12)[47]	Taguchi (12:57)[41]	Taguchi (10:45)[45]	—	Ishimori (11:40)[43]	Taguchi (07:41)[44]
Taiji Ishimori	Akira (09:17)[47]	Ishimori (forfeit)[37]	Ishimori (09:54)[45]	Kanemoto (13:13)[46]	Ishimori (09:03)[42]	Ishimori (11:40)[43]	—	Ishimori (07:55)[40]
Tama Tonga	Tonga (10:22)[42]	Hayato (09:12)[47]	Omega (10:15)[37]	Kanemoto (09:21)[45]	Tonga (06:19)[39]	Taguchi (07:41)[44]	Ishimori (07:55)[40]	—

	Semifinals					Final
	A1	Kota Ibushi	Pin
	B2	Ryusuke Taguchi	10:14[23]
						A1	Kota Ibushi	Pin
						A2	Prince Devitt	14:34[23]
	B1	Taiji Ishimori	Pin
	A2	Prince Devitt	6:56[23]

The 2011 Best of the Super Juniors featured 18 participants in two blocks, and was held from May 26 to June 10. This marked the largest number of entrants in the history of the tournament. Outside entrants included Daisuke Sasaki (freelancer), Fujita "Jr." Hayato (Michinoku Pro), Great Sasuke (Michinoku Pro), Kenny Omega (DDT Pro-Wrestling, United States), Kota Ibushi (DDT), Máscara Dorada (Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Mexico), and TJP (freelancer, United States).^[48] Sasaki and Taichi earned their spots in the tournament by winning Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournaments on April 8, 2011.^[49] Kota Ibushi became the first wrestler not affiliated with New Japan Pro-Wrestling to win the tournament.^[24] He went on to defeat Prince Devitt for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship on June 18, 2011.^[50]

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Prince Devitt	14	Kota Ibushi	12
Davey Richards	12	Ryusuke Taguchi	10
Kenny Omega	10	Great Sasuke	10
Koji Kanemoto	8	Kushida	10
Tiger Mask IV	8	Taka Michinoku	8
Fujita Hayato	6	Máscara Dorada	8
TJP	6	Jushin Thunder Liger	8
Taichi	4	Gedo	4
Jado	4	Daisuke Sasaki	2

Block A	Davey Richards	Fujita Hayato	Jado	Kenny Omega	Koji Kanemoto	Prince Devitt	Taichi	Tiger Mask IV	TJP
Davey Richards	—	Richards (10:03)[51]	Richards (13:01)[52]	Richards (9:55)[53]	Richards (12:06)[54]	Richards (13:18)[55]	Richards (10:06)[56]	Tiger (9:56)[57]	TJP (9:51)[58]
Fujita Hayato	Richards (10:03)[51]	—	Jado (7:11)[53]	Omega (10:43)[59]	Hayato (10:18)[55]	Devitt (8:09)[57]	Hayato (8:34)[52]	Tiger (9:00)[56]	Hayato (7:44)[54]
Jado	Richards (13:01)[52]	Jado (7:11)[53]	—	Jado (9:42)[54]	Kanemoto (9:15)[56]	Devitt (12:14)[51]	Taichi (10:04)[58]	Tiger (8:27)[59]	TJP (12:07)[57]
Kenny Omega	Richards (9:55)[53]	Omega (10:43)[59]	Jado (9:42)[54]	—	Omega (11:43)[52]	Devitt (12:08)[58]	Omega (8:59)[55]	Omega (9:05)[51]	Omega (8:20)[56]
Koji Kanemoto	Richards (12:06)[54]	Hayato (10:18)[55]	Kanemoto (9:15)[56]	Omega (11:43)[52]	—	Devitt (7:22)[53]	Kanemoto (10:37)[57]	Kanemoto (9:59)[58]	Kanemoto (8:11)[59]
Prince Devitt	Richards (13:18)[55]	Devitt (8:09)[57]	Devitt (12:14)[51]	Devitt (12:08)[58]	Devitt (7:22)[53]	—	Devitt (9:45)[59]	Devitt (6:54)[54]	Devitt (8:51)[52]
Taichi	Richards (10:06)[56]	Hayato (8:34)[52]	Taichi (10:04)[58]	Omega (8:59)[55]	Kanemoto (10:37)[57]	Devitt (9:45)[59]	—	Taichi (7:04)[53]	TJP (8:29)[51]
Tiger Mask IV	Tiger (9:56)[57]	Tiger (9:00)[56]	Tiger (8:27)[59]	Omega (9:05)[51]	Kanemoto (9:59)[58]	Devitt (6:54)[54]	Taichi (7:04)[53]	—	Tiger (8:06)[55]
TJP	TJP (9:51)[58]	Hayato (7:44)[54]	TJP (12:07)[57]	Omega (8:20)[56]	Kanemoto (8:11)[59]	Devitt (8:51)[52]	TJP (8:29)[51]	Tiger (8:06)[55]	—
Block B	Daisuke Sasaki	Gedo	Great Sasuke	Jushin Thunder Liger	Kota Ibushi	Kushida	Máscara Dorada	Ryusuke Taguchi	Taka Michinoku
Daisuke Sasaki	—	Sasaki (11:10)[57]	Sasuke (4:05)[56]	Liger (8:06)[59]	Ibushi (10:39)[51]	Kushida (6:53)[55]	Dorada (8:02)[58]	Taguchi (7:18)[52]	Michinoku (7:19)[54]
Gedo	Sasaki (11:10)[57]	—	Gedo (9:09)[53]	Liger (7:27)[56]	Ibushi (10:10)[58]	Kushida (8:02)[51]	Dorada (7:37)[54]	Gedo (11:29)[59]	Michinoku (10:01)[52]
Great Sasuke	Sasuke (4:05)[56]	Gedo (9:09)[53]	—	Sasuke (17:35)[52]	Ibushi (11:46)[54]	Sasuke (2:47)[59]	Sasuke (4:28)[51]	Taguchi (15:39)[57]	Sasuke (9:57)[55]
Jushin Thunder Liger	Liger (8:06)[59]	Liger (7:27)[56]	Sasuke (17:35)[52]	—	Ibushi (8:47)[53]	Liger (10:45)[57]	Dorada (3:18)[55]	Liger (9:20)[58]	Michinoku (8:57)[51]
Kota Ibushi	Ibushi (10:39)[51]	Ibushi (10:10)[58]	Ibushi (11:46)[54]	Ibushi (8:47)[53]	—	Kushida (12:46)[52]	Ibushi (7:28)[59]	Taguchi (13:21)[55]	Ibushi (9:40)[56]
Kushida	Kushida (6:53)[55]	Kushida (8:02)[51]	Sasuke (2:47)[59]	Liger (10:45)[57]	Kushida (12:46)[52]	—	Kushida (6:25)[53]	Taguchi (10:14)[54]	Kushida (9:29)[58]
Máscara Dorada	Dorada (8:02)[58]	Dorada (7:37)[54]	Sasuke (4:28)[51]	Dorada (3:18)[55]	Ibushi (7:28)[59]	Kushida (6:25)[53]	—	Dorada (7:02)[56]	Michinoku (9:45)[57]
Ryusuke Taguchi	Taguchi (7:18)[52]	Gedo (11:29)[59]	Taguchi (15:39)[57]	Liger (9:20)[58]	Taguchi (13:21)[55]	Taguchi (10:14)[54]	Dorada (7:02)[56]	—	Taguchi (9:26)[53]
Taka Michinoku	Michinoku (7:19)[54]	Michinoku (10:01)[52]	Sasuke (9:57)[55]	Michinoku (8:57)[51]	Ibushi (9:40)[56]	Kushida (9:29)[58]	Michinoku (9:45)[57]	Taguchi (9:26)[53]	—

	Semifinals					Final
	A1	Prince Devitt	Pin
	B2	Ryusuke Taguchi	8:29[24]
						B2	Ryusuke Taguchi	Pin
						B1	Kota Ibushi	20:22[24]
	B1	Kota Ibushi	Pin
	A2	Davey Richards	11:17[24]

The 2012 Best of the Super Juniors featured 18 participants and took place from May 27 to June 10.^[60][61] Outside entrants included Alex Koslov (American independents), Ángel de Oro (Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre), Brian Kendrick (American independents), Daisuke Sasaki (freelancer), and Pac (Dragon Gate).^[62] Black Tiger earned his spot in the tournament by winning the Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament on April 15, 2012.^[63] On May 9, New Japan announced that Davey Richards had to pull out of the tournament, following his doctor's orders after a car accident.^[64] He was replaced by Brian Kendrick.^[65] On May 25, New Japan announced that Black Tiger had been pulled from the tournament, two days after the character's performer Nosawa Rongai had been arrested for smuggling marijuana.^[66] He was replaced by Hiromu Takahashi.^[67] The tagline of the event was "The door to the glory".^[68] For the fifth year in a row, the previous year's runner-up, this time Ryusuke Taguchi, came back to win the tournament.^[25] Taguchi went on to unsuccessfully challenge Low Ki for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship on June 16 at Dominion 6.16.^[69]

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Pac	10	Low Ki	16
Prince Devitt	10	Ryusuke Taguchi	10
Ángel de Oro	8	Brian Kendrick	10
Jushin Thunder Liger	8	Alex Koslov	10
Rocky Romero	8	Tiger Mask IV	8
Taichi	8	Taka Michinoku	8
Kushida	8	Daisuke Sasaki	4
Bushi	6	Jado	4
Gedo	6	Hiromu Takahashi	2

Block A	Ángel de Oro	Bushi	Gedo	Jushin Thunder Liger	Kushida	Pac	Prince Devitt	Rocky Romero	Taichi
Ángel de Oro	—	Bushi (9:50)[70]	Oro (8:15)[71]	Oro (8:21)[72]	Kushida (8:22)[73]	Oro (9:46)[74]	Devitt (8:10)[75]	Romero (10:38)[76]	Oro (9:28)[68]
Bushi	Bushi (9:50)[70]	—	Bushi (8:16)[72]	Liger (7:10)[76]	Kushida (10:51)[77]	Pac (8:35)[78]	Devitt (8:03)[74]	Bushi (5:23)[68]	Taichi (9:33)[73]
Gedo	Oro (8:15)[71]	Bushi (8:16)[72]	—	Gedo (7:43)[77]	Gedo (10:32)[78]	Pac (14:36)[75]	Devitt (11:14)[79]	Romero (8:41)[73]	Gedo (9:49)[70]
Jushin Thunder Liger	Oro (8:21)[72]	Liger (7:10)[76]	Gedo (7:43)[77]	—	Liger (8:18)[75]	Pac (10:20)[68]	Devitt (12:13)[78]	Liger (7:53)[79]	Liger (7:35)[74]
Kushida	Kushida (8:22)[73]	Kushida (10:51)[77]	Gedo (10:32)[78]	Liger (8:18)[75]	—	Kushida (9:33)[79]	Kushida (12:56)[68]	Romero (12:15)[72]	Taichi (2:33)[76]
Pac	Oro (9:46)[74]	Pac (8:35)[78]	Pac (14:36)[75]	Pac (10:20)[68]	Kushida (9:33)[79]	—	Pac (17:24)[76]	Romero (10:14)[70]	Pac (10:43)[71]
Prince Devitt	Devitt (8:10)[75]	Devitt (8:03)[74]	Devitt (11:14)[79]	Devitt (12:13)[78]	Kushida (12:56)[68]	Pac (17:24)[76]	—	Devitt (11:15)[71]	Taichi (10:59)[77]
Rocky Romero	Romero (10:38)[76]	Bushi (5:23)[68]	Romero (8:41)[73]	Liger (7:53)[79]	Romero (12:15)[72]	Romero (10:14)[70]	Devitt (11:15)[71]	—	Taichi (9:58)[78]
Taichi	Oro (9:28)[68]	Taichi (9:33)[73]	Gedo (9:49)[70]	Liger (7:35)[74]	Taichi (2:33)[76]	Pac (10:43)[71]	Taichi (10:59)[77]	Taichi (9:58)[78]	—
Block B	Alex Koslov	Brian Kendrick	Daisuke Sasaki	Hiromu Takahashi	Jado	Low Ki	Ryusuke Taguchi	Taka Michinoku	Tiger Mask IV
Alex Koslov	—	Kendrick (6:31)[79]	Koslov (10:05)[76]	Koslov (6:43)[77]	Koslov (9:57)[71]	Low Ki (10:14)[78]	Taguchi (14:54)[74]	Koslov (8:22)[68]	Koslov (10:30)[73]
Brian Kendrick	Kendrick (6:31)[79]	—	Kendrick (10:21)[70]	Kendrick (5:50)[72]	Kendrick (8:31)[73]	Low Ki (10:37)[76]	Taguchi (9:59)[78]	Michinoku (10:51)[77]	Kendrick (6:34)[68]
Daisuke Sasaki	Koslov (10:05)[76]	Kendrick (10:21)[70]	—	Sasaki (5:02)[71]	Sasaki (8:57)[68]	Low Ki (8:03)[77]	Taguchi (6:55)[75]	Michinoku (6:22)[73]	Tiger (7:14)[74]
Hiromu Takahashi	Koslov (6:43)[77]	Kendrick (5:50)[72]	Sasaki (5:02)[71]	—	Jado (5:55)[74]	Low Ki (7:43)[79]	Taguchi (6:12)[70]	Takahashi (3:30)[78]	Tiger (6:50)[76]
Jado	Koslov (9:57)[71]	Kendrick (8:31)[73]	Sasaki (8:57)[68]	Jado (5:55)[74]	—	Low Ki (10:14)[70]	Taguchi (9:43)[72]	Michinoku (8:31)[75]	Jado (7:26)[78]
Low Ki	Low Ki (10:14)[78]	Low Ki (10:37)[76]	Low Ki (8:03)[77]	Low Ki (7:43)[79]	Low Ki (10:14)[70]	—	Low Ki (14:10)[68]	Low Ki (10:24)[72]	Low Ki (11:14)[75]
Ryusuke Taguchi	Taguchi (14:54)[74]	Taguchi (9:59)[78]	Taguchi (6:55)[75]	Taguchi (6:12)[70]	Taguchi (9:43)[72]	Low Ki (14:10)[68]	—	Michinoku (11:11)[76]	Tiger (9:41)[71]
Taka Michinoku	Koslov (8:22)[68]	Michinoku (10:51)[77]	Michinoku (6:22)[73]	Takahashi (3:30)[78]	Michinoku (8:31)[75]	Low Ki (10:24)[72]	Michinoku (11:11)[76]	—	Tiger (6:40)[79]
Tiger Mask IV	Koslov (10:30)[73]	Kendrick (6:34)[68]	Tiger (7:14)[74]	Tiger (6:50)[76]	Jado (7:26)[78]	Low Ki (11:14)[75]	Tiger (9:41)[71]	Tiger (6:40)[79]	—

	Semifinals					Final
	A1	Pac	Pin
	B2	Ryusuke Taguchi	10:38[25]
						B2	Ryusuke Taguchi	Pin
						B1	Low Ki	17:01[25]
	B1	Low Ki	Sub
	A2	Prince Devitt	8:50[25]

The twentieth Best of the Super Juniors tournament was officially announced on March 28, 2013, and took place over ten shows between May 24 and June 9.^[80][81] The participants were announced on May 3; outside entrants included Beretta (American independents), Brian Kendrick (American independents), Kenny Omega (DDT), Ricochet (Dragon Gate), and Titán (Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre).^[82][83] Ryusuke Taguchi, who originally won Block B, was sidelined with a hip injury following June 6 and was replaced in his semifinal match by Taka Michinoku, who had finished third in the block.^[84] The winner, Prince Devitt, became only the third wrestler to win all of his matches in the tournament. When Jushin Thunder Liger achieved the feat in 2001, his tournament comprised only six matches, while Devitt's comprised ten.^[85][86]

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Prince Devitt	16	Ryusuke Taguchi (withdrew)	10
Alex Shelley	10	Kenny Omega	10
Ricochet	10	Taka Michinoku	8
Taichi	8	Kushida	8
Rocky Romero	8	Alex Koslov	8
Jushin Thunder Liger	8	Brian Kendrick	8
Beretta	6	Tiger Mask IV	8
Titán	6	Bushi	6
Hiromu Takahashi	0	Jado	6

Block A	Alex Shelley	Beretta	Hiromu Takahashi	Jushin Thunder Liger	Prince Devitt	Ricochet	Rocky Romero	Taichi	Titán
Alex Shelley	—	Shelley (9:38)[87]	Shelley (6:17)[88]	Liger (9:23)[89]	Devitt (12:44)[90]	Shelley (16:33)[91]	Shelley (14:03)[92]	Taichi (8:58)[93]	Shelley (3:36)[94]
Beretta	Shelley (9:38)[87]	—	Beretta (7:14)[89]	Liger (6:46)[94]	Devitt (10:12)[95]	Ricochet (11:56)[90]	Romero (8:00)[88]	Beretta (9:23)[91]	Beretta (7:56)[93]
Hiromu Takahashi	Shelley (6:17)[88]	Beretta (7:14)[89]	—	Liger (7:49)[90]	Devitt (6:20)[93]	Ricochet (6:39)[87]	Romero (6:10)[94]	Taichi (7:08)[92]	Titán (5:26)[95]
Jushin Thunder Liger	Liger (9:23)[89]	Liger (6:46)[94]	Liger (7:49)[90]	—	Devitt (6:27)[91]	Ricochet (7:26)[88]	Romero (8:15)[93]	Taichi (7:50)[95]	Liger (8:27)[92]
Prince Devitt	Devitt (12:44)[90]	Devitt (10:12)[95]	Devitt (6:20)[93]	Devitt (6:27)[91]	—	Devitt (13:27)[92]	Devitt (9:39)[87]	Devitt (7:07)[89]	Devitt (5:24)[88]
Ricochet	Shelley (16:33)[91]	Ricochet (11:56)[90]	Ricochet (6:39)[87]	Ricochet (7:26)[88]	Devitt (13:27)[92]	—	Romero (10:58)[95]	Ricochet (7:42)[94]	Ricochet (7:23)[89]
Rocky Romero	Shelley (14:03)[92]	Romero (8:00)[88]	Romero (6:10)[94]	Romero (8:15)[93]	Devitt (9:39)[87]	Romero (10:58)[95]	—	Taichi (8:30)[90]	Titán (7:14)[91]
Taichi	Taichi (8:58)[93]	Beretta (9:23)[91]	Taichi (7:08)[92]	Taichi (7:50)[95]	Devitt (7:07)[89]	Ricochet (7:42)[94]	Taichi (8:30)[90]	—	Titán (8:17)[87]
Titán	Shelley (3:36)[94]	Beretta (7:56)[93]	Titán (5:26)[95]	Liger (8:27)[92]	Devitt (5:24)[88]	Ricochet (7:23)[89]	Titán (7:14)[91]	Titán (8:17)[87]	—
Block B	Alex Koslov	Brian Kendrick	Bushi	Jado	Kenny Omega	Kushida	Ryusuke Taguchi	Taka Michinoku	Tiger Mask IV
Alex Koslov	—	Kendrick (9:47)[91]	Koslov (5:07)[94]	Koslov (8:48)[89]	Omega (9:57)[87]	Kushida (10:45)[92]	Koslov (12:25)[90]	Michinoku (9:12)[88]	Koslov (8:14)[93]
Brian Kendrick	Kendrick (9:47)[91]	—	Kendrick (5:56)[89]	Kendrick (8:24)[87]	Omega (9:40)[94]	Kushida (9:13)[95]	Kendrick (3:38)[93]	Michinoku (7:39)[92]	Tiger (6:44)[88]
Bushi	Koslov (5:07)[94]	Kendrick (5:56)[89]	—	Bushi (9:17)[93]	Omega (8:35)[88]	Bushi (9:25)[90]	Taguchi (11:05)[87]	Bushi (5:47)[95]	Tiger (7:19)[92]
Jado	Koslov (8:48)[89]	Kendrick (8:24)[87]	Bushi (9:17)[93]	—	Jado (9:37)[90]	Kushida (10:03)[88]	Jado (10:31)[95]	Jado (7:27)[91]	Tiger (8:01)[94]
Kenny Omega	Omega (9:57)[87]	Omega (9:40)[94]	Omega (8:35)[88]	Jado (9:37)[90]	—	Omega (16:10)[91]	Taguchi (13:23)[92]	Omega (10:12)[89]	Tiger (8:14)[95]
Kushida	Kushida (10:45)[92]	Kushida (9:13)[95]	Bushi (9:25)[90]	Kushida (10:03)[88]	Omega (16:10)[91]	—	Taguchi (11:27)[89]	Michinoku (12:11)[93]	Kushida (9:17)[87]
Ryusuke Taguchi	Koslov (12:25)[90]	Kendrick (3:38)[93]	Taguchi (11:05)[87]	Jado (10:31)[95]	Taguchi (13:23)[92]	Taguchi (11:27)[89]	—	Taguchi (7:31)[94]	Taguchi (7:14)[91]
Taka Michinoku	Michinoku (9:12)[88]	Michinoku (7:39)[92]	Bushi (5:47)[95]	Jado (7:27)[91]	Omega (10:12)[89]	Michinoku (12:11)[93]	Taguchi (7:31)[94]	—	Michinoku (4:00)[90]
Tiger Mask IV	Koslov (8:14)[93]	Tiger (6:44)[88]	Tiger (7:19)[92]	Tiger (8:01)[94]	Tiger (8:14)[95]	Kushida (9:17)[87]	Taguchi (7:14)[91]	Michinoku (4:00)[90]	—

	Semifinals					Final
	A1	Prince Devitt	Pin
	B2	Kenny Omega	9:09[26]
						A1	Prince Devitt	Pin
						A2	Alex Shelley	18:25[26]
	B3	Taka Michinoku	Pin
	A2	Alex Shelley	10:14[26]

The twenty-first Best of the Super Juniors tournament was officially announced on March 14, 2014, and took place between May 30 and June 8.^[96] The participants were announced on May 4; outside entrants included Kenny Omega (DDT), Máscara Dorada (Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre) and Ricochet (Dragon Gate).^[97] For the first time in four years, the reigning IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion did not take part in the tournament as Kota Ibushi was concentrating on chasing the NEVER Openweight Championship.^[97] Alex Koslov dislocated his left shoulder in his first match against Ricochet on May 30 and was forced to pull out of the tournament, forfeiting all of his matches.^[98] Alex Shelley won block B of the tournament, but was forced to pull out of the semifinals after suffering a shoulder injury in his final round-robin match. As a result, Taichi, who had finished third in the block, advanced to the semifinals.^[99]

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Kushida	10	Alex Shelley (withdrew)	8
Ricochet	10	Ryusuke Taguchi	8
Taka Michinoku	8	Taichi	8
Matt Jackson	8	Nick Jackson	8
Bushi	8	Tiger Mask IV	6
Máscara Dorada	6	El Desperado	6
Jushin Thunder Liger	6	Rocky Romero	6
Alex Koslov (withdrew)	0	Kenny Omega	6

Block A	Alex Koslov	Bushi	Jushin Thunder Liger	Kushida	Máscara Dorada	Matt Jackson	Ricochet	Taka Michinoku
Alex Koslov	—	Bushi (forfeit)	Liger (forfeit)	Kushida (forfeit)	Dorada (forfeit)	Jackson (forfeit)	Ricochet (14:29)[100]	Michinoku (forfeit)
Bushi	Bushi (forfeit)	—	Bushi (8:51)[100]	Bushi (9:58)[101]	Bushi (5:32)[102]	Jackson (8:51)[103]	Ricochet (7:31)[104]	Michinoku (7:55)[105]
Jushin Thunder Liger	Liger (forfeit)	Bushi (8:51)[100]	—	Kushida (14:15)[104]	Dorada (7:06)[105]	Jackson (6:52)[106]	Liger (10:39)[101]	Liger (10:54)[102]
Kushida	Kushida (forfeit)	Bushi (9:58)[101]	Kushida (14:15)[104]	—	Dorada (7:57)[106]	Kushida (11:44)[100]	Kushida (12:10)[105]	Kushida (10:29)[103]
Máscara Dorada	Dorada (forfeit)	Bushi (5:32)[102]	Dorada (7:06)[105]	Dorada (7:57)[106]	—	Jackson (8:04)[104]	Ricochet (8:59)[103]	Michinoku (5:31)[100]
Matt Jackson	Jackson (forfeit)	Jackson (8:51)[103]	Jackson (6:52)[106]	Kushida (11:44)[100]	Jackson (8:04)[104]	—	Ricochet (11:09)[102]	Michinoku (5:25)[101]
Ricochet	Ricochet (14:29)[100]	Ricochet (7:31)[104]	Liger (10:39)[101]	Kushida (12:10)[105]	Ricochet (8:59)[103]	Ricochet (11:09)[102]	—	Ricochet (8:51)[106]
Taka Michinoku	Michinoku (forfeit)	Michinoku (7:55)[105]	Liger (10:54)[102]	Kushida (10:29)[103]	Michinoku (5:31)[100]	Michinoku (5:25)[101]	Ricochet (8:51)[106]	—
Block B	Alex Shelley	El Desperado	Kenny Omega	Nick Jackson	Rocky Romero	Ryusuke Taguchi	Taichi	Tiger Mask IV
Alex Shelley	—	Desperado (9:57)[106]	Omega (11:30)[105]	Shelley (10:38)[100]	Romero (11:03)[103]	Shelley (14:09)[101]	Shelley (4:28)[102]	Shelley (3:13)[104]
El Desperado	Desperado (9:57)[106]	—	Desperado (14:12)[101]	Jackson (9:07)[103]	Desperado (9:30)[102]	Taguchi (10:43)[104]	Taichi (5:33)[100]	Tiger (8:33)[105]
Kenny Omega	Omega (11:30)[105]	Desperado (14:12)[101]	—	Jackson (9:09)[102]	Romero (11:36)[106]	Omega (16:19)[100]	Taichi (8:22)[104]	Omega (10:50)[103]
Nick Jackson	Shelley (10:38)[100]	Jackson (9:07)[103]	Jackson (9:09)[102]	—	Jackson (8:17)[104]	Taguchi (9:01)[106]	Taichi (6:17)[105]	Jackson (8:07)[101]
Rocky Romero	Romero (11:03)[103]	Desperado (9:30)[102]	Romero (11:36)[106]	Jackson (8:17)[104]	—	Taguchi (11:42)[105]	Romero (7:14)[101]	Tiger (8:45)[100]
Ryusuke Taguchi	Shelley (14:09)[101]	Taguchi (10:43)[104]	Omega (16:19)[100]	Taguchi (9:01)[106]	Taguchi (11:42)[105]	—	Taguchi (9:32)[103]	Tiger (11:29)[102]
Taichi	Shelley (4:28)[102]	Taichi (5:33)[100]	Taichi (8:22)[104]	Taichi (6:17)[105]	Romero (7:14)[101]	Taguchi (9:32)[103]	—	Taichi (6:36)[106]
Tiger Mask IV	Shelley (3:13)[104]	Tiger (8:33)[105]	Omega (10:50)[103]	Jackson (8:07)[101]	Tiger (8:45)[100]	Tiger (11:29)[102]	Taichi (6:36)[106]	—

	Semifinals					Final
	A1	Kushida	Sub
	B3	Taichi	7:29[27]
						A1	Kushida	Pin
						A2	Ricochet	23:06[27]
	B2	Ryusuke Taguchi	Pin
	A2	Ricochet	5:49[27]

The twenty-second Best of the Super Juniors tournament was officially announced on March 4, 2015, and took place between May 22 and June 7.^[107] The participants were announced on May 7; outside entrants included Bárbaro Cavernario (Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre), Bobby Fish (Ring of Honor), Chase Owens (National Wrestling Alliance), Kyle O'Reilly (ROH) and the debuting David Finlay Jr., the son of Dave Finlay.^[108] For the second year in a row, the reigning IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, Kenny Omega, did not enter the tournament. Instead, the winner of the tournament would challenge for his title at Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall.^[109] Alex Shelley was forced to pull out of the tournament after his opening match with a foot injury, forcing him to forfeit the rest of his matches.^[110]

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Kyle O'Reilly	12	Kushida	12
Ryusuke Taguchi	10	Bobby Fish	10
Beretta	8	Máscara Dorada	10
Chase Owens	8	Rocky Romero	8
Jushin Thunder Liger	8	Tiger Mask IV	8
Bárbaro Cavernario	6	Nick Jackson	6
Gedo	4	Alex Shelley (withdrew)	2
Yohei Komatsu	0	David Finlay Jr.	0

Block A	Bárbaro Cavernario	Beretta	Chase Owens	Gedo	Jushin Thunder Liger	Kyle O'Reilly	Ryusuke Taguchi	Yohei Komatsu
Bárbaro Cavernario	—	Beretta (13:46)[111]	Cavernario (7:15)[112]	Cavernario (10:53)[113]	Liger (6:11)[114]	O'Reilly (7:50)[115]	Taguchi (8:43)[116]	Cavernario (8:32)[117]
Beretta	Beretta (13:46)[111]	—	Beretta (10:19)[118]	Beretta (8:07)[119]	Liger (7:55)[120]	O'Reilly (13:04)[112]	Taguchi (10:58)[113]	Beretta (10:20)[114]
Chase Owens	Cavernario (7:15)[112]	Beretta (10:19)[118]	—	Owens (7:57)[120]	Owens (8:07)[121]	O'Reilly (11:54)[117]	Owens (18:27)[114]	Owens (7:42)[111]
Gedo	Cavernario (10:53)[113]	Beretta (8:07)[119]	Owens (7:57)[120]	—	Liger (12:36)[122]	O'Reilly (14:15)[114]	Gedo (14:00)[112]	Gedo (10:01)[116]
Jushin Thunder Liger	Liger (6:11)[114]	Liger (7:55)[120]	Owens (8:07)[121]	Liger (12:36)[122]	—	O'Reilly (8:52)[118]	Taguchi (8:34)[119]	Liger (8:36)[112]
Kyle O'Reilly	O'Reilly (7:50)[115]	O'Reilly (13:04)[112]	O'Reilly (11:54)[117]	O'Reilly (14:15)[114]	O'Reilly (8:52)[118]	—	Taguchi (13:15)[122]	O'Reilly (10:14)[121]
Ryusuke Taguchi	Taguchi (8:43)[116]	Taguchi (10:58)[113]	Owens (18:27)[114]	Gedo (14:00)[112]	Taguchi (8:34)[119]	Taguchi (13:15)[122]	—	Taguchi (11:33)[115]
Yohei Komatsu	Cavernario (8:32)[117]	Beretta (10:20)[114]	Owens (7:42)[111]	Gedo (10:01)[116]	Liger (8:36)[112]	O'Reilly (10:14)[121]	Taguchi (11:33)[115]	—
Block B	Alex Shelley	Bobby Fish	David Finlay Jr.	Kushida	Máscara Dorada	Nick Jackson	Rocky Romero	Tiger Mask IV
Alex Shelley	—	Fish (forfeit)	Shelley (5:32)[112]	Kushida (forfeit)	Dorada (forfeit)	Jackson (forfeit)	Romero (forfeit)	Tiger (forfeit)
Bobby Fish	Fish (forfeit)	—	Fish (8:18)[117]	Kushida (16:29)[122]	Fish (10:43)[115]	Fish (11:31)[114]	Fish (13:06)[112]	Tiger (9:22)[118]
David Finlay Jr.	Shelley (5:32)[112]	Fish (8:18)[117]	—	Kushida (9:40)[113]	Dorada (7:46)[118]	Jackson (9:39)[111]	Romero (10:50)[115]	Tiger (7:21)[114]
Kushida	Kushida (forfeit)	Kushida (16:29)[122]	Kushida (9:40)[113]	—	Kushida (8:53)[112]	Jackson (9:08)[116]	Kushida (15:53)[119]	Kushida (11:44)[120]
Máscara Dorada	Dorada (forfeit)	Fish (10:43)[115]	Dorada (7:46)[118]	Kushida (8:53)[112]	—	Dorada (9:44)[117]	Dorada (10:19)[114]	Dorada (10:05)[121]
Nick Jackson	Jackson (forfeit)	Fish (11:31)[114]	Jackson (9:39)[111]	Jackson (9:08)[116]	Dorada (9:44)[117]	—	Romero (13:05)[113]	Tiger (8:03)[112]
Rocky Romero	Romero (forfeit)	Fish (13:06)	Romero (10:50)[115]	Kushida (15:53)[119]	Dorada (10:19)[114]	Romero (13:05)[113]	—	Romero (11:01)[111]
Tiger Mask IV	Tiger (forfeit)	Tiger (9:22)[118]	Tiger (7:21)[114]	Kushida (11:44)[120]	Dorada (10:05)[121]	Tiger (8:03)[112]	Romero (11:01)[111]	—

	Final
	A1	Kyle O'Reilly	Sub
	B1	Kushida	30:45[28]

The twenty-third Best of the Super Juniors tournament took place between May 21 and June 7, 2016.^[123] The participants were announced on May 3. Outside entrants included Volador Jr. (Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre), Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, Matt Sydal, Barreta (Ring of Honor), Chase Owens (National Wrestling Alliance), Will Ospreay (Revolution Pro Wrestling) and Ricochet (Dragon Gate, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla).^[124] Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson were originally announced for the tournament, but both were forced to pull out with injuries before the opening day.^[125] On May 19, Matt was replaced with David Finlay Jr. and Nick with Chase Owens.^[126] With his win, Will Ospreay, the first English winner of the tournament, also became the youngest Best of the Super Juniors winner in history.^[127] Ospreay went on to unsuccessfully challenge Kushida for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship on June 19 at Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall.^[128] The tournament became known for a controversial match between Ospreay and Ricochet on May 27, which received widespread attention in the professional wrestling world with some, like William Regal, praising the two and others, like Vader, comparing the match to a "gymnastics routine".^{[129][130][131]}

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Ryusuke Taguchi	10	Will Ospreay	8
Matt Sydal	10	Bobby Fish	8
Bushi	8	Ricochet	8
Kyle O'Reilly	8	Volador Jr.	8
Rocky Romero	8	Jushin Thunder Liger	6
Kushida	8	Tiger Mask IV	6
David Finlay Jr.	2	Chase Owens	6
Gedo	2	Beretta	6

Block A	Bushi	David Finlay Jr.	Gedo	Kushida	Kyle O'Reilly	Matt Sydal	Rocky Romero	Ryusuke Taguchi
Bushi	—	Bushi (7:18)[132]	Gedo (11:34)[133]	Bushi (13:17)[134]	O'Reilly (10:58)[135]	Sydal (9:20)[136]	Bushi (11:08)[137]	Bushi (10:19)[138]
David Finlay Jr.	Bushi (7:18)[132]	—	Finlay (10:40)[137]	Kushida (10:31)[135]	O'Reilly (9:58)[138]	Sydal (8:59)[134]	Romero (11:00)[133]	Taguchi (9:18)[136]
Gedo	Gedo (11:34)[133]	Finlay (10:40)[137]	—	Kushida (13:34)[132]	O'Reilly (11:24)[136]	Sydal (6:21)[135]	Romero (8:33)[138]	Taguchi (9:46)[134]
Kushida	Bushi (13:17)[134]	Kushida (10:31)[135]	Kushida (13:34)[132]	—	O'Reilly (20:06)[133]	Kushida (15:59)[138]	Romero (15:03)[136]	Kushida (16:09)[137]
Kyle O'Reilly	O'Reilly (10:58)[135]	O'Reilly (9:58)[138]	O'Reilly (11:24)[136]	O'Reilly (20:06)[133]	—	Sydal (14:11)[137]	Romero (16:50)[134]	Taguchi (11:46)[132]
Matt Sydal	Sydal (9:20)[136]	Sydal (8:59)[134]	Sydal (6:21)[135]	Kushida (15:59)[138]	Sydal (14:11)[137]	—	Sydal (13:37)[132]	Taguchi (10:20)[133]
Rocky Romero	Bushi (11:08)[137]	Romero (11:00)[133]	Romero (8:33)[138]	Romero (15:03)[136]	Romero (16:50)[134]	Sydal (13:37)[132]	—	Taguchi (12:02)[135]
Ryusuke Taguchi	Bushi (10:19)[138]	Taguchi (9:18)[136]	Taguchi (9:46)[134]	Kushida (16:09)[137]	Taguchi (11:46)[132]	Taguchi (10:20)[133]	Taguchi (12:02)[135]	—
Block B	Beretta	Bobby Fish	Chase Owens	Jushin Thunder Liger	Ricochet	Tiger Mask IV	Volador Jr.	Will Ospreay
Beretta	—	Fish (11:01)[139]	Owens (9:53)[140]	Beretta (5:18)[134]	Ricochet (13:13)[141]	Tiger (12:17)[142]	Beretta (12:04)[143]	Beretta (11:55)[144]
Bobby Fish	Fish (11:01)[139]	—	Fish (10:36)[142]	Liger (11:30)[143]	Ricochet (12:30)[144]	Fish (6:42)[134]	Fish (8:48)[140]	Ospreay (14:22)[141]
Chase Owens	Owens (9:53)[140]	Fish (10:36)[142]	—	Liger (7:12)[144]	Owens (10:21)[134]	Tiger (6:46)[139]	Volador (10:28)[141]	Owens (9:58)[143]
Jushin Thunder Liger	Beretta (5:18)[134]	Liger (11:30)[143]	Liger (7:12)[144]	—	Ricochet (11:30)[140]	Liger (1:11)[141]	Volador (9:02)[139]	Ospreay (8:20)[142]
Ricochet	Ricochet (13:13)[141]	Ricochet (12:30)[144]	Owens (10:21)[134]	Ricochet (11:30)[140]	—	Ricochet (9:53)[143]	Volador (12:03)[142]	Ospreay (16:47)[139]
Tiger Mask IV	Tiger (12:17)[142]	Fish (6:42)[134]	Tiger (6:46)[139]	Liger (1:11)[141]	Ricochet (9:53)[143]	—	Volador (9:47)[144]	Tiger (7:41)[140]
Volador Jr.	Beretta (12:04)[143]	Fish (8:48)[140]	Volador (10:28)[141]	Volador (9:02)[139]	Volador (12:03)[142]	Volador (9:47)[144]	—	Ospreay (8:58)[134]
Will Ospreay	Beretta (11:55)[144]	Ospreay (14:22)[141]	Owens (9:58)[143]	Ospreay (8:20)[142]	Ospreay (16:47)[139]	Tiger (7:41)[140]	Ospreay (8:58)[134]	—

	Final
	A1	Ryusuke Taguchi	Pin
	B1	Will Ospreay	22:05[29]

The twenty-fourth Best of the Super Juniors tournament took place between May 17 and June 3, 2017.^[145] The participants were revealed on May 3. In addition to NJPW regulars, the tournament also featured Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) wrestlers Dragon Lee and Volador Jr., Ring of Honor (ROH) wrestler Marty Scurll and independent wrestler A. C. H.^[146] Veteran wrestler Jushin Thunder Liger, who took part in his 17th Best of the Super Juniors tournament in a row, stated that the 2017 tournament would be his last.^[147]

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Will Ospreay	10	Kushida	8
Dragon Lee	8	Bushi	8
Ricochet	8	Ryusuke Taguchi	8
Hiromu Takahashi	8	Yoshinobu Kanemaru	8
Taichi	8	Volador Jr.	6
Marty Scurll	8	Tiger Mask IV	6
Taka Michinoku	4	A. C. H.	6
Jushin Thunder Liger	2	El Desperado	6

Block A	Dragon Lee	Hiromu Takahashi	Jushin Thunder Liger	Marty Scurll	Ricochet	Taichi	Taka Michinoku	Will Ospreay
Dragon Lee	—	Lee (18:56)[148]	Lee (7:54)[149]	Lee (13:09)[150]	Lee (13:07)[151]	Taichi (9:04)[152]	Michinoku (9:20)[153]	Ospreay (10:05)[154]
Hiromu Takahashi	Lee (18:56)[148]	—	Takahashi (8:05)[150]	Takahashi (13:07)[149]	Ricochet (12:15)[152]	Takahashi (14:13)[151]	Takahashi (9:25)[154]	Ospreay (15:19)[153]
Jushin Thunder Liger	Lee (7:54)[149]	Takahashi (8:05)[150]	—	Scurll (12:16)[152]	Ricochet (9:04)[154]	Liger (10:02)[153]	Michinoku (8:33)[148]	Ospreay (10:10)[151]
Marty Scurll	Lee (13:09)[150]	Takahashi (13:07)[149]	Scurll (12:16)[152]	—	Scurll (13:31)[153]	Taichi (9:25)[154]	Scurll (8:51)[151]	Scurll (12:11)[148]
Ricochet	Lee (13:07)[151]	Ricochet (12:15)[152]	Ricochet (9:04)[154]	Scurll (13:31)[153]	—	Ricochet (8:56)[148]	Ricochet (7:41)[149]	Ospreay (27:27)[150]
Taichi	Taichi (9:04)[152]	Takahashi (14:13)[151]	Liger (10:02)[153]	Taichi (9:25)[154]	Ricochet (8:56)[148]	—	Taichi (9:30)[150]	Taichi (10:08)[149]
Taka Michinoku	Michinoku (9:20)[153]	Takahashi (9:25)[154]	Michinoku (8:33)[148]	Scurll (8:51)[151]	Ricochet (7:41)[149]	Taichi (9:30)[150]	—	Ospreay (8:46)[152]
Will Ospreay	Ospreay (10:05)[154]	Ospreay (15:19)[153]	Ospreay (10:10)[151]	Scurll (12:11)[148]	Ospreay (27:27)[150]	Taichi (10:08)[149]	Ospreay (8:46)[152]	—
Block B	A. C. H.	Bushi	El Desperado	Kushida	Ryusuke Taguchi	Tiger Mask IV	Volador Jr.	Yoshinobu Kanemaru
A. C. H.	—	ACH (10:47)[148]	ACH (9:56)[155]	ACH (14:44)[156]	Taguchi (13:41)[157]	Tiger (11:40)[158]	Volador (12:02)[159]	Kanemaru (10:26)[160]
Bushi	ACH (10:47)[148]	—	Desperado (9:47)[160]	Kushida (15:51)[158]	Bushi (9:25)[156]	Bushi (12:08)[157]	Bushi (10:53)[155]	Bushi (9:27)[159]
El Desperado	ACH (9:56)[155]	Desperado (9:47)[160]	—	Desperado (11:43)[148]	Desperado (12:38)[158]	Tiger (10:20)[159]	Volador (8:03)[156]	Kanemaru (9:39)[157]
Kushida	ACH (14:44)[156]	Kushida (15:51)[158]	Desperado (11:43)[148]	—	Kushida (22:53)[159]	Tiger (10:41)[160]	Kushida (15:44)[157]	Kushida (13:16)[155]
Ryusuke Taguchi	Taguchi (13:41)[157]	Bushi (9:25)[156]	Desperado (12:38)[158]	Kushida (22:53)[159]	—	Taguchi (9:29)[155]	Taguchi (9:58)[160]	Taguchi (11:27)[148]
Tiger Mask IV	Tiger (11:40)[158]	Bushi (12:08)[157]	Tiger (10:20)[159]	Tiger (10:41)[160]	Taguchi (9:29)[155]	—	Volador (9:48)[148]	Kanemaru (8:42)[156]
Volador Jr.	Volador (12:02)[159]	Bushi (10:53)[155]	Volador (8:03)[156]	Kushida (15:44)[157]	Taguchi (9:58)[160]	Volador (9:48)[148]	—	Kanemaru (9:41)[158]
Yoshinobu Kanemaru	Kanemaru (10:26)[160]	Bushi (9:27)[159]	Kanemaru (9:39)[157]	Kushida (13:16)[155]	Taguchi (11:27)[148]	Kanemaru (8:42)[156]	Kanemaru (9:41)[158]	—

	Final
	A1	Will Ospreay	Pin
	B1	Kushida	27:59[30]

The twenty-fifth Best of the Super Juniors started on May 18 and ended on June 4, 2018. The participants were revealed on May 7. In addition to NJPW regulars, the tournament also features Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) wrestler Dragon Lee, Ring of Honor (ROH) wrestlers Marty Scurll, Flip Gordon and Chris Sabin, and independent wrestler A. C. H. The final match between Taiji Ishimori and Hiromu Takahashi became the longest match in BOSJ history breaking the previous record from 2015. It was also the first time since 2011 that the final did not feature a gaijin wrestler. The final match was given a 51⁄2 star rating by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Taiji Ishimori	10	Hiromu Takahashi	10
Will Ospreay	10	Kushida	8
Bushi	6	Marty Scurll	8
A. C. H.	6	Chris Sabin	6
Flip Gordon	6	Dragon Lee	6
Tiger Mask IV	6	El Desperado	6
Yoh	6	Ryusuke Taguchi	6
Yoshinobu Kanemaru	6	Sho	6

Block A	A. C. H.	Bushi	Flip Gordon	Taiji Ishimori	Tiger Mask IV	Will Ospreay	Yoh	Yoshinobu Kanemaru
A. C. H.	—	Bushi (11:57)[161]	ACH (15:26)[162]	Ishimori (11:57)[163]	ACH (8:27)[164]	Ospreay (16:50)[165]	ACH (12:04)[166]	Kanemaru (14:04)[167]
Bushi	Bushi (11:57)[161]	—	Bushi (11:58)[163]	Ishimori (12:02)[165]	Tiger (11:16)[167]	Bushi (14:47)[166]	Yoh (15:18)[162]	Kanemaru (9:24)[164]
Flip Gordon	ACH (15:26)[162]	Bushi (11:58)[163]	—	Gordon (9:27)[167]	Gordon (11:15)[166]	Ospreay (19:36)[164]	Yoh (11:06)[161]	Gordon (10:03)[165]
Taiji Ishimori	Ishimori (11:57)[163]	Ishimori (12:02)[165]	Gordon (9:27)[167]	—	Ishimori (11:18)[161]	Ishimori (13:47)[162]	Ishimori (14:55)[164]	Kanemaru (14:55)[166]
Tiger Mask IV	ACH (8:27)[164]	Tiger (11:16)[167]	Gordon (11:15)[166]	Ishimori (11:18)[161]	—	Ospreay (12:05)[163]	Tiger (13:33)[165]	Tiger (10:27)[162]
Will Ospreay	Ospreay (16:50)[165]	Bushi (14:47)[166]	Ospreay (19:36)[164]	Ishimori (13:47)[162]	Ospreay (12:05)[163]	—	Ospreay (16:28)[167]	Ospreay (14:03)[161]
Yoh	ACH (12:04)[166]	Yoh (15:18)[162]	Yoh (11:06)[161]	Ishimori (14:55)[164]	Tiger (13:33)[165]	Ospreay (16:28)[167]	—	Yoh (16:37)[163]
Yoshinobu Kanemaru	Kanemaru (14:04)[167]	Kanemaru (9:24)[164]	Gordon (10:03)[165]	Kanemaru (14:55)[166]	Tiger (10:27)[162]	Ospreay (14:03)[161]	Yoh (16:37)[163]	—
Block B	Chris Sabin	Dragon Lee	El Desperado	Hiromu Takahashi	Kushida	Marty Scurll	Ryusuke Taguchi	Sho
Chris Sabin	—	Sabin (13:39)[168]	Sabin (12:14)[169]	Takahashi (13:35)[170]	Sabin (13:47)[171]	Scurll (13:58)[172]	Taguchi (10:56)[164]	Sho (15:09)[173]
Dragon Lee	Sabin (13:39)[168]	—	Desperado (12:18)[164]	Lee (20:48)[172]	Kushida (18:17)[169]	Scurll (16:01)[170]	Lee (11:14)[173]	Lee (17:31)[171]
El Desperado	Sabin (12:14)[169]	Desperado (12:18)[164]	—	Desperado (22:48)[173]	Kushida (18:33)[170]	Scurll (14:40)[168]	Desperado (13:17)[171]	Sho (12:48)[172]
Hiromu Takahashi	Takahashi (13:35)[170]	Lee (20:48)[172]	Desperado (22:48)[173]	—	Takahashi (24:15)[164]	Takahashi (20:47)[171]	Takahashi (14:49)[168]	Takahashi (16:19)[169]
Kushida	Sabin (13:47)[171]	Kushida (18:17)[169]	Kushida (18:33)[170]	Takahashi (24:15)[164]	—	Kushida (19:22)[173]	Taguchi (1:34)[172]	Kushida (19:24)[168]
Marty Scurll	Scurll (13:58)[172]	Scurll (16:01)[170]	Scurll (14:40)[168]	Takahashi (20:47)[171]	Kushida (19:22)[173]	—	Scurll (15:42)[169]	Sho (20:39)[164]
Ryusuke Taguchi	Taguchi (10:56)[164]	Lee (11:14)[173]	Desperado (13:17)[171]	Takahashi (14:49)[168]	Taguchi (1:34)[172]	Scurll (15:42)[169]	—	Taguchi (13:08)[170]
Sho	Sho (15:09)[172]	Lee (17:31)[171]	Sho (12:48)[171]	Takahashi (16:19)[169]	Kushida (19:24)[168]	Sho (20:39)[164]	Taguchi (13:08)[170]	—

	Final
	A1	Taiji Ishimori	Pin
	B1	Hiromu Takahashi	34:09[31]

The twenty-sixth Best of the Super Juniors started on May 13, 2019, and ended on June 5, 2019.^[174] The final took place at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The participants were all revealed bar one on April 23. In addition to NJPW regulars, the tournament will also feature Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) wrestlers Dragon Lee and Titán and Ring of Honor (ROH) wrestlers Marty Scurll, Jonathan Gresham and Bandido. This is the first edition to have twenty wrestlers entering the tournament. Before the tournament, El Desperado had to pull out due to injury and was replaced by Douki. Flip Gordon also had to pull out due to visa issues, being replaced by young lion Ren Narita. Taka Michinoku forfeited his final three matches due to a leg injury.

The 2019 edition included a record twenty participants; Shingo Takagi won all his matches in Block A, therefore becoming the first person to win nine matches within the same block, and setting a new record for most points scored at the tournament with 18 (apart from the inaugural 1988 edition, which used a different points system); the previous record for the current format was held by Prince Devitt, who won all eight of his matches in 2013 and scored 16.

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Shingo Takagi	18	Will Ospreay	14
Taiji Ishimori	14	Ryusuke Taguchi	12
Dragon Lee	14	Bushi	12
Sho	10	Yoh	12
Marty Scurll	10	El Phantasmo	12
Jonathan Gresham	8	Bandido	10
Titán	6	Robbie Eagles	10
Yoshinobu Kanemaru	6	Rocky Romero	6
Tiger Mask IV	4	Douki	2
Taka Michinoku (withdrew)	0	Ren Narita	0

Block A	Dragon Lee	Jonathan Gresham	Marty Scurll	Shingo Takagi	Sho	Taiji Ishimori	Taka Michinoku	Tiger Mask IV	Titán	Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Dragon Lee	—	Lee (9:42)[175]	Lee (16:12)[176]	Takagi (17:20)[177]	Lee (27:10)[178]	Ishimori (18:32)[179]	Lee (forfeit)	Lee (8:59)[180]	Lee (14:01)[181]	Lee (14:02)[182]
Jonathan Gresham	Lee (9:42)[175]	—	Scurll (12:22)[179]	Takagi (11:11)[182]	Sho (10:27)[176]	Ishimori (6:50)[181]	Gresham (9:28)[178]	Gresham (9:21)[177]	Gresham (10:55)[180]	Gresham (7:45)[183]
Marty Scurll	Lee (16:12)[176]	Scurll (12:22)[179]	—	Takagi (14:07)[180]	Sho (13:18)[177]	Ishimori (22:21)[178]	Scurll (forfeit) [184]	Scurll (13:01)[175]	Scurll (10:29)[183]	Scurll (5:02)[181]
Shingo Takagi	Takagi (17:20)[177]	Takagi (11:11)[182]	Takagi (14:07)[180]	—	Takagi (25:07)[179]	Takagi (20:58)[176]	Takagi (7:23)[181]	Takagi (9:22)[183]	Takagi (10:26)[178]	Takagi (15:24)[175]
Sho	Lee (27:10)[178]	Sho (10:27)[176]	Sho (13:18)[177]	Takagi (25:07)[179]	—	Ishimori (20:27)[183]	Sho (10:02)[175]	Sho (8:14)[181]	Sho (11:05)[182]	Kanemaru (4:01)[180]
Taiji Ishimori	Ishimori (18:32)[179]	Ishimori (6:50)[181]	Ishimori (22:21)[178]	Takagi (20:58)[176]	Ishimori (20:27)[183]	—	Ishimori (4:56)[180]	Ishimori (4:34)[182]	Ishimori (11:42)[175]	Kanemaru (3:51)[177]
Taka Michinoku	Lee (forfeit)	Gresham (9:28)[178]	Scurll (forfeit)[184]	Takagi (7:23)[181]	Sho (10:02)[175]	Ishimori (4:56)[180]	—	Tiger (10:58)[179]	Titán (8:09)[177]	Kanemaru (forfeit) [184]
Tiger Mask IV	Lee (8:59)[180]	Gresham (9:21)[177]	Scurll (13:01)[175]	Takagi (9:22)[183]	Sho (8:14)[181]	Ishimori (4:34)[182]	Tiger (10:58)[179]	—	Titán (8:10)[176]	Tiger (11:14)[178]
Titán	Lee (14:01)[181]	Gresham (10:55)[180]	Scurll (10:29)[183]	Takagi (10:26)[178]	Sho (11:05)[182]	Ishimori (11:42)[175]	Titán (8:09)[177]	Titán (8:10)[176]	—	Titán (11:01)[179]
Yoshinobu Kanemaru	Lee (14:02)[182]	Gresham (7:45)[183]	Scurll (5:02)[181]	Takagi (15:24)[175]	Kanemaru (4:01)[180]	Kanemaru (3:51)[177]	Kanemaru (forfeit) [184]	Tiger (11:14)[178]	Titán (11:01)[179]	—
Block B	Bandido	Bushi	Douki	El Phantasmo	Ren Narita	Robbie Eagles	Rocky Romero	Ryusuke Taguchi	Will Ospreay	Yoh
Bandido	—	Bushi (8:36)[183]	Bandido (9:55)[185]	Phantasmo (12:12)[186]	Bandido (6:19)[180]	Bandido (9:35)[187]	Bandido (11:30)[188]	Bandido (10:50)[181]	Ospreay (18:03)[177]	Yoh (13:06)[189]
Bushi	Bushi (8:36)[183]	—	Bushi (7:13)[180]	Phantasmo (10:31)[189]	Bushi (9:08)[188]	Bushi (8:04)[177]	Bushi (10:21)[187]	Taguchi (14:56)[185]	Ospreay (16:35)[186]	Bushi (11:46)[181]
Douki	Bandido (9:55)[185]	Bushi (7:13)[180]	—	Phantasmo (13:13)[188]	Douki (10:13)[186]	Eagles (8:11)[181]	Romero (10:16)[183]	Taguchi (21:22)[189]	Ospreay (16:17)[187]	Yoh (11:22)[177]
El Phantasmo	Phantasmo (12:12)[186]	Phantasmo (10:31)[189]	Phantasmo (13:13)[188]	—	Phantasmo (6:59)[177]	Phantasmo (10:20)[185]	Romero (28:38)[181]	Taguchi (20:18)[187]	Phantasmo (26:40)[180]	Yoh (12:03)[183]
Ren Narita	Bandido (6:19)[180]	Bushi (9:08)[188]	Douki (10:13)[186]	Phantasmo (6:59)[177]	—	Eagles (9:18)[189]	Romero (12:28)[185]	Taguchi (7:10)[183]	Ospreay (8:45)[181]	Yoh (12:22)[187]
Robbie Eagles	Bandido (9:35)[187]	Bushi (8:04)[177]	Eagles (8:11)[181]	Phantasmo (10:20)[185]	Eagles (9:18)[189]	—	Eagles (13:55)[186]	Eagles (11:13)[180]	Eagles (28:01)[183]	Yoh (11:45)[188]
Rocky Romero	Bandido (11:30)[188]	Bushi (10:21)[187]	Romero (10:16)[183]	Romero (28:38)[181]	Romero (12:28)[185]	Eagles (13:55)[186]	—	Taguchi (9:58)[177]	Ospreay (25:45)[189]	Yoh (13:29)[180]
Ryusuke Taguchi	Bandido (10:50)[181]	Taguchi (14:56)[185]	Taguchi (21:22)[189]	Taguchi (20:18)[187]	Taguchi (7:10)[183]	Eagles (11:13)[180]	Taguchi (9:58)[177]	—	Ospreay (22:18)[188]	Taguchi (20:38)[186]
Will Ospreay	Ospreay (18:03)[177]	Ospreay (16:35)[186]	Ospreay (16:17)[187]	Phantasmo (26:40)[180]	Ospreay (8:45)[181]	Eagles (28:01)[183]	Ospreay (25:45)[189]	Ospreay (22:18)[188]	—	Ospreay (24:43)[185]
Yoh	Yoh (13:06)[189]	Bushi (11:46)[181]	Yoh (11:22)[177]	Yoh (12:03)[183]	Yoh (12:22)[187]	Yoh (11:45)[188]	Yoh (13:29)[180]	Taguchi (20:38)[186]	Ospreay (24:43)[185]	—

	Final
	A1	Shingo Takagi	Pin
	B1	Will Ospreay	33:36[32]

The twenty-seventh Best of the Super Juniors was originally scheduled to take place from May 12, 2020, to June 6, 2020.^[190][191] It was postponed as a result of the global pandemic, and combined with the World Tag League from November 15 to December 11.^[192] On the intermission of the November 2, 2020 Road to Power Struggle show, it was announced that the tournament will be held in a single block format with ten participants.^[193] Yoshinobu Kanemaru was scheduled to participate in the tournament, however, he pulled out due to injury and was replaced by young lion Yuya Uemura. The final was held at Nippon Budokan.

Final standings

Wrestler	Score
El Desperado	14
Hiromu Takahashi	14
Taiji Ishimori	14
Sho	12
Bushi	8
Master Wato	8
Robbie Eagles	8
Ryusuke Taguchi	8
Douki	4
Yuya Uemura	0

Results	Robbie Eagles	Sho	Taiji Ishimori	Hiromu Takahashi	Ryusuke Taguchi	Bushi	El Desperado	Yuya Uemura	Douki	Master Wato
Robbie Eagles	—	Eagles (19:22)	Ishimori (17:22)	Takahashi (26:01)	Eagles (13:03)	Bushi (11:23)	Desperado (14:47)	Eagles (7:30)	Eagles (10:35)[194]	Wato (12:37)
Sho	Eagles (19:22)	—	Ishimori (12:10)	Sho (24:53)	Sho (17:05)	Sho (10:20)[194]	Desperado (18:40)	Sho (15:01)	Sho (16:26)	Sho (12:58)
Taiji Ishimori	Ishimori (17:22)	Ishimori (12:10)	—	Takahashi (20:06)[194]	Ishimori (11:33)	Ishimori (15:26)	Desperado (17:18)	Ishimori (10:36)	Ishimori (12:00)	Ishimori (15:34)
Hiromu Takahashi	Takahashi (26:01)	Sho (24:53)	Takahashi (20:06)[194]	—	Takahashi (25:30)	Takahashi (23:42)	Desperado (23:10)	Takahashi (10:43)	Takahashi (16:33)	Takahashi (10:30)
Ryusuke Taguchi	Eagles (13:03)	Sho (17:05)	Ishimori (11:33)	Takahashi (25:30)	—	Bushi (10:51)	Taguchi (12:35)[194]	Taguchi (11:26)	Taguchi (8:50)	Taguchi (10:22)
Bushi	Bushi (11:23)	Sho (10:20)[194]	Ishimori (15:26)	Takahashi (23:42)	Bushi (10:51)	—	Desperado (12:53)	Bushi (9:57)	Douki (10:59)	Bushi (13:15)
El Desperado	Desperado (14:47)	Desperado (18:40)	Desperado (17:18)	Desperado (23:10)	Taguchi (12:35)	Desperado (12:53)	—	Desperado (11:26)	Desperado (15:23)	Wato (14:33)
Yuya Uemura	Eagles (7:30)	Sho (15:01)	Ishimori (10:36)	Takahashi (10:43)	Taguchi (11:26)	Bushi (9:57)	Desperado (11:26)	—	Douki (12:54)	Wato (4:14)[194]
Douki	Eagles (10:35)[194]	Sho (12:37)	Ishimori (12:00)	Takahashi (16:33)	Taguchi (8:50)	Douki (10:59)	Desperado (15:23)	Douki (12:54)	—	Wato (12:29)
Master Wato	Wato (12:37)	Sho (12:58)	Ishimori (15:34)	Takahashi (10:30)	Taguchi (10:22)	Bushi (13:15)	Wato (14:33)	Wato (4:14)[194]	Wato (12:29)	—

	Final
	1	El Desperado	Pin
	2	Hiromu Takahashi	30:14

The twenty-eighth Best of the Super Juniors started on November 13, 2021. The entire field of participants was announced on November 8, 2021.^[195] Like last year's tournament, it was held in a single block format, with twelve participants instead of ten. Many of last year's participants returned, along with Yoshinobu Kanemaru, who was originally scheduled to compete last year. The final was held at Ryogoku Kokugikan. Hiromu Takahashi became the second wrestler to win two consecutive Best of the Super Jrs. tournaments after Tiger Mask IV, who previously won in 2004 and 2005 and the third person to become a three-time tournament winner after Jushin Thunder Liger and Koji Kanemoto.

Final standings

Wrestler	Score
Hiromu Takahashi	15
Yoh	14
El Desperado	13
El Phantasmo	12
Taiji Ishimori	12
Robbie Eagles	12
Sho	12
Bushi	10
Ryusuke Taguchi	10
Master Wato	8
Yoshinobu Kanemaru	8
Douki	6

Results	Robbie Eagles	Sho	Yoh	Taiji Ishimori	Hiromu Takahashi	Ryusuke Taguchi	Bushi	El Desperado	Yoshinobu Kanemaru	El Phantasmo	Douki	Master Wato
Robbie Eagles	—	Eagles (14:06)	Yoh (13:48)	Ishimori (13:26)	Takahashi (27:07)	Taguchi (16:17)[196]	Eagles (12:52)	Desperado (18:25)	Eagles (12:23)	Eagles (19:03)	Eagles (11:53)	Eagles (13:30)
Sho	Eagles (14:06)	—	Yoh (15:31)	Ishimori (13:30)	Sho (17:37)	Sho (14:42)	Sho (12:58)	Sho (25:11)[196]	Kanemaru (8:08)	Phantasmo (11:47)	Sho (11:37)	Sho (15:02)
Yoh	Yoh (13:48)	Yoh (15:31)	—	Yoh (13:33)	Takahashi (3:55)[196]	Taguchi (14:36)	Bushi (10:32)	Yoh (18:26)	Yoh (12:11)	Yoh (14:32)	Douki (10:56)	Yoh (14:58)
Taiji Ishimori	Ishimori (13:26)	Ishimori (13:30)	Yoh (13:33)	—	Ishimori (25:36)	Taguchi (12:45)	Bushi (13:53)	Ishimori (22:41)	Kanemaru (5:37)[196]	Phantasmo (15:53)	Ishimori (10:23)	Ishimori (11:21)
Hiromu Takahashi	Takahashi (27:07)	Sho (17:37)	Takahashi (3:55)[196]	Ishimori (25:36)	—	Takahashi (8:56)	Takahashi (21:16)	Draw (30:00)	Takahashi (14:24)	Phantasmo (23:14)	Takahashi (20:34)	Takahashi (16:30)
Ryusuke Taguchi	Taguchi (16:17)[196]	Sho (14:42)	Taguchi (14:36)	Taguchi (12:45)	Takahashi (8:56)	—	Bushi (13:59)	Desperado (18:11)	Taguchi (10:13)	Phantasmo (15:12)	Taguchi (11:39)	Wato (12:09)
Bushi	Eagles (12:52)	Sho (12:58)	Bushi (10:32)	Bushi (13:53)	Takahashi (21:16)	Bushi (13:59)	—	Desperado (21:08)	Bushi (9:10)	Bushi (13:45)	Douki (10:53)[196]	Wato (11:15)
El Desperado	Desperado (18:25)	Sho (25:11)[196]	Yoh (18:26)	Ishimori (22:41)	Draw (30:00)	Desperado (18:11)	Desperado (21:08)	—	Desperado (15:10)	Phantasmo (21:11)	Desperado (15:08)	Desperado (20:10)
Yoshinobu Kanemaru	Eagles (12:23)	Kanemaru (8:08)	Yoh (12:11)	Kanemaru (5:37)[196]	Takahashi (14:24)	Taguchi (10:13)	Bushi (9:10)	Desperado (15:10)	—	Kanemaru (12:40)	Kanemaru (10:35)	Wato (10:17)
El Phantasmo	Eagles (19:03)	Phantasmo (11:47)	Yoh (14:32)	Phantasmo (15:53)	Phantasmo (23:14)	Phantasmo (15:12)	Bushi (13:45)	Phantasmo (21:11)	Kanemaru (12:40)	—	Phantasmo (9:40)	Wato (13:52)[196]
Douki	Eagles (11:53)	Sho (11:37)	Douki (10:56)	Ishimori (10:23)	Takahashi (20:34)	Taguchi (11:39)	Douki (10:53)[196]	Desperado (15:08)	Kanemaru (10:35)	Phantasmo (9:40)	—	Douki (11:50)
Master Wato	Eagles (13:30)	Sho (15:02)	Yoh (14:58)	Ishimori (11:21)	Takahashi (16:30)	Wato (12:09)	Wato (11:15)	Desperado (20:10)	Wato (10:17)	Wato (13:52)[196]	Douki (11:50)	—

	Final
	1	Hiromu Takahashi	Pin
	2	Yoh	38:30

The twenty-ninth Best of the Super Juniors began on May 15 and finished on June 3 at Nippon Budokan. For the first time in 2 years, the tournament went back to its traditional calendar position of mid-May–early June, ran on its own separate from World Tag League, and returned to a two-block format, featuring wrestlers from NJPW Strong, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), Impact Wrestling, Gleat, and All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Hiromu Takahashi became the first-ever wrestler to win three consecutive Best of the Super Jrs. tournaments and also the first to become a four-time tournament winner.

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Hiromu Takahashi	12	El Desperado	12
Taiji Ishimori	12	El Phantasmo	12
Sho	10	Robbie Eagles	10
Ace Austin	10	Wheeler Yuta	10
Yoh	8	Bushi	8
Clark Connors	8	Titán	8
Alex Zayne	8	TJP	8
Francesco Akira	8	El Lindaman	8
Yoshinobu Kanemaru	8	Master Wato	8
Ryusuke Taguchi	6	Douki	6

Block A	Ace Austin	Alex Zayne	Clark Connors	Francesco Akira	Hiromu Takahashi	Ryusuke Taguchi	Sho	Taiji Ishimori	Yoh	Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Ace Austin	—	Austin (11:37)	Austin (9:51)	Akira (10:56)	Takahashi (12:50)	Taguchi (12:02)	Sho (7:06)	Austin (11:24)	Austin (7:20)	Austin (10:58)
Alex Zayne	Austin (11:37)	—	Connors (7:10)	Zayne (10:54)	Takahashi (13:32)	Zayne (6:14)	Zayne (12:01)	Ishimori (13:45)	Yoh (11:07)	Zayne (11:31)
Clark Connors	Austin (9:51)	Connors (7:10)	—	Connors (8:13)	Takahashi (11:43)	Connors (8:25)	Sho (10:29)	Ishimori (8:45)	Yoh (12:03)	Connors (4:50)
Francesco Akira	Akira (10:56)	Zayne (10:54)	Connors (8:13)	—	Takahashi (17:05)	Taguchi (12:17)	Akira (11:49)	Ishimori (11:24)	Akira (9:38)	Akira (10:32)
Hiromu Takahashi	Takahashi (12:50)	Takahashi (13:32)	Takahashi (11:43)	Takahashi (17:05)	—	Takahashi (10:32)	Sho (11:30)	Takahashi (22:30)	Yoh (17:57)	Kanemaru (6:47)
Ryusuke Taguchi	Taguchi (12:02)	Zayne (6:14)	Connors (8:25)	Taguchi (12:17)	Takahashi (10:32)	—	Sho (10:53)	Ishimori (12:17)	Taguchi (8:01)	Kanemaru (2:13)
Sho	Sho (7:06)	Zayne (12:01)	Sho (10:29)	Akira (11:49)	Sho (11:30)	Sho (10:53)	—	Ishimori (11:33)	Sho (10:33)	Kanemaru (2:44)
Taiji Ishimori	Austin (11:24)	Ishimori (13:45)	Ishimori (8:45)	Ishimori (11:24)	Takahashi (22:30)	Ishimori (12:17)	Ishimori (11:33)	—	Ishimori (16:15)	Kanemaru (2:07)
Yoh	Austin (7:20)	Yoh (11:07)	Yoh (12:03)	Akira (9:38)	Yoh (17:57)	Taguchi (8:01)	Sho (10:33)	Ishimori (16:15)	—	Yoh (10:43)
Yoshinobu Kanemaru	Austin (10:58)	Zayne (11:31)	Connors (4:50)	Akira (10:32)	Kanemaru (6:47)	Kanemaru (2:13)	Kanemaru (2:44)	Kanemaru (2:07)	Yoh (10:43)	—
Block B	Bushi	Douki	El Desperado	El Lindaman	El Phantasmo	Master Wato	Robbie Eagles	TJP	Titán	Wheeler Yuta
Bushi	—	Douki (8:09)	Bushi (11:11)	Bushi (8:34)	Phantasmo (10:43)	Bushi (9:04)	Bushi (11:15)	TJP (10:08)	Titán (8:40)	Yuta (8:05)
Douki	Douki (8:09)	—	Desperado (21:51)	Douki (9:21)	Douki (6:52)	Wato (9:48)	Eagles (11:57)	TJP (8:39)	Titán (9:31)	Yuta (9:55)
El Desperado	Bushi (11:11)	Desperado (21:51)	—	Lindaman (15:08)	Desperado (19:23)	Desperado (16:06)	Eagles (19:21)	Desperado (16:07)	Desperado (13:45)	Desperado (15:44)
El Lindaman	Bushi (8:34)	Douki (9:21)	Lindaman (15:08)	—	Phantasmo (8:40)	Wato (7:05)	Eagles (10:29)	Lindaman (11:11)	Lindaman (11:32)	Lindaman (9:17)
El Phantasmo	Phantasmo (10:43)	Douki (6:52)	Desperado (19:23)	Phantasmo (8:40)	—	Phantasmo (16:28)	Eagles (24:43)	Phantasmo (11:12)	Phantasmo (14:43)	Phantasmo (9:34)
Master Wato	Bushi (9:04)	Wato (9:48)	Desperado (16:06)	Wato (7:05)	Phantasmo (16:28)	—	Wato (11:39)	TJP (12:21)	Wato (8:16)	Yuta (7:01)
Robbie Eagles	Bushi (11:15)	Eagles (11:57)	Eagles (19:21)	Eagles (10:29)	Eagles (24:43)	Wato (11:39)	—	TJP (11:49)	Titán (10:56)	Eagles (11:30)
TJP	TJP (10:08)	TJP (8:39)	Desperado (16:07)	Lindaman (11:11)	Phantasmo (11:12)	TJP (12:21)	TJP (11:49)	—	Titán (13:53)	Yuta (11:47)
Titán	Titán (8:40)	Titán (9:31)	Desperado (13:45)	Lindaman (11:32)	Phantasmo (10:43)	Wato (8:16)	Titán (10:56)	Titán (13:53)	—	Yuta (7:01)
Wheeler Yuta	Yuta (8:05)	Yuta (9:55)	Desperado (15:44)	Lindaman (9:17)	Phantasmo (9:34)	Yuta (7:57)	Eagles (11:30)	Yuta (11:47)	Yuta (7:01)	—

	Final
	A1	Hiromu Takahashi	Pin
	B1	El Desperado	30:37

The thirtieth Best of the Super Juniors began on May 12 and finished on May 28 at Ota City General Gymnasium. The entire field of participants was announced on April 27, 2023.^[197] Most of NJPW's junior regulars are featured, including Titán from Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and Kushida, in his first BOSJ since 2018. There are also 4 competitors making their tournament debuts: Lio Rush, Kevin Knight, Mike Bailey representing Impact Wrestling, and Dan Moloney representing Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro). The tournament will be held in front of cheering crowds for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The schedule will also feature semifinal block matches for the first time since 2014.^[198] Taiji Ishimori withdrew from the tournament after suffering a cervical spine injury, forcing him to forfeit his final match.^[199]

Final standings

Block A		Block B
Mike Bailey	14	El Desperado	14
Titán	12	Master Wato	14
Lio Rush	12	Yoh	12
Hiromu Takahashi	12	Robbie Eagles	10
TJP	10	Clark Connors	8
Taiji Ishimori (withdrew)	10	Francesco Akira	8
Sho	8	Dan Moloney	8
Douki	6	Kevin Knight	6
Kushida	4	Yoshinobu Kanemaru	6
Ryusuke Taguchi	2	Bushi	4

Block A	Douki	Hiromu Takahashi	Kushida	Lio Rush	Mike Bailey	Ryusuke Taguchi	Sho	Taiji Ishimori	Titán	TJP
Douki	—	Takahashi (12:51)	Douki (8:32)	Douki (5:43)	Bailey (9:47)	Douki (7:46)	Sho (10:33)	Ishimori (9:31)	Titán (6:21)	TJP (8:22)
Hiromu Takahashi	Takahashi (12:51)	—	Takahashi (16:06)	Rush (18:11)	Bailey (16:40)	Takahashi (5:23)	Takahashi (7:50)	Takahashi (10:31)	Titán (16:43)	Takahashi (20:46)
Kushida	Douki (8:32)	Takahashi (16:06)	—	Rush (8:38)	Kushida (9:26)	Taguchi (12:07)	Kushida (6:54)	Ishimori (13:30)	Titán (6:01)	TJP (9:27)
Lio Rush	Douki (5:43)	Rush (18:11)	Rush (8:38)	—	Bailey (16:43)	Rush (5:19)	Rush (4:20)	Rush (16:56)	Titán (10:23)	Rush (12:49)
Mike Bailey	Bailey (9:47)	Bailey (16:40)	Kushida (9:26)	Bailey (16:43)	—	Bailey (10:20)	Bailey (12:10)	Ishimori (10:27)	Bailey (9:56)	Bailey (13:01)
Ryusuke Taguchi	Douki (7:46)	Takahashi (5:23)	Taguchi (12:07)	Rush (5:19)	Bailey (10:20)	—	Sho (6:29)	Ishimori (3:54)	Titán (9:21)	TJP (10:44)
Sho	Sho (10:33)	Takahashi (7:50)	Kushida (6:54)	Rush (4:20)	Bailey (12:10)	Sho (6:29)	—	Sho (5:48)	Sho (7:38)	TJP (8:46)
Taiji Ishimori	Ishimori (9:31)	Takahashi (10:31)	Ishimori (13:30)	Rush (16:56)	Ishimori (10:27)	Ishimori (3:54)	Sho (5:48)	—	Ishimori (9:24)	TJP (forfeit)
Titán	Titán (6:21)	Titán (16:43)	Titán (6:01)	Titán (10:23)	Bailey (9:56)	Titán (9:21)	Sho (7:38)	Ishimori (9:24)	—	Titán (11:12)
TJP	TJP (8:22)	Takahashi (20:46)	TJP (9:27)	Rush (12:49)	Bailey (13:01)	TJP (10:44)	TJP (8:46)	TJP (forfeit)	Titán (11:12)	—
Block B	Bushi	Clark Connors	Dan Moloney	El Desperado	Francesco Akira	Kevin Knight	Master Wato	Robbie Eagles	Yoh	Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Bushi	—	Connors (6:04)	Moloney (7:12)	Desperado (8:54)	Bushi (8:44)	Knight (5:23)	Wato (8:01)	Eagles (9:10)	Yoh (8:02)	Bushi (1:46)
Clark Connors	Connors (6:04)	—	Moloney (4:25)	Desperado (12:21)	Connors (8:33)	Connors (9:20)	Wato (6:10)	Eagles (5:57)	Yoh (6:44)	Connors (6:19)
Dan Moloney	Moloney (7:12)	Moloney (4:25)	—	Desperado (9:35)	Akira (8:27)	Knight (8:15)	Wato (7:48)	Moloney (11:26)	Moloney (9:01)	Kanemaru (5:42)
El Desperado	Desperado (8:54)	Desperado (12:21)	Desperado (9:35)	—	Desperado (25:13)	Desperado (8:42)	Desperado (14:10)	Desperado (20:32)	Yoh (20:24)	Kanemaru (14:01)
Francesco Akira	Bushi (8:44)	Connors (8:33)	Akira (8:27)	Desperado (25:13)	—	Akira (8:40)	Wato (7:20)	Akira (12:02)	Yoh (1:34)	Akira (4:09)
Kevin Knight	Knight (5:23)	Connors (9:20)	Knight (8:15)	Desperado (8:42)	Akira (8:40)	—	Wato (9:32)	Eagles (8:45)	Yoh (8:57)	Knight (7:17)
Master Wato	Wato (8:01)	Wato (6:10)	Wato (7:48)	Desperado (14:10)	Wato (7:20)	Wato (9:32)	—	Wato (19:37)	Yoh (18:12)	Wato (9:38)
Robbie Eagles	Eagles (9:10)	Eagles (5:57)	Moloney (11:26)	Desperado (20:32)	Akira (12:02)	Eagles (8:45)	Wato (19:37)	—	Eagles (13:06)	Eagles (10:07)
Yoh	Yoh (8:02)	Yoh (6:44)	Moloney (9:01)	Yoh (20:24)	Yoh (1:34)	Yoh (8:57)	Yoh (18:12)	Eagles (13:06)	—	Kanemaru (13:22)
Yoshinobu Kanemaru	Bushi (1:46)	Connors (6:19)	Kanemaru (5:42)	Kanemaru (14:01)	Akira (4:09)	Knight (7:17)	Wato (9:38)	Eagles (10:07)	Kanemaru (13:22)	—

	Semifinals					Final
	A1	Mike Bailey	Pin
	B2	Master Wato	16:43
						B2	Master Wato	Pin
						A2	Titán	24:48
	B1	El Desperado	Sub
	A2	Titán	21:44

The thirty-first Best of the Super Juniors began on May 11 and will finish on June 9 at Osaka-jō Hall, at Dominion. The entire field of participants was announced on April 6, 2024.^[200] This year's tournament features participants from New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Noah, and Dragon Gate^[201] This tournament will feature the debuts of Kosei Fujita (NJPW), Blake Christian (ROH), Hayata (NOAH), Ninja Mack (NOAH), and Dragon Dia (DG). Originally, Yoh and Ryusuke Taguchi were scheduled to participate in the tournament, but due to injuries, were replaced by Kushida and Dia, respectively.^[202][203] The tournament will follow the same format as last year's tournament, with the top two wrestlers from each block advancing to the semi-finals, taking place on June 3rd. Francesco Akira withdrew the tournament after an injury.^[204]

Current standings

Block A		Block B
El Desperado	12	Taiji Ishimori	14
TJP	10	Douki	12
Hayata	10	Hiromu Takahashi	12
Blake Christian	10	Robbie Eagles	10
Titán	10	Sho	10
Bushi	8	Drilla Moloney	10
Yoshinobu Kanemaru	8	Ninja Mack	8
Kevin Knight	8	Kushida	8
Clark Connors	8	Francesco Akira (withdrew)	4
Kosei Fujita	6	Dragon Dia	2

Block A	Blake Christian	Bushi	Clark Connors	El Desperado	Hayata	Kevin Knight	Kosei Fujita	Titán	TJP	Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Blake Christian	—	Christian (6:16)	Christian (10:52)	Desperado (18:11)	Hayata (10:20)	Christian (8:27)	Fujita (10:43)	Christian (7:21)	TJP (15:52)	Christian (8:30)
Bushi	Christian (6:16)	—	Connors (8:46)	Desperado (13:02)	Hayata (7:05)	Bushi (8:16)	Bushi (5:32)	Titán (8:43)	Bushi (2:55)	Bushi (5:36)
Clark Connors	Christian (10:52)	Connors (8:46)	—	Desperado (14:37)	Connors (8:14)	Knight (9:42)	Fujita (9:16)	Connors (7:52)	Connors (12:28)	Kanemaru (3:20)
El Desperado	Desperado (18:11)	Desperado (13:02)	Desperado (14:37)	—	Desperado (20:27)	Knight (12:01)	Desperado (17:16)	Titán (14:42)	TJP (21:10)	Desperado (16:57)
Hayata	Hayata (10:20)	Hayata (7:05)	Connors (8:14)	Desperado (20:27)	—	Hayata (8:16)	Hayata (8:57)	Titán (11:34)	TJP (13:01)	Hayata (7:26)
Kevin Knight	Christian (8:27)	Bushi (8:16)	Knight (9:42)	Knight (12:01)	Hayata (8:16)	—	Knight (9:05)	Titán (8:24)	Knight (15:02)	Kanemaru (6:50)
Kosei Fujita	Fujita (10:43)	Bushi (5:32)	Fujita (9:16)	Desperado (17:16)	Hayata (8:57)	Knight (9:05)	—	Titán (7:01)	TJP (12:13)	Fujita (8:23)
Titán	Christian (7:21)	Titán (8:43)	Connors (7:52)	Titán (14:42)	Titán (11:34)	Titán (8:24)	Titán (7:01)	—	TJP (13:21)	Kanemaru (8:48)
TJP	TJP (15:52)	Bushi (2:55)	Connors (12:28)	TJP (21:10)	TJP (13:01)	Knight (15:02)	TJP (12:13)	TJP (13:21)	—	Kanemaru (2:18)
Yoshinobu Kanemaru	Christian (8:30)	Bushi (5:36)	Kanemaru (3:20)	Desperado (16:57)	Hayata (7:26)	Kanemaru (6:50)	Fujita (8:23)	Kanemaru (8:48)	Kanemaru (2:18)	—
Block B	Douki	Dragon Dia	Drilla Moloney	Francesco Akira	Hiromu Takahashi	Kushida	Ninja Mack	Robbie Eagles	Sho	Taiji Ishimori
Douki	—	Douki (5:28)	Moloney (9:26)	Douki (forfeit)	Douki (16:35)	Douki (12:20)	Douki (7:49)	Douki (15:41)	Sho (20:17)	Ishimori (10:52)
Dragon Dia	Douki (5:28)	—	Moloney (4:12)	Akira (5:35)	Takahashi (12:31)	Dia (8:04)	Mack (8:30)	Eagles (6:56)	Sho (6:44)	Ishimori (4:58)
Drilla Moloney	Moloney (9:26)	Moloney (4:12)	—	Moloney (4:38)	Takahashi (19:23)	Moloney (9:20)	Moloney (6:08)	Eagles (9:21)	Sho (8:13)	Ishimori (6:16)
Francesco Akira	Douki (forfeit)	Akira (5:35)	Moloney (4:38)	—	Takahashi (forfeit)	Kushida (12:31)	Mack (7:40)	Eagles (forfeit)	Sho (forfeit)	Akira (8:35)
Hiromu Takahashi	Douki (16:35)	Takahashi (12:31)	Takahashi (19:23)	Takahashi (forfeit)	—	Kushida (12:24)	Takahashi (9:10)	Takahashi (22:26)	Takahashi (18:23)	Ishimori (20:10)
Kushida	Douki (12:20)	Dia (8:04)	Moloney (9:20)	Kushida (12:31)	Kushida (12:24)	—	Mack (5:58)	Eagles (11:18)	Kushida (6:31)	Kushida (2:33)
Ninja Mack	Douki (7:49)	Mack (8:30)	Moloney (6:08)	Mack (7:40)	Takahashi (9:10)	Mack (5:58)	—	Mack (6:51)	Sho (9:20)	Ishimori (7:23)
Robbie Eagles	Douki (15:41)	Eagles (6:56)	Eagles (9:21)	Eagles (forfeit)	Takahashi (22:26)	Eagles (11:18)	Mack (6:51)	—	Eagles (14:40)	Ishimori (15:21)
Sho	Sho (20:17)	Sho (6:44)	Sho (8:13)	Sho (forfeit)	Takahashi (18:23)	Kushida (6:31)	Sho (9:20)	Eagles (14:40)	—	Ishimori (12:32)
Taiji Ishimori	Ishimori (10:52)	Ishimori (4:58)	Ishimori (6:16)	Akira (8:35)	Ishimori (20:10)	Kushida (2:33)	Ishimori (7:23)	Ishimori (15:21)	Ishimori (12:32)	—

	Semifinals					Final
	A1	El Desperado	Pin
	B2	Douki	22:21[205]
						A1	El Desperado	Pin
						B1	Taiji Ishimori	23:34[207]
	B1	Taiji Ishimori	Pin
	A2	TJP	19:31[206]

• Best of the Super Juniors at NJPW.co.jp (in Japanese)