King of Gate is an annual single-elimination professional wrestling singles tournament held in the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate. It is the successor to El Numero Uno, previously held in Dragon Gate and Toryumon, although Uno was a round-robin tournament, as opposed to the single-elimination format used by King of Gate. In 2016, King of Gate adopted a round robin format with four separate blocks.
Results
List of winners Year Winner Total Won 2005 Ryo Saito 1 2006 Masaaki Mochizuki 1 2007 Gamma 1 2008 Naruki Doi 1 2010 Shingo Takagi 1 2011 BxB Hulk 1 2012 Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! 1 2013 Ricochet 1 2014 Jimmy Susumu 1 2015 Masato Yoshino 1 2016 Yamato 1 2017 T-Hawk 1 2018 Masato Yoshino 2 2019 Ben-K 1 2020 Eita 1 2021 Kzy 1 2022 Yuki Yoshioka 1 2023 Kota Minoura 1 2024 Dragon Dia 1 2025 Gianni Valletta 1
2005
The 2005 King of Gate was a 26-man tournament held from December 23 to December 27 over 5 daily shows. Due to the uneven number of participants, six were given byes to the second round.
2006
The 2006 King of Gate was a 15-man tournament held from December 10 to December 22 over four shows. The 2005 winner, Ryo Saito, received a bye to the second round.
2007
The 2007 King of Gate was a 16-man tournament, held from December 1 to December 9 over seven shows.
2008
The 2008 King of Gate tournament, a sixteen-man tournament, was held from December 2 to December 19, covering six shows. Before the tournament started, current Open the Dream Gate Champion Shingo Takagi pulled out, and was replaced by Madoka, who won a Battle Royal on November 29 for the 16th and final spot.
2010
After being postponed in 2009, the King of Gate returned in April 2010. Sixteen wrestlers occupied two blocks of eight each. The first round of Block A was on April 3, and the first round of Block B on April 4. Quarterfinal action was on April 9 and 10. The semifinals and finals of the tournament occurred on April 14.
2011
The 2011 King of Gate tournament, a sixteen-man tournament, was held from May 12 to May 21, covering six shows.
2012
The 2012 King of Gate tournament, a sixteen-man tournament, took place from May 10 to May 19, covering six shows.
2013 The 2013 King of Gate tournament, a sixteen-man tournament, took take place from May 10 to May 25, covering seven shows.
2014 The 2014 King of Gate tournament, a sixteen-man tournament, took take place from May 9 to May 31, covering nine shows.
2015 The 2015 King of Gate tournament, a sixteen-man tournament, took take place from May 8 to May 30, covering seven shows.
2016 The 2016 King of Gate tournament, a round robin tournament, featuring 4 blocks. It took place from May 8 to June 12, covering twenty shows. +Final standings Block A Block B Block C Block D YAMATO 6 Akira Tozawa 7 Masaaki Mochizuki 7 Big R Shimizu 8 Kzy 5 Eita 7 T-Hawk 6 Masato Yoshino 7 Shingo Takagi 5 CIMA 6 Dragon Kid 6 Gamma 6 Jimmy Kanda 5 Jimmy Susumu 6 Ryo "Jimmy" Saito 5 Naruki Doi 4 Don Fujii 5 Yosuke♥Santa Maria 4 Kotoka 4 Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! 4 Punch Tominaga 2 Mondai Ryu 0 Cyber Kong 2 El Lindaman 1 Block A Shingo Takagi YAMATO Don Fujii Jimmy Kanda Kzy Punch Tominaga Shingo Takagi X Takagi(17:11) Draw(20:00) Takagi(13:22) Kzy(15:28) Double Countout(16:20) YAMATO Takagi(17:11) X Fujii(12:11) YAMATO(10:06) YAMATO(13:28) YAMATO(6:55) Don Fujii Draw(20:00) Fujii(12:11) X Kanda(8:50) Kzy(10:26) Fujii(13:24) Jimmy Kanda Takagi(13:22) YAMATO(10:06) Kanda(8:50) X Kanda(9:09) Draw(20:00) Kzy Kzy(15:28) YAMATO(13:26) Kzy(10:26) Kanda(9:09) X Draw(20:00) Punch Tominaga Double Countout(16:20) YAMATO(6:55) Fujii(13:24) Draw(20:00) Draw(20:00) X Block B CIMA Jimmy Susumu Akira Tozawa Eita Yosuke♥Santa Maria Mondai Ryu CIMA X Susumu(16:39) CIMA(16:03) Eita(11:39) CIMA(13:08) CIMA(0:14) Jimmy Susumu Susumu(16:39) X Tozawa(19:03) Eita(17:38) Susumu(13:56) Susumu(8:28) Akira Tozawa CIMA(16:03) Tozawa(19:03) X Draw(20:00) Tozawa(9:52) Tozawa(6:50) Eita Eita(11:39) Eita(17:38) Draw(20:00) X Maria(10:19) Eita(2:31) Yosuke♥Santa Maria CIMA(13:08) Susumu(13:56) Tozawa(9:52) Maria(10:19) X Maria(6:18) Mondai Ryu CIMA(0:14) Susumu(8:28) Tozawa(6:50) Eita(2:31) Maria(6:18) X Block C T-Hawk Ryo "Jimmy" Saito Masaaki Mochizuki Dragon Kid Cyber Kong Kotoka T-Hawk X T-Hawk(15:45) Mochizuki(10:43) T-Hawk(9:18) T-Hawk(12:34) Kotoka(8:05) Ryo "Jimmy" Saito T-Hawk(15:45) X Draw(20:00) Saito(15:00) Kong(6:28) Saito(3:45) Masaaki Mochizuki Mochizuki(10:43) Draw(20:00) X Kid(11:33) Mochizuki(12:33) Mochizuki(8:12) Dragon Kid T-Hawk(9:18) Saito(15:00) Kid(11:33) X Kid(9:20) Kid(10:49) Cyber Kong T-Hawk(12:34) Kong(6:28) Mochizuki(12:33) Kid(9:20) X Kotoka(5:30) Kotoka Kotoka(8:05) Saito(3:45) Mochizuki(8:12) Kid(10:49) Kotoka(5:30) X Block D Masato Yoshino Naruki Doi Gamma Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! Big R Shimizu El Lindaman Masato Yoshino X Yoshino(16:45) Yoshino(8:43) H.A.Gee.Mee(8:20) Yoshino(10:46) Draw(20:00) Naruki Doi Yoshino(16:45) X Gamma(7:54) Doi(11:21) Shimizu(15:20) Doi(9:44) Gamma Yoshino(8:43) Gamma(7:54) X Gamma(6:13) Shimizu(4:34) Gamma(7:49) Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee H.A.Gee.Mee(8:20) Doi(11:21) Gamma(6:13) X Shimizu(8:29) H.A.Gee.Mee(7:21) Big R Shimizu Yoshino(10:46) Shimizu(15:20) Shimizu(4:34) Shimizu(8:29) X Shimizu(4:43) El Lindaman Draw(20:00) Doi(9:44) Gamma(7:49) H.A.Gee.Mee(7:21) Shimizu(4:43) X
2017 The 2017 King of Gate tournament, a round robin tournament, featuring 4 blocks. It took place from May 9 to June 11. +Final Standings Block A Block B Block C Block D Eita 7 T-Hawk 8 Naruki Doi 7 Shingo Takagi 8 Don Fujii 6 Jimmy Susumu 7 CIMA 6 BxB Hulk 6 Dragon Kid 6 Kzy 7 Jimmy Kagetora 5 Masaaki Mochizuki 6 YAMATO 6 Gamma 4 Ryo "Jimmy" Saito 5 Jimmy Kanda 4 Big R Shimizu 5 Ben-K 2 Takashi Yoshida(Cyber Kong) 3 Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee 4 Jimmy Kness JKS 0 Yosuke♥Santa Maria 2 Takehiro Yamamura 3 El Lindaman 2 Block A YAMATO Don Fujii Big R Shimizu Jimmy Kness JKS Dragon Kid Eita YAMATO X Fujii(8:43) Shimizu(3:32) YAMATO(14:10) YAMATO(14:13) YAMATO(18:19) Don Fujii Fujii(8:43) X Fujii(9:20) Fujii(Forfeit) Kid(9:57) Eita(12:13) Big R Shimizu Shimizu(3:32) Fujii(9:20) X Shimizu(8:14) Kid(10:03) DRAW(20:00) Jimmy Kness JKS YAMATO(14:10) Fujii(Forfeit) Shimizu(8:14) X Kid(6:19) Eita(6:06) Dragon Kid YAMATO(14:13) Kid(9:57) Kid(10:03) Kid(6:19) X Eita(14:44) Eita YAMATO(18:19) Eita(12:13) DRAW(20:00) Eita(6:06) Eita(14:44) X Block B T-Hawk Jimmy Susumu Kzy Yosuke♥Santa Maria Ben-K Gamma T-Hawk X Susumu(13:27) T-Hawk(11:49) T-Hawk(11:15) T-Hawk(11:49) T-Hawk(7:50) Jimmy Susumu Susumu(13:27) X DRAW(20:00) Yosuke(12:26) Susumu(6:30) Susumu(16:19) Kzy T-Hawk(11:49) DRAW(20:00) X Kzy(11:33) Kzy(7:56) Kzy(7:57) Yosuke♥Santa Maria T-Hawk(11:15) Maria(12:26) Kzy(11:33) X Ben-K(8:28) Gamma(7:39) Ben-K T-Hawk(11:49) Susumu(6:30) Kzy(7:56) Ben-K(8:28) X Gamma(8:53) Gamma T-Hawk(7:50) Susumu(16:19) Kzy(7:57) Gamma(7:39) Gamma(8:53) X Block C Naruki Doi Jimmy Kagetora CIMA Takehiro Yamamura Takashi Yoshida(Cyber Kong) Ryo "Jimmy" Saito Naruki Doi X Doi(13:06) CIMA(16:25) Doi(15:27) Doi(11:20) DRAW(20:00) Jimmy Kagetora Doi(13:06) X CIMA(13:07) DRAW(20:00) Kagetora(12:48) Kagetora(8:10) CIMA CIMA(16:25) CIMA(13:07) X Yamamura(6:00) DRAW(7:45) CIMA(16:22) Takehiro Yamamura Doi(15:27) DRAW(20:00) Yamamura(6:00) X Yoshida(7:51) Saito(10:33) Takashi Yoshida(Cyber Kong) Doi(11:20) Kagetora(12:48) DRAW(7:45) Yoshida(7:51) X Saito(13:15) Ryo "Jimmy" Saito DRAW(20:00) Kagetora(8:10) CIMA(16:22) Saito(10:33) Saito(13:15) X Block D Shingo Takagi BxB Hulk El Lindaman Masaaki Mochizuki Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee Jimmy Kanda Shingo Takagi X Takagi(19:42) Takagi(12:35) Mochizuki(13:52) Takagi(10:22) Takagi(13:47) BxB Hulk Takagi(19:42) X Hulk(12:58) Hulk(13:28) Horiguchi(11:25) Hulk(9:04) El Lindaman Takagi(12:35) Hulk(12:58) X Mochizuki(10:49) Horiguchi(8:47) Lindaman(8:28) Masaaki Mochizuki Mochizuki(13:52) Hulk(13:28) Mochizuki(10:49) X Mochizuki(8:36) Kanda(11:21) Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee Takagi(10:22) Horiguchi(11:25) Horiguchi(8:47) Mochizuki(8:36) X Kanda(6:11) Jimmy Kanda Takagi(13:47) Hulk(9:04) Lindaman(8:28) Kanda(11:21) Kanda(6:11) X
2018 The 2018 King of Gate tournament, a round robin tournament, featuring 4 blocks and will take place from May 8 to June 10. The winner of each respective block will advance to a single elimination tournament that will take place on June 1 & June 9. The winner of this tournament receives a Dream Gate title match on June 10. The fighter with the lowest point total in each block will also compete in a single elimination tournament, to be held on June 2 & 3 to decide overall last place. Eita took part in the last place tournament due to Dragon Kid's injuries. +Final Standings Block A Block B Block C Block D YAMATO 6 Takashi Yoshida 6 Naruki Doi 8 Masato Yoshino 5 Ben-K 5 Jason Lee 4 Punch Tominaga 5 Susumu Yokosuka 4 Kzy 5 BxB Hulk 4 Yosuke♥Santa Maria 4 Shingo Takagi 4 Shun Skywalker 2 Genki Horiguchi 4 Eita 3 Kagetora 3 Yasushi Kanda 2 Big R Shimizu 2 Dragon Kid 0 Ryo Saito 2 Block A Ben-K Yasushi Kanda Kzy Shun Skywalker YAMATO Ben-K X Ben-K(9:07) Draw(20:00) Ben-K(9:15) YAMATO(17:29) Yasushi Kanda Ben-K(9:07) X Kzy(9:15) Skywalker(8:28) Kanda(13:12) Kzy Draw(20:00) Kzy(9:15) X Kzy(11:09) YAMATO(19:42) Shun Skywalker Ben-K(9:15) Skywalker(8:28) Kzy(11:09) X YAMATO(8:26) YAMATO YAMATO(17:29) Kanda(13:12) YAMATO(19:42) YAMATO(8:26) X Block B Genki Horiguchi BxB Hulk Jason Lee Big R Shimizu Takashi Yoshida Genki Horiguchi X Hulk(9:30) Lee(7:33) Horiguchi(10:19) Horiguchi(12:09) BxB Hulk Hulk(9:30) X Lee(11:11) Hulk(14:27) Yoshida(15:10) Jason Lee Lee(7:33) Lee(11:11) X Shimizu(10:11) Yoshida(5:17) Big R Shimizu Horiguchi(10:19) Hulk(14:27) Shimizu(10:11) X Yoshida(2:17) Takashi Yoshida Horiguchi(12:09) Yoshida(15:10) Yoshida(5:17) Yoshida(2:17) X Block C Naruki Doi Eita Dragon Kid Yosuke♥Santa Maria Punch Tominaga Naruki Doi X Doi(16:54) Doi(forfeit) Doi(12:02) Doi(13:16) Eita Doi(16:54) X Eita(7:48) Santa Maria(4:37) Draw(20:00) Dragon Kid Doi(forfeit) Eita(7:48) X Santa Maria(forfeit) Tominaga(forfeit) Yosuke♥Santa Maria Doi(12:02) Santa Maria(4:37) Santa Maria(forfeit) X Tominaga(11:20) Punch Tominaga Doi(13:16) Draw(20:00) Tominaga(forfeit) Tominaga(11:20) X Block D Kagetora Ryo Saito Shingo Takagi Susumu Yokosuka Masato Yoshino Kagetora X Draw(11:40) Takagi(15:13) Kagetora(10:10) Double Pin(13:22) Ryo Saito Draw(11:40) X Draw(16:22) Yokosuka(9:55) Yoshino(9:41) Shingo Takagi Takagi(15:13) Draw(16:22) X Yokosuka(17:38) Takagi(18:38) Susumu Yokosuka Kagetora(10:10) Yokosuka(9:55) Yokosuka(17:38) X Yoshino(11:44) Masato Yoshino Double Pin(13:22) Yoshino(9:41) Takagi(18:38) Yoshino(11:44) X
2019 The 2019 King of Gate tournament, a round robin tournament, featuring 4 blocks took place from May 9 to June 8. The semi-finals and finals took place on June 6 and 8, respectively. U-T forfeited the rest of his matches due to injury. Ben-K is the first wrestler to go undefeated in the King of Gate tournament since the format change from single-elimination to round-robin. +Final Standings Block A Block B Block C Block D Kazma Sakamoto 8 Eita 10 Ben-K 10 KAI 7 Kzy 8 Susumu Yokosuka 8 YAMATO 6 Shun Skywalker 6 Naruki Doi 7 Masato Yoshino 6 Genki Horiguchi 4 Big R Shimizu 5 Ryo Saito 5 Yasushi Kanda 2 Kaito Ishida 4 Jason Lee 4 U-T 2 Yosuke♥Santa Maria 2 Takashi Yoshida 4 Dragon Kid 4 Punch Tominaga 0 Yuki Yoshioka 2 Kagetora 2 Masaaki Mochizuki 4