Ikkitousen Strong Climb is a professional wrestling round-robin hardcore tournament held by Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) every two years to determine the best wrestler of BJW's Strong BJ division. The tournament was first held in 2014. The tournament differs from the Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor as it features matches of strong style format while the former tournament features deathmatch variations.
List of winners YearWinnerTotal wonRef2012Yoshihito Sasaki12014Shuji Ishikawa1201622018Hideki Suzuki12020Daichi Hashimoto12022Daisuke Sekimoto12025Leyton Buzzard1
2012 The 2012 Ikkitousen Strong Climb was held between February 26 and March 26, 2012. +Final standings Block A Block BDaisuke Sekimoto10Yoshihito Sasaki10Sami Callihan8Bad Bones8Yuji Okabayashi6Brahman Shu6Masashi Otani2Shinobu4Ryuichi Kawakami2Shinya Ishikawa2Takumi Tsukamoto2Kazuki Hashimoto0 Block A Callihan Kawakami Okabayashi Otani Sekimoto Tsukamoto Callihan Callihan(8:28) Callihan(14:21) Callihan(9:53) Sekimoto(16:29) Callihan(9:54) Kawakami Callihan(8:28) Okabayashi(12:44) Otani(forfeit) Sekimoto((forfeit) Kawakami(8:36) Okabayashi Callihan(14:21) Okabayashi(12:44) Okabayashi(8:17) Sekimoto(15:59) Okabayashi(forfeit) Otani Callihan(9:53) Otani(forfeit) Okabayashi(8:17) Sekimoto(10:38) Tsukamoto(7:13) Sekimoto Sekimoto(16:29) Sekimoto((forfeit) Sekimoto(15:59) Sekimoto(10:38) Sekimoto(9:54) Tsukamoto Callihan(9:54) Kawakami(8:36) Okabayashi(forfeit) Tsukamoto(7:13) Sekimoto(9:54) Block B Bones Brahman Hashimoto Ishikawa Sasaki Shinobu Bones Bones(11:12) Bones(9:33) Bones(11:57) Sasaki(10:18) Bones(4:19) Brahman Bones(11:12) Brahman(7:54) Ishikawa(13:43) Brahman(9:49) Brahman(13:12) Hashimoto Bones(9:33) Brahman(7:54) Ishikawa(7:38) Sasaki(9:41) Shinobu(8:37) Ishikawa Bones(11:57) Ishikawa(13:43) Ishikawa(7:38) Sasaki(12:10) Shinobu(10:57) Sasaki Sasaki(10:18) Brahman(9:49) Sasaki(9:41) Sasaki(12:10) Sasaki(10:04) Shinobu Bones(4:19) Brahman(13:12) Shinobu(8:37) Shinobu(10:57) Sasaki(10:04)
2014 The 2014 Ikkitousen Strong Climb was held between May 17 and July 26, 2014. +Final standings Block A Block BShuji Ishikawa10Daisuke Sekimoto8Yuko Miyamoto6Manabu Soya6Shinya Ishikawa6Shinobu6Atsushi Maruyama4Kazuki Hashimoto4Shiori Asahi4Ryuichi Kawakami4Hideyoshi Kamitani0Masato Inaba2 Block A Asahi Shinya Shuji Kamitani Maruyama Miyamoto Asahi Shinya(11:29) Shuji(12:57) Asahi(8:37) Maruyama(13:25) Asahi(11:34) Shinya Shinya(11:29) Shuji(14:18) Shinya(8:54) Shinya(12:58) Miyamoto(18:39) Shuji Shuji(12:57) Shuji(14:18) Shuji(12:27) Shuji(11:12) Shuji(15:55) Kamitani Asahi(8:37) Shinya(8:54) Shuji(12:27) Maruyama(forfeit) Miyamoto(forfeit) Maruyama Maruyama(13:25) Shinya(12:58) Shuji(12:27) Maruyama(forfeit) Miyamoto(11:50) Miyamoto Asahi(11:34) Miyamoto(18:39) Shuji(15:55) Miyamoto(forfeit) Miyamoto(11:50) Block B Hashimoto Inaba Kawakami Sekimoto Shinobu Soya Hashimoto Inaba(10:23) Hashimoto(12:59) Sekimoto(12:25) Hashimoto(10:35) Soya(10:43) Inaba Inaba(10:23) Kawakami(10:11) Sekimoto(11:16) Shinobu(10:41) Soya(13:22) Kawakami Hashimoto(12:59) Kawakami(10:11) Sekimoto(13:35) Shinobu(14:56) Kawakami(12:49) Sekimoto Sekimoto(12:25) Sekimoto(11:16) Sekimoto(13:35) Shinobu(19:11) Sekimoto(14:03) Shinobu Hashimoto(10:35) Sato(11:45) Shinobu(10:41) Shinobu(19:11) Soya(9:02) Soya Soya(10:43) Soya(13:22) Kawakami(12:49) Sekimoto(14:03) Soya(9:02)
2016 The 2016 Ikkitousen Strong Climb was held between March 6 and April 10, 2016. +Final standings Block A Block BDaichi Hashimoto6Hideki Suzuki8Hideyoshi Kamitani6Shuji Ishikawa8Daisuke Sekimoto6Ryota Hama6Kohei Sato4Yuji Okabayashi4Seiya Sanada4Shinobu2Atsushi Maruyama4Yoshihisa Uto2 Block A Hashimoto Kamitani Maruyama Sanada Sato Sekimoto Hashimoto Hashimoto(14:31) Maruyama(13:11) Sanada(11:23) Hashimoto(forfeit) Hashimoto(20:20) Kamitani Hashimoto(14:31) Kamitani(13:28) Sanada(13:16) Kamitani(15:18) Kamitani(21:37) Maruyama Maruyama(13:11) Kamitani(13:28) Maruyama(13:55) Sato(9:59) Sekimoto(14:33) Sanada Sanada(11:23) Sanada(13:16) Maruyama(13:55) Sato(10:37) Sekimoto(13:54) Sato Hashimoto(forfeit) Kamitani(15:18) Sato(9:59) Sato(10:37) Sekimoto(forfeit) Sekimoto Hashimoto(20:20) Kamitani(21:37) Sekimoto(14:33) Sekimoto(13:54) Sekimoto(forfeit) Block B Hama Ishikawa Okabayashi Shinobu Suzuki Uto Hama Ishikawa(8:15) Hama(11:56) Hama(6:50) Suzuki(7:24) Hama(4:43) Ishikawa Ishikawa(8:15) Ishikawa(15:08) Ishikawa(14:15) Suzuki(14:31) Ishikawa(12:04) Okabayashi Hama(11:56) Ishikawa(15:08) Okabayashi(16:14) Suzuki(14:39) Okabayashi(14:00) Shinobu Hama(6:50) Ishikawa(14:15) Okabayashi(16:14) Suzuki(9:55) Shinobu(12:57) Suzuki Suzuki(7:24) Suzuki(14:31) Suzuki(14:39) Suzuki(9:55) Uto(8:43) Uto Hama(4:43) Ishikawa(12:04) Okabayashi(14:00) Shinobu(12:57) Uto(8:43)
2018 The 2018 Ikkitousen Strong Climb was held between March 8 and April 15, 2018. The Block A winner Daichi Hashimoto defended his BJW World Strong Heavyweight Championship against Block B winner Hideki Suzuki in the final round of the tournament on April 15, in which Suzuki defeated Hashimoto to win the title and the tournament. +Final standings Block A Block BDaichi Hashimoto8Hideki Suzuki8Yasufumi Nakanoue7Daisuke Sekimoto7Ryota Hama6Ryuichi Kawakami6Hideyoshi Kamitani5Yoshihisa Uto5Takuya Nomura2Kazuki Hashimoto2Yuya Aoki2Kazumi Kikuta2 Block A Aoki Hama Daichi Kamitani Nakanoue Nomura Aoki Hama(7:34) Daichi(13:22) Kamitania(11:07) Aoki(8:45) Nomura(9:40) Hama Hama(7:34) Daichi(9:16) Hama(9:43) Nakanoue(10:46) Hama(7:13) Daichi Daichi(13:22) Daichi(9:16) Daichi(16:33) Nakanoue(16:10) Daichi(15:07) Kamitani Kamitania(11:07) Hama(9:43) Daichi(16:33) Draw(20:00) Kamitani(16:37) Nakanoue Aoki(8:45) Nakanoue(10:46) Nakanoue(16:10) Draw(20:00) Nakanoue(9:18) Nomura Nomura(9:40) Hama(7:13) Daichi(15:07) Kamitani(16:37) Nakanoue(9:18) Block B Kazuki Kawakami Kikuta Sekimoto Suzuki Uto Kazuki Kawakami(10:41) Kazuki(10:02) Sekimoto(10:42) Suzuki(3:39) Uto(10:07) Kawakami Kawakami(10:41) Kawakami(8:24) Kawakami(16:43) Suzuki(10:14) Uto(13:03) Kikuta Kzauki(10:02) Kawakami(8:24) Sekimoto(10:37) Suzuki(6:54) Kikuta(7:42) Sekimoto Sekimoto(10:42) Kawakami(16:43) Sekimoto(10:37) Sekimoto(12:27) Draw(20:00) Suzuki Suzuki(3:39) Suzuki(10:14) Suzuki(6:54) Sekimoto(12:27) Suzuki(10:42) Uto Uto(10:07) Uto(13:03) Kikuta(7:42) Draw(20:00) Suzuki(10:42)
2020 The 2020 Ikkitousen Strong Climb was held between March 3 and April 26, 2020. The Block A winner Daichi Hashimoto, also the BJW World Strong Heavyweight Champion, defeated Block C winner Quiet Storm in the final round of the tournament. Several events that were scheduled to showcase the tournament were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The matches that were to take place on those events were scored as draws, with each wrestler earning one point. +Final standings Block A Block B Block C Block DDaichi Hashimoto5 Daisuke Sekimoto6 Quiet Storm5 Jake Lee6Yoshiki Inamura4 Kohei Sato5 Yuji Hino5 Kazumi Kikuta5Ryuichi Kawakami4 Isami Kodaka3 Ryota Hama4 Yuya Aoki3T-Hawk4 Taishi Takizawa2 Yuji Okabayashi4 Yasufumi Nakanoue3Akira Hyodo3 Kazuki Hashimoto2 Hideyoshi Kamitani2 Takuya Nomura3 Block A Daichi Hyodo Inamura Kawakami T-Hawk Daichi Draw(cancelled) Daichi(14:51) Kawakami(18:29) Daichi(16:04) Hyodo Draw(cancelled) Inamura(8:09) Hyodo(10:53) T-Hawk(9:18) Inamura Daichi(14:51) Inamura(8:09) Inamura(11:00) T-Hawk(9:20) Kawakami Kawakami(18:29) Hyodo(10:53) Inamura(11:00) Kawakami(12:54) T-Hawk Daichi(16:04) T-Hawk(9:18) T-Hawk(9:20) Kawakami(12:54) Block B Kazuki Kodaka Sato Sekimoto Takizawa Kazuki Draw(cancelled) Draw(cancelled) Sekimoto(11:45) Takizawa(9:43) Kodaka Draw(cancelled) Sato(10:08) Sekimoto(16:15) Kodaka(11:04) Sato Draw(cancelled) Sato(10:08) Sekimoto(13:50) Sato(10:03) Sekimoto Sekimoto(11:45) Sekimoto(16:15) Sekimoto(13:50) Takizawa(13:50) Takizawa Takizawa(9:43) Kodaka(11:04) Sato(10:03) Takizawa(13:50) Block C Hama Hino Kamitani Okabayashi Storm Hama Hino(7:06) Draw(cancelled) Hama(9:42) Draw(cancelled) Hino Hino(7:06) Hino(14:30) Draw(cancelled) Storm(15:31) Kamitani Draw(cancelled) Hino(14:30) Draw(cancelled) Storm(9:07) Okabayashi Hama(9:42) Draw(cancelled) Draw(cancelled) Okabayashi(11:39) Storm Draw(cancelled) Storm(15:31) Storm(9:07) Okabayashi(11:39) Block D Aoki Kikuta Lee Nakanoue Nomura Aoki Kikuta(9:41) Lee(12:23) Aoki(13:04) Draw(cancelled) Kikuta Kikuta(9:41) Kikuta(9:41) Draw(cancelled) Nomura(10:21) Lee Lee(12:23) Kikuta(9:41) Lee(13:10) Lee(13:20) Nakanoue Aoki(13:04) Draw(cancelled) Lee(13:10) Nakanoue(11:18) Nomura Draw(cancelled) Nomura(10:21) Lee(13:20) Nakanoue(11:18)
2022 The 2022 Ikkitousen Strong Climb was held between January 5 and February 20, 2022. +Final standings Block A Block B Yasufumi Nakanoue 6 Daisuke Sekimoto 10 Hideyoshi Kamitani 6 Kazumi Kikuta 8 Yuji Okabayashi 6 Daichi Hashimoto 6 Takuya Nomura 6 Yuya Aoki 4 Kota Sekifuda 4 Kazuki Hashimoto 2 Takuho Kato 2 Kosuke Sato 0 Block A Kamitani Kato Nakanoue Nomura Okabayashi Sekifuda Kamitani Kato(15:27) Nakanoue(13:03) Kamitani(15:15) Kamitani(17:39) Kamitani(14:47) Kato Kato(15:27) Nakanoue(13:48) Nomura(12:19) Okabayashi(15:05) Sekifuda(14:48) Nakanoue Nakanoue(13:03) Nakanoue(13:48) Nomura(15:09) Nakanoue(13:54) Sekifuda(13:05) Nomura Kamitani(15:15) Nomura(12:19) Nomura(15:09) Okabayashi(17:08) Nomura(13:17) Okabayashi Kamitani(17:39) Okabayashi(15:05) Nakanoue(13:54) Okabayashi(17:08) Okabayashi(15:33) Sekifuda Kamitani(14:47) Sekifuda(14:48) Sekifuda(13:05) Nomura(13:17) Okabayashi(15:33) Block B Aoki D. Hashimoto K. Hashimoto Kikuta Sato Sekimoto Aoki D. Hashimoto(16:58) Aoki(12:02) Kikuta(forfeit) Aoki(13:33) Sekimoto(2:37) D. Hashimoto D. Hashimoto(16:58) D. Hashimoto(12:34) Kikuta(14:04) D. Hashimoto(13:43) Sekimoto(18:33) K. Hashimoto Aoki(12:02) D. Hashimoto(12:34) Kikuta(11:30) K. Hashimoto(12:34) Sekimoto(11:34) Kikuta Kikuta(forfeit) Kikuta(14:04) Kikuta(11:30) Kikuta(13:40) Sekimoto(11:53) Sato Aoki(13:33) D. Hashimoto(13:43) K. Hashimoto(12:34) Kikuta(13:40) Sekimoto(11:53) Sekimoto Sekimoto(2:37) Sekimoto(18:33) Sekimoto(11:34) Sekimoto(11:53) Sekimoto(11:53)
2025 The 2025 Ikkitousen Strong Climb was held between May 15 and June 22, 2025. +Final standings Block A Block B So Daimonji 4 Leyton Buzzard 6 Hideyoshi Kamitani 4 Yasufumi Nakanoue 4 Yuya Aoki 2 Kazumi Kikuta 2 Kazumasa Yoshida 2 Koshiro Asakura 0 Block A Aoki Daimonji Kamitani Yoshida Aoki Daimonji(12:17) Kamitani(16:21) Aoki(13:22) Daimonji Daimonji(12:17) Daimonji(10:36) Yoshida(13:30) Kamitani Kamitani(16:21) Daimonji(10:36) Kamitani(12:12) Yoshida Aoki(13:22) Yoshida(13:30) Kamitani(12:12) Block B Asakura Buzzard Kikuta Nakanoue Asakura Buzzard(13:31) Kikuta(11:08) Nakanoue(10:05) Buzzard Buzzard(13:31) Buzzard(8:37) Buzzard(10:39) Kikuta Kikuta(11:08) Buzzard(8:37) Nakanoue(11:16) Nakanoue Nakanoue(10:05) Buzzard(10:39) Nakanoue(11:16)
See also Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor Saikyo Tag League List of Big Japan Pro Wrestling tournaments
References
External links Big Japan Pro Wrestling official website Strong Climb League Tournament History