The D Generations Cup (DGC) is an annual professional wrestling tournament organized by CyberFight's DDT Pro-Wrestling brand. This tournament showcases up-and-coming talents from the company, akin to the Young Drama Cup, last held in 2010.
The inaugural edition, held in 2023, employed a round-robin format, with each participant facing all other wrestlers within the same block in singles matches. The winner of each block was determined via a point system, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. On the final day of the event, the winners of each block faced each other to determine the winner of the tournament. The 2024 edition adopted a single-elimination bracket format, followed by a return to the round-robin system in the subsequent year.
History DDT Pro-Wrestling announced the participants of the inaugural D Generations Cup on January 2, 2023. The schedule was then announced on January 10.
Tournament finals #EventDateVenueLocationFinal Into The Fight 2023Korakuen HallTokyo, JapanYuya Koroku vs. Takeshi MasadaApril Fool 2024To-y vs. RukiyaNext Generation 2025: Kisaragi RomanTakeshi Masada vs. Yuya KorokuHybrid Performer 2026Takeshi Masada vs. Kazumi Sumi
Tournaments Year Winner Times won Participants2023 Takeshi Masada 1 82024 To-y 12025 Yuya Koroku 12026 Kazuma Sumi 1 10
Results 2023 The D Generations Cup 2023 was the first edition of the tournament. Held between January 29 and February 26, it featured eight competitors divided in two blocks of four ("A" and "B"). The final was held on February 26, at Into The Fight 2023, and saw Takeshi Masada defeat Yuya Koroku. As a result, Masada earned a spot on the DDT shows in Hollywood on March 30 and 31. +Final standings Block A Block B Yuya Koroku 6 Takeshi Masada 4 Hideki Okatani 4 Toy Kojima 4 Ilusion 2 Yuki Ishida 2 Kazuma Sumi 0 Keigo Nakamura 2 Block A Okatani Koroku Sumi Ilusion Okatani Koroku(9:39) Okatani(5:22) Okatani(6:25) Koroku Koroku(9:39) Koroku(6:39) Koroku(8:11) Sumi Okatani(5:22) Koroku(6:39) Illusion(6:19)Ilusion Okatani(6:25) Koroku(6:39) Illusion(6:19) Block B Nakamura Kojima Ishida Masada Nakamura Kojima(7:58) Ishida(11:02) Nakamura(7:10) Kojima Kojima(7:58) Kojima(8:58) Masada(8:21) Ishida Ishida(11:02) Kojima(8:58) Masada(9:34) Masada Nakamura(7:10) Masada(8:21) Masada(9:34)
2024 The second D Generations Cup was held between March 21 and April 7, 2024. The eight participants fought in a single-elimination bracket to earn a spot in the 2024 King of DDT Tournament. The final was held on April 7, at April Fool 2024, and saw To-y defeat Rukiya.
2025 The third edition of the D Generations Cup took place between February 4 and February 23, 2025. Returning to the round-robin system, the tournament featured eight competitors divided into two blocks of four ("A" and "B"), competing for a future KO-D Openweight Championship match. In a rematch of the 2023 final, Yuya Koroku defeated Takeshi Masada to win the cup and a KO-D Openweight Championship opportunity against Chris Brookes on April 6, at Change Age 2025: My Lie in April. He would go on to fail to win the title. +Final standings Block A Block B Takeshi Masada 6 Yuya Koroku 4 Ilusion 2 To-y 4 Keigo Nakamura 2 Kazuma Sumi 3 Yuki Ishida 2 Yuni 1 Block A Masada Nakamura Ilusion Ishida Masada Masada(11:49) Masada(9:52) Masada(8:20) Nakamura Masada(11:49) Ilusion(11:12) Nakamura(6:45) Ilusion Masada(9:52) Ilusion(11:12) Ishida(0:35) Ishida Masada(8:20) Nakamura(6:45) Ishida(0:35) Block B To-y Koroku Yuni Sumi To-y Koroku(12:16) To-y(6:22) To-y(8:30) Koroku Koroku(12:16) Koroku(8:25) Sumi(11:17) Yuni To-y(6:22) Koroku(8:25) Draw(15:00) Sumi To-y(8:30) Sumi(11:17) Draw(15:00)
2026 The fourth edition of the D Generations Cup took place between January 5 and February 22, 2026. The tournament featured ten competitors divided into two blocks of five ("A" and "B"), competing for a future DDT Universal Championship match. In Block B, a three-way tie between Yuya Koroku, Rukiya and Takeshi Masada was resolved via a tomoesen, which Masada won to qualify to the final. At Hybrid Performer 2026, Kazuma Sumi defeated Masada to win the cup and a shot at Daisuke Sasaki's DDT Universal Championship at Judgement 2026. +Final standings Block A Block B Kazuma Sumi 6 Takeshi Masada 6 To-y 5 Yuya Koroku 6 Daichi Satoh 4 Rukiya 6 Yuki Ishida 3 Yuni 2 Ilusion 2 Hinata Kasai 0 Block A To-y Satoh Ishida Ilusion Sumi To-y To-y(10:31) Draw(15:00) Ilusion(12:42) To-y(12:20) Satoh To-y(10:31) Satoh(9:42) Satoh(6:37) Sumi(12:39) Ishida Draw(15:00) Satoh(9:42) Ishida(12:04) Sumi(10:22) Ilusion Ilusion(12:42) Satoh(6:37) Ishida(12:04) Sumi(10:27) Sumi To-y(12:20) Sumi(12:39) Sumi(10:22) Sumi(10:27) Block B Masada Koroku Yuni Rukiya Kasai Masada Masada(12:33) Masada(9:53) Rukiya(11:47) Masada(6:42) Koroku Masada(12:33) Koroku(9:19) Koroku(8:22) Koroku(9:43) Yuni Masada(9:53) Koroku(9:19) Rukiya(6:52) Yuni(5:31) Rukiya Rukiya(11:47) Koroku(8:22) Rukiya(6:52) Rukiya(7:38) Kasai Masada(6:42) Koroku(9:43) Yuni(5:31) Rukiya(7:38)
See also Young Drama Cup DDT Pro-Wrestling Professional wrestling in Japan
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