2001
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 Liger became both the first person to win the tournament three times, and the first to not lose a single match during the tournament. For reasons that are unclear, Liger did not receive a championship match as a reward for his victory.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jushin 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 Liger | Gran Naniwa | El Samurai | Silver King |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Candido | X | Candido (5:10) | Liger (5:48) | Candido (8:01) | Samurai (4:53) | King (7:40) |
| Wataru Inoue | Candido (5:10) | X | Liger (13:56) | Naniwa (10:48) | Samurai (14:29) | King (8:26) |
| Jushin Liger | Liger (5:48) | Liger (13:56) | X | Liger (14:05) | Liger (13:26) | Liger (12:32) |
| Gran Naniwa | Candido (8:01) | Naniwa (10:48) | Liger (14:05) | X | Naniwa (11:29) | King (10:01) |
| El Samurai | Samurai (4:53) | Samurai (14:29) | Liger (13:26) | Naniwa (11:29) | X | Samurai (10:33) |
| Silver King | King (7:40) | King (8:26) | Liger (12:32) | King (10:01) | Samurai (10:33) | X |
| Block B | AKIRA | Shinya Makabe | Katsuyori Shibata | Super Shocker | Minoru Tanaka | Dr. Wagner, Jr. |
| AKIRA | X | Makabe (10:15) | AKIRA (6:18) | AKIRA (10:10) | AKIRA (23:22) | Wagner (11:38) |
| Shinya Makabe | Makabe (10:15) | X | Makabe (6:23) | Shocker (9:41) | Tanaka (16:34) | Wagner (9:03) |
| Katsuyori Shibata | AKIRA (6:18) | Makabe (6:23) | X | Shocker (9:07) | Tanaka (6:24) | Wagner (9:28) |
| Super Shocker | AKIRA (10:10) | Shocker (9:41) | Shocker (9:07) | X | Tanaka (12:53) | Shocker (14:23) |
| Minoru Tanaka | AKIRA (23:22) | Tanaka (16:34) | Tanaka (6:24) | Tanaka (12:53) | X | Tanaka (14:45) |
| Dr. Wagner, Jr. | Wagner (11:38) | Wagner (9:03) | Wagner (9:28) | Shocker (14:23) | Tanaka (14:45) | X |
| Final | |||
| A1 | Jushin Liger | Pin | |
| B1 | Minoru Tanaka | 26:12 | |
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