2002
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 1 point for a win, and 0 for a loss or draw. The 2-time winner, Koji Kanemoto, went on to defeat champion Minoru Tanaka for the title on July 19, the same man he defeated in the finals 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.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Koji Kanemoto | 4 | Minoru Tanaka | 4 |
| Jushin 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 | B. Tiger | Curry | Jado | Kakihara | Kanemoto | Liger | Shibata |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Tiger | X | Curry (8:46) | Tiger (5:00) | Tiger (8:20) | Tiger (13:35) | Liger (13:30) | Shibata (8:20) |
| Curry | Curry (8:46) | X | Jado (10:47) | Kakihara (9:23) | Kanemoto (10:50) | Liger (12:58) | Curry (7:14) |
| Jado | Tiger (5:00) | Jado (10:47) | X | Kakihara (Forf) | Kanemoto (12:06) | Draw (3:10) | Shibata (Forf) |
| Kakihara | Tiger (8:20) | Kakihara (9:23) | Kakihara (Forf) | X | Kakihara (12:28) | Liger (14:06) | Shibata (5:39) |
| Kanemoto | Tiger (13:35) | Kanemoto (10:50) | Kanemoto (12:06) | Kakihara (12:28) | X | Kanemoto (17:17) | Kanemoto (6:12) |
| Liger | Liger (13:30) | Liger (12:58) | Draw (3:10) | Liger (14:06) | Kanemoto (17:17) | X | Liger (9:45) |
| Shibata | Shibata (8:20) | Curry (7:14) | Shibata (Forf) | Shibata (5:39) | Kanemoto (6:12) | Liger (9:45) | X |
| Block B | AKIRA | Gedo | Inoue | Naruse | Samurai | Tanaka | T. Mask |
| AKIRA | X | Gedo (11:12) | AKIRA (7:47) | Naruse (9:37) | Samurai (11:48) | AKIRA (16:13) | AKIRA (10:36) |
| Gedo | Gedo (11:12) | X | Inoue (11:19) | Gedo (10:41) | Samurai (13:25) | Gedo (12:51) | Tiger (14:49) |
| Inoue | AKIRA (7:47) | Inoue (11:19) | X | Naruse (10:23) | Inoue (7:21) | Tanaka (8:13) | Tiger (8:16) |
| Naruse | Naruse (9:37) | Gedo (10:41) | Naruse (10:23) | X | Samurai (9:19) | Tanaka (12:14) | Naruse (6:54) |
| Samurai | Samurai (11:48) | Samurai (13:25) | Inoue (7:21) | Samurai (9:19) | X | Tanaka (13:01) | Tiger (12:08) |
| Tanaka | AKIRA (16:13) | Gedo (12:51) | Tanaka (8:13) | Tanaka (12:14) | Tanaka (13:01) | X | Tanaka (10:22) |
| T. Mask | AKIRA (10:36) | Tiger (14:49) | Tiger (8:16) | Naruse (6:54) | Tiger (12:08) | Tanaka (10:22) | X |
| Final | |||
| A1 | Koji Kanemoto | Pin | |
| B1 | Minoru Tanaka | 14:12 | |
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