2011
The 2011 Best of the Super Juniors featured 18 participants in two blocks, and was held from May 26 to June 10. This marked the largest number of entrants in the history of the tournament. Outside entrants included Daisuke Sasaki (Dramatic Dream Team), Fujita "Jr." Hayato (Michinoku Pro), Great Sasuke (Michinoku Pro), Kenny Omega (DDT, United States), Kota Ibushi (DDT), Máscara Dorada (Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Mexico) and TJP (freelancer, United States). Sasaki and Taichi earned their spots in the tournament by winning the Road to the Super Jr. 2days Tournament on April 8, 2011. Kota Ibushi became the first wrestler not affiliated with New Japan Pro Wrestling to win the tournament. He went on to defeat Prince Devitt for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship on June 18, 2011.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Devitt | 14 | Kota Ibushi | 12 |
| Davey Richards | 12 | Ryusuke Taguchi | 10 |
| Kenny Omega | 10 | Great Sasuke | 10 |
| Koji Kanemoto | 8 | KUSHIDA | 10 |
| Tiger Mask IV | 8 | TAKA Michinoku | 8 |
| Fujita Hayato | 6 | Máscara Dorada | 8 |
| TJP | 6 | Jushin Liger | 8 |
| Taichi | 4 | Gedo | 4 |
| Jado | 4 | Daisuke Sasaki | 2 |
| Block A | Davey Richards | Fujita Hayato | Jado | Kenny Omega | Koji Kanemoto | Prince Devitt | Taichi | Tiger Mask IV | TJP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davey Richards | X | Richards (10:03) | Richards (13:01) | Richards (9:55) | Richards (12:06) | Richards (13:18) | Richards (10:06) | Tiger (9:56) | TJP (9:51) |
| Fujita Hayato | Richards (10:03) | X | Jado (7:11) | Omega (10:43) | Hayato (10:18) | Devitt (8:09) | Hayato (8:34) | Tiger (9:00) | Hayato (7:44) |
| Jado | Richards (13:01) | Jado (7:11) | X | Jado (9:42) | Kanemoto (9:15) | Devitt (12:14) | Taichi (10:04) | Tiger (8:27) | TJP (12:07) |
| Kenny Omega | Richards (9:55) | Omega (10:43) | Jado (9:42) | X | Omega (11:43) | Devitt (12:08) | Omega (8:59) | Omega (9:05) | Omega (8:20) |
| Koji Kanemoto | Richards (12:06) | Hayato (10:18) | Kanemoto (9:15) | Omega (11:43) | X | Devitt (7:22) | Kanemoto (10:37) | Kanemoto (9:59) | Kanemoto (8:11) |
| Prince Devitt | Richards (13:18) | Devitt (8:09) | Devitt (12:14) | Devitt (12:08) | Devitt (7:22) | X | Devitt (9:45) | Devitt (6:54) | Devitt (8:51) |
| Taichi | Richards (10:06) | Hayato (8:34) | Taichi (10:04) | Omega (8:59) | Kanemoto (10:37) | Devitt (9:45) | X | Taichi (7:04) | TJP (8:29) |
| Tiger Mask IV | Tiger (9:56) | Tiger (9:00) | Tiger (8:27) | Omega (9:05) | Kanemoto (9:59) | Devitt (6:54) | Taichi (7:04) | X | Tiger (8:06) |
| TJP | TJP (9:51) | Hayato (7:44) | TJP (12:07) | Omega (8:20) | Kanemoto (8:11) | Devitt (8:51) | TJP (8:29) | Tiger (8:06) | X |
| Block B | Daisuke Sasaki | Gedo | Great Sasuke | Jushin Liger | Kota Ibushi | KUSHIDA | Máscara Dorada | Ryusuke Taguchi | TAKA Michinoku |
| Daisuke Sasaki | X | Sasaki (11:10) | Sasuke (4:05) | Liger (8:06) | Ibushi (10:39) | KUSHIDA (6:53) | Dorada (8:02) | Taguchi (7:18) | Michinoku (7:19) |
| Gedo | Sasaki (11:10) | X | Gedo (9:09) | Liger (7:27) | Ibushi (10:10) | KUSHIDA (8:02) | Dorada (7:37) | Gedo (11:29) | Michinoku (10:01) |
| Great Sasuke | Sasuke (4:05) | Gedo (9:09) | X | Sasuke (17:35) | Ibushi (11:46) | Sasuke (2:47) | Sasuke (4:28) | Taguchi (15:39) | Sasuke (9:57) |
| Jushin Liger | Liger (8:06) | Liger (7:27) | Sasuke (17:35) | X | Ibushi (8:47) | Liger (10:45) | Dorada (3:18) | Liger (9:20) | Michinoku (8:57) |
| Kota Ibushi | Ibushi (10:39) | Ibushi (10:10) | Ibushi (11:46) | Ibushi (8:47) | X | KUSHIDA (12:46) | Ibushi (7:28) | Taguchi (13:21) | Ibushi (9:40) |
| KUSHIDA | KUSHIDA (6:53) | KUSHIDA (8:02) | Sasuke (2:47) | Liger (10:45) | KUSHIDA (12:46) | X | KUSHIDA (6:25) | Taguchi (10:14) | KUSHIDA (9:29) |
| Máscara Dorada | Dorada (8:02) | Dorada (7:37) | Sasuke (4:28) | Dorada (3:18) | Ibushi (7:28) | KUSHIDA (6:25) | X | Dorada (7:02) | Michinoku (9:45) |
| Ryusuke Taguchi | Taguchi (7:18) | Gedo (11:29) | Taguchi (15:39) | Liger (9:20) | Taguchi (13:21) | Taguchi (10:14) | Dorada (7:02) | X | Taguchi (9:26) |
| TAKA Michinoku | Michinoku (7:19) | Michinoku (10:01) | Sasuke (9:57) | Michinoku (8:57) | Ibushi (9:40) | KUSHIDA (9:29) | Michinoku (9:45) | Taguchi (9:26) | X |
| Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||
| A1 | Prince Devitt | Pin | ||||||
| B2 | Ryusuke Taguchi | 8:29 | ||||||
| Ryusuke Taguchi | Pin | |||||||
| Kota Ibushi | 20:22 | |||||||
| B1 | Kota Ibushi | Pin | ||||||
| A2 | Davey Richards | 11:17 | ||||||
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