2012
The 2012 Best of the Super Juniors featured 18 participants and took place from May 27 to June 10. Outside entrants included Alex Koslov (American independents), Ángel de Oro (Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre), Brian Kendrick (American independents), Daisuke Sasaki (Dramatic Dream Team) and Pac (Dragon Gate). Black Tiger earned his spot in the tournament by winning the Road to the Super Jr. 2days Tournament on April 15, 2012. On May 9, New Japan announced that Davey Richards had to pull out of the tournament, following his doctor's orders after a car accident. He was replaced by Brian Kendrick. On May 25, New Japan announced that Black Tiger had been pulled from the tournament, two days after the character's performer Kazushige Nosawa had been arrested for smuggling marijuana. He was replaced by Hiromu Takahashi. The tagline of the event was "The door to the glory". For the fifth year in a row, the previous year's runner-up, this time Ryusuke Taguchi, came back to win the tournament. Taguchi went on to unsuccessfully challenge Low Ki for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship on June 16.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pac | 10 | Low Ki | 16 |
| Prince Devitt | 10 | Ryusuke Taguchi | 10 |
| Jushin Liger | 8 | Brian Kendrick | 10 |
| Ángel de Oro | 8 | Alex Koslov | 10 |
| Rocky Romero | 8 | Tiger Mask IV | 8 |
| Taichi | 8 | Taka Michinoku | 8 |
| Kushida | 8 | Daisuke Sasaki | 4 |
| Bushi | 6 | Jado | 4 |
| Gedo | 6 | Hiromu Takahashi | 2 |
| Block A | Ángel de Oro | Bushi | Gedo | Jushin Liger | Kushida | Pac | Prince Devitt | Rocky Romero | Taichi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ángel de Oro | X | Bushi (9:50) | Ángel de Oro (8:15) | Ángel de Oro (8:21) | Kushida (8:22) | Ángel de Oro (9:46) | Devitt (8:10) | Romero (10:38) | Ángel de Oro (9:28) |
| Bushi | Bushi (9:50) | X | Bushi (8:16) | Liger (7:10) | Kushida (10:51) | Pac (8:35) | Devitt (8:03) | Bushi (5:23) | Taichi (9:33) |
| Gedo | Ángel de Oro (8:15) | Bushi (8:16) | X | Gedo (7:43) | Gedo (10:32) | Pac (14:36) | Devitt (11:14) | Romero (8:41) | Gedo (9:49) |
| Jushin Liger | Ángel de Oro (8:21) | Liger (7:10) | Gedo (7:43) | X | Liger (8:18) | Pac (10:20) | Devitt (12:13) | Liger (7:53) | Liger (7:35) |
| Kushida | Kushida (8:22) | Kushida (10:51) | Gedo (10:32) | Liger (8:18) | X | Kushida (9:33) | Kushida (12:56) | Romero (12:15) | Taichi (2:33) |
| Pac | Ángel de Oro (9:46) | Pac (8:35) | Pac (14:36) | Pac (10:20) | Kushida (9:33) | X | Pac (17:24) | Romero (10:14) | Pac (10:43) |
| Prince Devitt | Devitt (8:10) | Devitt (8:03) | Devitt (11:14) | Devitt (12:13) | Kushida (12:56) | Pac (17:24) | X | Devitt (11:15) | Taichi (10:59) |
| Rocky Romero | Romero (10:38) | Bushi (5:23) | Romero (8:41) | Liger (7:53) | Romero (12:15) | Romero (10:14) | Devitt (11:15) | X | Taichi (9:58) |
| Taichi | Ángel de Oro (9:28) | Taichi (9:33) | Gedo (9:49) | Liger (7:35) | Taichi (2:33) | Pac (10:43) | Taichi (10:59) | Taichi (9:58) | X |
| Block B | Alex Koslov | Brian Kendrick | Daisuke Sasaki | Hiromu Takahashi | Jado | Low Ki | Ryusuke Taguchi | Taka Michinoku | Tiger Mask IV |
| Alex Koslov | X | Kendrick (6:31) | Koslov (10:05) | Koslov (6:43) | Koslov (9:57) | Low Ki (10:14) | Taguchi (14:54) | Koslov (8:22) | Koslov (10:30) |
| Brian Kendrick | Kendrick (6:31) | X | Kendrick (10:21) | Kendrick (5:50) | Kendrick (8:31) | Low Ki (10:37) | Taguchi (9:59) | Michinoku (10:51) | Kendrick (6:34) |
| Daisuke Sasaki | Koslov (10:05) | Kendrick (10:21) | X | Sasaki (5:02) | Sasaki (8:57) | Low Ki (8:03) | Taguchi (6:55) | Michinoku (6:22) | T. Mask (7:14) |
| Hiromu Takahashi | Koslov (6:43) | Kendrick (5:50) | Sasaki (5:02) | X | Jado (5:55) | Low Ki (7:43) | Taguchi (6:12) | Takahashi (3:30) | T. Mask (6:50) |
| Jado | Koslov (9:57) | Kendrick (8:31) | Sasaki (8:57) | Jado (5:55) | X | Low Ki (10:14) | Taguchi (9:43) | Michinoku (8:31) | Jado (7:26) |
| Low Ki | Low Ki (10:14) | Low Ki (10:37) | Low Ki (8:03) | Low Ki (7:43) | Low Ki (10:14) | X | Low Ki (14:10) | Low Ki (10:24) | Low Ki (11:14) |
| Ryusuke Taguchi | Taguchi (14:54) | Taguchi (9:59) | Taguchi (6:55) | Taguchi (6:12) | Taguchi (9:43) | Low Ki (14:10) | X | Michinoku (11:11) | T. Mask (9:41) |
| Taka Michinoku | Koslov (8:22) | Michinoku (10:51) | Michinoku (6:22) | Takahashi (3:30) | Michinoku (8:31) | Low Ki (10:24) | Michinoku (11:11) | X | T. Mask (6:40) |
| Tiger Mask IV | Koslov (10:30) | Kendrick (6:34) | T. Mask (7:14) | T. Mask (6:50) | Jado (7:26) | Low Ki (11:14) | T. Mask (9:41) | T. Mask (6:40) | X |
| Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||
| A1 | Pac | Pin | ||||||
| B2 | Ryusuke Taguchi | 10:38 | ||||||
| Ryusuke Taguchi | Pin | |||||||
| Low Ki | 17:01 | |||||||
| B1 | Low Ki | Sub | ||||||
| A2 | Prince Devitt | 8:50 | ||||||
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