2004
The 2004 G1 Climax was a two-block, sixteen-man tournament held from August 7 to August 15. As well as the increased number of participants, it introduced a format in which the second and third runner-ups from each block would advance to a four-man tournament, the two finalists of which would advance to a second four-man tournament also featuring each block winner; the eventual winner of this tournament would win the G1 Climax. Also, it would seem that, for this particular year, matches which ended in a double countout or double disqualification would result in zero points for both competitors.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Katsuyori Shibata | 8 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 12 |
| Genichiro Tenryu | 8 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 11 |
| Shinsuke Nakamura | 8 | Kensuke Sasaki | 9 |
| Masahiro Chono | 8 | Koji Kanemoto | 6 |
| Minoru Suzuki | 8 | Manabu Nakanishi | 6 |
| Yuji Nagata | 8 | Osamu Nishimura | 6 |
| Blue Wolf | 4 | Togi Makabe | 4 |
| Yutaka Yoshie | 2 | Yoshihiro Takayama | 2 |
| Block A | Wolf | Chono | Nagata | Nakamura | Shibata | Suzuki | Tenryu | Yoshie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf | X | Cho. (14:29) | Nag. (13:35) | Nak. (8:15) | Wolf (11:46) | Suz. (13:34) | Ten. (6:09) | Wolf (14:04) |
| Chono | Cho. (14:29) | X | Cho. (16:26) | Draw (14:36)1 | Shi. (15:05) | Cho. (17:32) | Ten. (0:38) | Cho. (12:57) |
| Nagata | Nag. (13:35) | Cho. (16:26) | X | Nak. (13:08) | Nag. (12:44) | Suz. (17:39) | Nag. (11:28) | Nag. (13:50) |
| Nakamura | Nak. (8:15) | Draw (14:36)1 | Nak. (13:08) | X | Shi. (12:00) | Nak. (11:58) | Ten. (14:43) | Nak. (11:33) |
| Shibata | Wolf (11:46) | Shi. (15:05) | Nag. (12:44) | Shi. (12:00) | X | Suz. (7:20) | Shi. (7:15) | Shi. (10:22) |
| Suzuki | Suz. (13:34) | Cho. (17:32) | Suz. (17:39) | Nak. (11:58) | Suz. (7:20) | X | Ten. (13:01) | Suz. (9:12) |
| Tenryu | Ten. (6:09) | Ten. (0:38) | Nag. (11:28) | Ten. (14:43) | Shi. (7:15) | Ten. (13:01) | X | Yos. (4:07) |
| Yoshie | Wolf (14:04) | Cho. (12:57) | Nag. (13:50) | Nak. (11:33) | Shi (10:22) | Suz (9:12) | Yos. (4:07) | X |
| Block B | Kanemoto | Makabe | Nakanishi | Nishimura | Sasaki | Takayama | Tanahashi | Tenzan |
| Kanemoto | X | Kan. (13:50) | Kan. (9:54) | Nis. (14:03) | Sas. (16:55) | Kan. (Forf) | Tan. (15:45) | Ten. (16:55) |
| Makabe | Kan. (13:50) | X | Nak. (7:40) | Mak. (12:51) | Sas. (6:34) | Mak. (Forf) | Tan. (11:35) | Ten. (11:33) |
| Nakanishi | Kan. (9:54) | Nak. (7:40) | X | Nak. (14:36) | Sas. (17:57) | Nak. (15:48) | Tan. (9:12) | Ten. (12:47) |
| Nishimura | Nis. (14:03) | Mak. (12:51) | Nak. (14:36) | X | Sas. (14:00) | Nis. (Forf) | Tan. (16:23) | Nis. (20:02) |
| Sasaki | Sas. (16:55) | Sas. (6:34) | Sas. (17:57) | Sas. (14:00) | X | Tak. (14:40) | Tan. (12:00) | Draw (30:00) |
| Takayama | Kan. (Forf) | Mak. (Forf) | Nak. (15:48) | Nis. (Forf) | Tak. (14:40) | X | Tan. (Forf) | Ten. (Forf) |
| Tanahashi | Tan. (15:45) | Tan. (11:35) | Tan. (9:12) | Tan. (16:23) | Tan. (12:00) | Tan. (Forf) | X | Ten. (15:15) |
| Tenzan | Ten. (16:55) | Ten. (11:33) | Ten. (12:47) | Nis. (20:02) | Draw (30:00) | Ten. (Forf) | Ten. (15:15) | X |
1 This was a double countout, and so neither Chono nor Nakamura received any points.
| Block A Decision | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Genichiro Tenryu | 6:34 | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Genichiro Tenryu | Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| B3 | Kensuke Sasaki | 8:11 | ||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Sub | ||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 21:01 | ||||||||||||||||
| N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Katsuyori Shibata | KO | ||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 7:11 | ||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Sub | ||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 13:06 | ||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Masahiro Chono | DQ | ||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 4:39 | ||||||||||||||||
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