2000
The 2000 G1 Climax was a round-robin tournament, featuring four blocks of five, with each block champion advancing to a four-man tournament to decide that year's winner; it was held from August 7 to August 13. Also note that the points system was modified from the original: 1 point for a victory, and zero points for a draw or loss. This was the first time that two recognized junior heavyweights, IWGP titleholder Tatsuhito Takaiwa and previous champion Jushin Liger, were invited to compete in the heavyweight tournament.
| Block A | Block B | Block C | Block D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuji Nagata | 3 | Kensuke Sasaki | 3 | Manabu Nakanishi | 3 | Masahiro Chono | 3 |
| Takashi Iizuka | 3 | Satoshi Kojima | 2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 3 | Junji Hirata | 2 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami | 2 | Brian Johnston | 2 | Tadao Yasuda | 2 | Shiro Koshinaka | 2 |
| Jushin Liger | 1 | Osamu Kido | 0 | Osamu Nishimura | 2 | Yutaka Yoshie | 2 |
| Tatsutoshi Goto | 1 | Hiro Saito | 0 | Kenzo Suzuki | 0 | Tatsuhito Takaiwa | 1 |
| Block A | Tatsumi Fujinami | Tatsutoshi Goto | Takashi Iizuka | Jushin Liger | Yuji Nagata |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatsumi Fujinami | X | Fujinami (6:42) | Iizuka (11:46) | Fujinami (10:33) | Nagata (12:25) |
| Tatsutoshi Goto | Fujinami (6:42) | X | Iizuka (9:42) | Liger (7:17) | Goto (11:41) |
| Takashi Iizuka | Iizuka (11:46) | Iizuka (9:42) | X | Iizuka (15:13) | Nagata (16:38) |
| Jushin Liger | Fujinami (10:33) | Liger (7:17) | Iizuka (15:13) | X | Nagata (12:06) |
| Yuji Nagata | Nagata (12:25) | Goto (11:41) | Nagata (16:38) | Nagata (12:06) | X |
| Block B | Brian Johnston | Osamu Kido | Satoshi Kojima | Hiro Saito | Kensuke Sasaki |
| Brian Johnston | X | Johnston (5:38) | Kojima (10:08) | Johnston (5:18) | Sasaki (6:48) |
| Osamu Kido | Johnston (5:38) | X | Kojima (9:55) | Draw (6:29) | Sasaki (4:21) |
| Satoshi Kojima | Kojima (10:08) | Kojima (9:55) | X | Draw (5:54) | Sasaki (19:39) |
| Hiro Saito | Johnston (5:18) | Draw (6:29) | Draw (5:54) | X | Draw (5:37) |
| Kensuke Sasaki | Sasaki (6:48) | Sasaki (4:21) | Sasaki (19:39) | Draw (5:37) | X |
| Block C | Manabu Nakanishi | Osamu Nishimura | Kenzo Suzuki | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Tadao Yasuda |
| Manabu Nakanishi | X | Nakanishi (13:04) | Nakanishi (8:43) | Tenzan (18:21) | Nakanishi (9:23) |
| Osamu Nishimura | Nakanishi (13:04) | X | Nishimura (7:37) | Nishimura (14:22) | Yasuda (11:47) |
| Kenzo Suzuki | Nakanishi (8:43) | Nishimura (7:37) | X | Tenzan (13:24) | Yasuda (10:43) |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Tenzan (18:21) | Nishimura (14:22) | Tenzan (13:24) | X | Tenzan (11:40) |
| Tadao Yasuda | Nakanishi (9:23) | Yasuda (11:47) | Yasuda (10:43) | Tenzan (11:40) | X |
| Block D | Masahiro Chono | Junji Hirata | Shiro Koshinaka | Tatsuhito Takaiwa | Yutaka Yoshie |
| Masahiro Chono | X | Chono (11:42) | Koshinaka (12:40) | Chono (14:22) | Chono (20:16) |
| Junji Hirata | Chono (11:42) | X | Hirata (8:24) | Hirata (11:08) | Yoshie (11:19) |
| Shiro Koshinaka | Koshinaka (12:40) | Hirata (8:24) | X | Takaiwa (9:04) | Koshinaka (10:38) |
| Tatsuhito Takaiwa | Chono (14:22) | Hirata (11:08) | Takaiwa (9:04) | X | Yoshie (13:48) |
| Yutaka Yoshie | Chono (20:16) | Yoshie (11:19) | Koshinaka (10:38) | Yoshie (13:48) | X |
| Decision Matches | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| A2 | Takashi Iizuka | Sub | |||||||||||
| A1 | Yuji Nagata | 10:48 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Yuji Nagata | Pin | |||||||||||
| B1 | Kensuke Sasaki | 15:12 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Kensuke Sasaki | Sub | |||||||||||
| C1 | Manabu Nakanishi | 19:42 | |||||||||||
| C1 | Manabu Nakanishi | Sub | |||||||||||
| C2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 11:26 | |||||||||||
| C1 | Manabu Nakanishi | Sub | |||||||||||
| D1 | Masahiro Chono | 9:33 | |||||||||||
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