2002
The 2002 G1 Climax was identical in structure to the previous year's, and was held from August 8 to August 11.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshihiro Takayama | 8 | Masahiro Chono | 7 |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 6 | Osamu Nishimura | 5 |
| Kensuke Sasaki | 6 | Manabu Nakanishi | 5 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | 4 | Yuji Nagata | 5 |
| Shiro Koshinaka | 4 | Kenzo Suzuki | 4 |
| Yutaka Yoshie | 2 | Tadao Yasuda | 4 |
| Block A | Koshinaka | Sasaki | Takayama | Tanahashi | Tenzan | Yoshie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koshinaka | X | Sasaki (8:33) | Takayama (12:00) | Tanahashi (8:52) | Koshinaka (11:02) | Koshinaka (10:54) |
| Sasaki | Sasaki (8:33) | X | Sasaki (12:11) | Tanahashi (1:40) | Tenzan (15:52) | Sasaki (0:41) |
| Takayama | Takayama (12:00) | Sasaki (12:11) | X | Takayama (9:24) | Takayama (13:18) | Takayama (11:28) |
| Tanahashi | Tanahashi (8:52) | Tanahashi (1:40) | Takayama (9:24) | X | Tenzan (14:49) | Yoshie (10:38) |
| Tenzan | Koshinaka (11:02) | Tenzan (15:52) | Takayama (13:18) | Tenzan (14:49) | X | Tenzan (15:53) |
| Yoshie | Koshinaka (10:54) | Sasaki (0:41) | Takayama (11:28) | Yoshie (10:38) | Tenzan (15:53) | X |
| Block B | Chono | Nagata | Nakanishi | Nishimura | Suzuki | Yasuda |
| Chono | X | Nagata (16:00) | Chono (16:17) | Draw (30:00) | Chono (17:33) | Chono (Forf) |
| Nagata | Nagata (16:00) | X | Nakanishi (17:21) | Draw (30:00) | Nagata (14:51) | Yasuda (11:10) |
| Nakanishi | Chono (16:17) | Nakanishi (17:21) | X | Draw (30:00) | Nakanishi (11:17) | Yasuda (2:15) |
| Nishimura | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | X | Suzuki (18:10) | Nishimura (1:36) |
| Suzuki | Chono (17:33) | Nagata (14:51) | Nakanishi (11:17) | Suzuki (18:10) | X | Suzuki (0:37) |
| Yasuda | Chono (Forf) | Yasuda (11:10) | Yasuda (2:15) | Nishimura (1:36) | Suzuki (0:37) | X |
| Block B Decision | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| A1 | Yoshihiro Takayama | Pin | |||||||||||
| B2 | Osamu Nishimura | 22:38 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Manabu Nakanishi | Sub | |||||||||||
| B2 | Osamu Nishimura | 5:49 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Yoshihiro Takayama | Pin | |||||||||||
| B1 | Masahiro Chono | 20:23 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Masahiro Chono | Sub | |||||||||||
| A2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 22:03 | |||||||||||
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