2003
The 2003 G1 Climax was another 12-man round-robin tournament, held from August 10 to August 17. Jun Akiyama from Pro Wrestling Noah, along with freelancer Yoshihiro Takayama were invitees.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun Akiyama | 7 | Yoshihiro Takayama | 8 |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 6 | Yuji Nagata | 5 |
| Masahiro Chono | 5 | Katsuyori Shibata | 5 |
| Manabu Nakanishi | 4 | Yutaka Yoshie | 4 |
| Osamu Nishimura | 4 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 4 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | 4 | Tadao Yasuda | 4 |
| Block A | Akiyama | Chono | Nakanishi | Nishimura | Tanahashi | Tenzan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akiyama | X | Draw (30:00) | Akiyama (16:35) | Nishimura (27:17) | Akiyama (16:08) | Akiyama (19:43) |
| Chono | Draw (30:00) | X | Nakanishi (11:39) | Chono (24:08) | Chono (13:11) | Tenzan (21:21) |
| Nakanishi | Akiyama (16:35) | Nakanishi (11:39) | X | Nishimura (13:45) | Nakanishi (14:04) | Tenzan (14:50) |
| Nishimura | Nishimura (27:17) | Chono (24:08) | Nishimura (13:45) | X | Tanahashi (14:03) | Tenzan (25:56) |
| Tanahashi | Akiyama (16:08) | Chono (13:11) | Nakanishi (14:04) | Tanahashi (14:03) | X | Tanahashi (15:14) |
| Tenzan | Akiyama (19:43) | Tenzan (21:21) | Tenzan (14:50) | Tenzan (25:56) | Tanahashi (15:14) | X |
| Block B | Nagata | Nakamura | Shibata | Takayama | Yasuda | Yoshie |
| Nagata | X | Nagata (11:32) | Draw (13:17) | Takayama (14:05) | Yasuda (12:21) | Nagata (12:51) |
| Nakamura | Nagata (11:32) | X | Nakamura (10:14) | Takayama (7:08) | Nakamura (7:38) | Yoshie (12:31) |
| Shibata | Draw (13:17) | Nakamura (10:14) | X | Takayama (6:38) | Shibata (1:14) | Shibata (9:17) |
| Takayama | Takayama (14:05) | Takayama (7:08) | Takayama (6:38) | X | Yasuda (11:16) | Takayama (12:31) |
| Yasuda | Yasuda (12:21) | Nakamura (7:38) | Shibata (1:14) | Yasuda (11:16) | X | Yoshie (13:01) |
| Yoshie | Nagata (12:51) | Yoshie (12:31) | Shibata (9:17) | Takayama (12:31) | Yoshie (13:01) | X |
| Block B Decision | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| A1 | Jun Akiyama | Pin | |||||||||||
| B2 | Yuji Nagata | 16:11 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Yuji Nagata | KO | |||||||||||
| B3 | Katsuyori Shibata | 4:11 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Jun Akiyama | Sub | |||||||||||
| A2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 31:43 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Yoshihiro Takayama | KO | |||||||||||
| A2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 21:13 | |||||||||||
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