2005
The 2005 G1 Climax was another 16-man round-robin tournament, held from August 4 to August 14. It returned to the format of 2003, eliminating the "quarterfinals" seen in 2004, and simply bringing each block's top two scorers into the final four.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Masahiro Chono | 10 | Kazuyuki Fujita | 14 |
| Toshiaki Kawada | 10 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 11 |
| Yuji Nagata | 8 | Manabu Nakanishi | 10 |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 8 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 7 |
| Minoru Suzuki | 6 | Yutaka Yoshie | 6 |
| Kendo Kashin | 5 | Tatsutoshi Goto | 4 |
| Osamu Nishimura | 5 | Toru Yano | 4 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami | 4 | Togi Makabe | 0 |
| Block A | Chono | Fujinami | Kashin | Kawada | Nagata | Nishimura | Suzuki | Tenzan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chono | X | Cho. (11:08) | Cho. (1:45) | Cho. (12:14) | Cho. (17:02) | Nis. (20:55) | Cho. (17:50) | Ten. (18:33) |
| Fujinami | Cho. (11:08) | X | Fuj. (4:50) | Kaw. (12:03) | Nag. (9:37) | Nis. (11:29) | Fuj. (10:17) | Ten. (12:49) |
| Kashin | Cho. (1:45) | Fuj. (4:50) | X | Kas. (11:16) | Nag. (13:08) | Kas. (15:07) | Draw (12:17) | Ten. (12:19) |
| Kawada | Cho. (12:14) | Kaw. (12:03) | Kas. (11:16) | X | Kaw. (26:55) | Kaw. (17:00) | Kaw. (17:11) | Kaw. (19:08) |
| Nagata | Cho. (17:02) | Nag. (9:37) | Nag. (13:08) | Kaw. (26:55) | X | Nag. (19:34) | Suz. (12:06) | Nag. (16:55) |
| Nishimura | Nis. (20:55) | Nis. (11:29) | Kas. (15:07) | Kaw. (17:00) | Nag. (19:34) | X | Draw (30:00) | Ten. (18:46) |
| Suzuki | Cho. (17:50) | Fuj. (10:17) | Draw (12:17) | Kaw. (17:11) | Suz. (12:06) | Draw (30:00) | X | Suz. (13:50) |
| Tenzan | Ten. (18:33) | Ten. (12:49) | Ten. (12:19) | Kawada (19:08) | Nag. (16:55) | Ten. (18:46) | Suz. (13:50) | X |
| Block B | Fujita | Goto | Makabe | Nakamura | Nakanishi | Tanahashi | Yano | Yoshie |
| Fujita | X | Fuj. (3:19) | Fuj. (Forf) | Fuj. (6:25) | Fuj. (8:02) | Fuj. (9:14) | Fuj. (3:41) | Fuj. (8:45) |
| Goto | Fuj. (3:19) | X | Goto (Forf) | Nakam. (6:11) | Nakan. (7:26) | Tan. (9:09) | Goto (4:16) | Yos. (8:22) |
| Makabe | Fuj. (Forf) | Goto (Forf) | X | Nakam. (2:30) | Nakan. (Forf) | Tan. (Forf) | Yano (Forf) | Yos. (12:23) |
| Nakamura | Fuj. (6:25) | Nakam. (6:11) | Nakam. (2:30) | X | Nakam. (14:38) | Nakam. (13:35) | Draw (5:15) | Nakam. (10:49) |
| Nakanishi | Fuj. (8:02) | Nakan. (7:26) | Nakan. (Forf) | Nakam. (14:38) | X | Nakan. (13:50) | Nakan. (5:17) | Nakan. (12:40) |
| Tanahashi | Fuj. (9:14) | Tan. (9:09) | Tan. (Forf) | Nakam. (13:35) | Nakan. (13:50) | X | Draw (30:00) | Tan. (15:01) |
| Yano | Fuj. (3:41) | Goto (4:16) | Yano (Forf) | Draw (5:15) | Nakan. (5:17) | Draw (30:00) | X | Yos. (12:39) |
| Yoshie | Fuj. (8:45) | Yos. (8:22) | Yos. (12:23) | Nakam. (10:49) | Nakan. (12:40) | Tan. (15:01) | Yos. (12:39) | X |
| Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||
| A1 | Masahiro Chono | Sub | ||||||
| B2 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 11:35 | ||||||
| A1 | Masahiro Chono | Pin | ||||||
| B1 | Kazuyuki Fujita | 8:52 | ||||||
| B1 | Kazuyuki Fujita | Pin | ||||||
| A2 | Toshiaki Kawada | 6:23 | ||||||
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