(NOAH) THE GREEN GUIDE TO GLOBAL JUNIOR LEAGUE 2020

EVENT DETAILS
Global Junior League (or Global Junior Heavy League according to the poster) is run in the same way as Global Heavyweight League. However, there has been a change in format for 2020.
Instead of being divided into two blocks, the participating wrestlers will be put in four; A, B, C and D. As before, each match will last thirty minutes.
The league is run in a round-robin style. The two wrestlers who have scored the highest in each block will meet to determine the winner, who will then challenge the GHC Junior Heavyweight champion for the title.
There is nothing to prevent the GHC Junior Heavyweight champion from participating. Should he find himself in the finals either the match will be a title match, or if his opponent wins, he will be eligible for a shot at the title. More likely the highest scorer from the block will meet the second highest scorer from the opposing block.

PAST WINNERS
2009: Yoshinobu Kanemaru
2015: Daisuke Harada
2018: Kotaro Suzuki
2019: HAYATA

SCORING
Win: 2 points
Draw: 1 point
Defeat: 0 points (teams who cannot compete for whatever reason, even due to injury, will automatically lose against their opponents and receive 0 points for each match unable to be fought)

2020 COMPETITORS
After defeating HAYATA for the GHC Junior Heavyweight title on January 4th 2020 at "A NEW SUNRISE DAY1", Yoshinari Ogawa announced that he would not be appearing in Global Junior League.

BLOCK A
HAYATA
TBA
NOSAWA Rongai
Junta Miyawaki

BLOCK B
Kotaro Suzuki
Tadasuke
Haō
X

BLOCK C
Atsushi Kotoge
YO-HEY
Hajime Ohara
Hitoshi Kumano

BLOCK D
Daisuke Harada
Chris Ridgeway
Minoru Tanaka
Niō

Haō & Niō were revealed to be Yuki Sato and Hi69, who joined Kongoh at their produce
X will be revealed by NOSAWA Rongai on 4th January and join The Sugiura Army

FIGHT SCHEDULE

10TH JANUARY
B Block: Hao vs X
C Block: Hajime Ohara vs Hitoshi Kumano
D Block: Chris Ridgeway vs Nio

11TH JANUARY
A Block: HAYATA vs Junta Miyawaki
B Block: Tadasuke vs Hao
D Block: Chris Ridgeway vs Minoru Tanaka

12TH JANUARY
A Block: Yoshinari Ogawa vs Junta Miyawaki
C Block: Hitoshi Kumano vs Atsushi Kotoge
D Block: Daisuke Harada vs Minoru Tanaka

19TH JANUARY
A Block: NOSAWA Rongai vs Junta Miyawaki
C Block: YO-HEY vs Hitoshi Kumano

21ST JANUARY
B Block: Kotaro Suzuki vs Tadasuke
C Block: Atsushi Kotoge vs YO-HEY
D Block: Daisuke Harada vs Nio

22ND JANUARY
A Block: Yoshinari Ogawa vs NOSAWA Rongai
B Block: Tadasuke vs X
C Block: Atsushi Kotoge vs Hajime Ohara

23RD JANUARY
A Block: HAYATA vs NOSAWA Rongai
B Block: Kotaro Suzuki vs Hao
D Block: Minoru Tanaka vs Nio

25TH JANUARY
A Block: HAYATA vs Yoshinari Ogawa
B Block: Kotaro Suzuki vs X
C Block: YO-HEY vs Hajime Ohara
D Block: Daisuke Harada vs Chris Ridgeway

30TH JANUARY
SEMI FINALS: A block 1st place vs B Block 1st place
SEMI FINALS: C block 1st place vs D block 1st place
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: Semi final winner vs Semi final winner

DATES

Friday January 10th, Yokohama Radiant Hall, Yokohama (18.30)
Saturday January 11th, Yokohama Radiant Hall, Kanazawa (17:30)
Sunday January 12th, Act City Hamamatsu, Shizuoka (17:00)
Sunday January 19th, Yoka General Gymnasium (Yobu City), Hyogo (15:00)
Tuesday January 21st, Across Fukuoka, Fukoka (18:30)
Wednesday January 22nd, Across Fukuoka, Fukoka (18:30)
Thursday January 23rd, Kochi City Cultural Plaza, Carport Small Hall, Kochi (18:00)
Saturday January 25th, Edion Arena Osaka Second Stadium, Osaka (17:30)
Thursday January 30th, Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (18:30)

FAQ

Can the GHC Junior Heavyweight champion enter? What about any other champions?
Yes, there is nothing barring him from entry, although obviously the champion cannot chose their challenger (and in the heavyweight league, the reigning champion at the time Kaito Kiyomiya in 2019, chose not to enter). Should the champion win the league, no one wins the right to challenge by winning the league.

The league is open only to the junior division, so therefore heavyweight champions either in Noah or in other promotions are not eligible, although juniors are.

What happens if the GHC Junior Champion does win?
They will face whoever came in first in points after them, or else it will be a first come first served basis.

Is this being televised? If so, where can I watch it?
4th January 2020 show will be broadcast on 13th January at 11.59pm JST on G+
5th January 2020 show will be broadcast live on Samurai at 11.30am JST.

Noah have not announced any further dates or live streams

If you are outside of Japan then you can watch whatever dates they do air, through ForJoyTV. If you do subscribe, then I suggest purchasing a Amazon FireStick to watch through your television.
An app is available on iPhone

I am afraid I do not have any information about when the last night (or any other nights) will be televised. Sadly, Noah have not as yet regained their weekly television show or introduced a streaming service (although it is hoped that they soon will)

If you have any further questions I would be happy to answer, either post in the comments below, or ask me at @Hi5ame on Twitter.

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