D Generations Cup
DDT Pro-Wrestling event series
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The D Generations Cup (DGC) is an annual professional wrestling tournament organized by CyberFight's DDT Pro-Wrestling brand. This tournament showcases up-and-coming talents from the company, akin to the Young Drama Cup, last held in 2010.
| D Generations Cup | |
|---|---|
D Generations Cup logo | |
| Promotion | CyberFight |
| Brand | DDT |
| First event | D Generations Cup 2023 |
The inaugural edition, held in 2023, employed a round-robin format, with each participant facing all other wrestlers within the same block in singles matches. The winner of each block was determined via a point system, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. On the final day of the event, the winners of each block faced each other to determine the winner of the tournament. The 2024 edition adopted a single-elimination bracket format, followed by a return to the round-robin system in the subsequent year.
History
DDT Pro-Wrestling announced the participants of the inaugural D Generations Cup on January 2, 2023.[1][2] The schedule was then announced on January 10.[3]
Tournament finals
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Final | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Into The Fight 2023 | February 26, 2023 | Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | Yuya Koroku vs. Takeshi Masada | [4] |
| 2 | April Fool 2024 | April 7, 2024 | To-y vs. Rukiya | [5] | ||
| 3 | Next Generation 2025: Kisaragi Roman | February 23, 2025 | Takeshi Masada vs. Yuya Koroku | [6] | ||
| 4 | Hybrid Performer 2026 | February 22, 2026 | Takeshi Masada vs. Kazumi Sumi | [7] |
Tournaments
| Year | Winner | Times won | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Takeshi Masada | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | To-y | 1 | |
| 2025 | Yuya Koroku | 1 | |
| 2026 | Kazuma Sumi | 1 | 10 |
Results
2023
The D Generations Cup 2023 was the first edition of the tournament. Held between January 29 and February 26, it featured eight competitors divided in two blocks of four ("A" and "B"). The final was held on February 26, at Into The Fight 2023, and saw Takeshi Masada defeat Yuya Koroku.[8] As a result, Masada earned a spot on the DDT shows in Hollywood on March 30 and 31.[2]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuya Koroku | 6 | Takeshi Masada | 4 |
| Hideki Okatani | 4 | Toy Kojima | 4 |
| Ilusion | 2 | Yuki Ishida | 2 |
| Kazuma Sumi | 0 | Keigo Nakamura | 2 |
| Block A | Okatani | Koroku | Sumi | Ilusion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okatani | N/a | Koroku (9:39)[9] | Okatani (5:22)[10] | Okatani (6:25)[11] |
| Koroku | Koroku (9:39)[9] | N/a | Koroku (6:39)[11] | Koroku (8:11)[12] |
| Sumi | Okatani (5:22)[10] | Koroku (6:39)[11] | N/a | Illusion (6:19)[13] |
| Ilusion | Okatani (6:25)[11] | Koroku (6:39)[12] | Illusion (6:19)[13] | N/a |
| Block B | Nakamura | Kojima | Ishida | Masada |
| Nakamura | N/a | Kojima (7:58)[12] | Ishida (11:02)[13] | Nakamura (7:10)[10] |
| Kojima | Kojima (7:58)[12] | N/a | Kojima (8:58)[11] | Masada (8:21)[9] |
| Ishida | Ishida (11:02)[13] | Kojima (8:58)[11] | N/a | Masada (9:34)[12] |
| Masada | Nakamura (7:10)[10] | Masada (8:21)[9] | Masada (9:34)[12] | N/a |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Yuya Koroku | 8:26[8] | ||
| B1 | Takeshi Masada | Pin | ||
2024
The second D Generations Cup was held between March 21 and April 7, 2024. The eight participants fought in a single-elimination bracket to earn a spot in the 2024 King of DDT Tournament.[14][15] The final was held on April 7, at April Fool 2024, and saw To-y defeat Rukiya.[16]
| First round March 21 | Semifinals March 26 | Final April 7 | ||||||||||||
| Yuni | 8:32[17] | |||||||||||||
| Ilusion | Sub | |||||||||||||
| Ilusion | 8:53[18] | |||||||||||||
| To-y | Pin | |||||||||||||
| To-y | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Tsubasa Suzuki | 5:08[17] | |||||||||||||
| To-y | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Rukiya | 10:22[16] | |||||||||||||
| Munetatsu Nakamura | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Kazuma Sumi | 6:50[17] | |||||||||||||
| Munetatsu Nakamura | 6:54[18] | |||||||||||||
| Rukiya | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Yuya Koroku | 9:12[17] | |||||||||||||
| Rukiya | Pin | |||||||||||||
2025
The third edition of the D Generations Cup took place between February 4 and February 23, 2025. Returning to the round-robin system, the tournament featured eight competitors divided into two blocks of four ("A" and "B"), competing for a future KO-D Openweight Championship match. In a rematch of the 2023 final, Yuya Koroku defeated Takeshi Masada to win the cup and a KO-D Openweight Championship opportunity against Chris Brookes on April 6, at Change Age 2025: My Lie in April.[6] He would go on to fail to win the title.[19]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Takeshi Masada | 6 | Yuya Koroku | 4 |
| Ilusion | 2 | To-y | 4 |
| Keigo Nakamura | 2 | Kazuma Sumi | 3 |
| Yuki Ishida | 2 | Yuni | 1 |
| Block A | Masada | Nakamura | Ilusion | Ishida |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masada | N/a | Masada (11:49)[20] | Masada (9:52)[21] | Masada (8:20)[22] |
| Nakamura | Masada (11:49)[21] | N/a | Ilusion (11:12)[22] | Nakamura (6:45)[23] |
| Ilusion | Masada (9:52)[20] | Ilusion (11:12)[22] | N/a | Ishida (0:35)[21] |
| Ishida | Masada (8:20)[22] | Nakamura (6:45)[23] | Ishida (0:35)[21] | N/a |
| Block B | To-y | Koroku | Yuni | Sumi |
| To-y | N/a | Koroku (12:16)[20] | To-y (6:22)[22] | To-y (8:30)[23] |
| Koroku | Koroku (12:16)[21] | N/a | Koroku (8:25)[21] | Sumi (11:17)[22] |
| Yuni | To-y (6:22)[22] | Koroku (8:25)[21] | N/a | Draw (15:00)[20] |
| Sumi | To-y (8:30)[23] | Sumi (11:17)[22] | Draw (15:00)[20] | N/a |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Takeshi Masada | 16:40[6] | ||
| B1 | Yuya Koroku | Sub | ||
2026
The fourth edition of the D Generations Cup took place between January 5 and February 22, 2026. The tournament featured ten competitors divided into two blocks of five ("A" and "B"), competing for a future DDT Universal Championship match.[24] In Block B, a three-way tie between Yuya Koroku, Rukiya and Takeshi Masada was resolved via a tomoesen, which Masada won to qualify to the final.[25] At Hybrid Performer 2026, Kazuma Sumi defeated Masada to win the cup and a shot at Daisuke Sasaki's DDT Universal Championship at Judgement 2026.[7]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuma Sumi | 6 | Takeshi Masada | 6 |
| To-y | 5 | Yuya Koroku | 6 |
| Daichi Satoh | 4 | Rukiya | 6 |
| Yuki Ishida | 3 | Yuni | 2 |
| Ilusion | 2 | Hinata Kasai | 0 |
| Block A | To-y | Satoh | Ishida | Ilusion | Sumi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To-y | N/a | To-y (10:31)[26] | Draw (15:00)[27] | Ilusion (12:42)[28] | To-y (12:20)[29] |
| Satoh | To-y (10:31)[26] | N/a | Satoh (9:42)[30] | Satoh (6:37)[27] | Sumi (12:39)[28] |
| Ishida | Draw (15:00)[27] | Satoh (9:42)[30] | N/a | Ishida (12:04)[29] | Sumi (10:22)[26] |
| Ilusion | Ilusion (12:42)[28] | Satoh (6:37)[27] | Ishida (12:04)[29] | N/a | Sumi (10:27)[30] |
| Sumi | To-y (12:20)[29] | Sumi (12:39)[28] | Sumi (10:22)[26] | Sumi (10:27)[30] | N/a |
| Block B | Masada | Koroku | Yuni | Rukiya | Kasai |
| Masada | N/a | Masada (12:33)[25] | Masada (9:53)[28] | Rukiya (11:47)[29] | Masada (6:42)[31] |
| Koroku | Masada (12:33)[25] | N/a | Koroku (9:19)[29] | Koroku (8:22)[30] | Koroku (9:43)[28] |
| Yuni | Masada (9:53)[28] | Koroku (9:19)[29] | N/a | Rukiya (6:52)[31] | Yuni (5:31)[30] |
| Rukiya | Rukiya (11:47)[29] | Koroku (8:22)[30] | Rukiya (6:52)[31] | N/a | Rukiya (7:38)[25] |
| Kasai | Masada (6:42)[31] | Koroku (9:43)[28] | Yuni (5:31)[30] | Rukiya (7:38)[25] | N/a |
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