Marigold Dream Star Grand Prix 2024
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- Osaka, Japan
- Toyama, Japan
- Tokyo, Japan
- Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
- Morioka, Iwate, Japan
- Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Edion Arena Osaka
- Bolfert Toyama 2F Multipurpose Hall
- Shin-Kiba 1st Ring
- Korakuen Hall
- Sendai PIT
- Morioka City Gymnasium
- Nagoya Congress Center
| Marigold Dream Star Grand Prix 2024 | |||
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 Promotional poster of the event | |||
| Promotion | Dream Star Fighting Marigold | ||
| Date | August 31 – September 28, 2024 | ||
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 Utami Hayashishita, winner of the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix. | |
| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | Professional wrestling |
| Location | |
| Dates | August 31, 2024–September 28, 2024 |
Tournament format | Two-block round-robin |
| Participants | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Utami Hayashishita |
| Runner-up | Mai Sakurai |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Attendance | 4,050 |
| Bouts fought | 57 |
Marigold Dream Star Grand Prix 2024 (マリーゴールドドリームスターグランプリ2024, Marīgōrudo dorīmu sutā guranpuri 2024), stylized as DREAM✴︎STAR GP 2024, was a professional wrestling tournament promoted by the Japanese promotion Dream Star Fighting Marigold. It took place between August 31 and September 28, 2024.[1]
Storylines
The Dream Star Grand Prix is a professional wrestling tournament held by Marigold. Similar to Bushiroad-owned counterpart tournaments New Japan Pro-Wrestling's G1 Climax and Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix, it is held as a round-robin tournament with wrestlers split into two pools. The winner of each pool will compete in the final to decide the winner. As is the case with Bushiroad tournaments, a win is two points and a draw is one point for each wrestler.
The event featured professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[2]
Qualifiers
The format of the tournament will saw 16 wrestlers divided in two blocks. Marigold initially announced twelve contestants with three extra having to undergo a series of qualifying matches and one person from another organization.[3]
Qualifying matches
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chika Goto defeated Nao Ishikawa by pinfall | Dream Star Grand Prix Qualifying match | 9:37 |
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[5] |
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| 1 | Kizuna Tanaka defeated Komomo Minami by pinfall | Dream Star Grand Prix Qualifying match | 7:28 |
| 2 | Victoria Yuzuki defeated Myla Grace by pinfall | Dream Star Grand Prix Qualifying match | 7:10 |
Participants
*Noted underneath are the champions who held their titles at the time of the tournament. The titleholders or even the number of contestants can change over time.
| Wrestler | Notes |
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| Bozilla | |
| Chiaki | |
| Kouki Amarei | |
| Mai Sakurai | Marigold Twin Star Champion |
| Miku Aono | Marigold United National Champion |
| Mirai | Marigold Twin Star Champion |
| Misa Matsui | |
| Nanae Takahashi | |
| Nagisa Nozaki | Freelancer |
| Natsumi Showzuki | Marigold Super Fly Champion |
| Sareee | Freelancer Marigold World Champion |
| Utami Hayashishita | Winner |
| Chika Goto | Qualifying match winner |
| Victoria Yuzuki | Qualifying match winner |
| Kizuna Tanaka | Qualifying match winner |
| Nøri | Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling |
Standings
Overview
| Dream League | Star League | ||
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| Utami Hayashishita | 10 | Mai Sakurai | 11 |
| Nøri | 8 | Sareee | 10 |
| Kouki Amarei | 8 | Nanae Takahashi | 10 |
| Mirai | 8 | Bozilla | 10 |
| Nagisa Nozaki | 8 | Miku Aono | 9 |
| Natsumi Showzuki | 7 | Kizuna Tanaka | 2 |
| Victoria Yuzuki | 5 | Chiaki | 2 |
| Chika Goto | 2 | Misa Matsui | 2 |
| Dream League | Goto | Amarei | Mirai | Nozaki | Showzuki | Nøri | Hayashishita | Yuzuki |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goto | N/a | Goto (9:40) | Mirai (9:43) | Nozaki (8:06) | Showzuki (7:46) | Nøri (5:28) | Hayashishita (8:04) | Yuzuki (6:35) |
| Amarei | Goto (9:40) | N/a | Amarei (12:03) | Amarei (9:00) | Amarei (11:20) | Nøri (9:53) | Hayashishita (9:03) | Amarei (10:33) |
| Mirai | Mirai (9:43) | Amarei (12:03) | N/a | Draw (12:10) | Showzuki (8:04) | Draw (15:00) | Mirai (10:30) | Mirai (9:17) |
| Nozaki | Nozaki (8:06) | Amarei (9:00) | Draw (12:10) | N/a | Showzuki (10:11) | Draw (15:00) | Nozaki (8:47) | Nozaki (9:21) |
| Showzuki | Showzuki | Amarei (11:20) | Showzuki (8:04) | Showzuki (10:11) | N/a | Nøri (11:11) | Hayashishita (9:18) | Draw (15:00) |
| Nøri | Nøri (5:28) | Nøri (9:53) | Draw (15:00) | Draw (15:00) | Nøri (11:11) | N/a | Hayashishita (10:03) | Yuzuki (5:58) |
| Hayashishita | Hayashishita (8:04) | Hayashishita (9:03) | Mirai (10:30) | Nozaki (8:47) | Hayashishita (9:18) | Hayashishita (10:03) | N/a | Hayashishita (8:07) |
| Yuzuki | Yuzuki (6:35) | Amarei (10:33) | Mirai (9:17) | Nozaki (9:21) | Draw (15:00) | Yuzuki (5:58) | Hayashishita (8:07) | N/a |
| Star League | Bozilla | Chiaki | Tanaka | Sakurai | Aono | Matsui | Takahashi | Sareee |
| Bozilla | N/a | Bozilla (5:46) | Bozilla (5:10) | Sakurai (11:38) | Bozilla (8:58) | Bozilla (6:28) | Takahashi (8:48) | Bozilla (9:30) |
| Chiaki | Bozilla (5:46) | N/a | Tanaka (7:13) | Sakurai (7:30) | Aono (6:31) | Chiaki (6:28) | Takahashi (6:25) | Sareee (6:57) |
| Tanaka | Bozilla (5:10) | Tanaka (7:13) | N/a | Sakurai (8:06) | Aono (9:02) | Matsui (6:09) | Takahashi (9:56) | Sareee (9:48) |
| Sakurai | Sakurai (11:38) | Sakurai (7:30) | Sakurai (8:06) | N/a | Draw (15:00) | Sakurai (6:22) | Sakurai (13:53) | Sareee (11:13) |
| Aono | Bozilla (8:58) | Aono (6:31) | Aono (9:02) | Draw (15:00) | N/a | Aono (6:44) | Draw (15:00) | Draw (15:00) |
| Matsui | Bozilla (6:28) | Chiaki (6:28) | Matsui (6:09) | Sakurai (6:22) | Aono (6:44) | N/a | Takahashi (11:03) | Sareee (9:16) |
| Takahashi | Takahashi (8:48) | Takahashi (6:25) | Takahashi (9:56) | Sakurai (13:53) | Draw (15:00) | Takahashi (11:03) | N/a | Draw (15:00) |
| Sareee | Bozilla (9:30) | Sareee (6:57) | Sareee (9:48) | Sareee (11:13) | Draw (15:00) | Sareee (9:16) | Draw (15:00) | N/a |
| Final | ||||
| Dream | Utami Hayashishita | Pin | ||
| Star | Mai Sakurai | 16:38[6] | ||
