# Marigold Dream Star Grand Prix 2024

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.

## Tournament history

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.

### Storylines

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.

## 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.

### Qualifying matches

August 3 :
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Chika Goto defeated Nao Ishikawa by pinfall | Dream Star Grand Prix Qualifying match | 9:37 |
August 10 :
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 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 |
| 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

Current standings :
| Dream League | Dream League | Star League | Star League |
| 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 | — | 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) | — | 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) | — | 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) | — | Showzuki (10:11) | Draw (15:00) | Nozaki (8:47) | Nozaki (9:21) |
| Showzuki | Showzuki | Amarei (11:20) | Showzuki (8:04) | Showzuki (10:11) | — | 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) | — | 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) | — | 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) | — |
| Star League | Bozilla | Chiaki | Tanaka | Sakurai | Aono | Matsui | Takahashi | Sareee |
| Bozilla | — | 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) | — | 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) | — | 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) | — | 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) | — | 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) | — | 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) | — | 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) | — |
| Final | Final | Final |
| Dream | Utami Hayashishita | Pin |
| Star | Mai Sakurai | 16:38 |

## Results
### Day 1 (Afternoon)

This event took place in the afternoon of August 31, 2024.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Myla Grace defeated Komomo Minami, Minami Yuuki and Chiaki by pinfall | Four-way match | 6:00 |
| 2 | Bozilla defeated Kizuna Tanaka by pinfall | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 5:10 |
| 3 | Natsumi Showzuki vs. Victoria Yuzuki ended in a time-limit draw | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 15:00 |
| 4 | Nøri defeated Kouki Amarei by pinfall | Dream League Match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 9:53 |
| 5 | Miku Aono defeated Misa Matsui by pinfall | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 6:44 |
| 6 | Mirai defeated Chika Goto by submission | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 9:43 |
| 7 | Nagisa Nozaki defeated Utami Hayashishita by pinfall | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 8:47 |
| 8 | Mai Sakurai defeated Nanae Takahashi by referee stoppage | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 13:53 |

### Day 1 (Evening)

This took place on the evening of August 31, 2024.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Kizuna Tanaka defeated Myla Grace by pinfall | Singles match | 3:41 |
| 2 | Mai Sakurai and Victoria Yuzuki defeated Kouki Amarei and Minami Yuuki by pinfall | Tag team match | 6:17 |
| 3 | Bozilla defeated Misa Matsui by pinfall | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 6:28 |
| 4 | Miku Aono defeated Chiaki by pinfall | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 6:31 |
| 5 | Mirai vs. Nøri ended in a time-limit draw | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 15:00 |
| 6 | Utami Hayashishita defeated Chika Goto by pinfall | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 8:04 |
| 7 | Natsumi Showzuki defeated Nagisa Nozaki by pinfall | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 10:11 |

### Day 2

Day 2 took place on September 8, 2024.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Kizuna Tanaka and Mirai defeated Myla Grace and Chiaki by pinfall | Tag team match | 8:07 |
| 2 | Nøri defeated Chika Goto by pinfall | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 5:28 |
| 3 | Utami Hayashishita defeated Victoria Yuzuki by pinfall | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 8:07 |
| 4 | Kouki Amarei defeated Natsumi Showzuki by pinfall | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 11:20 |
| 5 | Nanae Takahashi defeated Misa Matsui by pinfall | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 11:03 |
| 6 | Bozilla defeated Miku Aono by pinfall | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 8:58 |
| 7 | Sareee defeated Mai Sakurai by pinfall | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 11:13 |

### Day 3

Day 3 took place on September 14, 2024.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Myla Grace defeated Nao Ishikawa and Yuuki Minami by pinfall | Tag team match | 6:37 |
| 2 | Mirai, Misa Matsui and Utami Hayashishita defeated Chika Goto, Miku Aono and Natsumi Showzuki by pinfall | Six-woman tag team match | 7:30 |
| 3 | Sareee defeated Chiaki by pinfall | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 6:57 |
| 4 | Kouki Amarei defeated Victoria Yuzuki by pinfall | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 10:33 |
| 5 | Nagisa Nozaki vs. Nøri ended in a time-limit draw | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 15:00 |
| 6 | Nanae Takahashi defeated Kizuna Tanaka by pinfall | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 9:56 |
| 7 | Mai Sakurai defeated Bozilla by countout | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 11:38 |

### Day 4

Day 4 took place on September 16, 2024.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1$^P$ | Kouki Amarei defeated Myla Grace, Nao Ishikawa and Minami Yuuki by submission | Four-way match | 5:44 |
| 2 | Chiaki defeated Misa Matsui by pinfall | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 6:28 |
| 3 | Victoria Yuzuki defeated Chika Goto by pinfall | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 6:35 |
| 4 | Mai Sakurai defeated Kizuna Tanaka by submission | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 8:06 |
| 5 | Nøri defeated Natsumi Showzuki by pinfall | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 11:11 |
| 6 | Nanae Takahashi defeated Bozilla by pinfall | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 8:48 |
| 7 | Miku Aono vs. Sareee ended in a time-limit draw | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 15:00 |
| 8 | Mirai defeated Utami Hayashishita by pinfall | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 10:30 |
| P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show ||||

### Day 5

Day 5 took place on September 20, 2024.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Bozilla and Myla Grace defeated Komomo Minami, Nao Ishikawa and Victoria Yuzuki by pinfall | Three-on-two handicap match | 8:03 |
| 2 | Nagisa Nozaki defeated Chika Goto by pinfall | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 8:06 |
| 3 | Miku Aono defeated Kizuna Tanaka by pinfall | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 9:02 |
| 4 | Nanae Takahashi defeated Chiaki by pinfall | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 6:25 |
| 5 | Sareee defeated Misa Matsui by pinfall | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 9:16 |
| 6 | Utami Hayashishita defeated Natsumi Showzuki | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 9:18 |
| 7 | Kouki Amarei defeated Mirai by pinfall | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 12:03 |

### Day 6

Day 6 took place on September 21, 2024.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Chika Goto, Komomo Minami and Nao Ishikawa defeated Bozilla and Myla Grace by pinfall | Three-on-two handicap match | 6:36 |
| 2 | Miku Aono and Utami Hayashishita defeated Misa Matsui and Natsumi Showzuki by pinfall | Tag team match | 8:11 |
| 3 | Mai Sakurai defeated Chiaki by submission | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 7:30 |
| 4 | Kouki Amarei defeated Nagisa Nozaki by pinfall | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 9:00 |
| 5 | Sareee defeated Kizuna Tanaka by pinfall | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 9:48 |
| 6 | Mirai defeated Victoria Yuzuki by pinfall | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 9:17 |

### Day 7

Day 7 took place on September 23, 2024.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Myla Grace and Nao Ishikawa defeated Komomo Minami and Minami Yuuki by pinfall | Tag team match | 4:30 |
| 2 | Misa Matsui defeated Kizuna Tanaka by pinfall | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 6:09 |
| 3 | Bozilla defeated Chiaki by pinfall | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 5:46 |
| 4 | Nanae Takahashi vs. Sareee ended in a time-limit draw | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 15:00 |
| 5 | Nagisa Nozaki defeated Victoria Yuzuki by pinfall | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 9:21 |
| 6 | Natsumi Showzuki defeated Mirai by pinfall | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 8:04 |
| 7 | Chika Goto defeated Kouki Amarei by pinfall | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 9:40 |
| 8 | Mai Sakurai vs. Miku Aono ended in a time-limit draw | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 15:00 |
| 9 | Utami Hayashishita defeated Nøri by pinfall | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 10:03 |

### Day 8

The eighth and final day took place on September 28, 2024.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1$^P$ | Myla Grace defeated Nao Ishikawa and Komomo Minami by pinfall | Three-way match | 5:42 |
| 2 | Natsumi Showzuki defeated Chika Goto by pinfall | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 7:46 |
| 3 | Victoria Yuzuki defeated NØRI by pinfall | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 5:58 |
| 4 | Mirai vs. Nagisa Nozaki ended in a double countout | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 12:10 |
| 5 | Utami Hayashishita defeated Kouki Amarei by pinfall | Dream League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 9:03 |
| 6 | Kizuna Tanaka defeated Chiaki by pinfall | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 7:13 |
| 7 | Mai Sakurai defeated Misa Matsui by submission | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 6:22 |
| 8 | Nanae Takahashi vs. Miku Aono ended in a time-limit draw | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 15:00 |
| 9 | Bozilla defeated Sareee by pinfall | Star League match in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix | 9:30 |
| 10 | Utami Hayashishita defeated Mai Sakurai by pinfall | Dream Star Grand Prix tournament final | 16:38 |
| P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show ||||