# GWF Light Heavyweight World Cup

Light Heavyweight World Cup is an annual professional wrestling single elimination tournament produced by German Wrestling Federation (GWF). The tournament features light heavyweight wrestlers from all over the world, who represent their respective nations in the tournament. The tournament format is similar to Revolution Pro Wrestling's British J-Cup, consisting of singles matches which wrestlers win to qualify to the final, a four-way elimination match.
The first tournament was held in 2018 and has been held each year since then, with the exception of 2021, when traveling was restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, preventing international participation in the tournament.

## Winners, dates, venues and main events

| Year | Tournament winner | Times won | Date | Runners-up | City | Venue | Main Event |
| 2018 | Angélico | 1 | April 7, 2018 | Kenny Williams, Senza Volto and Tarkan Aslan | Berlin, Germany | Huxley's Neue Welt | Angélico vs. Kenny Williams vs. Senza Volto vs. Tarkan Aslan in the 2018 Light Heavyweight World Cup tournament final |
| 2019 | El Phantasmo | 1 | March 2, 2019 | A-Kid, Angélico and Cem Kaplan | Berlin, Germany | Festsaal Kreuzberg | A-Kid vs. Angélico vs. Cem Kaplan vs. El Phantasmo in the 2019 Light Heavyweight World Cup tournament final |
| 2020 | Tarkan Aslan | 1 | March 7, 2020 | Bence Toth BT, El Phantasmo and Senza Volto | Berlin, Germany | Festsaal Kreuzberg | Bence Toth BT vs. El Phantasmo vs. Senza Volto vs. Tarkan Aslan in the 2020 Light Heavyweight World Cup tournament final |
| 2022 | Crowchester | 1 | March 27, 2022 | Aytac Bahar, Maverick and Michael Oku | Berlin, Germany | Festsaal Kreuzberg | Aytac Bahar vs. Crowchester vs. Maverick vs. Michael Oku in the 2022 Light Heavyweight World Cup tournament final |
| 2023 | Aytac Bahar | 1 | March 5, 2023 | Ahura, Peter Tihanyi and Tim Stübing | Berlin, Germany | Festsaal Kreuzberg | Ahura vs. Aytac Bahar vs. Peter Tihanyi vs. Tim Stübing in the 2023 Light Heavyweight World Cup tournament final for the vacant GWF Berlin Championship |
| 2024 | Ahura | 1 | May 18, 2024 | Aigle Blanc, Tim Stübing and Peter Tihanyi | Berlin, Germany | Astra Kulturhaus | Ahura vs. Aigle Blanc vs. Tim Stübing vs. Peter Tihanyi in the 2024 Light Heavyweight World Cup final |

## Tournament history
### 2018

The first edition of the Light Heavyweight World Cup was held at the Huxley's Neue Welt in Berlin, Germany on April 7, 2018.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Final | Final | Final |
| Angélico | Angélico | Pin | | | |
| Oliver Carter | Oliver Carter | 9:36 | | | |
| Jody Fleisch | Jody Fleisch | Pin | Angélico | Angélico | Win |
| Tarkan Aslan | Tarkan Aslan | 10:32 | Tarkan Aslan | Tarkan Aslan | – |
| Kenny Williams | Kenny Williams | Pin | Kenny Williams | Kenny Williams | – |
| Kris Jokić | Kris Jokić | 6:58 | Senza Volto | Senza Volto | 16:55 |
| Senza Volto | Senza Volto | Pin | | | |
| Tucker | Tucker | 6:08 | | | |

### 2019

The second edition of the Light Heavyweight World Cup was held at Festsaal Kreuzberg in Berlin, Germany on March 2, 2019.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Final | Final | Final |
| El Phantasmo | El Phantasmo | Win | | | |
| Jonny Storm | Jonny Storm | 8:08 | | | |
| A-Kid | A-Kid | Win | El Phantasmo | El Phantasmo | Win |
| Justin Wylde | Justin Wylde | 7:12 | A-Kid | A-Kid | 16:29 |
| Cem Kaplan | Cem Kaplan | Win | Cem Kaplan | Cem Kaplan | – |
| Lucky Kid | Lucky Kid | 13:23 | Angélico | Angélico | – |
| Angélico | Angélico | Win | | | |
| Matt Cross | Matt Cross | 9:02 | | | |

### 2020

The third edition of the Light Heavyweight World Cup was held at Festsaal Kreuzberg in Berlin, Germany on March 7, 2020.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Final | Final | Final |
| Aytac Bahar | Aytac Bahar | | | | |
| Tarkan Aslan | Tarkan Aslan | | | | |
| Ender Kara | Ender Kara | | Tarkan Aslan | Tarkan Aslan | Win |
| Senza Volto | Senza Volto | | Senza Volto | Senza Volto | 21:54 |
| Bence Toth BT | Bence Toth BT | | Bence Toth BT | Bence Toth BT | – |
| Corey McRae | Corey McRae | | El Phantasmo | El Phantasmo | – |
| El Phantasmo | El Phantasmo | Win | | | |
| Erik Strange | Erik Strange | 12:37 | | | |

### 2022

The fourth edition of the Light Heavyweight World Cup was held at Festsaal Kreuzberg in Berlin, Germany on March 27, 2022.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Final | Final | Final |
| Anarko Montana | Anarko Montana | Win | | | |
| Crowchester | Crowchester | 10:03 | | | |
| Aytac Bahar | Aytac Bahar | Win | Crowchester | Crowchester | Win |
| Corey McRae | Corey McRae | 12:02 | Aytac Bahar | Aytac Bahar | 28:13 |
| Fast Time Mondo | Fast Time Mondo | Win | Michael Oku | Michael Oku | – |
| Michael Oku | Michael Oku | 13:58 | Maverick | Maverick | – |
| Maverick | Maverick | Countout | | | |
| Senza Volto | Senza Volto | 7:12 | | | |

### 2023

The fifth edition of the Light Heavyweight World Cup was held at Festsaal Kreuzberg in Berlin, Germany on March 5, 2023. The winner of the tournament became the new GWF Berlin Champion.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Final | Final | Final |
| Crowchester | Crowchester | Pin | | | |
| Tim Stübing | Tim Stübing | 12:08 | | | |
| Ahura | Ahura | Pin | Tim Stübing | Tim Stübing | Pin |
| Callum Newman | Callum Newman | 9:57 | Ahura | Ahura | 14:20 |
| LJ Cleary | LJ Cleary | Pin | Peter Tihanyi | Peter Tihanyi | – |
| Peter Tihanyi | Peter Tihanyi | 10:36 | Aytac Bahar | Aytac Bahar | – |
| Aytac Bahar | Aytac Bahar | Pin | | | |
| Marius Al-Ani | Marius Al-Ani | 13:40 | | | |

### 2024

The sixth edition of the Light Heavyweight World Cup was held at the Astra Kulturhaus in Berlin, Germany on May 18, 2024.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Final | Final | Final |
| Peter Tihanyi | Peter Tihanyi | Pin | | | |
| Taishi Ozawa | Taishi Ozawa | 10:58 | | | |
| Aigle Blanc | Aigle Blanc | Pin | Peter Tihanyi | Peter Tihanyi | – |
| Fast Time Moodo | Fast Time Moodo | 16:31 | Aigle Blanc | Aigle Blanc | Pin |
| Tim Stübing | Tim Stübing | Pin | Tim Stübing | Tim Stübing | – |
| LJ Cleary | LJ Cleary | 12:33 | Ahura | Ahura | 14:01 |
| Ahura | Ahura | Pin | | | |
| Joe Lando | Joe Lando | 10:45 | | | |